who did preside over the kanauja assembly in 643 a.d
History of Allahabad


Prayagraj) indicate that it was part of the Kushana empire in the 1st century AD. According to Rajtarangini of Kalhana, in 780 CE, Prayag was also an important part of the kingdom of Karkota king of Kashmir, Jayapida. Jayapida constructed a monument at Prayag, which existed at Kalhana's time. In his memoirs on India, Huien Tsang, the Chinese Buddhist monk and chronicler who travelled through India during Harshavardhana's reign (A.D. 607–647), writes that he visited Prayaga in A.D. 643. In contrast to the account
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Abu Musa


"Gap-sabzu" (), which in Persian means "the great green place." On old Persian maps, the island is called: However, in recent centuries it has also been called "Bum Musa", Persian for "the land of Musa/Moses," instead of "Boum-Sou". Arabs claim that the name "Abu Musa" () comes from Abu Musa Ashaari, a companion of Prophet Muhammad, who stayed on the island in 643 A.D before battling the Persians. Abu
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Caecilianus


witnesses, and laid their report before the bishops assembled at the Council of Arles in 314 A.D. This council, presided over by Marinus, bishop of Arles, and composed of about 200 persons, was the most important ecclesiastical assembly the Christian world had yet seen; and its decisions have been of permanent value to the church. As regarded Caecilianus personally, the validity of his ordination was confirmed, the charge raised against his consecrator, Felix, was proved baseless; and in regard to this wider issues were debated such as the
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Muslim conquests of Afghanistan


The earlier Arabs called Sistan as "Sijistan", from the Persian "Sagestan". It is a lowland region, lying round and eastwards from the Zarah lake, which includes deltas of Helmand and other rivers which drain into it. Muslim conquest of Sistan began in 23 A.H. (643-644 A.D.) when Asim bin Amr and Abdallah ibn Amir invaded the region and besieged Zaranj. The Sistanis concluded a treaty with Muslims, mandating them to pay the kharaj. The cash-strapped Sasanian king Yazdegerd III who had a
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Makran


parts of Pakistani Balochistan and Sindh): The first Islamic conquest of Makran took place during the Rashidun Caliphate in the year 643 A.D. Caliph Umar’s governor of Bahrain, Usman ibn Abu al-Aas, who was on a campaign to conquer the southern coastal areas beyond Sassanid, sent his brother Hakam ibn Abu al-Aas to raid and reconnoitre the Makran region. In late 644 AD Caliph Umar dispatched an army under the command of Hakam ibn Amr for the wholesale invasion of Makkuran. He was joined by reinforcements from Kufa
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15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic


-Domeizel. Following a reshuffle and the formation of the Philippe II government, Ferrand took his seat after his ephemeral ministerial tenure, as did de Sarnez after her departure from the government. The election of the President of the National Assembly occurred on 27 June at 15:00 CEST at the Palais Bourbon. The election, conducted by secret ballot, was presided over by the oldest member of the National Assembly (Bernard Brochant, LR), assisted by the six youngest deputies in the National Assembly, who serve as secretaries, namely
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Monastery of Saint Mark, Jerusalem


mother of John, called Mark. Proclaimed a church by the holy apostles under the name of the Virgin Mary, mother of God, after the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. Renewed after the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus in the year A.D. 73." There is a large collection of manuscripts written by various Holy fathers of Christianity like that of, Mor Kurillos, Patriarch of Alexandria who presided over the third Universal Synod of Christianity held at Ephesus in AD 431; Mor Severious, Patriarch of Antioch (A.D
16752692
Bal Bahadur K.C.


Bal Bahadur KC () was a former minister of Nepal. Currently, he is the member of working committee of Nepali Congress. He has won from Solukhumbu-1 in the Nepalese Constituent Assembly Election, 2013. He was summoned by the Supreme Court of Nepal against the charges of rigging the constituent election. He was accused of misuse of authority in 2001 A.D. as Minister of Civil Aviation. He began his career working as student leader in 1971 A.D. He served as President of Nepal Student Union between 1984 and 1988. He won three
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Casa Hacienda de Naic


, Casa Hacienda fell into the hands of Filipino revolutionaries. It was here that the Naic Assembly was held on April 17, 1897, presided over by Emilio Aguinaldo who had been elected President in the Tejeros Convention on March 27. The Assembly elected a number of cabinet officials, including Pascual Alvarez as the Secretary of the Interior after its first elected secretary, Andres Bonifacio, did not assume the post in protest of the Tejeros Convention results; Baldomero Aguinaldo as Secretary of Finance; Jacinto Lumbreras as Secretary of State; Severino de
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Tribal Assembly


in which laws were proposed to the "comitia tributa" by the consuls, who did not preside over the assembly of the plebeians. Examples of such laws are the law which increased the number of quaestors to twenty, which was attributed to Lucius Cornelius Sulla, the "lex Gabinia Calpurnia de insula Delo" of 58 BC and the "lex Quinctia" of 9 BC. Moreover, the consuls conducted the elections of the curule aediles, who were not plebeian officials, before the tribes. Therefore, it is likely that
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Susa, Libya


time the area came within the power of Rome, when it was one of the five cities of the Libyan Pentapolis, growing in power until, in the 6th century A.D., it became the capital of the Roman province of Libya Superior or Libya Pentapolitana. The city became known as Sozusa, which explains the modern name of Marsa Susa or Susa, which grew up long after the cessation of urban life in the ancient city after the Arab invasion of AD 643. Sozusa was an episcopal see and is included in the Catholic
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Mohammad-Ali Emam-Shooshtari


Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Emam-Shooshtari (born 1902 A.D., died 1972 A.D.) was a prominent Iranian historian and religious scholar. He was born in 1902 A.D. in Shushtar, Iran. Most of his ancestors were religious scholars the most prominent of which is Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri and Seyyed Abdullah, who was the head of assembly at Mugan plain and he wrote the coronation speech of Nader Shah Afshar. He was the son of Seyyed Mohammad Sharif, Friday Emam of Shushtar and 8th descendent of Seyyed Nematollah Jazayeri. His mother was
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David Penhaligon


planned the campaigns in individual seats. At the Liberal Assembly in September 1984 he was chosen as President-elect of the Liberal Party (the first sitting MP to be elected to the post), and served as Party President from 1985 to 1986. This carried with it the job of presiding over the Liberal Assembly at the end of his term, which saw a party split over defence policy and whether to support nuclear weapons; Penhaligon did not intervene, something he regretted afterwards. He was appointed as Chief spokesman on the
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Babylon A.D. (band)


Babylon A.D. is a hard rock band formed in 1988. Babylon A.D. hail from the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Original members, Derek Davis vocalist/songwriter, guitarists and music writers Dan De La Rosa and Ron Freschi, drummer Jamey Pacheco and bassist Robb Reid were all in childhood rival bands. In 1989, Babylon A.D. caught the attention of Arista Records president and industry music mogul Clive Davis, who signed them at a live showcase in Los Angeles. Babylon A.D. self-titled album was released in 1989 and included
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Murari Raj Sharma


Vice President of the General Assembly and of the Economic and Social Council. As Chairman, he was responsible to conduct the intergovernmental negotiations on the budget, structure, and human resources of the United Nations, something he did very successfully and on time, a rarity at the world body. In his capacity as Vice President of the General Assembly, he presided over the Assembly's function to congratulate the then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon his receiving the Nobel Prize. and many other important activities including the launching of the
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Polycrates of Ephesus


Polycrates of Ephesus (; ; fl. c. 130 – 196) was an Early Christian bishop who resided in Ephesus. Roberts and Donaldson noted that Polycrates "belonged to a family in which he was the eighth Christian bishop; and he presided over the church of Ephesus, in which the traditions of St. John were yet fresh in men's minds at the date of his birth. He had doubtless known Polycarp, and Irenaeus also. He seems to have presided over a synod of Asiatic bishops (A.D. 196) which came together
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Legislative assemblies of the Roman Republic


used a form of direct democracy, citizens, and not elected representatives, voted before each assembly. As such, the citizen-electors had no power, other than to cast a vote. Each assembly was presided over by a single Roman Magistrate, and as such, it was the presiding magistrate who made all decisions on matters of procedure and legality. Ultimately, the presiding magistrate's power over the assembly was nearly absolute. The only check on that power came in the form of vetoes handed down by other magistrates.
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Tribal Assembly


Therefore, they denote a distinction which can be disputed. It is based on the text by Gellius quoted above. Lintott notes that some modern historians reject the "comitia tributa"/"concilium plebis" distinction and the use of the quote by Gellius as its basis. They argue that this terminology is a convention established by modern historians which ancient writers did not make and that there was no assembly based on tribes other than the one where the plebeians met to vote and which was presided over by the plebeian tribunes, who submitted bills to its
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Faure Gnassingbé


Constitution, after the President's death, the President of the National Assembly should become acting President. At the time of Eyadéma's death, National Assembly President Fambaré Ouattara Natchaba was out of the country, and Gnassingbé was sworn in as acting President to "ensure stability". Many believe that Natchaba did not want to come back to Togo due to fears of assassination by the Gnassingbé clan. The army wanted him to resign his position and allow Gnassingbé to legally take over. The African Union denounced Gnassingbé's assumption of power
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Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania


the age of the house. The carriage barns are generally wood frame while the garages tend to be brick, depending upon the building material of the house. The moderately sloping topography did little to impede local builders, who merely terraced the sites and erected stone retaining walls to hold the yards. Because of the town's relatively stable employment patterns since the 1860s, Roaring Spring has enjoyed a high degree of home ownership. Of the 643 buildings in the district, over 92 percent were originally built as homes, most of which
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National Assembly (Serbia)


The National Assembly ( / "Narodna skupština", ) is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 proportionally elected deputies by secret ballot, on 4 years term. The assembly elects a president (speaker) who presides over the sessions. The current president of the national assembly is Maja Gojković since 23 April 2014. The National Assembly exercise supreme legislative power. It adopts and amends the Constitution, elects Government, appoints and dismisses Constitutional Court judges, president of the Supreme Court of Cassation, Governor of
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French Second Republic


three-quarters of the deputies in a special assembly. It was in vain that Jules Grévy, in the name of those who perceived the obvious and inevitable risk of creating, under the name of a president, a monarch and more than a king, proposed that the head of the state should be no more than a removable president of the ministerial council. Lamartine, thinking that he was sure to be the choice of the electors under universal suffrage, won over the support of the Chamber, which did not even take
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Rosemary Butler (politician)


Dame Rosemary Janet Mair Butler (née McGrath; born 21 January 1943) is a British politician who was Labour Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Newport West from 1999 until 2016. Serving briefly as Assembly Secretary for Education in the first two years of the Assembly, she was elected Deputy Presiding Officer of the Assembly in May 2007. Following her election in May 2011 Butler was appointed Presiding Officer of the Assembly. She did not stand for election to the Assembly in the 2016 elections. Rosemary Janet Mair McGrath was born
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Office of the Auditor General (Nepal)


