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The Founding Fathers of the United States, often simply referred to as the Founding Fathers or the Founders, were a group of late-18th-century American revolutionary leaders who united the Thirteen Colonies, oversaw the War of Independence from Great Britain, established the United States of America, and crafted a framework of government for ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's definition of "Promoter" includes: (i) Any person who, acting alone or in conjunction with one or more other persons, directly or indirectly takes initiative in founding and organizing the business or enterprise of an issuer; [2] however, not every promoter is a co-founder. In fact, there is no ...
The UN in 1945: founding members in light blue, protectorates and territories of the founding members in dark blue. By 1 March 1945, 21 additional states had signed the Declaration by the United Nations. [30] After months of planning, the UN Conference on International Organization opened in San Francisco on 25 April 1945. It was attended by 50 ...
In light blue, the founding members. In dark blue, protectorates and colonies of the founding members. On 25 April 1945, the United Nations Conference on International Organization began in San Francisco sponsored by the Big Four.
Big Bill Haywood and office workers in the IWW General Office, Chicago, summer 1917. The first meeting to plan the IWW was held in Chicago in 1904. The seven attendees were Clarence Smith and Thomas J. Hagerty of the American Labor Union, George Estes and W. L. Hall of the United Brotherhood of Railway Employees, Isaac Cowan of the U.S. branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, William E ...
South Korea was a founding member but left the Group after joining the OECD in 1996. Yugoslavia was a founding member; by the late 1990s, it was still listed on the membership list, but it was noted that it "cannot participate in the activities of G77." It was removed from the list in late 2003.
Six other states joined in its founding year (by December 1920), and seven more joined by September 1924, bringing the League's size to 55. Costa Rica withdrew in December 1924, making it the member to have most quickly withdrawn, and Brazil became the first founding member to withdraw in June 1926.
On 6 January 2025, Indonesia joined BRICS officially as a full member, [74] making it the first Southeast Asian state to join the bloc, as well as the 10th member of BRICS. Jakarta's bid got the green light from the bloc in 2023, but the Southeast Asian country asked to join following the presidential election held in 2024 .