2015 Updates

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders in 2015

12/30/15      update to Georgia (PM).

12/29/15      updates to Burkina Faso (Pres.), Guinea (PM), Northern Mariana Islands (Gov.),

                     and Papua New Guinea prov.: Hela (Gov.), South Sudan abolishes its

                     10 states creating 28 new states.

12/24/15      update to Pakistan prov.: Balochistan (PM).

12/23/15      update to Moldova: Transnistria (PM).

12/22/15      update to Peru reg.: Ayacucho (Pres.)

12/21/15      update to Eritrean Orthodox Church (Patr.)

12/18/15      updates to France reg.: Bretagne, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Île-de-France,

                Martinique, Pays de la Loire and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Pres.),

                     and Ukraine prov.: Kherson, Khmel'nyts'kyy, Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)

12/17/15      update to France reg.: Corse (Pres. Asmb., Pres. Exec.)

12/15/15      update to Argentina prov.: Tierra del Fuego (Gov.)

12/14/15      updates to Canada prov.: Newfoundland & Labrador (PM), Central African

                Republic: Republic of Logone declared.

12/12/15      update to U.S. city election: Houston, TX (runoff): Sylvester Turner (Dem.)
                defeats Bill King (Rep.), 50.9%-49.04%.

12/11/15      updates to Argentina prov.: Entre Ríos, Santa Fe (Gov.)

12/10/15      updates to Argentina (Pres., Cabinet chf.), Argentina prov.: Buenos Aires,

                Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Misiones, Neuquén,

                San Juan, San Luis and Santa Cruz (Gov.)

12/09/15      updates to Argentina prov: Buenos Aires Ciudad (Chief), Mendoza (Gov.)

12/08/15      updates to U.S. state: Kentucky (Gov.), Palau state: Aimeliik (Gov.),

                     Poland prov.: Dolnośląskie, Kujawsko-pomorskie, Łódzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie,

                     Małopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie,

                     Śląskie, Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-mazurskie, Wielkopolskie,

                Zachodniopomorskie (Gov.)

12/04/15      update to China prov.: Jiangsu (Gov.)

12/02/15      update to Moldova: Transnistria (PM).

12/01/15      update to U.S. city election: Savannah, GA (runoff): Eddie DeLoach (Rep.)

                     defeats Mayor Edna Jackson (f)(Dem.), 53%-47%.

11/30/15      update to U.S. city: Juneau (Mayor).

11/27/15      update to Australia: New South Wales Lord Howe Island (Board Chair.)

11/26/15      updates to Portugal (PM), China prov.: Fujian (Gov.), Russia rep.:

                Bashkortostan (PM).

11/25/15      update to Finland: Aland Islands (PM).

11/24/15      update to Pakistan prov.: Gilgit-Baltistan (Gov.)

11/21/15      update to U.S. State election - Louisiana: in runoff John Bel Edwards (Dem.)

                defeats David Vitter (Rep.) 56.1%-43.9%

11/20/15      updates to Tanzania (PM), Taiwan city: Sinbei (Mayor).

11/19/15      update to Sint Maarten (PM).

11/17/15      update to Romania (PM).

11/13/15      update to Poland (PM).

11/12/15      update to Fiji (Pres.)

11/11/15      update to Nigeria: Capital Terr. (FCT Min.)

11/05/15      updates to Romania (PM) and Tanzania (Pres.)

11/04/15      update to Canada (PM).

     11/03/15      updates to U.S. govt.: Army (Secy.); U.S. election results: parties - Dem. =
                     Democrat, Rep. = Republican Party, Ind. = Independent, Ref. = Reform;
                   U.S. Governor elections:
                   - Kentucky: Matt Bevin (Rep.) defeats Jack Conway (Dem.), and Drew Curtis (Ind.)
                     52.5%-43.8%-3.6%;
                   - Mississippi: Gov. Phil Bryant (Rep.) is re-elected over Robert Gray (Dem.),
                     and Shawn O'Hara (Ref.), 66.6%-32%-1.4%;  

              U.S. Mayor elections: 

              - Akron, OH: Dan Horrigan (Dem.) defeats Eddie Sipplen (Rep.) and William

                Melver (Ind.), 72%-24%-4%;