Office of the Auditor General (OAGN) is a constitutional body and the supreme audit institution of Nepal. It derives its mandate from Article 241 of the Constitution of Nepal and Audit Act, 2075 (2019 A.D.). The Auditor General is empowered to undertake audits of Office of the President and Vice-President, Supreme Court, Federal Parliament, Provincial Assemblies, Provincial Governments, Constitutional bodies or their offices, courts, the Office of the Attorney General and the Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police as well as of
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Constitutional history of Colombia


the president in effect had control of the executive at all levels. The re-election of the president in immediately subsequent periods was authorized. The chamber, the departmental assemblies and the municipal councils were chosen by popular vote. The Senate was chosen by the departmental assemblies. The suffrage for elections of national scope was limited to literate men over the age of 21. The restriction of knowing how to read and to write did not apply in regional elections. The position of the vice-president was reinstated, and initially occupied
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Prime Minister of Zimbabwe


of Assembly without needing to represent parliamentary constituencies, and the party of a constituency-based MP who concurrently served in any of the above offices held the right to nominate non-constituency members to such offices. The post of prime minister did not hold the full executive powers it held during the 1980s and the President remained head of the cabinet. In 2012 Tsvangirai claimed that the power-sharing agreement was not being honoured and that he was not being consulted by the President over some appointments. The government held a referendum in
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73rd New York State Legislature


haggling, James R. Rose (D) was elected Clerk of the Assembly with 64 votes against 63 for the incumbent Philander B. Prindle (W). On January 24, leave of absence for two weeks was granted to Speaker Elderkin to go home to his ill wife On January 26, Robert H. Pruyn was chosen, by unanimous consent, Speaker pro tempore to preside over the Assembly during the absence of Speaker Elderkin who was expected to return at some later time, but did not appear again during the remainder of the session
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December 2001 riots in Argentina


after barely a week in office. Ramón Puerta refused to take over as interim President again, resigning as President Pro-Tempore of the Senate. With no President, Vice President or President Pro-Tempore of the Senate, the Presidency of Argentina was placed in the hands of the next-in-line: Eduardo Camaño, who was the Speaker of the House of Deputies. Camaño was to take over until a new Legislative Assembly was convened. The Assembly convened on 1 January 2002, and debated extensively before designating Senator
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Roman Republic


Once a measure received support from a majority of the tribes, the voting would end. While it did not pass many laws, the Comitia Tributa did elect quaestors, curule aediles, and military tribunes. The Plebeian Council was identical to the assembly of the tribes, but excluded the patricians. They elected their own officers, plebeian tribunes and plebeian aediles. Usually a plebeian tribune would preside over the assembly. This assembly passed most laws, and could also act as a court of appeal. Each republican magistrate held certain constitutional
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Armenian Apostolic Church


general assembly of the community presided over by the spiritual pastor. The Parish Assembly elects or appoints the members of the Parish Council and the representatives or delegates to the Diocesan Assembly. The Parish Council is the executive-administrative body of the community. It is presided over by the spiritual pastor of the community who takes up the inner administrative affairs of the parish and is engaged in the realization of its administrative and financial activities. Members of the parish council are elected or appointed at the parish assembly. The Armenian Apostolic Church is
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Legislative assemblies of the Roman Republic


The Curiate Assembly passed laws, elected "Consuls" (the only elected magistrates at the time), and tried judicial cases. Consuls always presided over the assembly. Shortly after the founding of the republic, most of the powers of the Curiate Assembly were transferred to the "Centuriate Assembly" and the "Tribal Assembly". While it then fell into disuse, it did retain some theoretical powers, most importantly, the power to ratify elections of the top-ranking Roman Magistrates (Consuls and Praetors) by passing the
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Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan


The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan presides over the assembly whenever the speaker is absent or unable to perform his or her duties. The office has its roots in 1947 when the Deputy Speaker was addressed as the Deputy President of the legislative assembly. After the ratification of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the office was reestablished. The current Deputy Speaker is Qasim Suri who was elected by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 15 August 2018 along with the Speaker who is Asad Qaiser. The office of the Deputy Speaker of
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Executive magistrates of the Roman Kingdom


. In addition, he did not usually decide matters that dealt with family law, but instead let the popular assembly decide these matters. While the king had absolute power over criminal and civil trials, he probably only presided over a case in its early stages ("in iure"), and then referred the case to one of his assistants (an "iudex") for settlement. In the most serious criminal cases, the king may have referred the case to the people, assembled in the popular assembly, for
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Alipore Jail Press


of the Bengal Presidency in 1865 the Press employed 269 prisoners and an annual earning of Rs. 2,20, 643. The press did not originate in its current residence. In fact, the government under the British had no plans to construct a press at all had it not been for the efforts of Dr. Mouat, the newly appointed Inspector-General of Jails. Till 1857 the chief view of the administration concerning the labour in jails was penal and utilitarian – the convicts were deemed to be the worst characters and therefore only rigorous
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Centuriate Assembly


was presided over by a single Roman Magistrate, and as such, it was the presiding magistrate who made all decisions on matters of procedure and legality. Ultimately, the presiding magistrate's power over the assembly was nearly absolute. The only check on that power came in the form of vetoes handed down by other magistrates. Any decision made by a presiding magistrate could be vetoed by a magistrate known as a "Plebeian Tribune". In addition, decisions made by presiding magistrates could also be vetoed by higher-ranking magistrates.
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History of Bidar


including Buddhism. After a long reign of 64 years, he died in 878 A.D. and was succeeded by his son, "Krishna II", who later developed friendly relations with the "Arabs". The Rashtrakuta Empire was perhaps the most extensive than any of their Hindu successors in the Deccan. In no other period of ancient Indian history did the Deccan enjoy their political prestige which it did during the time of Rashtrakutas. The remarks of Arab traveller "Sulaiman" (851 A.D.) that this empire was one of the
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Joseph Simon


