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• The Bolshevik Revolution took place in 1917.
• It overthrowing the Tsarist regime.
  • It led to the establishment of the Soviet Union and Communist rule under Lenin.
  
  
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  • February 1917: The Tsar abdicated during the February Revolution.
  • October 1917: Bolsheviks seized power in Petrograd (St. Petersburg).

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• The Soviet Union officially dissolved in December 1991.
• After the dissolution, the Russian Federation emerged as its successor state.
• Boris Yeltsin became the first President of the newly independent Russian Federation

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• The USSR consisted of 15 republics before its dissolution.
• December 25, 1991, is often marked as the official end of the USSR.

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Nepal was declared a Republic, thereby abolishing the 240-year-old monarchy, on May 28, 2008. 

In 2015, it adopted a new constitution

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the last king of Nepal. 

He reigned from 1950 to 1951 and again from 2001 to 2008

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The Fatimid Caliphate, an Ismaili Shia caliphate of the 10th to the 12th centuries CE, spanned a large area of North Africa, from the Red Sea in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The Fatimid dynasty, of Arab origin, ruled territories across the Mediterranean coast of Africa and ultimately made Egypt the center of the caliphate.

At its height, the caliphate included - in addition to Egypt - varying areas of the Maghreb, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and the Hijaz.

Fatimid Caliphate came to end in 1171 AD.

In 969, they conquered Egypt, and in 973 they established Cairo as the capital of their caliphate.

The Fatimid Caliphate was an Ismaili Shia caliphate of the 10th to the 12th centuries CE

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The Tulip Period (1718–1730) occurred during the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Ahmed III.

It was an era of peace, art, architecture, and cultural refinement symbolized by the love of tulips.

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• Know everything about France
• Location: Europe
• Capital: Paris
• Currency: Euro
• French Revolution started: 1789
• French Revolution ended: 1799
• French Revolution slogan: Liberty, equality and fraternity
• USESCO headquarters: Paris
• FATF headquarters: Paris
• Eiffel Tower location: Paris
• Parliament: National Assembly
• Maginot Line: border between Germany and France
• Louis Phillipe: considered as Citizen King of France
• Legion of Honour: highest award of France
• Football: National game of France
• Bastille Day in France: 14 July
• France has: No kingship
• Official language: French
• French Open started: 1891

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The October Revolution (1917) was part of the Russian Revolution (1917–1923).

It was led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik Party.

Officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution in the Soviet Union.

It marked the rise of the Bolsheviks and the establishment of a communist government in Russia.

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The Industrial Revolution started in England (Great Britain).

Began  in the late 18th century, around the 1760s, and continued into the early 19th century.

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