              - Boise, ID: Mayor David Bieter (Dem.) defeats Judy Peavey-Derr (f)(Rep.) and

                Seth Holden (Ind.), 69.01%-26.47%-4.52%;

              - Charleston, SC: John J. Tecklenburg (Dem.), Leon Stravrinakis (Dem.), Ginny

                Deerin (f)(Dem.), William Dudley Gregorie (Dem.), Maurice Washington (Rep.)

                and Toby Smith (f)(Ind.) win 35.6%-34.5%-17.4%-5.6%-5.5%-1.06%, in runoff

                on 17 Nov 2015 Tecklenburg defeats Stravrinakis, 57.5%-42.5%;

              - Charlotte, NC: Jennifer Roberts (f)(Dem.) defeats Edwin Peacock (Rep.),

                     52.2%-47.6%;

                   - Columbus, OH: Andrew Ginther (Dem.) defeats Zach Scott (Dem.) 58.7%-40.2%;

                   - Des Moines, IA: Mayor Frank Cownie (Dem.) is re-elected over Anthony Taylor

                     (Ind.), 80.2%-18.8%;

                   - Hartford, CT: Luke Bronin (Dem.) defeats Joel Cruz Jr. (Ind.) and Theodore

                     Cannon (Rep.), 76%-18%-4%;

                   - Houston, TX: Sylvester Turner (Dem.), Bill King (Rep.), Adrian Garcia (Dem.),

                     Ben Hall (Dem.), Chris Bell (Dem.), Stephen Costello (Rep.) win 32%-24.9%-

                     17%-9.6%-7.3%-6.6%, a runoff between Turner and King will be held on

                     12 Dec 2015;

                   - Indianapolis, IN: Joe Hogsett (Dem.) defeats Chuck Brewer (Rep.), 62%-38%;

              - Manchester, NH: Mayor Ted Gatsas (Rep.) defeats Joyce Craig (f)(Dem.),

                49.74%-49.32%;

              - Orlando FL: Mayor Buddy Dyer (Dem.) is re-elected over Paul Paulson (Ind.),

                62.5%-33.1%;

              - Philadelphia, PA: James Kenney (Dem.) defeats Melissa Murray Bailey (f)(Rep.)

                and James Foster (Ind.), 85%-13%-1%;

              - Salt Lake City, UT: Jackie Biskupski (f)(Dem.) defeats Mayor Ralph Becker

                (Dem.), 52.19%-47.81%;

              - San Francisco, CA: Mayor Edwin M. Lee (Dem.) is re-elected over Francisco

                Herrera (Green), Amy Farah Weiss (f) (Ind.), Stuart Schuffman (Ind.),

                     Kent Graham (Ind.), Reed Martin (Ind.), 56.7%-14.7%-11.6%-9.5%-4.7%-2.4%;

              - Savannah, GA: Mayor Edna Jackson (f)(Dem.), Eddie DeLoach (Rep.), Murray

                Silver (Ind.) and Louis Wilson (Ind.) win 44%-42%-12%-2%, a runoff between

                Jackson and DeLoach will be held on 1 Dec 2015;

                   - Toldeo, OH: incumbent Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson (f)(Dem.) wins re-election

                     over ex-Mayor Mike Bell (Ind.), ex-Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (Dem.), Sandy

                     Drabik Collins (f)(Ind.), Sandy Spang (f)(Ind.), Mike Ferner (Ind.) and Opal

                     Covey (f)(Rep.), 35.4%-17.4%-15.7%-14.6%-11%-5%-1%;

              - Tucson, AZ: Mayor Jonathan Rothschild (Dem.) re-elected unopposed with 93%.

11/01/15      updates to Mexico state: Colima (Gov.), BIS (Chair.), CoE (Court Pres.)

10/30/15      update to Moldova (PM).

10/29/15      updates to Nepal (Pres.), U.S. govt.: House of Rep. (Speaker), Argentina prov.:

                Tucumán (Gov.), Congo (Kinshasa) provinces: Bas-Uélé, Équateur, Haut-Katanga,

                Haut-Lomami, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, Kasaï, Kasaï Central, Kasaï Oriental, Kongo

                Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Mongala, Nord-Kivu,

                Nord-Ubangi, Sankuru, Sud-Kivu, Sud-Ubangi, Tanganyika, Tshopo & Tshuapa

               (Special Com.)

