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742:3 days
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712:Tommy Thomas
672:27 July 2015
656:27 July 2015
635:January 2001
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2012:Since 1816
2004:Since 1815
1994:Cape Colony
1976:Since 1658
1894:4. Now the
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1808:3. Gave up
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1159:Since 1713
960:16 December
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755:Idrus Harun
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675:4 June 2018
312:Article 145
137:Term length
3206:Categories
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2114:1890β1963
2106:1890β1962
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2094:1884β1960
2084:1884β1966
2072:1882β1922
2062:1874β1957
2052:1868β1966
2046:1856β1910
2042:The Gambia
2040:1816β1965
2032:1810β1968
2026:1807β1808
2020:1806β1910
1992:1795β1803
1984:1792β1961
1860:1831β1966
1854:1670β1688
1848:1651β1667
1771:1958β1962
1765:1907β1949
1757:1889β1962
1739:1871β1964
1725:1866β1871
1719:1862β1863
1705:1859β1870
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1319:1620β1691
1305:1607β1776
1291:1583β1907
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1215:1921β1937
1207:1878β1960
1201:1809β1864
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1195:1807β1890
1187:1813β1964
1179:1800β1813
1173:1798β1802
1167:1763β1782
1153:1708β1757
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