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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order%20of%20Isabella%20the%20Catholic
Order of Isabella the Catholic
The Order of Isabella the Catholic () is a Spanish civil order in which membership is given to honor services that benefited the country. The Order was created on 14 March 1815 by King Ferdinand VII in honor of Queen Isabella I. References 19th-century establishments in Spain 1815 establishments in Europe Orders, d...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%20Order%20of%20Saint%20James%20of%20the%20Sword
Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
The Military Order of Saint James of the Sword () is a Portuguese order of chivalry. Other websites Homepage of the order, with pictures of the badges and explanation of the several grades The Cross of Saint James, history of the St James' Cross used by the Order of St James of the Sword Orders, decorations, and me...
805764
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Barre
Raymond Barre
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (; 12 April 192425 August 2007) was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. He was Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981. References 1924 births 2007...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20current%20presidents%20of%20the%20regional%20councils%20of%20France%20and%20the%20Corsican%20Assembly
List of current presidents of the regional councils of France and the Corsican Assembly
The following is a list of current presidents of the regional councils of France and the Corsican Assembly. List Other websites Rulers.org Worldstatesmen.org
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry%20of%20the%20Economy%20and%20Finance%20%28France%29
Ministry of the Economy and Finance (France)
The Ministry of the Economy and Finance (, pronounced ), informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. List Other websites Composition of Government Common site of the two ministries French taxation site
805772
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques%20Chaban-Delmas
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Jacques Chaban-Delmas (; 7 March 1915 – 10 November 2000) was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1969 to 1972. References 1915 births 2000 deaths Politicians from Paris Prime Ministers of France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Messmer
Pierre Messmer
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (; 20 March 191629 August 2007) was a French Gaullist politician. He was Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974. References 1916 births 2007 deaths Prime Ministers of France
805775
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre%20Fourcade
Jean-Pierre Fourcade
Jean-Pierre Fourcade (born 18 October 1929) is a French politician. He was a member of the Senate of France. He represented the Hauts-de-Seine and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party. References 1929 births Living people French Ministers of Finance
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Centre%20of%20Independents%20and%20Peasants
National Centre of Independents and Peasants
The National Centre of Independents and Peasants (Centre National des Indépendants et Paysans, CNIP or CNI) is a liberal-conservative and conservative-liberal political party in France, founded in 1949. Other websites Official website 1940s establishments in France 1949 establishments in Europe Political parties in F...
805777
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent%20Republicans
Independent Republicans
The Independent Republicans (, RI) were a liberal-conservative political group in France founded in 1962. It became a political party in 1966 known as the National Federation of the Independent Republicans (Fédération nationale des républicains et indépendants, FNRI). Its leader was Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. In 1977 i...
805779
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican%20Party%20%28France%29
Republican Party (France)
The Republican Party (, PR) was a conservative-liberal political party in France founded in 1977. It replaced the National Federation of the Independent Republicans that was founded in 1966. It was created by future President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. It was known to be conservative in domestic, social and ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union%20for%20French%20Democracy
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy (, UDF) was a centre-right political party in France. It began in 1978 as an alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing against Gaullist power over the political right in France. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's 1976 book, Démocratie française. Th...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Convention%20%28France%29
Democratic Convention (France)
Democratic Convention (Convention démocrate, CD) is a centrist-liberal political party in France led by Hervé de Charette. It is the continuation of the Popular Party for French Democracy, started in 1995. The Popular Party for French Democracy (Parti populaire pour la démocratie française, PPDF) began in July 1995. I...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal%20Democracy%20%28France%29
Liberal Democracy (France)
Liberal Democracy (, DL) was a conservative-liberal political party in France from 1997 to 2002. References Political parties in France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix%20de%20Guerre%201939%E2%80%931945
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
The Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the Croix de guerre created on September 26, 1939. It honors people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II. References Military honors Military of France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole%20nationale%20d%27administration
École nationale d'administration
The École nationale d'administration (often called ENA; ; ) is a French grande école, created in 1945 by French President, Charles de Gaulle. References 1945 establishments in France Schools in France Strasbourg
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri%20Giscard%20d%27Estaing
Henri Giscard d'Estaing
Henri Marie Edmond Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (born 17 October 1956) is a French businessman. He was the son of former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Giscard was born in Paris. Giscard d’Estaing joined the resort company Club Med in 1997 as chief operating officer in charge of finance, development and intern...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20Giscard%20d%27Estaing
Louis Giscard d'Estaing
Louis Joachim Marie François Giscard d'Estaing (born 20 October 1958) is a French politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of France. He is the son of the late President of France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926-2020) and Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing (née Sauvage de Brantes). He is mayor of Chamalières sinc...
