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22 hours ago · Upon receiving the first installment, Aguinaldo and 25 of his closest associates left their headquarters at Biak-na-Bato and made their way to Hong Kong, in accord with the agreement. Before his departure, Aguinaldo denounced the Philippine Revolution, exhorted Filipino rebel combatants to disarm, and declared those who continued hostilities and waging war to be bandits. [37]
22 hours ago · Early life and education 1931–1950: childhood Gorbachev was born on 2 March 1931 in the village of Privolnoye, then in the North Caucasus Krai of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. At the time, Privolnoye was divided almost evenly between ethnic Russians and ethnic Ukrainians. Gorbachev's paternal family were ethnic Russians and had moved to the region from ...
22 hours ago · Cold War 12 March 1947 – 26 December 1991 (44 years and 9 months) Part of the post-World War II era NATO and Warsaw Pact states during the Cold War era The "Three Worlds" of the Cold War era, between 30 April and 24 June 1975: First World: Western Bloc led by the United States and its allies Second World: Eastern Bloc led by the Soviet Union, China (Independent), and their allies Third World ...
22 hours ago · Several Polish-made T-55 tanks destined for Idi Amin's regime in Uganda were diverted to Rhodesia by the South Africans, in the last year of the war. The Rhodesians also produced a wide range of wheeled mine-proofed armoured vehicles , often using Mercedes Unimog , Land Rover and Bedford truck components, including unlicensed copies of the Mercedes-Benz UR-416 .
22 hours ago · Writing and recording was written by Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, and Pontus Winnberg from production team Bloodshy & Avant. It was produced by Karlsson and Winnberg. The song was written with American singer Janet Jackson in mind, but was initially offered to Australian singer Kylie Minogue, who turned it down. Minogue said she "listened to a snippet of it in the record ...
22 hours ago · Etymology Silicon Valley derives its name from the silicon used in transistors and computer chips, pioneered in the region in the 20th century. "Silicon" refers to the chemical element used in silicon-based transistors and integrated circuit chips, which is the focus of a large number of computer hardware and software innovators and manufacturers in the region.
22 hours ago · However, the reparations damaged Germany's economy by discouraging market loans, which forced the Weimar government to finance its deficit by printing more currency, causing rampant hyperinflation. At the beginning of 1920, one US dollar was equivalent to fifty marks. By the end of 1923, one US dollar was equal to 4,200,000,000,000 marks.
