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* [[Yoshihide Suga]] is elected [[Prime Minister of Japan]], following the resignation of his predecessor [[Shinzo Abe]] over health concerns. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54172461 (BBC)] |
* [[Yoshihide Suga]] is elected [[Prime Minister of Japan]], following the resignation of his predecessor [[Shinzo Abe]] over health concerns. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54172461 (BBC)] |
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*[[Barbados]] Prime Minister [[Mia Mottley]] announces that the Caribbean island will become a [[republic]] next year before its 55th anniversary of independence from the [[United Kingdom]] in November 2021, replacing [[Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]] with a Barbadian. [[Governor-General of Barbados|Governor-General]] [[Sandra Mason]] says "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind." [https://news.sky.com/story/barbados-to-remove-queen-as-head-of-state-next-year-12072973 (Sky News)] |
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Revision as of 08:05, 16 September 2020
September 16, 2020 (Wednesday)
Politics and elections
- Yoshihide Suga is elected Prime Minister of Japan, following the resignation of his predecessor Shinzo Abe over health concerns. (BBC)
- Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley announces that the Caribbean island will become a republic next year before its 55th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom in November 2021, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state with a Barbadian. Governor-General Sandra Mason says "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind." (Sky News)