Military rule On 2 March 1962‚ the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d’état and the government has been under direct or indirect control by the military since then. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974. In May 1990‚ the government held free elections for the first time in almost 30 years and the National League for Democracy (NLD)‚ the party of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ won 392 out of a total 489 seats (i.e.‚ 80% of
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INDIAN INDEPENDENCE India’s Independence Day is celebrated on 15 August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. All over the country‚ flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in attendance. The main event takes place in New Delhi‚ where the Prime Minister hoists the National Flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts. In his speech
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ruled from Lisbon until 1808‚ when Dom Joao VI and the rest of the Portuguese royal family fled from Napoleon’s army‚ and established its seat of government in Rio de Janeiro. Dom Joao VI returned to Portugal in 1821. His son declared Brazil’s independence on September 7‚ 1822‚ and became emperor with the title of Dom Pedro I. His son‚ Dom Pedro II‚ ruled from 1831 to 1889‚ when a federal republic was established in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca‚ Marshal of the Army. Slavery had been abolished
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for us‚ but on this celebration of independence we also feel pain in our hearts because our families and ancestors had to face devastation. Lebanon was once torn by attacks and invasions from countries and it was once crying from pain and war. We have witnessed bloodshed‚ a lot of people died and suffered‚ a lot of people were separated from their families‚ and lots of tears were shed. Despite this suffering‚ the Lebanese found solace in getting our independence. So we stand here today to celebrate
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INTRODUCTION The word ‘Caste’ is originally derived from the Latin word Castus‚ which means chaste and pure. From ancient times the Indian society was divided into Jatis or small groups which are distinct from classes. Due to the complexity of Jatis‚ the Portuguese who came to India gave the name castas‚ referring to the pure/impure divide. Thus the word caste came into being in the Indian society. The translation of the terms Varna and Jati into caste seems obscures the real difference between
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Before sunrise They meet cute on a train in Austria‚ and striking up a conversation. He is an America with an Eurail pass on his way to Vienna to catch a cheap plane back home. She is French‚ a student returning to Paris after visiting her grandmother. They go to the buffet car‚ drink some coffee‚ keep talking‚ and he come up with this crazy idea when the train arrive at Vienna: Why couldn’t she get off the train with him in Vienna and so they can be together until he catch the airplane. “Imagine
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Today the 15th of august is a golden day engraved in history where India is going to celebrate its 67th Independence day .On the night of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru rose to make a maiden speech in New Delhi‚ “When the world sleeps‚India will wake to life and freedom.” In 1947‚ India became free from the bondage of British rule. Now‚ India is the largest democratic country in the world. The country’s strength is to find‚ “Unity in diversity”. Today we remember the great leaders who
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Independence of women Speaking of women’s independence‚ people will think of the image that women determined to fight with men in workplace. This is widely recognized in our life. In fact‚ the independence not only mean argue with men in the career‚ it’s about women find their own position or not. So independence is a self-understanding because it may decide you can get more personal benefit from the economic‚ ideological or social‚ and it will make you have a good attitude and new values. Women
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India’s Independence Day "At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new...India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru After more than two hundred years of British rule‚ India finally won back its freedom on 15th August‚ 1947. All the patriotic hearts rejoiced at seeing India becoming a sovereign nation and the triumph of hundreds and thousands
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The formation of Alliance systems before world war one (WW1) is significant in the changing of relationships between powers because it created vast tension between six major nations. The Triple Alliance was signed in 1882 and was an agreement between Germany‚ Italy and Austria. It was a defensive treaty that promised they would give one another military support in case each of the countries were threatened. It was aimed to stop anyone who might threaten the three nations. In reaction to this‚ the
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