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Nelson Mandela served first black president of South Africa on 10 May 1994 until 1999.

Nelson Mandela International Day celebrated: 18 July  

Nelson Mandela: imprisoned in 1962 (served 27 years in prison)

Nelson Mandela died: 5th December 2013

Explanation

Yasser Arafat (4 or 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar.

He was a Palestinian political leader.

He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004.

He was President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004.

Explanation

White House situated: Washington

White House construction completed: 1800

John Adams was: First US president to arrive White House (November 1800)

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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Russian President during the signing of the Geneva Accord in 1988.

The Geneva Accords were agreements that led to the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

It playing a crucial role in ending the Soviet-Afghan War.

The four 1949 Conventions have been ratified by 196 states

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It is based on parts of the Hague Convention (II) of 1899 and Hague Convention (IV) of 1907

The First Geneva Convention was first adopted in 1864, revised in 1906,1929, and finally 1949)

The Second Geneva Convention (first adopted in 1949, the successor of the Hague Convention (X) 1907)

The Third Geneva Convention (first adopted in 1929, last revision in 1949)

The Fourth Geneva Convention was first adopted in 1949

Explanation

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

Capital: Prague

Prime minister: Petr Fiala

Explanation

Jacob Zuma was the President of South Africa.

He served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018.

Zuma was also the president of the African National Congress from 2007 to 2017.

He was a former anti-apartheid activist and member of the South African Communist Party.

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NACTA was established in 2009

NACTA stands for National Counter Terrorism Authority

NACTA is a Pakistani internal security organization responsible for making counter-terrorism and counter-extremism policies and strategies.

 NACTA was created as an Administrative Wing within the Ministry of Interior 

The headquarters is in Islamabad, Pakistan 

The NACTA 2013 Act sets up the framework of the organization

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The Saudi King who visited Pakistan in 1974 was King Faisal.

He was the King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination in 1975. 

King Faisal was also known for his anti-communist and pro-Palestinian stance.

He played a significant role in the 1973 oil embargo.

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Narendra Modi is the current & 14th Prime Minister of India 

He was sworn in for the third time on 09 June 2024

Party affiliation: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Modi was preceded by Manmohan Singh in 2014.

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Ali Kemal is the great-grandfather of former British prime minister Boris Johnson

UK prime minister Boris Johnson won a no-confidence vote on June 6th, 2022

Boris Johnson became UK PM on 24 July 2019 and resigned on 7 July 2022.

Boris Johnson belonged to the Conservative Party of the UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for England from November 5, 2020, in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19.

History:

 Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022.

He previously served as Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018

and as Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016