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13 hours ago · Kim Jong Il had been his father's designated successor as early as 1974, [54] named commander-in-chief in 1991, [55] and became Supreme Leader upon his father's death. [56] He officially took over his father's old post as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea on 8 October 1997. [57]
13 hours ago · NATO supreme commander General Wesley Clark directed him to send forces into Kosovo to pre-empt a surprise Russian advance heading for the airport at Pristina. But Jackson told him: "I'm not going ...
13 hours ago · The father-of-three led the Army during the allied invasion of Iraq in 2003 after serving in Northern Ireland and Bosnia. ... Sir Mike refused an order from Nato supreme commander General Wesley ...
13 hours ago · The White Army—aided by the Allied forces (Triple Entente) from countries such as Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Greece, Italy and the United States and (sometimes) the Central Powers forces such as Germany and Austria-Hungary—fought in Siberia, Ukraine, and in Crimea. They were defeated by the Red Army due to military and ideological disunity, as well as the determination and ...
13 hours ago · On December 15, 1945, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ) issued the Shinto Directive aimed at dismantling State Shinto. In January of the following year, the Dai Nihon Shinto-kai, the Imperial Academy, and the Jingu Bonan-kai were dissolved to form the Association of Shinto Shrines , a religious corporation. [ 39 ]
13 hours ago · The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, international security and defence organization established by China and Russia in 2001. It is the world's largest regional organization in terms of geographic scope and population, covering approximately 24% of the area of world (65% of Eurasia) [3] and 42% of the world population.
3 hours ago · Gen Sir Mike, the former head of the British Army, died at the age of 80 following an illustrious career that saw him command UK forces during US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
