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4 days ago · The Somaliland War of Independence (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaaliland, lit. 'Somaliland Liberation War') was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement (SNM) against the ruling military junta in Somalia led by General Siad Barre lasting from its founding on 6 April 1981 and ended on 18 May 1991 when the SNM declared what was then northern Somalia independent as the Republic of ...
1 day ago · Jimmy Cliff. James Chambers, OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the ...
5 days ago · Sushma Swaraj (born February 14, 1952, Ambala, Haryana, India—died August 6, 2019, New Delhi) was an Indian politician and government official who served in a variety of legislative and administrative posts at the state ( Haryana) and national (union) levels in India. She served as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok ...
2 days ago · Opinion polling on Scottish independence is continually being carried out by various organisations. This article concerns well over 240 polls carried out since the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Polling conducted before the referendum can be found here. Polls listed here, except as noted, are by members of the British Polling Council ...
5 days ago · The fourth legislative assembly election of Madras State (later renamed as Tamil Nadu) was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai won the election defeating the Indian National Congress (Congress). Anti-Hindi agitations, the rising prices of essential commodities, and a ...
2 days ago · Bury St Edmunds is a constituency in Suffolk represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jo Churchill, a Conservative.. Due to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to moderate boundary changes, losing eastern, rural areas to the newly created constituency of Waveney Valley, whilst gaining northern, rural ...
3 days ago · African American cinema is loosely classified as films made by, for, or about Black Americans. [1] Historically, African American films have been made with African-American casts and marketed to African-American audiences. [1] The production team and director were sometimes also African American. [2]
