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The following is a full list [8] [68] [56] of known passengers who sailed on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Included in this list are the nine-member Guarantee Group and the eight members of the ship's band, listed as both passengers and crew. [69] [70] They are also included in the list of crew members on board Titanic.
This is a list of presidents of the institutions of the European Union (EU). Each of the institutions is headed by a president or a presidency, with some being more prominent than others. Both the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission are sometimes wrongly termed the President of the European Union. Most ...
As each institution has its own leader, it has been suggested that the terms "Speaker" of the European Parliament, "Governor" of the European Central Bank, "Chairman" of the Council of the European Union, "President" of the European Council and "Prime Commissioner" would give a clearer indication of their respective roles.
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
This list considers only the incumbent head of state or government. Heads of state or government assassinated or executed after they left office (e.g. Aldo Moro , Saddam Hussein and Shinzo Abe ) are excluded.
The number and list of the founding fathers of the EU varies depending on the source. In a publication from 2013 the European Union listed 11 men. All but one (Winston Churchill from the United Kingdom) were from the Inner Six of the European Union. Some sources list only a subset of the 11 men as founding fathers.
A number of heads of state and heads of government have taken their own lives, either while in office or after leaving office.National leaders who take their own lives while in office generally do so because their leadership is somehow threatened – for instance, by a coup or an invading army.
Libya received sanctions from the United States and the European Union, while the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Gaddafi. The U.N. Security Council authorized a no-fly zone over Libya after the Battle of Ajdabiya , and the NATO-led coalition launched air strikes against the Libyan Air Force .