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− | February 2 | + | '''February 2''' in history: |
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| + | * 1999: Hugo Chávez was sworn in as president of [[Directory:Venezuela|Venezuela]] and proceeded to launch a political and social revolution in that oil-rich but impoverished nation. |
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− | [[Keyword:=February 2]] | + | * 1971: Idi Amin Dada assumed the presidency of [[Directory:Uganda|Uganda]], beginning eight years of tyrannical, brutal rule. |
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| + | * 1943: The Germans surrendered at Stalingrad, in [[Directory:Russia|Russia]], ending one of the most critical battles in World War II; the Soviet victory reversed [[Directory:Germany|Germany]]'s advance to the east. |
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| + | * 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, concluding the Mexican War, was signed by Nicholas Trist for the [[Directory:United States of America|United States]] and by a commission representing the collapsed government of [[Directory:Mexico|Mexico]]; Mexico ceded to the United States Upper [[Directory:California|California]] and [[Directory:New Mexico|New Mexico]] (including [[Directory:Arizona|Arizona]]) and recognized U.S. claims over [[Directory:Texas|Texas]], with the Rio Grande as its southern boundary. |
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