805793
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974%20French%20presidential%20election
1974 French presidential election
Presidential elections were held in :France in 1974, following the death of President Georges Pompidou. They went to a second round, and were won by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing by a margin of 1.6%. It is to date the closest presidential election in French history. Other websites Radio-TV debate Valéry Giscard d'Estaing/...
805796
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trente%20Glorieuses
Trente Glorieuses
Les Trente Glorieuses (, 'The Glorious Thirty') was the thirty years from 1945 to 1975 following the end of the Second World War in France. The name was first used by the French demographer Jean Fourastié. Fourastié created the term in 1979 with the publication of his book Les Trente Glorieuses, ou la révolution invis...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional%20Council%20%28France%29
Constitutional Council (France)
The Constitutional Council (; ) is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was created by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958 to make that constitutional ideas and rules are seen through. It is located in the Palais-Royal, Paris. References France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention%20on%20the%20Future%20of%20Europe
Convention on the Future of Europe
The Convention on the Future of the European Union, also known as the European Convention, was a body created by the European Council in December 2001 as a result of the Laeken Declaration. It was inspired by the Philadelphia Convention that led to the creation of the United States federal Constitution. The goal was ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20establishing%20a%20Constitution%20for%20Europe
Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE; commonly referred to as the European Constitution or as the Constitutional Treaty) was an unapproved international treaty meant to create a constitution for the European Union (EU). It would have replaced the European Union treaties with a single text. The Trea...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%20French%20presidential%20election
1981 French presidential election
The French presidential election of 1981 took place on 10 May 1981, giving the presidency of France to François Mitterrand, the first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic. References 1981 in Europe 20th century in France Presidential elections in France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier%20Giscard%20d%27Estaing
Olivier Giscard d'Estaing
Olivier Giscard d'Estaing (30 December 1927 – 13 September 2021) was a French politician. He was chairman of the Committee for a World Parliament. He was the brother of French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Giscard d'Estaing died in Vierzon, France on 13 September 2021, aged 93. References Other websites World...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre%20Parodi
Alexandre Parodi
Alexandre Parodi (1 June 1901 – 15 March 1979) was a French diplomat. He was the first ambassador of France to the United Nations. Parodi was a member of the State Council. From 1944 to 1945, Parodi was the Minister of Work and Social Security. From 1945 to 1960, Parodi worked as a French diplomat. References Frenc...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st%20Army%20%28France%29
1st Army (France)
The First Army () was a field army of France that fought during World War I and World War II. It was also active during the Cold War. References Army Military of France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyc%C3%A9e%20Janson-de-Sailly
Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
Lycée Janson de Sailly is a lycée located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The lycéens of Janson are called les jansoniens and they usually refer to their high school as Janson, or JdS. It is the biggest academic institution in the region: 3,200 boys and girls from 11 to 20 attend classes ranging from junio...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyc%C3%A9e%20Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
The Lycée Louis-le-Grand () is a secondary school located in Paris. Founded in 1563 by the Jesuits as the Collège de Clermont, it was renamed in King Louis XIV of France's honor. References 16th-century establishments in France 1560s establishments in Europe 1563 establishments Colleges and universities in France Bui...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspection%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20des%20finances%20%28France%29
Inspection générale des finances (France)
The Inspectorate General of Finances or Inspection générale des finances (IGF) is a supervisory body in France. In the recent years, the IGF has been at the head of the movement of modernization of the state. It is currently run by Marie-Christine Lepetit. It is placed under the joint responsibility of the Ministry fo...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar%20Faure
Edgar Faure
