Neville Chamberlain

The British Broadcasting Company Ltd was a British commercial company formed on October 18, 1922 by British and American electrical companies doing business in the United Kingdom. Its original office was located on the fifth floor of the General Electric building in London. On December 14, 1922, John Reith was hired to become the Managing Director of the company. On December 31, 1926, the company was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the Crown Chartered British Broadcasting Corporation. British Broadcasting Co ...

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• British Broadcasting Company - Brief history
• British Broadcasting Company - Post Office stations
• British Broadcasting Company - Electrical Post Offices
• British Broadcasting Company - Advent of wireless broadcasting
• British Broadcasting Company - First test broadcasts
• British Broadcasting Company - Military intervention
• British Broadcasting Company - Test transmissions resume
• British Broadcasting Company - Incorporation and shares
• British Broadcasting Company - Directors
• British Broadcasting Company - International origins
• British Broadcasting Company - 1922-1926 BBC Timeline
• British Broadcasting Company - 1922
• British Broadcasting Company - 1923
• British Broadcasting Company - 1924
• British Broadcasting Company - 1925
• British Broadcasting Company - 1926

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Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Historic Unitarians believed in the moral authority, but not the deity, of Jesus. Unitarians are characterized by some as being identified through history as free thinkers and dissenters, evolving their beliefs in the direction of rationalism and humanism. Throughout the world, many Unitarian congregations and associations belong to the International Council of Unitarians and Universalis ...

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• Unitarianism - Forms of Unitarianism
• Unitarianism - History
• Unitarianism - Early origins
• Unitarianism - Poland
• Unitarianism - Transylvania and Hungary
• Unitarianism - England
• Unitarianism - Scotland
• Unitarianism - Ireland
• Unitarianism - United States
• Unitarianism - Germany
• Unitarianism - Denmark
• Unitarianism - Spain
• Unitarianism - Impact and opposition

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Adolf Hitler ▶ (help·info) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 to his death by suicide. He was leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP), better known as the Nazi Party. Under Hitler's charismatic leadership Germany emerged from the depths of defeat to rebuild its economy and its decimated military. At the height of their power during World War II, ...

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• Adolf Hitler - Early years
• Adolf Hitler - Early adulthood in Vienna and Munich
• Adolf Hitler - World War I
• Adolf Hitler - The early years of the Nazi Party
• Adolf Hitler - Hitler's entry and rise
• Adolf Hitler - The Hitler Putsch
• Adolf Hitler - The rebuilding of the party
• Adolf Hitler - The road to power
• Adolf Hitler - The Brüning administration
• Adolf Hitler - The cabinets von Papen and Schleicher
• Adolf Hitler - Hitler's appointment as Chancellor
• Adolf Hitler - Reichstag Fire and the March election
• Adolf Hitler - The Enabling Act
• Adolf Hitler - Removal of remaining limits
• Adolf Hitler - The Third Reich
• Adolf Hitler - Economics and culture
• Adolf Hitler - Repression
• Adolf Hitler - Rearmament and new alliances
• Adolf Hitler - The Holocaust
• Adolf Hitler - World War II
• Adolf Hitler - Opening moves
• Adolf Hitler - Path to defeat
• Adolf Hitler - Defeat and death
• Adolf Hitler - Legacy
• Adolf Hitler - Medical health
• Adolf Hitler - Hitler's family
• Adolf Hitler - The origin of the name Hitler
• Adolf Hitler - Trivia
• Adolf Hitler - Hitler's associates
• Adolf Hitler - Documentaries
• Adolf Hitler - Dramatizations
• Adolf Hitler - Media
• Adolf Hitler - Hitler's speeches

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A moustache (sometimes spelt mustache in the United States) is an outgrowth of hair above the upper lip. Other common vernacular names are stache, tache, tash and mo. Most men with a normal or strong beard growth must tend it daily, by shaving the hair of the chin and cheeks, to prevent it from soon reverting to a full beard. This necessity has engendered the invention of quite a wide variety of accoutrements designed for the care of a gentleman's moustache, including moustache wax, moustache ...

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• Moustache - Moustache Growing Competitions
• Moustache - Famous or notable moustaches
• Moustache - Famous or notable moustaches in fiction:
• Moustache - Moustache styles

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Polish September Campaign - Plans. The German plan Fall Weiss, for what became known as the September campaign, was created by General Franz Halder, chief of the general staff, and directed by General Walther von Brauchitsch, the commander in chief of the upcoming campaign. The plan called for the start of hostilities before the declaration of war and to pursue the doctrine of lightning war, later known as blitzkrieg. The novel concept of blitzkrieg called for German tanks (panzers) to attac ...

