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41Religious freedom in Iran — Iran is an Islamic republic. The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran mandates that the official religion of Iran is Islam (see: Islam in Iran) and the Twelver Ja fari school, though it also mandates that other Islamic schools are to be… …
42Decree on Land — title page The Decree on Land, written by Vladimir Lenin, was passed by the Second Congress of Soviets of Workers , Soldiers , and Peasants Deputies on 26 October 1917, following the success of the October Revolution. It decreed an abolition of… …
43Historical states of Italy — Italy until the present era was a conglomeration of city states and small independent nations. The following is a list of the various states that made up what we now know as Italy during the past. (rounded up to a year significant to Italian… …
44Russian Mennonite — The Russian Mennonites are a group of Mennonites descended from Dutch and mainly Germanic Prussian Anabaptists who established colonies in South Russia (present day Ukraine) beginning in 1789. Since the late 1800s, many of them have come to… …
45List of battleships of minor navies — This is a list of battleships of minor battleship navies:Argentina*La Plata class ** La Plata (1874) ** Los Andes (1874) *Independencia class ** Independencia (1891) ** Nueve de Julio (1890) Renamed Libertad 1892 *Rividavia class **ARA Rivadavia… …
46Irish pirate radio — Pirate radio in Ireland has had a long history, with hundreds of stations having operated from within the country. Due to past lax enforcement of the rules, the lack of commercial radio until 1989, and the small physical size of the country,… …
47Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha — The first Satyagraha revolutions inspired by Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian Independence Movement occurred in Kheda district of Gujarat and the Champaran district of Bihar between the years of 1918 and 1919. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be …
48Down Survey — The Down Survey, also known as the Civil Survey, refers to the mapping of Ireland carried out by William Petty, English scientist in 1655 and 1656. The survey was apparently called the Down Survey by Petty because the results were set down in… …
49Vested Property Act (Bangladesh) — The Vested Property Act was a controversial law in Bangladesh that allowed the Government to confiscate property from individuals it deemed as an enemy of the state . Before independence it was known as the Enemy Property Act and is still… …
50Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident — The Tiananmen Square self immolation incident took place on 23 January 2001. Five people attempted to set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Within hours, the news was publicised by China Central Television (CCTV), who claimed the… …
