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12 hours ago · Estonia's cultural-autonomy law for ethnic minorities, adopted in 1925, is widely recognised as one of the most liberal in the world at that time. The Great Depression put heavy pressure on Estonia's political system, and in 1933, the right-wing Vaps movement spearheaded a constitutional reform establishing a strong presidency.
12 hours ago · Early life and education. Vajiralongkorn was born on 28 July 1952 at 17:45 in the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall of the Dusit Palace in Bangkok.When the crown prince was one year old, Somdet Phra Sangkharat Chao Kromma Luang Vajirananavongse, the 13th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand of the Rattanakosin Era, gave the child his first name at birth, Vajiralongkorn Boromchakrayadisorn Santatiwong ...
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)
- Theravada
12 hours ago · Anne Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon ( née Spencer-Churchill; 28 June 1920 – 15 November 2021) was an English memoirist and the second wife of Anthony Eden, who served as British prime minister from 1955 to 1957. She married Eden in 1952, becoming Lady Eden in 1954 when he was made a Knight of the Garter, before becoming Countess of Avon in ...
- 15 November 2021 (aged 101), London, England
- Former spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1955–1957)
- Anne Clarissa Spencer-Churchill, 28 June 1920, Kensington, London, England
12 hours ago · Scotland – Merged with England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, now part of the United Kingdom. South Vietnam – Occupied by North Vietnam in 1975 and annexed into it in 1976. Republic of Tatarstan – Existed from 1992 until annexed by Russia in 1994. Transvaal – Now part of South Africa.
12 hours ago · List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office. The longest-serving current leader, Hassanal Bolkiah, has ruled since 1967. This is a list of current state leaders ordered by their continuous tenure in a position of national leadership. For countries in which the head of state and head of government are separate, both offices are ...
12 hours ago · The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force. As of 1 January 2024, the British Army comprises 75,166 regular full-time personnel, 4,062 Gurkhas, 26,244 volunteer reserve ...
12 hours ago · The timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the evolutionary lineage of the modern human species, Homo sapiens, throughout the history of life, beginning some 4 billion years ago down to recent evolution within H. sapiens during and since the Last Glacial Period . It includes brief explanations of the various taxonomic ranks in ...
