August 2024

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Soliano

Bonaire: John Soliano takes office as administrator.
Burkina Faso: In a cabinet reshuffle, Mahamadou Sana is appointed security minister.

Tómasdóttir

Iceland: Halla Tómasdóttir takes office as president.
Togo: Victoire Tomegah Dogbé is reappointed as prime minister. On August 20 her cabinet is announced with Georges Essowè Barcola as finance minister, other key portfolios being unchanged.

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Lithuania: Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte nominates a cabinet unchanged in key positions (appointed by the president on August 5).

Diay

Mauritania: President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani (who began his new term on August 1) names Moctar Ould Diay as prime minister, who takes office August 5. On August 6 his cabinet is announced with Sid'Ahmed Bouh as finance minister, other key posts being unchanged.
Sierra Leone: Former foreign minister (1977-84) Abdulai Conteh dies.

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Vietnam: President To Lam is named general secretary of the Communist Party.

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Yunus

T. Hossain

Bangladesh: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed resigns and leaves the country as protesters descended on her residence. The army chief, Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman, says the army is in talks to form an interim government. On August 6 President Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu dissolves parliament; on August 7 he names Mohammad Yunus as chief adviser, who is sworn in on August 8 with his cabinet. Portfolios are assigned on August 9, with Touhid Hossain at foreign affairs, Yunus himself at defense, M. Sakhawat Hossain at home affairs, and Saleh Uddin Ahmed at finance.
Bulgaria: Toshko Yordanov (There is Such a People) returns the unfulfilled government-formation mandate to President Rumen Radev. The president of the National Assembly, Raya Nazaryan, refuses the post of interim prime minister. On August 9 Radev appoints Goritsa Gruncharova-Kozhareva as interim prime minister after Dimitur Glavchev declined continuing in the post, and sets October 20 for new elections. On August 19 Gruncharova-Kozhareva submits to Radev her cabinet with Ivan Kondov as foreign minister, other key ministers to remain in place; however, Radev, objecting to Kalin Stoyanov as interior minister, refuses to appoint the cabinet and announces that the elections will be held at a later date. Glavchev now agrees to continue as interim prime minister; on August 22 he is reappointed by Radev. On August 26 Glavchev presents his cabinet with Kondov as foreign minister and Atanas Ilkov as interior minister, other key ministers unchanged. On August 27 the government is sworn in and new elections are decreed for October 27.
China: Former governor of Shandong (1995-2001) Li Chunting dies.
Congo (Kinshasa): Lebon Nkoso Kevani takes office as governor of Mai-Ndombe.
Indonesia: Ramses Limbong takes office as acting governor of Papua and Rudy Sufahriadi as acting governor of Papua Selatan.
Monaco: Lionel Beffre takes office as interior minister.

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Morgan

Georgia: The president of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, appoints Sergey Shamba as foreign minister.
United Kingdom: The Welsh parliament elects Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely (Labour), as first minister; she receives 28 votes, against 15 for Andrew R.T. Davies (Conservative) and 12 for Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid Cymru).

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Kailashnathan

India: K. Kailashnathan is sworn in as lieutenant governor of Puducherry.
Kenya: Parliament approves most cabinet nominations, including Roselinda Soipan Tuya (defense), Kithure Kindiki (interior), and John Mbadi (treasury). The cabinet is sworn in on August 8.

Maddouri

Nafti

Tunisia: President Kaïs Saïed dismisses Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and appoints Kamel Maddouri as his replacement, who takes office August 8. In a cabinet reshuffle on August 25, Mohamed Ali Nafti is named foreign minister and Khaled Shili defense minister.

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India: Former chief minister of West Bengal (2000-11) Buddhadeb Bhattacharya dies.

Illa

Duch

Spain: The parliament of Catalonia elects Salvador Illa as president of the Generalitat (68-66). He takes office August 9. On August 12 Jaume Duch takes office as foreign action minister.

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India: Former foreign minister (2004-05) K. Natwar Singh dies.
United States: In mayoral elections in Honolulu, incumbent Rick Blangiardi wins 78.1% of the vote and Choon James 14.4%.

Rahawi

Amer

Yemen: The president of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, appoints Ahmad al-Rahawi as prime minister. On August 20 Jamal Amer takes office as foreign minister.

