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  • 111History of the Jews in Romania — The history of Jews in Romania concerns the Jews of Romania and of Romanian origins, from their first mention on what is nowadays Romanian territory. Minimal until the 18th century, the size of the Jewish population increased after around 1850,… …

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  • 112Safavid conversion of Iran from Sunnism to Shiism — The Safavid conversion of Iran from Sunnism to Shiism made Iran the spiritual bastion of Shia Islam against the onslaughts of orthodox Sunni Islam, and the repository of Persian cultural traditions and self awareness of Iranianhood, acting as a… …

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  • 113Norodom of Cambodia — Norodom I King of Cambodia King of Cambodia Reign 1860 1904 Predecessor Ang Duong Successor …

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  • 114Coronations in Europe — Note: this article is one of a set, describing coronations around the world. For general information related to all coronations, please see the umbrella article Coronation. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra… …

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  • 115Jalandhar — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type=city locator position=right native name=Jalandhar latd = 31.3256 | longd=75.5792 state name = Punjab district= Jalandhar leader title= Mayor leader name= Surinder Mahay altitude=228 population as of = 2001 |… …

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  • 116History of New Mexico — Evidence from archaeologists conveys the existence of natives back to approximately 9200 BC. However, the history of New Mexico was not officially recorded until the arriving of the Conquistadors, who encountered Native American Pueblos when they …

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  • 117Arrest 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 …

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  • 118Williamite War in Ireland — For the context of this war, see Jacobitism and Glorious Revolution. Williamite–Jacobite War in Ireland Part of the War of the Grand Alliance …

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  • 119Zviad Gamsakhurdia — Infobox President | name=ზვიად გამსახურდია Zviad Gamsakhurdia nationality=Georgian order=1st President of Georgia term start=April 14, 1991 term end=January 6, 1992 predecessor=Soviet era successor=Eduard Shevardnadze birth date=birth… …

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  • 120History of fundamentalist Islam in Iran — The islam in Iran (or History of Principle ism ) covers the history of Islamic revivalism and the rise of political Islam in modern Iran. Today, there are basically three types of Islam in Iran: traditionalism, modernism, and a variety of forms… …

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