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November 15, 1920

On November 15, 1920, the first assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland. Georges Marchais, Georges Marchais, Georges Marchais would arrive in the same year.

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1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1920th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 920th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 20th…

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On November 15, 1920

  1. 1920 The first assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Intergovernmental organisation (1920–1946)

    The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. The main organisation ceased operations on 18 April 1946 when many of its components were relocated into the new United Nations (UN) which was created in the aftermath of the Second World War.

  2. 1920 The Free City of Danzig is established.

    Semi-autonomous European city-state (1920–1939)

    The Free City of Danzig was a city-state under the protection and oversight of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig and nearly 200 other small localities in the surrounding areas. The country was established on 15 November 1920, per the terms of Article 100 of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, following the end of World War I.

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Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)

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