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Araqchi

Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian nominates Abbas Araqchi as foreign minister, Brig.Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh as defense minister, Brig.Gen. Eskandar Momeni as interior minister, and Abdolnaser Hemmati as finance minister. The cabinet is approved by parliament on August 21.

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Jordan: Former prime minister (1973-76, 1985-89) and foreign minister (1973-76) Zaid al-Rifai dies.

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South Korea: Kim Yong Hyun is named defense minister.
Libya: The eastern-based parliament decides to put an end to the mandate of the Presidential Council and reaffirms its non-recognition of the Tripoli-based government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Muhammad Dbeibah.
Rwanda: President Paul Kagame (sworn in for his new term on August 11) reappoints Edouard Ngirente as prime minister. The new cabinet is named on August 16 (sworn in August 19) with no change in key portfolios.

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Japan: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announces he will step down in September.
Kiribati: In the first round of parliamentary elections, 25 of 44 seats are decided; President Taneti Maamau wins his seat. The other 19 seats are decided in the second round on August 19 (turnout 58.0%).

Paetongtarn

Thailand: The Constitutional Court dismisses Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for violating ethical standards in appointing a minister who had earlier been imprisoned. Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai becomes acting prime minister. On August 16 parliament elects Paetongtarn Shinawatra as new prime minister (319-145). On August 18 she is endorsed by the king and takes office.

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Indonesia: Rahman Hadi takes office as acting governor of Riau.

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Dominican Republic: As President Luis Abinader begins his new term, Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre becomes defense minister and Faride Raful interior minister.

Osa

Equatorial Guinea: Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua is appointed prime minister. On August 19 he is sworn in and his cabinet is named with Iván Bacale Ebe Molina as finance minister, while Simeón Oyono Esono Angue remains foreign minister, Victoriano Bibang Nsue Okomo defense minister, and Faustino Ndong Esono Eyang interior minister.
India: Former chief minister of Meghalaya (1993-98) Salseng C. Marak dies.

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Slovenia: Former chairman of the Executive Council (1984-90) Dusan Sinigoj dies.

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Sint Maarten: In parliamentary elections, the National Alliance wins 16.5% of the vote (3 of 15 seats), the Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement 16.3% (3), the Democratic Party 15.1% (3), the United People's Party 14.9% (2), the Party for Progress 14.2% (2), the Soualiga Action Movement 9.1% (1), and Nation Opportunity Wealth 9.1% (1). Turnout is 61.0%.

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Guinea-Bissau: Dionísio Cabi is appointed defense minister.
United States: In mayoral elections in Miami-Dade County, incumbent Daniella Levine Cava (Democrat) wins 57.9% of the vote, Manny Cid (Republican) 23.0%, and Alex Otaola (Rep.) 11.8%.

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Belgium: Bart De Wever resigns as formateur. On August 23 the king names Maxime Prévot as médiateur.
Indonesia: Safrizal Z.A. takes office as acting governor of Aceh and Sugito as acting governor of Bangka Belitung.
Madagascar: A new government is formed with Niritsoa Rahajavololoniaina as interior minister, other key ministers being unchanged.

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Canada: Wassim Salamoun is named as the next lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island.
Italy: Former president of Abruzzo (2005-08) Ottaviano Del Turco dies.

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Finocchiaro

Australia: In parliamentary elections in the Northern Territory, the Country Liberal Party wins 48.9% of the vote (17 of 25 seats), Labor 28.8% (4), independents 14.2% (3), and the Greens 8.1% (1). On August 28 Lia Finocchiaro is sworn in as chief minister.

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Kuwait: In a cabinet reshuffle, Nora Suleiman al-Fassam is named finance minister.
Lebanon: Former prime minister (1976-80, 1987-90, 1998-2000) and foreign minister (1987-90, 1998-2000) Salim Hoss dies.

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Egypt: Former foreign minister (2011) Nabil al-Arabi (also secretary-general of the Arab League 2011-16) dies.

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United States: In mayoral elections in Tulsa, Monroe Nichols (Democrat) wins 33.1% of the vote, Karen Keith (Dem.) 32.6%, and Brent VanNorman (Republican) 31.8%. A runoff will take place on November 5.

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Venezuela: In a cabinet reshuffle, Diosdado Cabello is appointed interior minister and Anabel Pereira finance minister.

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Liberia: Augustine Ngafuan is nominated as finance minister.

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Guyana: Former foreign minister (1972-75) Shridath Ramphal (also secretary-general of The Commonwealth 1975-90) dies.