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Há 6 dias · Geldof has received many awards for his fund-raising work including being invested by Elizabeth II as an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1986. Geldof is entitled to use the post-nominal letters "KBE" but not to be styled " Sir ", as he is not a citizen of a Commonwealth realm ; [109] nevertheless the nickname "Sir Bob" has stuck and media reports continue to ...
Há 3 dias · Order of independence of African nations, 1950–2011. The decolonisation of Africa was a series of political developments in Africa that spanned from the mid-1950s to 1975, during the Cold War. Colonial governments gave way to sovereign states in a process often marred by violence, political turmoil, widespread unrest, and organised revolts.
Há 4 dias · Brigadier Charles John Attfield (1898—1981), Commanding Officer 27th Indian Infantry Brigade; Brigadier Herbert Arthur Reginald Aubrey (1883—1954), Commanding Officer 212th Independent Brigade; Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck (1884—1981), Commander-in-Chief, India
Há 3 dias · Siege of Kotte (1557–1558) Battle of Mulleriyawa. Siege of Colombo (1587–88) Campaign of Danture. Battle of Balana. Kandyan commerce raiding against Portugal (1612–1613) Battle of Mulleriyawa (1624) Battle of Jaffna (1628) Battle of Randeniwela.
Há 5 dias · Allies of World War I. The Entente, or the Allies, were an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918). By the end of the first decade of the 20th ...
Há 4 dias · The inaugural uprising in Lower Canada began in November 1837. British regulars and Canadian militia fought Patriote rebels in a series of skirmishes, including the battles of Saint-Denis, Saint-Charles, and Saint-Eustache. [170] The disorganized rebels were defeated, with their leadership escaping to the US.
Há 4 dias · This is a list of knights commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India from 1867 until 1947, when the order ceased to be awarded. It was the second highest class of the Order of the Star of India , following on from the highest class of Knight Grand Commander .