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Polish September Campaign, Polish September Campaign - Opposing forces, Polish September Campaign - Germany, Polish September Campaign - Soviet Union, Polish September Campaign - Poland, Polish September Campaign - Order of battle, Polish September Campaign - Prelude to the campaign, Polish September Campaign - Details of the campaign, Polish September Campaign - Plans, Polish September Campaign - Phase 1: German aggression, Polish September Campaign - Phase 2: Soviet aggression, Polish September Campaign - Civilian losses, Polish September Campaign - Aftermath, Polish September Campaign - Notes

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George VI was born on 14 December 1895 at York Cottage, on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. His father was Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), the second but eldest surviving son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark. His mother was Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York (later Queen Mary), the eldest daughter of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. He was baptised at St Mary Magdalene's Church near Sandringham and his godparents were Queen Victoria, Empress Frederick, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Princess Augusta Sophia, the Crown Prince of Denmark, the ...

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George VI of the United Kingdom, George VI of the United Kingdom - Birth and Family, George VI of the United Kingdom - Early life, George VI of the United Kingdom - Military career and education, George VI of the United Kingdom - Marriage, George VI of the United Kingdom - Reluctant king, George VI of the United Kingdom - Reign, George VI of the United Kingdom - Illness, George VI of the United Kingdom - Empire to Commonwealth, George VI of the United Kingdom - Legacy, George VI of the United Kingdom - Titles from birth to death

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Macmillan brought the monetary concerns of the exchequer into office - the economy was his prime concern. However his approach to the economy was to seek high employment, whereas his treasury ministers argued that to support sterling required strict controls on money and hence a rise in unemployment. Their advice was rejected and in January 1958 all the Treasury ministers resigned. Macmillan brushed aside this incident as "a little local difficulty". Macmillan supported the creation of the National Incomes Commission as a means to institute ...

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Harold Macmillan, Harold Macmillan - Early life, Harold Macmillan - Marriage, Harold Macmillan - Political Career, Harold Macmillan - Government, Harold Macmillan - Retirement and Death, Harold Macmillan - Titles from birth to death, Harold Macmillan - External link, Harold Macmillan - Cabinets, Harold Macmillan - January 1957 - October 1959, Harold Macmillan - October 1959 - July 1960, Harold Macmillan - July 1960 - October 1961, Harold Macmillan - October 1961 - July 1962, Harold Macmillan - July 1962 - October 1963

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The White Paper of 1939 was published on May 17 1939, and its main points were: Section I. The Constitution: It stated that with over 450,000 Jews having now settled in the mandate, the Balfour Declaration about "a national home for the Jewish people" had been met and called for an independent Palestine established within 10 years, governed jointly by Arabs and Jews: "His Majesty's Government believe that the framers of the Mandate in which the Balfour Declaration was embodied could not have intende ...

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White Paper of 1939, White Paper of 1939 - pre White Paper of 1939, White Paper of 1939 - White Paper of 1939 content, White Paper of 1939 - White Paper of 1939 reactions, White Paper of 1939 - Footnotes

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On June 22, 1941, Germany launched an invasion against the Soviet Union, code-named Operation Barbarossa. The leader of the USSR, Josef Stalin, had been warned repeatedly by outside sources and his own intelligence network of the impending invasion, but he ignored the warnings. Moreover, on the very night of the invasion Soviet troops received a directive undersigned by Marshal Timoshenko and General of the Army Georgi Zhukov that commanded: "do not answer to any provocations" and "do not undertake any actions without specific orders". The e ...

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European Theatre of World War II, European Theatre of World War II - Preceding events, European Theatre of World War II - Outbreak of war in Europe, European Theatre of World War II - Nightfall in Northern Europe, European Theatre of World War II - War comes to the West, European Theatre of World War II - The war in the air, European Theatre of World War II - The Balkans, European Theatre of World War II - The eastern front, European Theatre of World War II - The Allies' invasion of Italy, European Theatre of World War II - The Allies' liberation of France, European Theatre of World War II - The end of the war in Europe

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Main article: Holy Roman Empire. History of Germany - Middle Ages. From 772 to 814 king Charlemagne extended the Carolingian empire into northern Italy and the territories of all west Germanic peoples, including the Saxons and the Bajuwari (Bavarians). In 800 Charlemagne's authority in Western Europe was confirmed by his coronation as emperor in Rome. The Holy Roman Empire was established. The Frankish empire was divided into counties, and its frontiers were protected by border Marches. Imperial strongholds (Kaiserpfalzen) became econo ...