the President of the Senate. Simon did not serve in the 1893 session, but returned to the state senate in 1895 and was again the President. During this time he was a member of the Republican National Committee from 1892 to 1896. In 1897, Simon was again President of the Senate; the 19th Oregon Legislative Assembly, however, did not organize for its 1897 regular session (due to a dispute over leadership in the House), and no legislation was passed. Due to this inability, a special legislative session
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2009 Iranian presidential election


of registered nominees. Only four candidates were approved by the Guardian Council, out of the 476 men and women who had applied to seek the presidency of Iran in the 2009 election. The following people were said to be possible candidates in the election, but did not register within the five days allowed for registration. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former President and chairman of the Assembly of Experts, would have been over 75 years old on the election day and therefore ineligible to run by election law. The incumbent was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Sheikh Abdullah


the 1931 agitation, the Maharajah appointed a Grievances Commission with an Englishman B.J. Glancy as President who submitted its report in March 1932. Subsequently, a Constitutional Reforms Conference also presided over by B.J. Glancy recommended the setting up of an elected Legislative Assembly (Praja Sabha). Consequently, a Praja Sabha with 33 elected and 42 nominated members elected on the basis of separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims was established in 1934. Women and illiterate men without sufficient property, or title, or annual income of less than Rupees four hundred did
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Organization of American States


from the date of notification. During this period, the country did not plan on participating in the OAS. During the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela Juan Guaidó, who was recognized by the National Assembly as the acting president, sent a letter to the OAS Secretary General annulling the previous denunciation of the OAS Charter, and expressing his desire for Venezuela to remain a member of the OAS. The National Assembly designated a special envoy as representative to the OAS, lawyer Gustavo Tarre Briceño,
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Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion


arrested during the disorder. On 19 July, Markos Kyprianou, the Cypriot Foreign Minister, resigned, becoming the second cabinet minister to resign over the explosion. On 3 October, Polys Polyviou, the independent state-appointed investigator charged to look into potential responsibility by state and other officials leading to the 11 July blast, released a 643-page document detailing his findings of the investigation, concluding that Cypriot president Dimitris Christofias is mainly to blame for the events that led to the explosion. According to the investigation, the president has institutional
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Church of God in Christ


church. The General Assembly meets biannually each year in April and November while the Presidium acts as the executive branch of the church, overseeing the day-to-day operation when the General Assembly is not in session. As a result, the General Board exercises great authority over the church. The Presidium includes a separately elected International Presiding Bishop by the General Assembly who serves a term of four years, who, then appoints two assistant presiding bishops. The current Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle is Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe


. More than 5,000 parliamentarians from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly have observed some 140 elections since 1993, using their experience as elected officials to enhance the credibility and visibility of the OSCE election observation work. At each Annual Session the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly elects a president who acts as the highest representative of the Assembly, appoints Special Representatives on topics of concern, recommends to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office leaders of OSCE election observation missions, and presides over meetings of the Assembly. The president is elected for one year and can be
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Curiate Assembly


as such, it was the presiding magistrate who made all decisions on matters of procedure and legality. Ultimately, the presiding magistrate's power over the assembly was nearly absolute. The only check on that power came in the form of vetoes handed down by other magistrates, and decisions made by presiding magistrates could also be vetoed by higher-ranking magistrates. In addition, after 493 BC, any decision made by a presiding magistrate, including one concerning the Curiate Assembly, could be vetoed by a magistrate known as a plebeian tribune
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt


play "Romulus the Great". Set in the year A.D. 476, the play explores the last days of the Roman Empire, presided over, and brought about by its last emperor, Romulus. "The Visit" ("Der Besuch der alten Dame", 1956) is a grotesque fusion of comedy and tragedy about a wealthy woman who offers the people of her hometown a fortune if they will execute the man who jilted her years earlier. The satirical drama "The Physicists" ("Die Physiker", 1962
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Bardonnex


% of the population) who were Jewish, and 26 (or about 1.24% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 2 individuals who were Buddhist and 4 individuals who belonged to another church. 561 (or about 26.79% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 168 individuals (or about 8.02% of the population) did not answer the question. In Bardonnex about 643 or (30.7%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and
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Politics of Burkina Faso


opposition did participate in the following year's legislative elections, in which the ODP/MT won a majority of the seats contested for. The government of the Fourth Republic includes a strong presidency, a prime minister, a Council of Ministers presided over by the president, a National Assembly, and the judiciary. The legislature and judiciary are independent but remain susceptible to outside influence. In 1995, Burkina held its first multiparty municipal elections since it gained independence. The president's ODP/MT won over 1,100 of some 1,700 councilor
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Célestin Gaombalet


while the number of ministers was reduced to 24 from the previous 28; Gaombalet said that this did not affect the political balance and that it was necessary to save money. In the 2005 parliamentary election, Gaombalet was elected to the National Assembly as a Deputy from Bambari. At the opening of the National Assembly, he was elected as President of the National Assembly on June 7, 2005, receiving 78 votes against 18 for Luc Apollinaire Dondon Konamabaye, who had previously held the position under President Ange-Félix Patassé. Gaombalet
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Muhammad Ismail


provincial assemblies elected members to serve in the Indian Constituent Assembly which also doubled as the first Parliament of independent India, Ismail was elected to the Constituent Assembly from Madras Presidency. When India was partitioned and Pakistan was born in August 1947, the Muslim League also split into Indian and Pakistani sections. The Indian members of the League who did not migrate to Pakistan, formed the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). Ismail became its first president. In 1952, he was elected to the Upper house of the Indian Parliament -
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Legislative assemblies of the Roman Republic


