1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. Informally, it can also include a few years at the end of the preceding decade or the beginning of the following decade. In the UK the first major 1980s fashion trend was sparked by the arrival of the New Romantics in the popular music charts in 1980. The election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister in 1979 is also considered to be a major turning point. In America, the decade was most poignan ...

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The Club of Rome is a global think tank that deals with a variety of international political issues. Club of Rome - Introduction. The Club of Rome was founded in April 1968 by Aurelio Peccei, an Italian scholar and industrialist, and Alexander King, a Scottish scientist. The Club of Rome raised considerable public attention with its report The Limits to Growth, which has sold 30 million copies in more than 30 translations making it the best selling environment book in world history. The ...

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• Club of Rome - Introduction
• Club of Rome - Organisation
• Club of Rome - Criticism

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1985 (MCMLXXXV) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1985 - Events. 1985 - January. January 1 - The first British mobile phone call is made (by Ernie Wise to Vodafone). January 3 - Finnish government announces that a Soviet cruise missile has fallen into Inarinjärvi lake in Finnish Lapland January 17 - British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes. January 21 - U.S. Pres ...

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• 1985 - Environmental and weather change
• 1985 - Unknown date
• 1985 - Births
• 1985 - Deaths
• 1985 - Nobel Prizes
• 1985 - Templeton Prize
• 1985 - Right Livelihood Award

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The 1985 Mexico City earthquake was one of the most devastating earthquakes in the history of the Americas. 1985 Mexico City earthquake - The event. On Thursday, September 19, 1985, Mexico City was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 on the Richter scale, which resulted in a death toll estimated between 5,000 (government estimate) and 20,000 people, while leaving another 150,000 homeless. One hundred thousand housing units were destroyed, together with many government buildings. Up to USD $4 bi ...

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Main article: List of Brazilian diplomats Barão do Rio Branco (1849-1912) Joaquim Nabuco (1849-1910) Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas Oswaldo Aranha Rui Barbosa Walter Moreira Salles Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948-2003), UN representative ...

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List of Brazilians, List of Brazilians - Actors, List of Brazilians - Architects and urbanists, List of Brazilians - Artists, List of Brazilians - Diplomats, List of Brazilians - Film directors, List of Brazilians - Explorers and discoverers, List of Brazilians - Foreigners who explored or discovered in Brazil, List of Brazilians - Fashion Designers, List of Brazilians - Heroes and historical figures, List of Brazilians - Intellectuals and thinkers, List of Brazilians - Models, List of Brazilians - Female, List of Brazilians - Male, List of Brazilians - Monarchs, List of Brazilians - Music, List of Brazilians - Classic composers, List of Brazilians - Politicians, List of Brazilians - Religious leaders, List of Brazilians - Reporters and TV hosts, List of Brazilians - Sports, List of Brazilians - Writers and Poets, List of Brazilians - Science and technology, List of Brazilians - Foreign scientists and engineers who lived in Brazil, List of Brazilians - Others

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The territory of Brazil has been inhabited for at least 8,000 years. The origins of the first Brazilians, which were called "Indians" (índios) by the Portuguese, are still a matter of dispute among archaeologists. The traditional view is that they were part of the first wave of migrant hunters who came into the Americas from Siberia, across the Bering Strait. However some archeologists see signs of a much older human population, morphologically distinct fr ...

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History of Brazil, History of Brazil - The first Brazilians, History of Brazil - Colonial Brazil, History of Brazil - The Empire of Brazil, History of Brazil - The Old Republic 1889-1930, History of Brazil - Populism and development 1930-1964, History of Brazil - Modern Brazil: Military Rule and Redemocratization, History of Brazil - Military rule, History of Brazil - Redemocratization, History of Brazil - Present

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1985 - January. January 1 - The first British mobile phone call is made (by Ernie Wise to Vodafone). January 3 - Finnish government announces that a Soviet cruise missile has fallen into Inarinjärvi lake in Finnish Lapland January 17 - British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes. January 21 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term in office. January 23 - A debate in the British House of Lords is televised for the f ...