Edgar Faure (; 18 August 1908 – 30 March 1988) was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist. From 1973 to 1978, he was President of the French National Assembly. He was also Prime Minister of France in 1952 and again from 1955 to 1956. References 1908 births 1988 deaths Prime Ministers of France Presid...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969%20French%20presidential%20election
1969 French presidential election
The 1969 French presidential election took place on 1 June and 15 June 1969. It happened after the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle on 28 April 1969. More readings Penniman, Howard. "French Elections, 1969." World Affairs 132.2 (1969): 101–117. online 1969 1960s in France Presidential elections in France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969%20French%20constitutional%20referendum
1969 French constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in France on 27 April 1969. The reforms would have led to government changes to the Senate. It was rejected by 52.4% of voters. This led to President Charles de Gaulle's resignation. References 1969 1960s in France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lys%C3%A9e%20Palace
Élysée Palace
The Élysée Palace (; ) is the official residence of the President of the French Republic. It was used as the office of the French President for the first time in 1848. Other websites Official website Palaces Buildings and structures in Paris Presidents of France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Monetary%20System
European Monetary System
The European Monetary System (EMS) was a system where most of the nations of the European Economic Community (EEC) would have their currencies merged together. It was created in 1979 under then President of the European Commission Roy Jenkins. References European Union
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki%20Accords
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Final Act, also known as Helsinki Accords or Helsinki Declaration was the document signed at the closing meeting of the third part of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe held in Helsinki, Finland, during 30 July – 1 August 1975. All then-existing European countries as well as United Sta...
805818
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ration%20Lamantin
Opération Lamantin
Opération Lamantin (French for manatee) was a December 1977 – July 1978 military operation by France with the help of the Mauritanian government, in its war against Sahrawi guerrilla fighters of the Polisario Front. It supported independence for Western Sahara. Airstrikes were launched in the provinces, but the resul...
805819
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-B%C3%A9del%20Bokassa
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Jean-Bédel Bokassa (; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996), also known as Bokassa I, was a Central African political and military leader. He was the second president of the Central African Republic and as the emperor of the Central African Empire, from his Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état on 1 January 1966 until overthrown i...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Caban
Operation Caban
Operation Caban was a military operation that happened in September 1979, to put former president, David Dacko back into power, and restore the Central African Empire to the Central African Republic by removing Emperor Bokassa I. References 1979 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Military of France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Dacko
David Dacko
David Dacko (; 24 March 1930 – 20 November 2003) was a Central African politician who served as the 1st President of the Central African Republic from 14 August 1960 to 1 January 1966, and 3rd President from 21 September 1979 to 1 September 1981. References 1930 births 2003 deaths Deaths from myocardial infarction Pr...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds%20Affair
Diamonds Affair
The diamonds affair, known in France as "l'affaire des diamants", was a major political scandal in the 5th French Republic. In 1973, the Minister of Finance, future president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, was offered two diamonds from the Emperor of the Central African Empire Bokassa I. The affair was revealed by satiric...
805823
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20Su%C3%A1rez
Francisco Suárez
Francisco Suárez of Toledo Vázquez of Utiel and González of the Tower, known like Doctor Eximius (Granada, 5 January 1548-Lisbon, 25 September 1617), went a theologian, philosopher and jurist jesuita Spanish. One of the main figures of the movement of the Philosofic School of Salamanca, was considered one of the best s...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4pital%20Europ%C3%A9en%20Georges-Pompidou
Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
The Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou (HEGP) (Georges Pompidou European Hospital) is a French hospital located in Paris. It opened in 2001. In 2013, French Professor Alain Carpentier created the first 100% artificial heart, using biomaterials and electronic sensors. The device was successfully implanted by a team at t...