10/28/15      updates to Parlacen (Pres.), Cocos Islands (Council Pres.)

10/27/15      update to Mexico state: Guerrero (Gov.)

10/26/16      update to India terr.: Lakshadweep (Lt. Gov.)

10/24/15      update to U.S. state election - Louisiana: John Bel Edwards (Dem.) wins 39.8%

                David Vitter (Rep.) 23%, Scott Angelle (Rep.) 19.3%, Jay Dardenne (Rep.)

                14.9% and Cary Deaton (Dem.) 1.06%. Runoff is held on 11/21/2015 between

                Edwards and Vitter.

10/20/15      update to U.S. city: Juneau, AK (Mayor).

10/19/15      update to ACTO (Secy.-gen.)

10/13/15      update to Haiti (MINUSTAH cmdr.)

10/16/15      updates to Palau state: Hatohobei (Gov.), China prov.: Guizhou (Gov.)

10/12/15      updates to Nepal (PM), Peru reg.: La Libertad (Pres.)

10/10/15      update to Micronesia state: Pohnpei (Gov.)

10/09/15      update to Kosovo (UN Special Rep.)

10/08/15      update to EU (Pres. Court), U.S. city election: Memphis, TN: Jim Strickland

                (Dem.) defeats Mayor A.C. Wharton Jr. (Dem.), Harold Collins (Dem.) and Mike

                Williams (Dem.), 41.6%-22.1%-18.4%-16.1%

10/06/15      updates to U.S. city elections: Juneau, AK: Greg Fisk (Ind.) defeats

                Mayor Merrill Sanford (Ind.), 65.9%-32.8%; Raleigh, NC: Mayor Nancy

                McFarlane (f)(Ind) wins re-election over Bob Weltzin (Ind.), 74.4%-25.2%.

10/04/15      update to Mexico state: Nuevo León (Gov.)

10/02/15      updates to Russia admin.: Irkutsk (Gov.), Solomon Islands prov.: Temotu (PM).

10/01/15      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Regt.), Mexico states: Michoacán, Querétaro

                (Gov.), Belgium prov.: Liège, Walloon Brabant (Gov.), U.S. govt.:

                     Library of Congress (Librarian), Norway: Svalbard (Gov.).

09/30/15      updates to Russia rep.: Komi (Pres.), India state: Manipur (Gov.)

09/28/15      update to Gibraltar (Gov.)

09/27/15      update to India state: Manipur (Gov.), Mexico state: San Luis Potosí (Gov.),

                     Assyrian Church of East (Patr. 1)

09/25/15      updates to U.S. govt.: Joint Chiefs (Chair.), U.S. city: Nashville (Mayor).

09/24/15      updates to Canada prov.: Quebec (Lt. gov.), U.S. govt.: Marine Corps (Cmdt.),

                     Russia rep.: North Ossetia (PM).

09/23/15      update to Burkina Faso (Pres., PM).

09/21/15      updates to Greece (PM), Indonesia prov.: Sulawesi Utara (Gov.)

09/19/15      update to Egypt (PM).

09/18/15      update to U.S. govt. U.S. Navy (CNO).

09/17/15      updates to Burkina Faso (Pres., PM), Guinea-Bissau (PM).

09/16/15      update to Mexico state: Campeche (Gov.)

09/15/15      updates to Australia (PM), Faeroe Islands (PM), United Nations (Gen. Asm.

                Pres.), Sri Lanka prov.: Uva (PM), Bosnia-Hercegovina: Brcko (Sup.)

09/13/15      update to Mexico state: Sonora (Gov.)

09/11/15      update to Kazakhstan admin.: Aktobe, Kostanay (Gov.)

09/10/15      updates to Mexico state: Baja California Sur (Gov.), U.S. city election:

                Nashville, TN (runoff): Megan Barry (f) (Dem.) defeats David A. Fox (Rep.),

                54.9%-45.9%;

09/09/15      updates to Trinidad and Tobago (PM); United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth II

                becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history and the longest-

                reigning queen regnant in world history.; Chile prov.: Easter Island (Gov.)

