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2 days ago · In semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of government role (i.e. executive branch) is fulfilled by the listed head of government and the head of state. In one-party states, the ruling party 's leader (i.e. General Secretary) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency ...
3 days ago · In 690, Wu had Emperor Ruizong yield the throne to her and established the Zhou dynasty, with herself as the imperial ruler (Huangdi). The early part of her reign was characterized by secret police terror, which moderated as the years went by.
3 days ago · Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society. In the field of political science, totalitarianism is the extreme form of ...
5 days ago · Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Shi’i cleric who led the revolution that overthrew the shah in 1979. His active opposition to the shah, his theories of Islamic governance, and his networking while in exile helped foster the Islamic republic in 1979 and earn him the position of Iran’s leader until his death in 1989.
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3 days ago · Ramses II was thethird king of the 19th dynasty of ancient Egypt whose reign (1279-1213 BCE) was the second longest in Egyptian history. In addition to his wars with the Hittites and Libyans, he is known for his extensive building programs and the colossal statues of him found all over Egypt.
- Ramses II was the third pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 19th dynasty, reigning from 1279 to 1213 BCE. He likely began exercising some power prior to act...
- The most important campaign of Ramses II’s reign culminated in the famous Battle of Kadesh. Ramses II set out in his fourth year as king to reestab...
- Ramses II commissioned an almost unparalleled amount of building projects at home. Some of these were actually initiated under the rule of his fath...
- Ramses II’s long life—he lived between 90 and 96 years—gave him ample opportunity to marry wives and beget children. He had over 200 wives and conc...
- It seems like Ramses II was an admired pharaoh, both during and after his lifetime. His popularity may have been due to a combination of the prospe...
5 days ago · Camillo Benso, count di Cavour was a Piedmontese statesman, a conservative whose exploitation of international rivalries and of revolutionary movements brought about the unification of Italy (1861) under the House of Savoy, with himself as the first prime minister of the new kingdom. The Cavours.
2 days ago · In an unexpected speech last week, President Biden revealed the details of a secret proposal intended to end the war in Gaza. Perhaps the most surprising thing was where that proposal had come ...