805826
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Liberal%20Democrat%20and%20Reform%20Party%20Group
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group
The Group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (, ELDR) was a liberal political group of the European Parliament between 1976 and 2004. The group made up of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. References 1976 establishments in Europe 2004 disestablishments in Europe Liberal parties European...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium%20-%20European%20Institute%20for%20Science%2C%20Media%20and%20Democracy
Atomium - European Institute for Science, Media and Democracy
Atomium – European Institute for Science, Media and Democracy (EISMD) – formerly known as Atomium Culture AISBL - is an international non-profit organisation based in Brussels. The Institute meets at European universities. References Establishments in Belgium 2009 establishments in Europe Non-profit organizations o...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council%20of%20European%20Municipalities%20and%20Regions
Council of European Municipalities and Regions
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the largest organisation of local and regional governments in Europe. Its members are 60 national groups of towns, municipalities and regions from 41 countries that are part of the Council of Europe. Together these associations represent about 130,000 local a...
805832
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEI%20World%20Forum
AEI World Forum
The AEI World Forum is an annual meeting of business and financial executives, heads of government, government officials, and educators. It happens every spring in Sea Island, Georgia. It is supported by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Vail Valley Foundation, and it features a number of AEI scholars and...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateral%20Commission
Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission is a non-governmental, nonpartisan discussion group. David Rockefeller started the commission in July 1973. It was created to improve cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. References Europe
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%20French%20presidential%20election
1988 French presidential election
Presidential elections happened in France on 24 April and 8 May 1988. In 1981, the Socialist Party leader, François Mitterrand, was elected President of France and the Left won the legislative election. However, in 1986, the right regained a parliamentary majority. Other websites Radio-TV debate Jacques Chirac/Fr...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%20French%20presidential%20election
1995 French presidential election
Presidential elections in France to elect the fifth president of the French Fifth Republic happened on 23 April and 7 May 1995. Other websites Radio-TV debate Jacques Chirac/Lionel Jospin Announcement of the result of the second round, on TV 1990s in France 1995 in Europe Presidential elections in France
805841
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAARC%20Literary%20Award
SAARC Literary Award
SAARC Literary Award is an annual award conferred by the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) since 2001 Shamshur Rahman, Mahasweta Devi, Jayanta Mahapatra, Abhi Subedi, Mark Tully, Sitakant Mahapatra, Uday Prakash, Suman Pokhrel and Abhay K are some of the recipients of this award. Nepali poet, lyrici...
805844
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaullism
Gaullism
Gaullism () is a French political term of people who support the ideas and presidency of World War II French Resistance leader General Charles de Gaulle. Gaullism cannot be seen within a political ideology, meaning it is not left or right. It is more of how the President of France should use their power. "Neo-Gaullis...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordre%20national%20du%20M%C3%A9rite
Ordre national du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite (; ) is a French order of merit with membership given by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. It is usually only for French citizens. References Orders, decorations, and medals of France
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order%20of%20the%20Southern%20Cross
Order of the Southern Cross
The National Order of the Southern Cross () is a Brazilian order of chivalry founded by Emperor Pedro I on 1 December 1822. This order was created to honor the independence of Brazil and the coronation of Pedro I. Notes Orders, decorations, and medals Brazil
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nansen%20Refugee%20Award
Nansen Refugee Award
The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is given each year by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to an individual, group, or organization in honor of great service to refugees. It was created in 1954. References 1954 establishments Awards
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order%20of%20Charles%20III
Order of Charles III
The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, originally Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III (, originally ) was created by the King of Spain Carlos III with the motto Virtuti et mérito. It honors people for their actions benefiting Spain and the Crown. Since its creation, and second to the ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giscard%20d%27Estaing%20%28surname%29
Giscard d'Estaing (surname)
Giscard d'Estaing is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing (born 1933), former First Lady of France Aurore Giscard d'Estaing, illustrator and wife of Timothy Hutton Guillaume Giscard d'Estaing (born 1958), French businessman Henri Giscard d'Estaing (born 1956), French...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofema
Sofema
Sofema (Société française d’exportation de matériel militaire et aéronautique) is a French company which works in the renovation, marketing and maintenance of first generation land, sea and air equipment for the French Armed Forces. The company is based in Paris. Technical facilities are in La Teste (Gironde - in the ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronis%C5%82aw%20Malinowski
Bronisław Malinowski
Bronisław Malinowski (April 7, 1884 - May 16, 1942) was a well known British sociocultural anthropologist. He is most famous for his work on the Trobriand Islands, creating a formal ethnographic process, and for coming up with the idea of functionalism. Early life Malinowski was born in Kraków, Poland on April 7th, 1...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhi%20Cultural%20Day
Sindhi Cultural Day
Sindhi Cultural Day (, ), also known as 'Aekta jo ddihaarro', is widely celebrated with traditional enthusiasm to spotlight the centuries-old rich culture of Sindh. The day is celebrated all over Sindh, and amongst the Sindhi diaspora around the world. Cultural day is the celebration, demonstration of culture of Sindh...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Storm%20Bertha%20%282020%29
Tropical Storm Bertha (2020)
Tropical Storm Bertha was a unusual tropical storm that did not last very long. It hit South Carolina on the same day it formed, and dissipated the day after that. However, it was unusual because of the time it formed. It formed very near to the coast, and on May 27. Tropical cyclones in North America
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agamy
Agamy
Agamy is a relational model consisting of the non-pair formation, where there is no partner. It's the status of not engaging in relationships or marriages, sometimes not even in sexual reproduction. References Relationships
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casus%20belli
Casus belli
Casus belli is a Latin phrase for an event or a situation that directly provokes a war. Note that the plural of the phrase is also casus belli. If this was an aggression in the sense of international law, the country is allowed to start a war in self-defence. It is common to provoke an aggressor, so as to be able to le...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Champ
The Champ
The Champ is a 1931 American drama movie directed by King Vidor and starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates, Edward Brophy. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was nominated for 4 Oscars and won 2 Academy Awards in 1931. It was remade twice in 1953 as The Clown and in 1979 as The Champ....
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20South%20Africa%20%281928%E2%80%931994%29
Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
The flag of South Africa from 1928 to 1994 was originally used by the Union of South Africa from 1928 to 1961 and later the Republic of South Africa until 1994. It was also used in South West Africa (today Namibia) until 1990 when the territory was under South African rule. The design features three horizontal bands o...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanticity
Aromanticity
Aromanticism or aromanticity is a romantic orientation in which a person does not experience romantic attraction, whether entirely, partially or circumstantially. They may not feel romantic love, and may not feel the need to be in romantic relationships. It doesn't mean they are agamous. They can have any sexual orien...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polysexuality
Polysexuality
Polysexuality is a sexual orientation in which the person feels or experiences attraction to many, but not necessarily all genders. Polysexuality, not to be confused with pansexuality or omnisexuality, is under what some people would call the bisexuality umbrella, sometimes seen as non-monosexual spectrum. References ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh%20Heaven%20%281927%20movie%29
Seventh Heaven (1927 movie)
Seventh Heaven is a 1927 American silent romantic drama movie directed by Frank Borzage and was the first adaption of the 1922 play of the same name by Austin Strong. It stars Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Ben Bard, Albert Gran, David Butler, Gladys Brockwell and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was nominated f...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20European%20Song%20Contest
Free European Song Contest
The Free European Song Contest (abbrev. as FreeESC) is a song contest run by the private channel ProSieben that started in 2020. Different singers representing countries in Europe (mainly) compete every year. Some of the competitors are famous singers include: Nico Santos (famous singer in Germany), Max Mutzke (repres...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undercurrent%20%281946%20movie%29
Undercurrent (1946 movie)
Undercurrent is a 1946 American crime drama movie directed by Vincente Minnelli and was based on the 1944 story You Were There by Thelma Strabel. It stars Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum, Edmund Gwenn, Marjorie Main, Jayne Meadows, Dan Tobin, Leigh Whipper and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. O...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole%20Espersen
Ole Espersen
Ole Mogens Espersen (20 December 1934 – 4 December 2020) was a Danish politician. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party. Espersen was Minister of Justice during two cabinets of Anker Jørgensen in the 1980s. He also was a member of the Folketing from 1973 to 1994. Espersen died on 4 December 2020 at the age of...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinuko%20Tanida
