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... elected assemblies at the provincial and county levels was introduced in 1864. These assemblies , known as zemstvos , were elected by all classes including the peasants , although the landowning nobility had a disproportionately large ...
... elected assemblies at the provincial and county levels was introduced in 1864. These assemblies , known as zemstvos , were elected by all classes including the peasants , although the landowning nobility had a disproportionately large ...
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... elected by the citizens of that republic only , also for a term of four years . The Soviet of Workers ' Deputies of an autonomous oblast is elected , also from a single slate , by its citizens for a two - year term . The regional and ...
... elected by the citizens of that republic only , also for a term of four years . The Soviet of Workers ' Deputies of an autonomous oblast is elected , also from a single slate , by its citizens for a two - year term . The regional and ...
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... elected . An unofficial delegate to the Congress of the United States was elected in 1970 . Apart from Swains Island , the islands are divided into three administrative districts ( each with an appointed district governor ) , which are ...
... elected . An unofficial delegate to the Congress of the United States was elected in 1970 . Apart from Swains Island , the islands are divided into three administrative districts ( each with an appointed district governor ) , which are ...
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