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1985, 1985 - Events, 1985 - January, 1985 - February, 1985 - March, 1985 - April, 1985 - May, 1985 - June, 1985 - July, 1985 - August, 1985 - September, 1985 - October, 1985 - November, 1985 - December, 1985 - Environmental and weather change, 1985 - Unknown date, 1985 - Births, 1985 - Deaths, 1985 - Nobel Prizes, 1985 - Templeton Prize, 1985 - Right Livelihood Award

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At the funeral, each country's dignitaries were seated alphabetically according to the French spelling of their country's name. That order is followed below. List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - A. List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - B. List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - C. List of dignitaries at the funeral o ...

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List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - List of official delegations in seating order, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - A, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - B, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - C, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - D, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - E, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - F, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - G, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - H, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - I, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - J, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - K, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - L, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - M, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - N, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - O, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - P, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - Q, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - R, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - S, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - T, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - U, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - V, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - Z, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - International organizations, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - Religious leaders, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - Unofficial delegations, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - Brazil, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - Canada, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - Philippines, List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II - United States

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The territory of Brazil has been inhabited for at least 8,000 years. The origins of the first Brazilians, which were called "Indians" (índios) by the Portuguese, are still a matter of dispute among archaeologists. The traditional view is that they were part of the first wave of migrant hunters who came into the Americas from Siberia, across the Bering Strait. However some archeologists see signs of a much older human population, morphologically distinct from the Asian hunters and more similar to African and Australian native ...

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History of Brazil, History of Brazil - The first Brazilians, History of Brazil - Colonial Brazil, History of Brazil - The Empire of Brazil, History of Brazil - The Old Republic 1889-1930, History of Brazil - Populism and development 1930-1964, History of Brazil - Modern Brazil: Military Rule and Redemocratization, History of Brazil - Military rule, History of Brazil - Redemocratization, History of Brazil - Present

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List of places named after people - Australia. Queensland - Queen Victoria Tasmania - Abel Tasman Victoria - Queen Victoria List of places named after people - Brazil. Rondônia - Marshal Cândido Rondon Santa Catarina - Saint Catherine São Paulo - Saint Paul List of places named after people - Canada. Alberta - Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Vict ...

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List of places named after people, List of places named after people - Continents, List of places named after people - Countries, List of places named after people - Former countries, List of places named after people - Administrative divisions, List of places named after people - Australia, List of places named after people - Brazil, List of places named after people - Canada, List of places named after people - Chile, List of places named after people - Colombia, List of places named after people - France, List of places named after people - Mexico, List of places named after people - Namibia, List of places named after people - New Zealand/Aotearoa, List of places named after people - Norway, List of places named after people - Paraguay, List of places named after people - Romania, List of places named after people - United Kingdom, List of places named after people - United States, List of places named after people - Uruguay, List of places named after people - Towns and cities, List of places named after people - Brazil, List of places named after people - Czech Republic, List of places named after people - France, List of places named after people - Germany, List of places named after people - Kyrgyzstan, List of places named after people - Poland, List of places named after people - Turkmenistan, List of places named after people - Vietnam, List of places named after people - Airports, List of places named after people - Former airports, List of places named after people - List of places categorized by name of person

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1985 - January. January 1 - The first British mobile phone call is made (by Ernie Wise to Vodafone). January 3 - Finnish government announces that a Soviet cruise missile has fallen into Inarinjärvi lake in Finnish Lapland January 17 - British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes. January 21 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term in office. January 23 - A debate in the British House of Lords is televised for the first time. January 31 - At 12:20am Nicholas Haring was born!! Let us al ...