09/08/15      update to Sri Lanka prov.: Northwestern, Western (PM).

09/06/15      update to Guernsey (Lt. Gov.)

09/03/15      update to Guatemala (Pres.)

09/01/15      updates to Curaçao (PM), Sweden county: Dalarna (Gov.), AfDB (Pres.)

08/31/15      update to Kosovo (UN Special Rep.)

08/30/15      update to Haiti (MINUSTAH cmdr.)

08/27/15      updates to Greece (PM), Mexico state: Querétaro (Gov.), Russia rep.:

                Karachayevo-Cherkessksia (PM).

08/26/15      update to Myanmar state: Rakhine (PM).

08/25/15      updates to U.S. city elections: Montgomery, AL: Mayor Todd Strange (Rep.)

                     is re-elected defeating Arthur Davis (Rep.), Dan Harris (Dem.) and Ella

                     Bell (f)(Dem.), 57%-27%-11%-4%; Phoenix, AZ: Mayor Greg Stanton (Dem.)

                     is re-elected with 65.39% defeating Anna Maria Brennan (f)(Rep.) 29.04%

                and Matthew Jette (Ind.) 5.58%.

08/21/15      update to Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau (Gov.)

08/20/15      update to Guinea-Bissau (PM).

08/16/15      update to India states: Bihar (Gov.)

08/15/15      updates to Indonesia prov.: Kalimantan Selatan, Sumatera Barat (Gov.)

08/14/15      update to U.S. govt.: Army (CoS).

08/13/15      update to ECO (Secy.-gen.)

08/12/15      updates to Suriname (VP), India state: Himachal Pradesh (Gov.), Indonesia

                prov.: Banten (Gov.)

08/11/15      update to Russia: Chechnya (Emir).

08/09/15      update to Kazakhstan prov.: Almaty city (Akim).

08/08/15      update to Kazakhstan prov.: Yuzhno-Kazakhstan (Akim).

08/07/15      update to Kosovo (KFOR Cmdr.)

08/06/15      updates to Poland (Pres.), U.S. city election Nashville, TN: Megan Barry (f)

                (Dem.) wins 23.5%, David A. Fox (Rep.) 22.8%, Bill Freeman (Dem.) 21.3%,

                Howard Gentry (Dem.) 11.6%, Charles Robert Bone (Dem.) 10.5%, Linda Eskind

                Rebrovick (f) (Dem.) 5.6% and Jeremy Kane (Dem.) 4.6%; runoff will be

                held on 10 Sep 2015 between Barry and Fox.

08/05/15      updates to Montserrat (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Jambi, Kalimantan Tengah (Gov.)

08/01/15      updates to Malaysia: Putrajaya (Pres), Sweden county: Gävleborg (Gov.),

                ICAO (Secy.-gen.), ISO (Sec.-gen.)

07/30/15      updates to Moldova (PM), U.S. govt.: U.S. PTO (Com.)

07/29/15      update to Palau state: Hatohobei (Gov.)

07/25/15      update to Armenian Catholic Church (Patr.)

07/23/15      update to Somalia: Galmudug (Pres.)

07/22/15      updates to Spain reg.: Navarra (Pres.), Ukraine prov.: Luhans'k (Gov.)

07/21/15      update to New Development Bank (Secy.-gen.)

07/18/15      update to Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (Mayor).

07/17/15      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina (Pres.)

07/15/15      updates to Northern Cyprus (PM), Germany state: Bremen (Mayor), Ukraine prov.:

                Luhans'k, Zakarpattya (Gov.)

07/09/15      update to Spain reg.: Canary Islands (Pres.)

07/08/15      updates to Latvia (Pres.), Spain reg.: La Rioja (Pres.)

07/07/15      updates to Montserrat (Gov.), Spain reg.: Cantabria (Pres.)

07/05/15      update to Spain reg.: Aragón (Pres.)

07/04/15      updates to UNPO (Asmb. Pres.), Spain reg.: Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura

                (Pres.), U.S. govt.: TSA (Admin.)

07/02/15      update to Spain reg.: Baleares (Pres.)