basis of the "Curia". The only difference between the Plebeian Council after 471 BC and the ordinary "Tribal Assembly" (which also organized on the basis of the Tribes) was that the Tribes of the Plebeian Council only included Plebeians, whereas the Tribes of the Tribal Assembly included both Plebeians and Patricians. The Plebeian Council elected two 'Plebeian Magistrates', the "Plebeian Tribunes" and the "Plebeian Aediles". Usually the Plebeian Tribune presided over the assembly, although the Plebeian Aedile sometimes did as well.
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Imperial Sovereign


the resolutions of the National Assembly to the Governments for execution. The decisive democrats, on the other hand, demanded that the provisional Imperial Government immediately take over the actual executive power of all of Germany. The majority did not want to leave the familiar ground of the former constitutional right. Although the Imperial Government was responsible parliamentary, yet they turned against a pure parliamentary rule, following the example of the Convention in the French Revolution. The left-centre also did not want the National Assembly to recall the president as the
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Theodore Roosevelt Monument Assemblage


: Roosevelt Memorial Oak to the Sacred Memory of THEODORE ROOSEVELT the Great American PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES 1901-1908 Planted Palm Sunday 1919 A.D. by Paul Brorstrom Paul Brorstrom assembled a collection of boulders in his Kings Park estate to write the life of President Roosevelt in rocks. Three boulders formed the nucleus for the monument dedicated at his Great Neck estate on June 10, 1922. One boulder was taken from Sagamore Hill recognizing Roosevelt's ties to Oyster Bay where his home was located. The second boulder was taken from San Juan
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Subdivisions of Abkhazia


District's capital, except in the case of Sukhumi. The Head of the Administration is appointed by the President following consultations with the District Assembly. Previously, the Head was appointed from among the District Assembly members, but without consultations, but in practice the President would often appoint an acting Head from without who was subsequently elected to the Assembly. The current procedure was adopted by the People's Assembly of Abkhazia on 29 January 2016, over competing proposals to elect the Head directly by the District's population or by Assembly members
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National Assembly (Tanzania)


The National Assembly of Tanzania () and the President of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Job Ndugai, who presides over a unicameral assembly of 393 members. The National Assembly of Tanzania was formed as the Legislative Council of Tanzania Mainland – then known as Tanganyika – in 1926. The Council was formed under a law enacted by the British Parliament called the Tanganyika Legislative Council Order and Council. The law was gazetted in Tanganyika on 18 June 1926. The Council consisted
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)


the initial budget of $2 million and over-schedule, but Zaentz, who was personally financing the movie, was able to come up with the difference by borrowing against his company, Fantasy Records. The total production budget came to $4.4 million. The film was met with heavy critical acclaim; Roger Ebert said: Ebert would later put the film on his "Great Movies" list. A.D. Murphy of "Variety" wrote a mixed review as well, as did Vincent Canby: Writing in "The New York
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Gairethinx


The gairethinx ("spear assembly") was a Lombard ceremony in which edicts and laws were affirmed by the army. It may have involved the entire army banging their spears on their shields; or it may have been a much quieter event. In 643, the Edict of Rothari was approved by the "exercitus Langobardorum" gathered in Pavia (the Lombard capital), and by a typical act: "per gairethinx", meaning "in the assembly of the lances", or, more precisely, "by striking
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2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election


72.9% (with more than 20% who consider themselves "chavistas") consider the government a dictatorship. A poll taken by Hercon between 10–25 May 2017 found that 78.1% wanted Maduro out of office in 2017, 79.9% did not agree with the Constituent Assembly, 73.3% believed the CNE favored the ruling party (PSUV) and 75.5% thought that President Maduro started the Constituent Assembly proposal to establish a government similar to Cuba's. The first official announcement of preliminary results came when Tibisay Lucena, president of the
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Presiding bishop


Bishop is elected every four years by the COGIC General Assembly and Board of Bishops, along with eleven other Bishops who are in charge of executing and overseeing the religious, civil, and economic bylaws and ministries of the denomination, and who work alongside the delegates of the General Assembly and Board of Bishops to provide administration over the denomination. Bishop Charles E. Blake was appointed the seventh in succession as Presiding Bishop by the General Assembly of the Church Of God In Christ on November 12, 2007, after the death of predecessor Bishop
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Sergio Osmeña


he was plagued with organizational burdens as the National Assembly is still organizing. The Members of the Assembly sought to establish legislative procedures which were constantly rejected by the American superiors because they still perceive that Filipinos are incapable to be independent. Three important bills from the Assembly were rejected by the Philippine Commission: However, it did not stop him from presiding over the important legislation the Assembly has passed. The creation of the Council of State and the Board of Control enabled the Philippine legislature to share some of the executive powers of the
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Minuscule 643


of John. The same manuscript contains "Homilies" of St. Chrysostom from the Galatians to the Hebrews. Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category. According to Scrivener it has important variations (James 1:5.25; 3:3.14). The manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 12th/13th century. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (225) and Gregory (219). C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 643 to
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2011 Thai general election


both the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on Monday, 1 August 2011 at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall. The state ceremony of opening the National Assembly was presided over by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn instead of his aged father who has been confined in hospital for so long. In this first joint session of the National Assembly, Somsak Kiatsuranont has been elected as the President of the House of Representatives ("ex officio" President of the National Assembly of Thailand); several other members have been selected as the Vice Presidents of
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Placitum


. The nature of these assemblies is described by the ninth-century prelate Hincmar in his "De ordini palatii". Later, the term "placitum" came primarily to prefer to the public court presided over by the "centenarius" or to the higher court of the count (otherwise called a "mallus"). The frequency at which "placita" were held was governed by capitularies. All free men were required to attend and those who did not were fined. Eventually, because the counts, their deputies (
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland


