He said that communism and capitalism could not exist in the same world.
Yes, Latvia has had a president since 1922, shortly after its independence from Russia in 1918. Latvia had no president when it was part of the Soviet Union, but re-established the position of president in 1993 shortly after it re-declared independence in 1991.
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James A. Garfield
William Henry harrison
President Bush had shoes thrown at him in Iraq recently, shortly before he ceased to be president.
Jefferson Davis was the provisional Confederate president. Shortly thereafter the Confederate Congress elected him to a six year term as the official Confederate president.
Rupiah Banda was appointed as 4th president of Zambia after president Levy Mwanwasa's death while in office. He was elected shortly after.
Shortly before President Clinton took office, American soldiers were sent to Somalia. President George W. Bush deployed the soldiers to guard relief supplies and food.
the U.S. defeat of the Taliban
Victoriano Huerta
tariff reform
The special prosecutor during the Watergate trial asked President Nixon to release secret audiotapes. Shortly thereafter, the president had the prosecutor fired.