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Bonn is a city in Germany (19th largest), in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the north of the Siebengebirge. It was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990. From 1288 to 1803 it was the residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne. Bonn - History. The history of the city dates back to Roman times. About 10 BC the Romans constructed a bridge across the Rhine close to a place called "Bonna". After the Roman de ...

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The history of the city dates back to Roman times. About 10 BC the Romans constructed a bridge across the Rhine close to a place called "Bonna". After the Roman defeat in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest this small camp was enlarged to become a fort for 7000 legionnaires. The fort became a town which remained after the Romans left. Between the 11th and 13th centuries, the Romanesque style Münster (cathedral) was built, and in 1597 it became the capital of the principality of Cologne. The town gained more influence and grew c ...

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West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors that were established in 1945. The Soviet sector became East Berlin, part of East Germany. Officially West Berlin was called Berlin (West) by West Germany while the East German government referred to West Berlin as Westberlin. (East Berlin was officially called Berlin Hauptstadt der DDR - "Berlin capital of the GDR" - by East Germany.) West Berlin - ...

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1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. 1983 - Events. January 2 - The musical Annie is performed for the last time after 2,377 shows (Uris Theatre on Broadway, New York City). January 8 - Riot in the Sing Sing prison January 10 - Mafia hitman Roy DeMeo is found dead in a trunk of his own car January 15 - Mafioso Meyer Lansky dies at Mount Sinai hospital January 19 - Klaus B ...

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• 1983 - October
• 1983 - November
• 1983 - December
• 1983 - Unknown dates
• 1983 - Births
• 1983 - January-March
• 1983 - April-June
• 1983 - July-September
• 1983 - October-December
• 1983 - Deaths
• 1983 - January-March
• 1983 - April-June
• 1983 - July-September
• 1983 - October-December
• 1983 - Nobel Prizes
• 1983 - Templeton Prize

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The Potsdam Agreement established the legal framework for the occupation of Germany in the wake of World War II. According to the agreement, Germany would be formally under the sovereignty of the four major wartime allies -- the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union -- until a German government acceptable to them all could be reconstituted. Germany would be divided into four sectors, each administered by one of the allies. Berlin, though surrounded by the Soviet sector, would be similiarly divided, with the western ...

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Bushehr or Bushire (بوشهر), pop. 165,377 (in 2005 [1]), is a city on the southwestern coast of Iran, facing the Persian Gulf, and the chief seaport of the country. It is the administrative centre of Bushehr province. Location is 28° 59' N, 50° 49' E, about 400 km south of Tehran. The local climate is hot and humid. Bushehr was founded in 1736 by Nadir Shah. Prior to then, it had gone by the name of Reshahr, and was the seat of the Nes ...

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Germany This article is part of the series: Politics of Germany Constitution Bundestag (Parliament) Bundesrat (Federal Council) Federal Convention Constitutional Court Federal Court of Justice President: Horst Köhler Chancellor: Angela Merkel Cabinet States of Germany Districts of Germany Elections Political parties Fo ...

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• Bundestag Germany - Election
• Bundestag Germany - Election result
• Bundestag Germany - Seats by party 16th Bundestag since general election on September 18th 2005
• Bundestag Germany - List of Bundestage by Session
• Bundestag Germany - Historic seat distribution in the German Bundestag
• Bundestag Germany - Presidents since 1949
• Bundestag Germany - Organization

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The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine listen ▶ (help·info)) is the navy of Germany. It traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet (Reichsflotte) of the revolutionary era of 1848-1852 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy (Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, 1866-1871) and became the Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine, 1872-1918). From 1919 to 1921 it was known as the Temporary Imperia ...

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• German Navy - Ships and Weapon Systems
• German Navy - Naval bases test training and development installations
• German Navy - Wikilinks
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The Berlin Wall (German: Die Berliner Mauer) was a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. The East German authorities called it the "antifaschistischer Schutzwall" (Anti-Fascist Protection Wall). Its purpose was to restrict access between West Berlin and East Germany. It was built in 1961 and fortified over the years, but was opened to unrestricted transit on November 9, 1989 and subsequently almost entirely demolished. Berlin Wall - BackgroundIncluding:

• Berlin Wall - Background
• Berlin Wall - Construction of the Wall
• Berlin Wall - How the Wall worked
• Berlin Wall - The Wall years
• Berlin Wall - The fall of the Wall
• Berlin Wall - Celebrations
• Berlin Wall - Aftermath

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Gottlieb (Georg) Nathanael Bonwetsch (5 February 1848–18 July 1925) was a Russian-born German theologian. He became professor of church history at the University of Göttingen in 1891. He was born in Norka, Saratov province in Russia, where his father was pastor. He studied theology in Dorpat, then later in Göttingen and Bonn. His first academic position was in Dorpat. Category: German theologians ...

