reserves the right to convene in the future the Congress of People's Deputiesofthe USSR. On 18 December, the upper chamberofthe Supreme Soviet ofthe USSR...
well as a chairmen and his deputies. Article 12 specified the functions ofthe Supreme Court ofthe Soviet Union (under control of TsIK) and the secret police...
region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler. Following the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, which marked the beginning ofthe Second...
Vice-President was elected at a second ballot with 22 votes. The Vice-Presidents ex officio as Chairmenofthe Committees were Arthur Balfour, British Empire; Tommaso...
The lower chamberofthe Supreme Soviet, the Council ofthe Union, was forced to halt its operations, as the departure ofthe Russian deputies left it without...
Republic shall retain the right freely to secede from the USSR". On 12 June 1990, the Congress of People's Deputies adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty...
however, included only politicians from the two workers' parties. Since the leadership qualities ofthe two chairmen were comparatively weak, it was mainly...
elected to theChamberofDeputies. He was a member ofthe DNP parliamentary faction until 6 October 1933, after which he stayed as an independent. The party...
in the color ofthe scarf. These rank badges were three stripes for Friendship Council Chairmen, two stripes for Group Council Chairmen and Friendship...
and Norway (1905), Czechoslovakia (1992), and the independence of Montenegro (2006) as examples that such would be possible. The reason to seek independence...
part ofthe Mandatory Saar (League of Nations). The Evangelical congregation in Hlučín, annexed by Czechoslovakia in 1920, joined thereafter the Silesian...
into question as some ofthe countries participating in the San Francisco conference, such as the USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and North and South Korea...
culminated with the arrest in November 1952 of Rudolf Slánský, Bedřich Geminder and others in Czechoslovakia. These men were frequently accused of Zionism, "rootless...
ofthe members ofthe United Nations and is one of five permanent members of its Security Council. One ofthe victorious Allies of World War II (the Chinese...
is a listof presidential visits to foreign countries made by Joachim Gauck, the former President of Germany. Gauck was elected and assumed the office...
Harris and Charles Mathias requested the Senate Rules Committee change the rules to permit selection of committee chairmen on a basis aside from seniority...
Moisescu were acting Chairmenofthe Presidium ofthe Great National Assembly, which again propelled him to a position as titular head of state. His literary...
State President Wilhelm Pieck as co-chairmen. This position was renamed First Secretary in 1953. After the death of Stalin (whose funeral was attended...