Kinuko Tanida
was a Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of the Japanese winning team, . Tanida won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Tanida died on 4 December 2020 in Tokyo from a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 81. References 1939 births 2020 deaths Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage Japanese Olympic gol...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu%20Shousheng
Xu Shousheng
Xu Shousheng (; 23 January 1953 – 5 December 2020) was a Chinese politician. He was the Communist Party Secretary of Hunan from 2013 to 2016. He was the Governor of Hunan and Gansu provinces from 2006 to 2013. Xu was born in Jiangsu, China. Xu died on 5 December 2020 in Nanjing, China at the age of 67. References 19...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Serratos
Christian Serratos
Christian Marie Serratos (born Bernardi, ; born September 21, 1990) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Rosita Espinosa in AMC's The Walking Dead TV series, Suzie Crabgrass in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Angela Weber in The Twilight Saga series and as Selena in Net...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo%20Antonio%20Chavira
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born September 1, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Carlos Solis in the television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012). He plays Abraham Quintanilla in the television series Selena: The Series (2020). References 1971 births Living people American movie actors ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Guanxing
Li Guanxing
Li Guanxing (; 14 January 1940 – 1 December 2020) was a Chinese nuclear material engineer. He was president of the CNNC North Nuclear Fuel Element Co., Ltd. between 2001 and 2004. He was chairperson and party chief of China Nuclear Society from 2008 to 2018. He was a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Commun...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidia%20Menapace
Lidia Menapace
Lidia Menapace (born Brisca, 3 April 1924 – 7 December 2020) was an Italian resistance fighter and politician. She was a member of the Senate from 2006 to 2008. She was a member of the Communist Refoundation Party. Menapace died on 7 December 2020 in Bolzano, Italy from COVID-19, aged 96. References 1924 births 2020...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3%20Kuncz
László Kuncz
László Kuncz (29 July 1957 – 6 December 2020) was a Hungarian water polo player. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. Kuncz died on 6 December 2020 at the age of 63. References 1957 births 2020 deaths Hungarian sportspeople Olympic bronze medalists
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BEej%20Ramadanovski
Džej Ramadanovski
Džej Ramadanovski (; 29 April 1964 – 6 December 2020) was a Serbian pop-folk singer. He was known for his ballads. Ramadanovski was born in Belgrade. Džej made cameo appearances in movies Hajde da se volimo 2 (1989) and Vikend sa ćaletom (2020). With songs such as "Nedelja" (1991), "Sunce ljubavi" (1995) and "Upalite z...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senta%20Wengraf
Senta Wengraf
Senta Wengraf (10 May 1924 – 6 December 2020) was an Austrian actress. She was born in Vienna. Her career began in 1946. Wengraf was appeared in Two Times Lotte (1950), Voices of Spring (1952), The Spendthrift (1953), Franz Schubert (1953), Don Juan (1955), Sissi – The Young Empress (1956), Kaiserjäger (1956), Sissi ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali-Asghar%20Zarei
Ali-Asghar Zarei
Ali-Asghar Zarei () (1956 – 6 December 2020) was an Iranian military officer and conservative politician. He was a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr from 2008 to 2016. Zarei died on 6 December 2020 at the age of 64. References 1956 births 2020 deaths Iran...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Ralston
Dennis Ralston
Richard Dennis Ralston (July 27, 1942 – December 6, 2020) was an American professional tennis player. He was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Ralston was born in Bakersfield, California. He was coached by tennis pro Pancho Gonzales. He was the highest-ranked American player at the end of three consecutive years in th...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho%20Gonzales
Pancho Gonzales
Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He won 14 major singles titles (12 Pro Slam events, 2 Grand Slam events). Gonzales was the world's leading professional player at a time when almost all players were amateur. His peak was...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliari%20Batubara
Juliari Batubara
Juliari Peter Batubara (born 22 July 1972) is an Indonesian politician. He was Minister of Social Affairs from 23 October 2019 until his arrest in December 2020 for alleged corruption. He is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). On 6 December 2020, Juliari was arrested in Jakarta for receivi...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baculum
Baculum
The baculum (also penis bone), is a bone found in the penis of many male mammals. It is absent in the human penis, but present in the penises of our close relatives the apes, such as the gorilla and chimpanzee. The bone is located along the top of the penis and it aids in sex by keeping it stiff for a long time durin...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%20Mr.%20Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln is a 1939 American biographical drama movie directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Pauline Moore, Donald Meek. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1940. Other websites 1939 movies 1930s drama mov...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Socialist%20Party%20of%20Venezuela