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1985, 1985 - Events, 1985 - January, 1985 - February, 1985 - March, 1985 - April, 1985 - May, 1985 - June, 1985 - July, 1985 - August, 1985 - September, 1985 - October, 1985 - November, 1985 - December, 1985 - Environmental and weather change, 1985 - Unknown date, 1985 - Births, 1985 - Deaths, 1985 - Nobel Prizes, 1985 - Templeton Prize, 1985 - Right Livelihood Award

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List of places named after people - Australia. Queensland - Queen Victoria Tasmania - Abel Tasman Victoria - Queen Victoria List of places named after people - Brazil. Rondônia - Marshal Cândido Rondon Santa Catarina - Saint Catherine São Paulo - Saint Paul List of places named after people - Canada. Alberta - Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Vict ...

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List of places named after people, List of places named after people - Continents, List of places named after people - Countries, List of places named after people - Former countries, List of places named after people - Administrative divisions, List of places named after people - Australia, List of places named after people - Brazil, List of places named after people - Canada, List of places named after people - Chile, List of places named after people - Colombia, List of places named after people - France, List of places named after people - Mexico, List of places named after people - Namibia, List of places named after people - New Zealand/Aotearoa, List of places named after people - Norway, List of places named after people - Papua New Guinea, List of places named after people - Paraguay, List of places named after people - Romania, List of places named after people - United Kingdom, List of places named after people - United States, List of places named after people - Uruguay, List of places named after people - Towns and cities, List of places named after people - Brazil, List of places named after people - Czech Republic, List of places named after people - France, List of places named after people - Germany, List of places named after people - Kyrgyzstan, List of places named after people - Poland, List of places named after people - Turkmenistan, List of places named after people - Vietnam, List of places named after people - Islands, List of places named after people - Airports, List of places named after people - Former airports, List of places named after people - List of places categorized by name of person

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The Club of Rome was founded in April 1968 by Aurelio Peccei, an Italian scholar and industrialist, and Alexander King, a Scottish scientist. The Club of Rome raised considerable public attention with its report The Limits to Growth, which has sold 30 million copies in more than 30 translations making it the best selling environment book in world history. The report was published in 1972, which predicted that economic growth could not continue indefinitely because of the limited availability of natural resources, particularly oil. The oil crisis of 1973 ...

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Club of Rome, Club of Rome - Introduction, Club of Rome - Organisation, Club of Rome - Criticism

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1985 - January. January 1 - The first British mobile phone call is made (by Ernie Wise to Vodafone). January 3 - Finnish government announces that a Soviet cruise missile has fallen into Inarinjärvi lake in Finnish Lapland January 17 - British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes. January 21 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term in office. January 23 - A debate in the British House of Lords is telev ...

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1985, 1985 - Events, 1985 - January, 1985 - February, 1985 - March, 1985 - April, 1985 - May, 1985 - June, 1985 - July, 1985 - August, 1985 - September, 1985 - October, 1985 - November, 1985 - December, 1985 - Environmental and weather change, 1985 - Unknown date, 1985 - Births, 1985 - Deaths, 1985 - Nobel Prizes, 1985 - Templeton Prize, 1985 - Right Livelihood Award

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The court is composed by the following ministers (year of nomination and president that nominated in brackets): President Nelson Jobim (1997 by Fernando Henrique Cardoso) Vice-President Ellen Gracie (2000 by Fernando Henrique Cardoso) Sepúlveda Pertence (1989 by José Sarney) (has already been president) Celso de Mello (1989 by José Sarney) (has already been president) Marco Aurélio (1990 by Fernando Collor) (has already been president) Gilmar Mendes (2002 by Fernando ...

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Supreme Federal Tribunal, Supreme Federal Tribunal - History, Supreme Federal Tribunal - Current, Supreme Federal Tribunal - Critics, Supreme Federal Tribunal - Changes

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1980s - World Leaders. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (Austria) Chancellor Fred Sinowatz (Austria) Chancellor Franz Vranitzky (Austria) Prime Minister Bob Hawke (Australia) Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Australia) President João Figueiredo (Brazil) President José Sarney (Brazil) Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (Canada) Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Canada) General Augusto Pinochet (Chile) Deng Xiaoping (People's Republic o ...

