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From 1950 until Salazar's death in 1970, Portugal saw its GDP per capita increase at an annual average rate of 5.7 per cent. The rise of new technocrats in the early 1960s with a background in economics and technical-industrial expertise led to a new period of economic fostering, with Portugal as an attractive country for international investment.
De facto: The Sri Lankan government regains control of the whole island following the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Syria: 27 February 2012: Constitution of Syria [note 10] 28 September 1961: End of the United Arab Republic: 8 November 1941: De jure: Lebanon declares independence from the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon [note 10] 10 ...
The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia, Italian: [ˈreɲɲo diˈtaːlja]) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, following civil discontent that led to an institutional referendum on 2 June 1946.
Cold War: the Ontario Stalin Township was renamed by Ontario legislature in 1986 to Hansen Township. [14] [15] United States: World War I: The German Spitz was renamed the American Eskimo Dog. In 1918, the town of Germania, Iowa, was renamed Lakota, Iowa. In 1918, the town of New Berlin, Ohio, was renamed North Canton, Ohio. [16]
New Zealand Niue: Independence restored after British and New Zealand rule. Initial establishment before 1887. Partially unrecognized. In personal union with the UK and many other countries. In free association with New Zealand. June 25, 1975 Portugal Mozambique: July 5, 1975 Portugal Cape Verde: July 6, 1975 France Comoros: July 12, 1975 Portugal
The Second World War's hostilities came to a close on 2 September 1945, with the defeat of the Empire of Japan and Nazi Germany.Taiwan, which had been ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, was placed under the control of the Kuomintang-led Republic of China (ROC) by the promulgation of General Order No. 1 and the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on that day.
The official name of the country, according to the constitution adopted concurrently with the UDI in November 1965, was Rhodesia. This was not the case under British law, however, which considered the territory's legal name to be Southern Rhodesia, the name given to the country in 1898 during the British South Africa Company's administration of the Rhodesias, and retained by the self-governing ...
The history of Thailand from 1932 to 1973 was dominated by military dictatorships which were in power for much of the period. The main personalities of the period were the dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram, who allied the country with Japan during the Second World War, and the civilian politician Pridi Banomyong, who founded Thammasat University and was briefly prime minister after the war.