United Socialist Party of Venezuela
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (, PSUV) is a socialist political party in Venezuela which came from the fusion of some of the political and social forces that support the Bolivarian Revolution led by President Hugo Chávez. It is the largest political party in Venezuela. References Establishments in Venezuela...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali%20Civil%20War%20%282009%E2%80%93present%29
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
The Somali Civil War is a war which began in 2009. It is mainly between the al-Shabaab jihadist group and the Somali government. It is concentrated in southern and central Somalia and parts of north eastern Kenya. It began in early February 2009 with the conflict between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia,...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gam-COVID-Vac
Gam-COVID-Vac
Gam-COVID-Vac (, romanized: Gam-KOVID-Vak), trade-named Sputnik V, is a COVID-19 vaccine created by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, and registered on 11 August 2020 by the Russian Ministry of Health. Gam-COVID-Vac has been approved for distribution in Russia. References COVID-19 pa...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus%20Ofczarek
Klaus Ofczarek
Klaus Ofczarek (17 March 1939 – 6 December 2020) was an Austrian actor and opera singer. Ofczarek was born in Vienna. He was known for his roles as the old waiter in Klimt (2006) and as Redaktionsleiter in North Face (2008). Ofczarek died on 6 December 2020 in Vienna at the age of 81. References 1939 births 2020 dea...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Ligong
Li Ligong
Li Ligong (; February 1925 – 6 December 2020) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Jiaocheng County, Lüliang, Shanxi. He was Communist Party of China Committee Secretary of his home province from 1983 to 1991 and political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Shanxi Military District from ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huangshi
Huangshi
Huangshi (), alternatively romanized as Hwangshih, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 2,429,318 people at the 2010 census. References Cities in China
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%20Robertson
Grant Robertson
Grant Murray Robertson (born 30 October 1971) is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party. He has been the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand since 2020 and Minister of Finance since 2017. He was Member of Parliament (MP) since 2008. References 1971 births Living people Deputy Prime Ministers of New...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Sarbanes
John Sarbanes
John Peter Spyros Sarbanes (born May 22, 1962) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. References Other websites Congressman John Sarbanes official U.S. House website John Sarbanes for Congress 1962 births Living people United States r...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akito%20Arima
Akito Arima
was a Japanese nuclear physicist and politician. He was known for his works in the interacting boson model. Arima was born in Osaka, Japan. He was a member of the House of Councillors between 1998 to 2004. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. Arima died on December 7, 2020 in Tokyo at the age of 90. Refer...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%20French%20presidential%20election
2022 French presidential election
The first round of the 2022 French presidential election will be held between 8 and 23 April 2022, with the second round held two weeks after the first. If no candidate win a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff will be held between the top two candidates two weeks later. The incumbent president is Emman...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Lassalle
Jean Lassalle
Jean Lassalle (; born 3 May 1955) is a French politician serving as an Independent member of the National Assembly since 2002. He was a presidential candidate in the 2017 election. He is running again in the 2022 elections. References 1955 births Living people French mayors
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim%20Son-Forget
Joachim Son-Forget
Joachim Jean-Marie Forget (born 15 April 1983), known as Joachim Son-Forget (), is a South Korean-born, French politician. Since 2017, he has been a member of the National Assembly. In February 2020, Son-Forget announced his candidacy for President of France in the 2022 election. References 1983 births Living people...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques%20Cheminade
Jacques Cheminade
Jacques Cheminade (; born 20 August 1941) is a French-Argentinian political activist and conspiracy theorist. He is the head of Solidarity and Progress, the French party of the LaRouche movement. He had ran for President of France three times in 1995, 2012 and 2017. References 1941 births Living people French politic...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Storm%20Cristobal%20%282020%29
Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020)
Tropical Storm Cristobal was a devastating storm that formed from the remnants of Tropical Storm Amanda. The storm formed over the Bay of Campeche on June 1, and devastated Mexico in the following days. It then made landfall in Louisiana on June 7. The storm weakened into a tropical depression shortly after, and became...