07/03/15      update to Spain reg.: Murcia (Pres.)

07/01/15      updates to U.S. cities: Anchorage, AK and Jacksonville, FL (Mayors),

                Australia state: Victoria (Gov.), Swiss cantons: Basel-Land, Nidwalden

                and Obwalden; U.S. govt. Smithsonian Institution (Secy.), U.S. PTO (Com.);

                BSEC (Secy.-gen.)

06/28/15      updates to Denmark (PM), Spain reg.: Valencia (Pres.)

06/26/15      updates to Italy reg.: Puglia (Pres.), Pakistan prov.: Gilgit-Baltistan (PM).

06/25/15      updates to Armenian Catholic Church (Patr.), Spain reg,: Madrid (Pres.)

06/23/15      update to U.S. city election: Kansas City, MO: Mayor Sly James (Dem.) is

                re-elected defeating Vincent "General" Lee (Ind.), 87.3%-12.7%.

06/22/15      updates to Moldova (PM), Denmark reg.: Syddanmark (Chair.)

06/19/15      update to Canada prov.: Manitoba (Lt. gov.)

06/18/15      updates to Benin (PM), South Korea (PM), Italy reg.: Campania (Pres.).

06/17/15      update to Norfolk Island (PM).

06/16/15      update to Austria state: Steiermark (PM).

06/13/15      update to U.S. city election: San Antonio, TX (runoff): Mayor Ivy Taylor (f)

                (Dem.) defeats Leticia Van de Putte (f)(Dem.), 51.7%-48.3%.

06/12/15      updates to Canada prov.: Alberta (Lt. gov.), Italy reg.: Marche (Pres.)

06/11/15      updates to Vanuatu (PM), Italy reg.: Liguria (Pres.), Ukraine prov.: Donet'sk

                (Gov.), U.S. city: Akron (Mayor).

06/10/15      updates to Togo (PM), Russia rep.: North Ossetia (PM).

06/08/15      updates to China prov.: Anhui (Gov.), Saint-Martin (Pref.)

06/05/15      updates to Mauritius (Pres.), Russia rep.: North Ossetia-Alania (Pres.)

06/04/15      updates to U.S. govt.: TSA (Admin.), Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox (Patr.),

06/01/15      updates to India state: Arunachal Pradesh (Gov.), Swiss cantons: Appenzell-

                Ausserrhoden, Bern, Neuchâtel, Sankt Gallen, and Thurgau; and U.S.

                govt.: TSA (Admin.)

05/31/15      updates to U.S. city: Akron (Mayor), Bolivia dept.: Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz,

                Oruro, Potosí and Tarija (Gov.)

05/30/15      update to Ukraine prov.: Odessa (Gov.)

05/29/15      updates to Finland (PM), Mauritius (Pres.), Nigeria (Pres.), Nigeria states:

                Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu,

                Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto,

                and Taraba (Gov.), African Union (Parl. Pres.)

05/26/15      updates to OAS (Secy.-gen.), India state: Mizoram (Gov.), Venezuela state:

                Distrito Capital (chief).

05/25/15      updates to Russia admin.: Penza, Tambov (Gov.)

05/24/15      updates to Canada prov.: Alberta (PM), Sudan: Abeyi (Chief Admin.)

05/23/15      update to India state: Tamil Nadu (PM).

05/20/15      updates to Guyana (PM), St. Kitts & Nevis (Gov.-gen.), India states: Meghalaya

                and Tripura (Gov.)

05/19/15      updates ECOWAS (Chair.),  U.S. city: Jacksonville, FL (runoff): Lenny Curry

                (Rep.) defeats Mayor Alvin Brown (Dem.), 51.3%-48.7%

05/18/15      updates to India state: Jharkhand (Gov.), Swiss canton: Zürich, U.S. govt.:

                     DEA (Dir.)

05/16/15      updates to Guyana (Pres.), India state: Manipur (Gov.), Parlatino (Secy.-gen.,

                and Pres.)

05/12/15      update to Nunavut (Comm.)

05/11/15      updates to Federated States of Micronesia (Pres.), United Kingdom: Scotland

                (Secy. of State).

05/10/15      update to Pakistan prov.: Punjab (Gov.)