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Bundespolizei or BPol for short, is the Federal Police of Germany. It is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Normal police are under the administration of the individual states (Bundesländer). The Bundespolizei was named Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS), meaning "federal border protection", until July 1st, 2005 when the law to change the name was enacted. Prior to 1994 BPol members had combatant status. The BPol has the following missions: border security, to include the ...

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The treaty aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gas in order to combat global warming. The treaty as originally framed set no mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual nations and contained no enforcement provisions; it is there ...

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• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-1 The Berlin Mandate
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-2 Geneva Switzerland
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-3 The Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-4 Buenos Aires
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-5 Bonn Germany
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-6 The Hague Netherlands
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-6 bis Bonn Germany
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-7 Marrakech Morocco
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-8 New Delhi India
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-9 Milan Italy
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-10 Buenos Aires Argentina
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP-11 Montreal Canada

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Research center caesar (Center of Advanced European Study and Research) was founded in 1995 as part of the compensatory actions under the Berlin/Bonn law, which were intended to support structural change in the region of the former capital. The independent foundation operates under private law with foundation capital from the governments of Germany and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. In April 1999 the first research projects started. Research projects are located at the interface of physics, mathematics, chemistry, medicine, bio ...

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West Germany was the informal English name[1] for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not include the German Democratic Republic (informally known in English as East Germany). Since the German Democratic Republic disbanded itself, with its constituent Länder acceding to the Federal Republic on October 3, 1990, the ...

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The Nine Years War (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg, the War of the Grand Alliance, the Orleans War, the War of the Palatinian Succession, and the War of the English Succession) was a major war fought in Europe and America from 1688 to 1697, between France and the League of Augsburg — which, by 1689, was known as the "Grand Alliance". The war was fought to resist French expansionism along the Rhine, as well as, on the part of England, to safeguard the results of the Glorious Revolut ...

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• Nine Years War - Naval Battles
• Nine Years War - Early French Dominance
• Nine Years War - English and Dutch Resurgence
• Nine Years War - Cooperation with the Spanish Navy
• Nine Years War - Continuing Campaign in the Netherlands
• Nine Years War - Peace

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Cologne (German: Köln ▶ (help·info) [kœln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is Germany's fourth largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Cologne lies on the River Rhine in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia about half way between Frankfurt and Amsterdam. It is the largest city in the Rhine-Ruhr Area, one of the largest European metropol ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer of classical music, who lived predominantly in Vienna, Austria. He was a major musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. Beethoven is widely regarded as one of history's greatest composers. His reputation has inspired — and in many cases intimidated — composers, musicians, and audiences who were to come after him. Among his most widely-recognized works are his Fifth, Sixth and Ninth symphonies; the P ...

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The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European armed conflict that arose in 1701 after the death of the last Spanish Habsburg king, Charles II. Charles had bequeathed all of his possessions to Philip, duc d'Anjou (Philip V), a grandson of the French King Louis XIV. The war began slowly, as the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I fought to protect his own dynasty's claim to the Spanish inheritance. As Louis XIV began to expand his territories more aggressively, however, other European nations (chiefly England and the Rep ...

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• War of the Spanish Succession - Blenheim to Malplaquet
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• War of the Spanish Succession - Result

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The Challenge 1932 was the third International Tourist Plane Contest (French: Challenge International de Tourisme), that took place between 12 and August 28, 1932 in Berlin, Germany. Four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, were major aviation events in pre-war Europe. Germany organized the contest, because a German pilot Fritz Morzik won the previous contest Challenge 1930. A number of aircraft that took part in 1932 Challenge was smaller - 43 comparing to 60, because a contest was getting much more difficult with time, dema ...

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• Challenge 1932 - Race over Europe
• Challenge 1932 - Maximum speed trial
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Flag of the United Nations 1 Name in the other official languages: Organisation des Nations Unies Organización de las Naciones Unidas Организация Объединённых Наций 聯合國 (联合国) امم متحدة The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. The UN describes itself as a "global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, international secur ...

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• United Nations - Background and history
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• United Nations - Membership and structure
• United Nations - Security Council
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• United Nations - International Years and related
• United Nations - Arms control and disarmament
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• United Nations - Humanitarian assistance and international development
• United Nations - Treaties and international law
• United Nations - Notable United Nations Figures
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• United Nations - Reforming the UN
• United Nations - Successes and failures in security issues
• United Nations - Committee membership
• United Nations - Oil-for-Food scandal
• United Nations - Personnel policy
• United Nations - Smokers
• United Nations - Same-sex marriages
• United Nations - The UN in popular culture
• United Nations - Notes

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