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  2. Presidency of John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia

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    e. John F. Kennedy 's tenure as the 35th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961, and ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963. Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, took office following his narrow victory over Republican incumbent vice president Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election.

  3. Idi Amin - Wikipedia

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    Uganda–Tanzania War. Idi Amin Dada Oumee ( / ˈiːdi ɑːˈmiːn, ˈɪdi -/ ⓘ, UK also /- æˈmiːn /; 30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He ruled as a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal despots in modern world ...

  4. President of India - Wikipedia

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    Per Article 88, the president can ask the attorney general to attend the parliamentary proceedings and report to him any unlawful functioning if any. Appointment powers. The president appoints as prime minister, the person most likely to command the support of the majority in the Lok Sabha (usually the leader of the majority party or coalition ...

  5. President of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The president of the United States ( POTUS) [B] is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . The power of the presidency has grown substantially [12] since the first president ...

  6. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan - Wikipedia

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    Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( Arabic: محمد بن زايد آل نهيان, romanized : Muḥammad bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), popularly known by his initials as MBZ or MbZ, is an Emirati royal and politician who currently serves as the third president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi.

  7. Tito Okello - Wikipedia

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    East African Campaign. 1972 invasion of Uganda. Uganda–Tanzania War. Ugandan Bush War. Tito Lutwa Okello (1914 – 3 June 1996) was simultaneously a military officer and politician in Uganda, a not rare combination in that country. He was the eighth president of Uganda from 29 July 1985 until 26 January 1986.

  8. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Four presidents died in office of natural causes (William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated ( Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy ), and one resigned ( Richard Nixon, facing impeachment and removal from office). [9]

  9. Rashidi Kawawa - Wikipedia

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    Simba wa Vita (the Lion of War) Rashidi Mfaume Kawawa (27 May 1926 – 31 December 2009) was the second Tanganyikan Prime Minister, Preceded by Julius Kambarage Nyerere from 22nd Jan 1962 to 9th Dec 1962 when the post was abolished and the first Tanzanian Prime Minister from 17th Feb 1972 to 13th Feb 1977, succeeded by Edward Sokoine .