05/09/15      updates to U.S. city elections: Dallas, TX: Mayor Mike Rawlings (Dem.) is

                re-elected defeating Marcos Ronquillo (Dem.), 73%-27%; Fort Worth, TX: Mayor

                Betsy Price (f)(Rep.) is re-elected unopposed; San Antonio, TX: Leticia

                     Van de Putte (f)(Dem.), Mayor Ivy Taylor (f)(Dem.), Mike Villarreal (Dem.),

                     Tommy Adkisson (Dem.) and Paul Martinez (Ind.) win, 30.4%-28.4%-26%-9.7%-

                2.2%, a runoff between Taylor and Van de Putte is held on 13 Jun 2015.

05/08/15      update to China prov.: Liaoning (Gov.)

05/06/15      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: West Bosnia (PM).

05/05/15      updates to U.S. city elections: Anchorage, AK (runoff): Ethan Berkowitz (Dem.)

                defeats Amy Dembowski (f)(Rep.), 59.35%-40.65%; Denver, CO: Mayor Michael B.

                Hancock (Dem.) is re-elected over Marcus Giavanni (Ind.), Paul Noël Fiorino

                (Ind.) and Sekú (Ind.), 80.17%-8.5%-5.69%-3.15%; Lincoln, NE: Mayor Chris

                     Beutler (Dem.) is re-elected defeating Andy Stebbing (Rep.), 52.9%-46.98%

05/04/15      update to Sweden county: Örebro (Gov.)

05/02/15      update to Kyrgyzstan (PM)

05/01/15      update to Swiss canton: Valais.

04/30/15      update to Cyprus: Turkish Northern Cyprus (Pres.)

04/27/15      updates to South Korea (PM), U.S. govt.: Justice Dept. (Attny.-gen.)

04/26/15      update to Swiss canton: Appenzell-Innerrhoden.

04/23/15      updates to Anguilla (PM), Swiss canton: Ticino.

04/22/15      updates to Papua New Guinea prov.: West Sepik (Gov.), Russia admin.:

                Krasnodar (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Kalimantan Utara (Gov.)

04/20/15      update to Portugal: Madeira (PM).

04/19/15      update to Russia: Chechnya (Emir).

04/17/15      update to U.S. govt.: Guantanamo Bay (Cmdr.)

04/15/15      updates to Moldova: Gagauzia (Gov.), IMSO (Dir. gen.)

04/07/15      updates to U.S. cities: Anchorage, AK election: Ethan Berkowitz (Dem.) wins

                37.01%, Amy Dembowski (f)(Rep.) 24.13%, Andrew Halcro (Ind.) 21.6%, Dan

                Coffey (Ind.) 14.4%, Dustin Darden (Ind.) 1.03% and Lance Ahern (Ind.) 0.71%,

                a runoff between Berkowitz and Dembowski is held 5 May 2015; Chicago, IL

                runoff election: Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Dem.) defeats Jesús "Chuy" García

                (Dem.), 55.7%-44.3%; Las Vegas, NV election: Mayor Carolyn Goodman (f)(Ind.)

                     wins re-election over Stavros Anthony (Rep.), Phil Cory (Ind.) and Abdul

                     Shabazz (Dem.), 54.5%-42.05%-2.5%-0.87%.

04/04/15      update to India state: Mizoram (Gov.)

04/02/15      updates to Peru (PM), Ukraine prov.: Ternopil' (Gov.); and Guadeloupe,         

                Mayotte and Réunion (Pres. Dept. Council), Armenia prov.: Kotayk (Gov.)

04/01/15      updates to Andorra (PM), Bosnia-Hercegovina: Federation (PM), Libya

                (rebel PM), New Caledonia (Pres.), San Marino (Capt.-reg.), Antigua and

                Barbuda reg.: Barbuda (Council Chair.), OIF (Admin.), U.S. govt.: FDA

                (Comm.), ATF (Dir.), Sweden county: Västernorrland (Gov.)

03/31/15      update to Ukraine reg.: Chernihiv (Gov.)