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1980s, 1980s - Trends and Fashions, 1980s - Music, 1980s - Television, 1980s - Film, 1980s - Video Games, 1980s - Others, 1980s - People, 1980s - World Leaders, 1980s - Entertainers, 1980s - Sports figures, 1980s - Films, 1980s - Television, 1980s - Music

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A precise count of those killed in the two quakes has never been determined, and reported numbers tend to vary widely: 4,200: BBC [1] 4,541: Mexican government [2] 10,000: Christian Science Monitor [3] 10,000: CNN [4] 1985 Mexico City earthquake - Notable victims. Plácido Domingo's aunt, uncle, and his nephew and his little boy, were killed in the collapse of the Nuevo León apartment block in the Tlatelolco housing complex. Mexican rock musician Rodrigo "Rockdrigo" G ...

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1985 Mexico City earthquake, 1985 Mexico City earthquake - The event, 1985 Mexico City earthquake - Death count, 1985 Mexico City earthquake - Notable victims, 1985 Mexico City earthquake - Survival Stories, 1985 Mexico City earthquake - Emergency response, 1985 Mexico City earthquake - Later effects

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It is widely and politically accepted that Brazil was discovered by Europeans on April 22, 1500, by Pedro Álvares Cabral, even if there are some controversies on the matter. The country was then gradually settled by Portuguese who sought to escape poverty, and by nobles who were granted colonial privileges by the Crown. Colonial administration in the next two centuries was based upon a system in which favored individuals received title to huge bl ...

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History of Brazil, History of Brazil - The first Brazilians, History of Brazil - Colonial Brazil, History of Brazil - The Empire of Brazil, History of Brazil - The Old Republic 1889-1930, History of Brazil - Populism and development 1930-1964, History of Brazil - Modern Brazil: Military Rule and Redemocratization, History of Brazil - Military rule, History of Brazil - Redemocratization, History of Brazil - Present

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Main article: List of Brazilians in music Tim Maia, singer and composer Arnaldo Antunes, singer and composer Guilherme Arantes, pianist, singer and composer Gustavo Assis-Brasil, composer, virtuoso guitar player Waldir Azevedo, composer, virtuoso cavaquinho player Jacob do Bandolim, composer, virtuoso mandolinist Arnaldo Baptista (1948-), singer, musician and composer, former member of Os Mutantes Adoniran Barbosa (1912-1982), singer and composer Bade ...

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List of Brazilians, List of Brazilians - Actors, List of Brazilians - Architects and urbanists, List of Brazilians - Artists, List of Brazilians - Diplomats, List of Brazilians - Film directors, List of Brazilians - Explorers and discoverers, List of Brazilians - Foreigners who explored or discovered in Brazil, List of Brazilians - Fashion Designers, List of Brazilians - Heroes and historical figures, List of Brazilians - Intellectuals and thinkers, List of Brazilians - Models, List of Brazilians - Female, List of Brazilians - Male, List of Brazilians - Monarchs, List of Brazilians - Music, List of Brazilians - Classic composers, List of Brazilians - Politicians, List of Brazilians - Religious leaders, List of Brazilians - Reporters and TV hosts, List of Brazilians - Sports, List of Brazilians - Writers and Poets, List of Brazilians - Science and technology, List of Brazilians - Foreign scientists and engineers who lived in Brazil, List of Brazilians - Others

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Critics claim that the STF base most of its decisions in a political way. With the recent Mansalão scandal, former chief of staff, José Dirceu entered various security orders to stop his spelling process. Three ministers voted in favour of Dirceu in all orders. Sepúlveda Pertence, Eros Grau and president Nelson Jobim. It is also criticised that various ministers had electoral pretensions. Former minister, and retiring judge of the International Court of Justice, Francisco Rezek resigned to become minister of foreign affairs, and af ...

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Supreme Federal Tribunal, Supreme Federal Tribunal - History, Supreme Federal Tribunal - Current, Supreme Federal Tribunal - Critics, Supreme Federal Tribunal - Changes

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