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Raden Wijaya or Raden Vijaya (also known as Nararya Sangramawijaya, regnal name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana) (reigned 1293–1309) was a Javanese emperor, and the founder and first monarch of the Majapahit Empire. [ 1] The history of his founding of Majapahit was written in several records, including Pararaton and Negarakertagama. [ 2]
v. t. e. Nasakom (which stands for nationalism, religion and communism; ( Indonesian: Nasionalisme, Agama, Komunisme )) was a political concept coined by President Sukarno. This concept prevailed in Indonesia from 1959 during the Guided Democracy Era until the New Order, in 1966. Sukarno's idea of Nasakom was an attempt to unify various ...
The New Order ( Indonesian: Orde Baru, abbreviated Orba) describes the regime of the second Indonesian President Suharto from his rise to power in 1966 until his resignation in 1998. Suharto coined the term upon his accession and used it to contrast his presidency with that of his predecessor Sukarno (retroactively dubbed the "Old Order" or ...
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [ 4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...
Werner Sombart (/ ˈ v ɜːr n ər ˈ z ɒ m b ɑːr t /; German: [ˈzɔmbaʁt]; 19 January 1863 – 18 May 1941) was a German economist, historian and sociologist.Head of the "Youngest Historical School," he was one of the leading Continental European social scientists during the first quarter of the 20th century.
The zipper system, also known as "vertical parity" or the "zebra system", [ 1][ 2] is an electoral mechanism intended to enforce gender parity in countries using party-list proportional representation with closed lists. It requires that parties alternate between candidates of either gender on their candidate lists, meaning that 50% of the ...
Multi-level marketing (MLM) is a controversial business model that involves selling products or services through a network of distributors who earn commissions based on their own and their recruits' sales. MLM is also known as network marketing, direct selling, referral marketing, or pyramid selling. This article explains the history, legality, criticism, and types of MLM, as well as some ...
v. t. e. In economics, hyperinflation is a very high and typically accelerating inflation. It quickly erodes the real value of the local currency, as the prices of all goods increase. This causes people to minimize their holdings in that currency as they usually switch to more stable foreign currencies. [ 1]