The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland is a member of the Legislative Assembly, elected by his or her fellow members to preside over sittings of the Assembly and to maintain orderly proceedings. The position is currently held by Curtis Pitt, a former Treasurer of Queensland who was elected to the post on 13 February 2018. The Legislative Assembly must choose a new Speaker when it meets following a general election. The member with the longest period of continuous service presides during the election, which is conducted by secret ballot. The Government
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Politics of Gujarat


are elected on the basis of adult suffrage from one of 182 constituencies, of which 13 are reserved for scheduled castes and 26 for scheduled tribes. The term of office for a member of the Legislative Assembly is five years. The Legislative Assembly elects a speaker, who presides over the meetings of the legislature. A governor is appointed by the President of India, and is Assembly, and to address the House after every general election and the commencement of each year's first session of the Legislative Assembly. The leader of the
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Tamil Jain


", was based on the Jain "sangham" at Madurai: There was a permanent Jaina assembly called a Sangha established about 604 A.D. in Madurai. It seems likely that this assembly was the model upon which tradition fabricated the Sangam legend. Jainism became dominant in Tamil Nadu in the fifth and sixth century CE, during a period known as the "Kalabhra interregnum. Jainism began to decline around the 8th century A.D., with many Tamil kings embracing Hindu religions, especially Shaivism. Still, the Chalukya, Pallava and Pandya dynasties
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International Criminal Court


not be reached, decisions are made by vote. The Assembly is presided over by a president and two vice-presidents, who are elected by the members to three-year terms. The Assembly meets in full session once a year, alternating between New York and The Hague, and may also hold special sessions where circumstances require. Sessions are open to observer states and non-governmental organizations. The Assembly elects the judges and prosecutors, decides the Court's budget, adopts important texts (such as the Rules of Procedure
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Government of New York (state)


The New York State Legislature is bicameral and consists of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Assembly consists of 150 members; the Senate varies in its number of members, but currently has 63. The Assembly is headed by the Speaker; the Senate is headed by the President, a post held "ex officio" by the Lieutenant Governor, who only has a tie-breaking "casting vote", but more often it is presided over by the Temporary President or by a senator of the
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Gujarat


by a Legislative Assembly of 182 members. Members of the Legislative Assembly are elected on the basis of adult suffrage from one of 182 constituencies, of which 13 are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 for scheduled tribes. The term of office for a member of the Legislative Assembly is five years. The Legislative Assembly elects a speaker who presides over the meetings of the legislature. A governor is appointed by the President of India, and is to address the state legislature after every general election and the commencement of each year's first
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Léon M'ba


from 1961 to 1963. Despite this, political unrest grew within the population, and many students held demonstrations on the frequent dissolutions of the National Assembly and the general political attitude in the country. The president did not hesitate to enforce the law himself; with a chicotte, he whipped citizens who did not show respect for him, including passersby who "forgot" to salute him. In addition, in February 1961, he decreed the internment of approximately 20 people for these demonstrations. On 9 February 1963, the President pardoned
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List of places of worship in North Paravur


The multitude of Hindu temples in North Paravur are often attributed to the influence of the Travancore and Cochin state rulers who presided over the region for many years. In addition, throughout history North Paravur saw the arrival of many Brahmins, who settled and constructed many more temples of worship. Some of the major temples in the Taluk district include: The initial Kottakkavu Mar Thoma Syro-Malabar Pilgrim Church was founded by Saint Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, in 52 A.D. This apostolic church was the first church
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Plebeian Council


fact that Roman law did not recognize an assembly consisting only of one group of people (plebeians in this case) from an assembly consisting of all of the People of Rome. Over time, however, these legal differences were mitigated with legislation. The Plebeian Council elected two plebeian officers, the tribunes and the aediles, and thus Roman law classified these two officers as the elected representatives of the plebeians. As such, they acted as the presiding officers of this assembly. The creation of the office of plebeian tribune and plebeian
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National Assembly (South Korea)


exile in Japan and the United States during the 1980s, to return to political life. The National Assembly's term is four years. In a change from the more authoritarian Fourth Republic and Fifth Republic (1972–80 and 1980–87, respectively), under the Sixth Republic, the assembly cannot be dissolved by the president. The constitution stipulates that the assembly is presided over by a Speaker and two Deputy Speakers, who are responsible for expediting the legislative process. The Speaker and Deputy Speakers are elected in a secret ballot by the
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Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period


-voting speaker, and two deputies. The Assembly is the chief lawmaking organ, and is required to propose and pass bills in order to make law for the country. The Assembly also elected a President of State who along with two deputies formed a Presidency Council to "represent the sovereignty of Iraq and oversee the higher affairs of the country." The council represents the executive branch of government and has the right to veto laws passed by the Assembly. The Assembly can then over-rule the Council with a two-
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Philippe Buchez


Paris and of the nation. Buchez was, at that time, president of the assembly. Faithful to his convictions and trust in the people, he did not call for the use of force to clear the chamber. This calm response earned Buchez scorn and loud criticism from prominent assembly members. Tocqueville in his "Recollections" described this day, disdainfully recalling Buchez's conduct: "Buchez" he wrote, "the president, whom some would make out to be a rascal and others a saint, but who, on
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A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve


Genom. This resurrection did not come without a price, as overdrive accidents concerning illegal VOOMERS produced by "Packer Syndicate" have been on the rise. The story is based around the lives of Sasaki Kenji and Hans Kleif, two young A.D. Police Detectives who find themselves forging a bond after being forced to work together in order to stop the rogue VOOMERS from turning Genom City back into an urban wasteland. Kenji is a loner who is known for his lack of teamwork. It is this attitude that causes many of his previous
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President of the National Assembly of Thailand


