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This is a list of sovereign states in the 1980s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 1989. It contains 188 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty .
Near East and the Caucasus: Mikheil Kavelashvili [c] President of Georgia: 29 December 2024 Irakli Kobakhidze: Prime Minister of Georgia: 8 February 2023 Iran: Near East: Ali Khamenei: Supreme Leader of Iran: 4 June 1989 Masoud Pezeshkian: President of Iran: 28 July 2024 Israel: Levant: Isaac Herzog: President of Israel: 7 July 2021 Benjamin ...
South Yemen, [c] officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, [d] abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, [e] [f] was a state that existed from 1967 to 1990 as the only communist state in the Middle East and the Arab world. [7] It was made up of the southern and eastern governorates of the present-day Republic of Yemen, including the island ...
This timeline tries to show dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East/ South West Asia .The Middle East is the territory that comprises today's Egypt, the Persian Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
The Ancient Greeks called the city Memphis, its native name was Inbu-Hedj. Thebes: Egypt, Ancient: Egypt: 2134 BC 1292 BC Moved to Pi-Ramesses. The Ancient Greeks called the city Thebes, its native name was Waset. Fustat: Egypt in the Middle Ages: Egypt: 641 750 Moved to Al-Askar: Al-Qata'i: Egypt Egypt: 868 905 Moved to Fustat: Fustat: Egypt ...
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]
President Obama chides Mitt Romney for calling Russia, and not Al Qaeda, the No. 1 threat to the United States.
1980s in East Timor (2 C, 5 P) 1980s in Ecuador (15 C) 1980s in Egypt (18 C, 4 P) 1980s in El Salvador (15 C, 3 P) 1980s in Equatorial Guinea (12 C) 1980s in Eritrea ...