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In March 2016, Taneti Maamau was elected as the new President of Kiribati. He was the fifth president since the country became independent in 1979. [43] In June 2020, President Maamau won re-election for second four-year term. President Maamau was considered pro-China and he supported closer ties with Beijing. [44]
This page lists the individual Kiribati year pages. It only references years after 1979, when the country gained independence. Twenty-first century. 2020s
Kiribati (/ ˈ k ɪr ɪ b æ s / ⓘ KIRR-i-bass, [10] Gilbertese:), officially the Republic of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Ribaberiki Kiribati), [11] [12] [3] is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. Its permanent population is over 119,000 as of the 2020 census, and more than half live on Tarawa atoll.
Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana's First Great Storm. Lafayette, Louisiana: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press. ISBN 978-1-887366-88-5. Falls, Rose C. (1893). Cheniere Caminada or The Wind Of Death: The Story Of The Storm In Louisiana (Chapter VII. Last Island). New Orleans: Hopkins' Printing Office. pp. 70– 71.
The Abbasid Caliphate built the city of Baghdad along the Tigris in the 8th century as its capital, and the city became the leading metropolis of the Arab and Muslim world for five centuries 28 February 1991: Kuwait liberated. [note 6] 3 October 1932: Kingdom of Iraq Israel: 14 May 1948: Democratic state of Israel.
List of shipwrecks: October 1702 Ship State Description Dauphin French Navy War of the Spanish Succession, Battle of Vigo Bay: The 46-gun ship was set afire and destroyed following the battle.
In fact, when Kiritimati enters New Year's Day at midnight and it officially becomes January 1, 2024, the local time in New York will just be 5:00 a.m. EST on December 31, 2023.
Defunct organisations based in Kiribati (2 C) E. Historical events in Kiribati (7 C) F. Former populated places in Kiribati (1 C, 6 P) G. Gilbert and Ellice Islands ...