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History of Germany, History of Germany - The Germans and the Romans, History of Germany - Holy Roman Empire, History of Germany - Middle Ages, History of Germany - Reformation and Thirty Years War, History of Germany - End of the Holy Roman Empire, History of Germany - German Confederation, History of Germany - Restoration and Revolution, History of Germany - North German Confederation, History of Germany - German Empire, History of Germany - Age of Bismarck, History of Germany - Wilhelminian Era, History of Germany - Weimar Republic, History of Germany - Third Reich, History of Germany - Nazi revolution or 'Seizure of Power', History of Germany - Expansion and defeat, History of Germany - Germany since 1945

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Timeline of World War II - January. 1: Conscription extended in Britain: all men between 20 and 27 now liable. 4: Hermann Göring placed in charge of German war industries. 5: British cabinet is revised: Oliver Stanley takes over War Office, Lord Reith becomes Minister of Information, and Sir Andrew Duncan takes over Board of Trade. 7: General Semyon Timoshenko placed in command of Soviet troops against Finland. 8: Bacon, butter, and sugar rationing begins in Britain.See also:

Timeline of World War II, Timeline of World War II - 1939, Timeline of World War II - September, Timeline of World War II - October, Timeline of World War II - November, Timeline of World War II - December, Timeline of World War II - 1940, Timeline of World War II - January, Timeline of World War II - February, Timeline of World War II - March, Timeline of World War II - April, Timeline of World War II - May, Timeline of World War II - June, Timeline of World War II - July, Timeline of World War II - August, Timeline of World War II - September, Timeline of World War II - October, Timeline of World War II - November, Timeline of World War II - December, Timeline of World War II - 1941, Timeline of World War II - January, Timeline of World War II - February, Timeline of World War II - March, Timeline of World War II - April, Timeline of World War II - May, Timeline of World War II - June, Timeline of World War II - July, Timeline of World War II - August, Timeline of World War II - September, Timeline of World War II - October, Timeline of World War II - November, Timeline of World War II - December, Timeline of World War II - 1942, Timeline of World War II - January, Timeline of World War II - February, Timeline of World War II - March, Timeline of World War II - April, Timeline of World War II - May, Timeline of World War II - June, Timeline of World War II - July, Timeline of World War II - August, Timeline of World War II - September, Timeline of World War II - October, Timeline of World War II - November, Timeline of World War II - December, Timeline of World War II - 1943, Timeline of World War II - January, Timeline of World War II - February, Timeline of World War II - April, Timeline of World War II - May, Timeline of World War II - July, Timeline of World War II - August, Timeline of World War II - September, Timeline of World War II - October, Timeline of World War II - November, Timeline of World War II - December, Timeline of World War II - 1944, Timeline of World War II - January, Timeline of World War II - February, Timeline of World War II - March, Timeline of World War II - April, Timeline of World War II - May, Timeline of World War II - June, Timeline of World War II - July, Timeline of World War II - August, Timeline of World War II - September, Timeline of World War II - October, Timeline of World War II - November, Timeline of World War II - December, Timeline of World War II - 1945, Timeline of World War II - January, Timeline of World War II - February, Timeline of World War II - March, Timeline of World War II - April, Timeline of World War II - May, Timeline of World War II - June, Timeline of World War II - July, Timeline of World War II - August, Timeline of World War II - September, Timeline of World War II - External link

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Born at Bewdley in Worcestershire, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge (where he received a third class degree in history), and went into the family business. In the 1906 general election he contested Kidderminster but lost amidst an anti-Conservative landslide. In 1908 he succeeded his deceased father as MP for Bewdley. During the First World War he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Conservative leader Andrew Bonar Law and in 1917 he was appointed to the junior ministerial post of Financial Secretary to the Trea ...