, the function of legislative assembly was turned over to the junta-controlled National Legislative Assembly, which Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, President of the National Legislative Assembly, is occupying "ex officio" position of President of the National Assembly. The office of the President of the National Assembly was first established in 1932, with the establishment of the first legislature of Thailand. The office of the President of the People's Assembly of Siam was first occupied by Chaophraya Thammasakmontri (Sanan Thephasadin na Ayutthaya). The President of the National Assembly,
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Aarani, Tiruvannamalai


of 2011, Arani (M) had 89.16% Hindus, 7.39% Muslims, 1.8% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 1.43% Jains, 0.19% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. Pallavas were the first to rule the Arni town followed by Rashtrakutas in 968 A.D. Later during the Chola period including the reigns of Kulothunga Chola II (1070 A.D – 1122 A.D) and Rajadhiraja Chola II (1166 A.D – 1178 A.D) witnessed more developments in
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2009 Mauritanian presidential election


did not have democracy under Abdallahi's presidency. Kane Hamidou Baba, Vice-President of the National Assembly and Vice-President of the RFD, also sought to stand as a candidate, although he did so without the approval of the RFD. Due to Baba's friendly attitude towards the junta, he was expelled from the FNDD coalition. Another candidate was Sghair Ould M'Bareck, who served as Prime Minister under President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya from 2003 to 2005. Abdel Aziz resigned on 15 April 2009 and was succeeded by Ba
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Indian National Congress


twenty members, most of whom are appointed by the party president, the leader of the state party, who is chosen by the national president. Those elected as members of the states' legislative assemblies form the Congress Legislature Parties in the various state assemblies; their chairperson is usually the party's nominee for Chief Ministership. The party is also organised into various committees, and sections; it publishes a daily newspaper, the "National Herald". Despite being a party with a structure, Congress under Indira Gandhi did not hold
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Kunwar family


Pande. After the annexation of Kathmandu valley, in his letter King Prithvi Narayan Shah praised the valour and wisdom of Ramkrishna in annexation of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur (i.e. a Nepal valley at the time) in 1768-69 A.D. The Gorkhali monarch also expresses condolence in that letter over the death of one of the brothers of Ram Krishna in the battle of Timal. Another index letter sent by King Rana Bahadur Shah to Jaya Krishna Kunwar in 1843 Vikram Samvat (i.e. 1786 A.D.) confirms that Jaya Krishna did not die
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Head of government


the prime minister, who is the head of government. However, the president must choose someone who can act effectively as an executive, but who also enjoys the support of the France's legislature, the National Assembly, in order to be able to pass legislation. In some cases, the head of state may represent one political party but the majority in the National Assembly is of a different party. Given that the majority party has greater control over state funding and primary legislation, the president is in effect forced to choose
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Garissa County


from single member constituencies known as wards. There are also nominated members to ensure two-thirds gender rule is followed. There are six nominated members to represent marginalised groups (persons with disabilities, and the youth) and a speaker who will be an ex-official member of the assembly. A County Assembly member is elected for a term of five years. The Speaker is elected by the assembly members from among people who are not members of the Assembly. The Speaker presides over all sittings of the assembly and in his
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Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro


President and Vice-President of the parliament, who could not be from the same member state. The assembly could be dissolved if the candidate for the President of Serbia and Montenegro or the list of candidates for ministers of the council of ministers did not win the required number of votes after two and three proposals respectively. In that case the President could call for direct elections. The President and the Vice-President of the parliament proposed a candidate for the President of Serbia and Montenegro, which the parliament at large then elected
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Cebu Provincial Capitol


Erected A.D. MCMXXXVII."" It is also the same venue, which held the second inauguration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in June 2004. Planning for the capitol, which was to replace the old "Casa Provincial" in the city's Spanish quarter, actually started in 1910, in the day of the inauguration of Osmeña Waterworks. Sergio Osmeña, then Speaker of the First Philippine Assembly, took Governor General William Cameron Forbes to an exhibition baseball match, after which they inspected the future site of the building near Fuente Osmeña
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City Assembly of Niš


presides over the City Assembly sessions, looks after implementing of the transparency of work of the City Assembly, signs bylaws adopted by the City Assembly and performs any other operations entrusted by the City Assembly. The City Assembly elects the President and Deputy President from the complement of the councilors for the four years’ term. The current President of the City Assembly is Rade Rajković, while Mile Ilić is the Deputy President of the City Assembly. The Secretary of the City Assembly looks after the performance of professional operations in connection with convening
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President of Indonesia


the assembly did not budge, Sukarno issued a presidential decree on 5 July 1959 declaring that Indonesia was returning to the 1945 Constitution. That document made the president head of government as well as head of state. In May 1963, the People's Consultative Assembly appointed Sukarno president for Life. Although Indonesia had re-adopted the 1945 Constitution, it did not mean that it was strictly adhered to. The MPR, which at this stage was still on a provisional basis (MPRS), was subservient to the president despite its
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Dasmariñas


over the municipality except Sabang and San Jose. Dasmariñas has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen climate classification: "Aw") with two pronounced seasons: wet season and dry season. Wet season covers the period from May to December of each year and dry season covers the period from January to April. In the , the population of Dasmariñas, was people, with a density of . From the original 643 inhabitants of the old Perez-Dasmariñas, the population grew and so did the town. By 1888,
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Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain


there were 200 Muslims in Tudela who were wealthy enough to be listed in the registers. Despite presiding over the conversions of Muslims in his wife's Castilian lands, Ferdinand II did not extend the conversions to his Aragonese subject. Kings of Aragon, including Ferdinand, were required to swear an oath of coronation to not forcibly convert their Muslim subjects. He repeated the same oath to his "Cortes" (assembly of estates) in 1510, and throughout his life, he was unwilling to break it. Ferdinand died in 1516
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Ecumenical council


