February
... in stages between 2006 and 2007, but ended without agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. On 17 February 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo independent. Since then, over fifty countries have recognized Kosovo ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/a_fg.html
February
chief of state: President Fatmir SEJDIU (since 10 February 2006) head of government: Prime Minister Hashim THACI (since 9 January 2008) cabinet: ministers; elected by the Kosovo Assembly elections: the president is ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/d_gv.html
February
... and other states' recognition of Kosovo's declaring itself as a sovereign and independent state in February 2008; ethnic Serbian municipalities along Kosovo's northern border challenge final status of Kosovo-Serbia ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/i_ti.html
February
... several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led, UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair ...
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/a_fg.html
February
... since 9 February 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers MUHAMMAD al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah (since 9 February 2006) and Faysal al-HAJJI (since 5 April 2007) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by ...
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/d_gv.html
February
... 1993, an amendment proposed by President Askar AKAEV and passed in a national referendum on 2 February 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at the expense of the legislature; during ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/d_gv.html
February
... Laoli (since May 2002), Maj. Gen. DOUANGCHAI Phichit (since 8 June 2006), SOMSAVAT Lengsavat (since 26 February 1998), and THONGLOUN Sisoulit (since 27 March 2001) cabinet: Ministers appointed by president, approved by ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/d_gv.html
February
15 February 1922; restored to force by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Latvia adopted by the Supreme Council on 21 August 1991; multiple amendments since
www.exxun.com/Latvia/d_gv.html
February
... holds sizable stakes in a few large enterprises. Latvia officially joined the World Trade Organization in February 1999. EU membership, a top foreign policy goal, came in May 2004. The current account ...
www.exxun.com/Latvia/e_ec.html
February
... its forces as well. The assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq HARIRI and 22 others in February 2005 led to massive demonstrations in Beirut against the Syrian presence ("the Cedar Revolution"), and ...
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/a_fg.html
February
... relative political stability. Peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002, but the National Assembly elections of February 2007 were hotly contested and aggrieved parties continue to periodically demonstrate their distrust of the ...
www.exxun.com/Lesotho/a_fg.html
February
... since 7 February 1996); note - King LETSIE III formerly occupied the throne from November 1990 to February 1995 while his father was in exile head of government: Prime Minister Pakalitha MOSISILI (since ...
www.exxun.com/Lesotho/d_gv.html
February
... elected by popular vote under proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 8 February 2009 (next to be held February 2013) election results: percent of vote by party - VU ...
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/d_gv.html
February
Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared its ...
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/d_gv.html