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Stanley Baldwin, Stanley Baldwin - Early life, Stanley Baldwin - First appointment as Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin - Return to office, Stanley Baldwin - Later Life, Stanley Baldwin - First Government May 1923 - January 1924, Stanley Baldwin - Changes, Stanley Baldwin - Second Cabinet November 1924 - June 1929, Stanley Baldwin - Changes, Stanley Baldwin - Third Cabinet June 1935 - May 1937, Stanley Baldwin - Changes, Stanley Baldwin - Miscellaneous

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Hess's journey to Britain was one of the odder events of World War II. In The Man Who Was M: The Life of Charles Henry Maxwell Knight (ISBN 0-631-13392-5) Anthony Masters claims it was a scheme conceived by British Intelligence officer Ian Fleming (who later gained fame as the creator of James Bond). According to Masters the trap was laid in 1940 after Fleming read about the Anglo-German organization The Link in the intelligence file of its founder Admiral Sir Barry Domvile. Through an agent, Fleming fed Hess disinformation that The L ...

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Rudolf Hess, Rudolf Hess - Early life, Rudolf Hess - Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess - Flight to Scotland, Rudolf Hess - Trial and life imprisonment, Rudolf Hess - Wunsiedel, Rudolf Hess - Speculation on his flight to Britain, Rudolf Hess - Eyewitness accounts of Hess' landing, Rudolf Hess - Hess in popular culture, Rudolf Hess - Quote

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Sudetenland - Early Origins and part of Austria. Sudetenland is a 20th century name and not a historical region and it is thus difficult to describe a distinct consistent history of the Sudetenland. The history of Sudetenland basically followed the history of Bohemia and Moravia until the 20th century; small parts of Sudetenland were also situated in the historical region of Silesia. The regions later called Sudetenland were part of the Slavic state known as Great Moravia for five years (888/890 to 894/895 ...

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Sudetenland, Sudetenland - History of Sudetenland, Sudetenland - Early Origins and part of Austria, Sudetenland - 1918 short-lived union with Austria, Sudetenland - Sudetenland becomes part of the Third Reich, Sudetenland - Aftermath of World War II, Sudetenland - Sources and References

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Churchill was a prolific writer throughout his life and, during his periods out of office, regarded himself as a professional writer who was also a Member of Parliament. Despite his aristocratic birth, he inherited little money (his mother spent most of his inheritance) and always needed ready cash to maintain his lavish lifestyle and to compensate for a number of failed investments. Some of his historical works, such as A History of the English ...

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Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill - Early life, Winston Churchill - The Army, Winston Churchill - Parliament, Winston Churchill - Ministerial office, Winston Churchill - Return to power, Winston Churchill - Career between the wars, Winston Churchill - Role as wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill - After World War II, Winston Churchill - Second term, Winston Churchill - Anglo-Iranian Oil Dispute, Winston Churchill - The Mau Mau Rebellion, Winston Churchill - Malaya Emergency, Winston Churchill - Honours for Churchill, Winston Churchill - Family, Winston Churchill - Last days, Winston Churchill - Churchill as historian, Winston Churchill - Quotes, Winston Churchill - Churchill's war cabinet May 1940–May 1945, Winston Churchill - Changes, Winston Churchill - Winston Churchill's caretaker cabinet May–July 1945, Winston Churchill - Winston Churchill's third cabinet October 1951–April 1955, Winston Churchill - Changes

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Tove Jansson studied in the Stockholm Art School 1930 – 1933 and in the Graphic School of Finnish Art Academy 1933 – 1937. Although known foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter equal. She painted her whole life, changing style from the classical impressionism of her youth to the highly abstract modern style of her later years. She worked as illustrator and cartoonist in the Finland-Swedish satirical magazine Garm from the 1930s to 1953. One of her political cartoons got internationa ...

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Tove Jansson, Tove Jansson - Life and family, Tove Jansson - Painter and illustrator, Tove Jansson - Author, Tove Jansson - Comic strip artist, Tove Jansson - Bibliography

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The earliest provable settlement dates from 812; however, history suggests the presence of earlier settlements in the area surrounding King's Island, the island at the historical city centre. Antiquity's map-maker, Ptolemy, produced in 150 the earliest map of Ireland, showing a place called "Regia" at the same site as King's Island. History also records an important battle involving Cormac Mac Airt in 221 and a visit by St. Patrick in 434 to baptise an Eoghanacht Chief, Carthann the Fair. [Spellissy 98] The name Luimneach dates from at least 561, and probably ...

