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  2. Government of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    The flag of New York. The Government of the State of New York, headquartered at the New York State Capitol in Albany, encompasses the administrative structure of the U.S. state of New York, as established by the state's constitution. Analogously to the US federal government, it is composed of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.

  3. List of governors of New York - Wikipedia

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    New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...

  4. List of Vietnamese Americans - Wikipedia

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    Huu Chanh Nguyen – founder and former Prime Minister of the Government of Free Vietnam; Kiem Do – Former officer of the Republic of Vietnam Navy. When Saigon fell he secretly organized the successful evacuation of over 30,000 refugees aboard 32 naval ships. Ultimately preventing those 32 vessels and everyone aboard from falling into the ...

  5. Vietnamese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...

  6. New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    New York, also called New York State, [b] is a state in the northeastern United States.Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.

  7. Vietnamese exonyms - Wikipedia

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    During the expansion of Vietnam some place names have become Vietnamized. Consequently, as control of different places and regions has shifted among China, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries, the Vietnamese names for places can sometimes differ from the names residents of aforementioned places use, although nowadays it has become more ...

  8. Mayor of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor 's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New ...

  9. List of United States representatives from New York - Wikipedia

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    Resigned to become justice in New York Supreme Court. 18th: March 4, 1919 – December 28, 1929 Hugh Carey: Democratic 12th: January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 Brooklyn Resigned when elected Governor of New York. 15th: January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1974 Patrick J. Carley: Democratic 8th: March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935 ? Gregory W. Carman ...