How many Presidents have our country had?

Originally posted by Mila From a Bosniak perspective, our most notable President is probably... <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;">"This city, our beloved Sarajevo, represented everything the aggressors despised, everything they wished to destroy: Bosniaks, Bosnian Croats, Bosnian Serbs, Jews, Roma, as well as other minorities living together in peace as we have done for centuries. The paradise we made, together, contradicted everything the aggressors believed in. Sarajevo contradicted� their fascist ideals and that, my children, is the reason they slaughtered us. But, more importantly, that is also the reason why we shall rebuild! Our revenge shall be to rebuild our libraries, hospitals, and schools and to be, once again, something that is beautiful and good!" - Alija Izetbegovic, 1995 But he up and left us. <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;">

Though Bosnia is the country that I live in Alija Izetbegovic was never mine president! Don't make paradise out of Bosnia when that not true! For as long as Bosnia , such as it is, exists Serbs living in it will be it's prisoners! BTW Bosnia has no presidents...

3 since democratic revolution...

Romania from 1881
4 kings
3 or 4 prime ministers (communist regime)
4 presidents (including Ceausescu)

Azimuth good notice but if I want to mention them I ll beat any number of kings.

they were many dynasties in mesopotamia.

Sumer,Kish,Lagash,Ur,Uruk,Eridu and Isin as well as the main empires Akkadian,Babylonian,Assyrian and Chaldean.

11 so far.

http://presidentofindia.nic.in/

The President

DR. A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM

Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop India?s first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club. He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO?s launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration. After working for two decades in ISRO and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development and operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles and for building indigenous capability in critical technologies through networking of multiple institutions. He was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development from July 1992 to December 1999. During this period he led to the weaponisation of strategic missile systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in collaboration with Department of Atomic Energy, which made India a nuclear weapon State. He also gave thrust to self-reliance in defence systems by progressing multiple development tasks and mission projects such as Light Combat Aircraft.

As Chairman of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and as an eminent scientist, he led the country with the help of 500 experts to arrive at Technology Vision 2020 giving a road map for transforming India from the present developing status to a developed nation. Dr. Kalam has served as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the rank of Cabinet Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001 and was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications. Dr. Kalam was also the Chairman, Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and piloted India Millennium Mission 2020.

Dr. Kalam took up academic pursuit as Professor, Technology & Societal Transformation at Anna University, Chennai from November 2001 and was involved in teaching and research tasks. Above all he took up a mission to ignite the young minds for national development by meeting high school students across the country.

In his literary pursuit four of Dr. Kalam?s books - "Wings of Fire", "India 2020 - A Vision for the New Millennium", "My journey" and "Ignited Minds - Unleashing the power within India" have become household names in India and among the Indian nationals abroad. These books have been translated in many Indian languages.

Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique honour of receiving honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. He has been awarded the coveted civilian awards - Padma Bhushan (1981) and Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997). He is a recipient of several other awards and Fellow of many professional institutions.

Dr. Kalam became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. His focus is on transforming India into a developed nation by 2020.

http://presidentofindia.nic.in/scripts/thepresident.jsp

 

speaking Arabic doesnt make them lose their relation to their ancient past.

the current iraqis calling themselvs assyrians are the ones who chose christianity as a religion and many of the assyrians who converted to islam are arab speaking and as i said that wont make them lose the bloodline of their ancient fathers.

the same with the egyptians and the tunisians and the syrian ... etc.

 

Ahmed you forgot the ancient ones, and the ones before the flood.

 

Originally posted by Artaxiad I'm fairly sure that the opposition would have been more corrupted that the current government.

Ya i know what you mean. If its not a mafia-style government like it is now, its gonna be some kind of pseudo-Soviet government. You have to remember that Armenia also has a lot of money going into it due to our huge diaspora. So without their help that 10% increase in economic growth wouldnt even be remotely possible. The country is in horrible shape, but every year that passes, the country looks more advanced (at least Yerevan does). Gonna be a while until the whole country is brought up to par to decent living conditions, though (around 20% unemployment right now ). Hopefully by the time we're old men, we could see Armenia as an average country on the global level. Theres a lot of crooks there though, man. You have to go there to see it. Hang out in front of Hotel Armenia in Yerevan Republican Square, and youll see the mafia members with their bodygaurds and Mercedes cars, while EVERYONE else has Soviet-era cars. Its a shame how people can live so good in a country where most people can barely meet day-to-day expenses.

I was hanging outside of the hotel with my buddies this past summer. We saw mafia members being served in the outdoor cafe, and when they were done they left without paying the bill, walking straight into the hotel. They came back out and left in their brand-new Mercedes G-class wagons. Everyone knows that no one can touch these guys. The guy who owns Kotayk beer literally lives in a palace. I saw his house, its freakin crazy man.

Karabagh is a completely different story. Much worse living conditions. Roads arent even paved. But at least the capital city Stepanakert is mostly rebuilt and looks like a decent city. The landscape, however, is amazing. If you ever visit, you should see Gandzasar Monestary. Nice cathedral with a breathtaking view.


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An Emperor of the United States??? Who was he?

He was called Emperor Norton. He didn't have any real power, but everyone thought he was a cool guy so they allowed him to call himself Emperor. He wrote:

At the pre-emptory request of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now for the last nine years and ten months past of San Francisco, California, declare and proclaim myself the Emperor of These United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_A._Norton

 How many Presidents have had your country ?

Way more than we deserved.