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History of Limerick, History of Limerick - Viking origins, History of Limerick - Siege and Treaty, History of Limerick - The Famine, History of Limerick - The Limerick Pogrom, History of Limerick - Struggle for Independence, History of Limerick - The Free State, History of Limerick - The Emergency, History of Limerick - Post war, History of Limerick - Celtic Tiger

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Neoconservatism - Usage and general views. The meaning of the term has changed over time. It was possibly first used circa 1970 by socialist author and activist Michael Harrington to characterize former leftists who had moved significantly to the right – people he derided as "socialists for Nixon." The "neoconservatives" thus described in this original sense tended to remain supporters of the welfare state, but had distinguished themselves from others on the left by allying with the Nixon administration over foreign policy, especially in their anti-communism, their ...

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Neoconservatism, Neoconservatism - Neoconservative: Definition and views, Neoconservatism - Usage and general views, Neoconservatism - Overview of Neoconservative views, Neoconservatism - Distinctions from other Conservative movements, Neoconservatism - Shortcomings and criticism of the term Neoconservative, Neoconservatism - Pejorative use, Neoconservatism - History and origins of neoconservatism, Neoconservatism - Great Depression and World War II, Neoconservatism - New Left, Neoconservatism - Drift away from New Left and Great Society, Neoconservatism - Left-wing roots of Neoconservative organizations?, Neoconservatism - Reagan and the Neoconservatives, Neoconservatism - Neoconservativism under George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Neoconservatism - Administration of George W. Bush, Neoconservatism - China spy plane incident, Neoconservatism - September 11 2001, Neoconservatism - Bush Doctrine, Neoconservatism - Impact of 2003 Iraq War on Neoconservative philosophy and influence, Neoconservatism - Criticism of neoconservatism, Neoconservatism - Jacobinism Bolshevism, Neoconservatism - Conflict with Libertarians, Neoconservatism - Disagreement with Business Lobby fiscal conservatives, Neoconservatism - Friction with Paleoconservatism, Neoconservatism - Neoconservatism Judaism and Dual Loyalty, Neoconservatism - Related Publications and Institutions, Neoconservatism - Institutions, Neoconservatism - Publications, Neoconservatism - References in Popular Culture

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In North America, many groups of men (co-workers, friends, and students) often partake in moustache growing competitions. They are usually fun in nature and offer a bonding experience for groups of young men. The ultimate goal is to grow the most full and well-groomed moustache in the least amount of time. In more robust competetions, as mustaches are seen as a symbol of male virility, the winner is usually seen as the most manly of the competitors. Many competitions exist at ...

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Moustache, Moustache - Moustache growing competitions, Moustache - Famous or notable moustaches, Moustache - Famous or notable moustaches in fiction:, Moustache - Moustache styles

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Nontrinitarians claim the roots of their position go back farther than those of their counterpart trinitarians. Some ancient sects, such as the Ebionites, said that Jesus was not a Son of God but rather an ordinary man who was a prophet, a view of Jesus shared by Islam. The biblical basis for each side of the issue is debated chiefly on the question of the divinity of Jesus. Nontrinitarians note that in deference to God, Jesus rejected even being called "good", that he disavowed omniscience as the Son, and that he referred to ascending unto ...

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Nontrinitarianism, Nontrinitarianism - Forms of Nontrinitarianism, Nontrinitarianism - Origins and basis for Nontrinitarianism, Nontrinitarianism - Alleged pagan basis for Trinitarianism, Nontrinitarianism - Hellenic influences on Christian thought, Nontrinitarianism - Debate over Nontrinitarianism's Christian status, Nontrinitarianism - Nontrinitarian groups, Nontrinitarianism - Other groups which reject the Trinity doctrine, Nontrinitarianism - Notable nontrinitarian people

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The 1921 general election was explicitly fought on the issue of partition, being in effect a referendum on approval of the concept of a Northern Ireland administration. Thereafter general election timing was up to the Prime Minister. Elections almost always took place at a time when the issue of partition had been raised in a new crisis. This generally guaranteed the loyalty of Protestant voters to the UUP. Independent Unionist candidates and the Northern Ireland Labour Party were ...

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Parliament of Northern Ireland, Parliament of Northern Ireland - House of Commons, Parliament of Northern Ireland - Senate, Parliament of Northern Ireland - Location, Parliament of Northern Ireland - Procedure, Parliament of Northern Ireland - Legislation, Parliament of Northern Ireland - Brief history, Parliament of Northern Ireland - General elections

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