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21Arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem — The arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, then president of South Vietnam, marked the culmination of a successful CIA backed coup d état led by General Duong Van Minh in November 1963. On the morning of November 2, 1963, Diem and his adviser …
22Evelio Javier — Evelio Bellaflor Javier (October 14, 1942 February 11, 1986) was a Filipino lawyer, civil servant, politician, and an oppositionist during the authoritarian regime of President Ferdinand Marcos. Due to these activities, he was assassinated by the …
23History of Portugal (1112–1279) — History of Portugal caption=First Portuguese flagThe history of Portugal, in most of the 12th and 13th centuries, is chiefly that of its origin as a separate state, in the process of the Christian reconquest of the Iberian… …
24United States gubernatorial elections, 2006 — The U.S. 2006 gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 2006 in 36 states, with 22 of the seats held by Republicans and 14 by Democrats.The elections coincided with the mid term elections of the United States Senate and the United States… …
25Santa Maria hijacking — Contrary to popular belief, the Santa Maria hijacking is not piracy because it does not fit the international definition of piracy involving an attack of one vessel on another for private ends. Also known as Operation Dulcinea, the code name… …
26Timeline of the Iranian Islamic revolution — This article is a timeline of events relevant to the Islamic Revolution in Iran. For earlier events refer to Pahlavi dynasty and for later ones refer to History of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This article doesn t include the reasons of the… …
27Afonso I of Portugal — Afonso I redirects here. For the African ruler, see Afonso I of Kongo. Afonso I King of Portugal Reign 1139–6 December 1185 ( 1000000000000007300000073 …
28Konstantine Gamsakhurdia — ( ka. კონსტანტინე გამსახურდია) (May 3, 1893 – July 17, 1975) was a Georgian writer and public figure, who, along with Mikheil Javakhishvili, is considered to be the most influential Georgian novelists of the 20th century. Educated and first… …
29Freedom at Midnight — (1975) is a book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins. It describes the events in the Indian independence movement in 1947 48, beginning with the appointment of Lord Mountbatten as the last viceroy of British India, and ending with the death… …
30Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez — Marisabel Rodríguez First Lady of Venezuela In office 1999–2003 Preceded by Alicia Pietri de Caldera Succeeded by María Gabriela Chávez Colmenares Personal details …