Third Ecumenical Council, where two groups met as duly called for by the emperor, each claiming to be the legitimate council. The Emperor had called for bishops to assemble in the city of Ephesus. Theodosius did not attend but sent his representative Candidian to preside. However, Cyril managed to open the council over Candidian's insistent demands that the bishops disperse until the delegation from Syria could arrive. Cyril was able to completely control the proceedings, completely neutralizing Candidian, who favored Cyril's antagonist, Nestorius. When the pro-
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Sun Yat-sen


Puyi did abdicate the throne. Sun stepped down as President, and Yuan became the new provisional president in Beijing on 10 March 1912. The provisional government did not have any military forces of its own. Its control over elements of the New Army that had mutinied was limited and there were still significant forces which still had not declared against the Qing. Sun Yat-sen sent telegrams to the leaders of all provinces requesting them to elect and to establish the National Assembly of the Republic of China in 1912. In May 1912
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Time Killers


Army, led by Black Thorn, who aspired to take over the world. It is most likely that he is based on Leif Erikson. Lord Wülf (1202 A.D.) – A heroic knight from the medieval ages who uses a broadsword. His family was murdered by Count Morbid, who tried to conquer England before he was destroyed by Wülf. He is supposedly based on King Arthur, even hailing from Camelot, England and wields the legendary sword known as Excalibur. Musashi (1455 A.D.) – A samurai who fights with
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Marguerite L. Smith


to preside over the Assembly. She was re-elected in November 1920 to the 144th New York State Legislature, and was Chairwoman of the Committee on Social Welfare. She was the first woman to serve a second term in the Assembly; and the first woman to chair a standing committee of the Assembly. In November 1921, she ran again for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat James Male who had been endorsed by the Citizens Union. She had also incurred the wrath of the President of the Women's
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National Assembly (Niger)


in 2009–2010, the National Assembly had no power over the selection of the Prime Minister and could not hold a vote of no confidence in the government; however, it also could not be dissolved by the President. As part of the constitutional change, the introduction of a Senate was planned, at which point the National Assembly would have become the lower house of a bicameral parliament. However, all the changes proved abortive, as President Mamadou Tandja, who had orchestrated them, was ousted in a February 2010 coup. Mahamadou
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Bahá'í Faith in the Marshall Islands


In January 1986 a national Bahá'í Youth conference was held in Majuro to which 200 children and adults attended the potluck feast followed by 30 youth staying for the workshops. In August Bahá'ís from more than 20 communities gathered at the Bahá'í National Center for a national peace conference where one of the guest speakers was A.D. Tennekone, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In October national assembly hosted an International Year of Peace dinner for the President and other government officials in Majuro as well as a United Nations
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Igor Bečić


the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, where Serbia has associate membership status. The Radical Party served in opposition throughout this period. Bečić also won the Vrbas constituency seat in the Assembly of Vojvodina in the 2004 provincial assembly election. He did not seek re-election in 2008. He was the deputy president (i.e., deputy speaker) in the municipal assembly of Vrbas from 2004 to 2008. After the 2008 election, Bečić was part of a group of twenty-one parliamentarians who left the Radical Party to form the breakaway Serbian Progressive
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NGC 643


NGC 643 is an open cluster located on the far outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud in the southern constellation of Hydrus, approximately 200,000 light-years from Earth. Due to their close proximity to NGC 643, the open cluster ESO 29-SC44 and the galaxies PGC 6117 and PGC 6256 are also designated NGC 643A, NGC 643B and NGC 643C, respectively. NGC 643 is relatively old. Its brightest stars have an apparent magnitude of 19. NGC 643 was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on 18 September, 1835. John
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Aundh Experiment


president, who represented them at regional "taluka" councils. Each "taluka" council chose a president and two representatives to a Central Assembly presided over by the raja. In spite of the Raja's role as leader of the Assembly, responsibility for regional government was, for all practical purposes, in the hands of the people. The "panchayats" were given responsibility for all matters relating to education, welfare, justice, water supply, sanitation, construction and maintenance of roads and public buildings, and all other activities
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Saint Peter


2nd century that Peter and Paul had been the founders of the Church in Rome and had appointed Linus as succeeding bishop. Clement of Alexandria (c. 150–c. 215) states that "Peter had preached the Word publicly at Rome. "(A.D. 190)"" According to Origen (184–253) and Eusebius, "after having first founded the church at Antioch, went away to Rome preaching the Gospel, and he also, after [presiding over] the church in Antioch, presided over that of Rome until his death
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2008 Mauritanian coup d'état


pass the budget for 2009. About 30 deputies who opposed the coup, including Boulkheir, the President of the National Assembly, boycotted the session. Elarbi Ould Jedeine, the Vice-President of the National Assembly, presided over the session, while expressing regret regarding Boulkheir's boycott. Senators opposing the coup participated in the session. Ousted President Abdallahi was taken from Nouakchott to his home village of Lemden on November 13. According to the government, Abdallahi agreed to leave politics, but Abdallahi held a news conference on November 13
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Freefall 3050 A.D.


, all of which can be replenished by collecting pick-ups throughout the levels. Tony Takoushi, a veteran of the video game industry who had previously worked as a game developer for Sega, was looking for a new project when his friend Jeff Minter (who was in the process of porting Tempest 3000 to the Nuon) suggested that Takoushi pitch a game idea to VM Labs, who proceeded to approve the project that became "Freefall 3050 A.D." Difficulties arose over the course of the production of the game, because VM
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