03/26/15      updates to Assyrian Church of East (Patr.), Ukraine prov.: Dnipropetrovs'k

                and Zaporizhzhya (Gov.); Bosnia canton: Bosnian Posavina (PM);

03/25/15      updates to Russia prov.: Amur, Sakhalin (Gov.)

03/24/15      update to U.S. city: Jacksonville, FL election: Mayor Alvin Brown (Dem.) wins

                     42.6%, Lenny Curry (Rep.) 38.4%, Bill Bishop (Rep.) 16.8%, and Omega Allen

                     (Ind.) 2.2%; a runoff between Brown and Curry will be held on 19 May 2015. 

03/23/15      updates to Andorra (PM), Bosnia canton: Sarajevo (PM).

03/21/15      update to Namibia (Pres., PM).

03/20/15      update to Georgia region: Abkhazia (PM).

03/17/15      update to Lesotho (PM).

03/13/15      update to Greece (Pres.)

03/12/15      update to Palau state: Sonsorol (Gov.)

03/11/15      updates to Bosnia canton: Zenica-Doboj (PM), Intl. Criminal Court (Pres.)

03/09/15      update to Czech reg.: Karlovarský (Gov.)

03/06/15      update to Ukraine prov.: Khmel'nyts'kiy (Gov.)

03/04/15      update to Russia reg.: Sakhalin (acting Gov.)

03/03/15      update: U.S. mayor election: Tampa, FL: Mayor Bob Buckhorn (Dem.) is re-elected

                     defeating Jose Vazquez (Dem.), 95.9%-4%.

03/01/15      updates to ACP (Secy-gen.), Uruguay (Pres.), India state: Jammu & Kashmir (PM).

02/27/15      update to Ukraine prov.: Vinnytsya (Gov.)

02/26/15      update to Argentina (Cabinet chief).

02/25/15      update to Russia prov.: Yevreyskaya (Gov.)

02/24/15      updates to Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox (Patr.), U.S. mayor election:

                Chicago, IL Mayor Rahm I. Emanuel (Dem.) wins 45.4% of vote, Jesús

                "Chuy" García (Dem.) 33.8%, Willie Wilson (Dem.) 10.6%, Robert Fioretti

                (Dem.) 7.4%, and William "Dock" Walls (Dem.) 2.8%, a runoff between Emanuel

                Garcia will be held on 7 Apr 2015.

02/23/15      updates to Tokelau (Head of govt.), Canada prov.: Prince Edward Is. (PM).

02/22/15      update to India state: Bihar (PM).

02/20/15      update to Bosnia canton: Tuzla (PM); Ukraine prov.: Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)

02/18/15      updates to Croatia (Pres.), Moldova (PM), St. Kitts & Nevis (PM), U.S. state:

                Oregon (Gov.)

02/17/15      updates to South Korea (PM), Japan pref.: Yamanashi (Gov.), U.S. govt.:

                Defense Dept. (Secy.).

02/16/15      updates to Timor-Leste (PM), Pakistan prov.: Gilgit-Baltistan (Gov.)

02/15/15      update to PAM (Pres.)

02/14/15      updates to Australia state: Queensland (PM), India state: Delhi (PM).

02/13/15      update to U.S. govt.: GSA (Admin.)

02/12/15      update to Bosnia canton: Una-Sana (PM).

02/11/15      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina (PM).

02/09/15      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Muslim-Croat Fed. (Pres.)

02/06/15      updates to Yemen (Pres, PM), Tunisia (PM), ICJ (Pres.), U.S. city: Toledo

                (Mayor), Sri Lanka prov.: Eastern (PM).

02/05/15      update to Ukraine prov.: Chernivtsi (Gov.)

02/03/15      updates to Italy (Pres.), Ukraine prov.: Kharkiv (Gov.)

02/02/15      update to Norway county: Oppland (Gov.)

02/01/15      update to U.S. govt.: Postal Service (Postmaster gen.)

01/31/15      update to Czech reg.: Karlovarsky (Gov.)

01/30/15      update to AU (Chair.)

01/29/15      update to Jersey (Bailiff), Pakistan prov.: Punjab (Gov.)

01/28/15      updates to India state: Himachal Pradesh (Gov.), Sri Lanka prov.:

                North Central (PM).

01/27/15      updates to Sri Lanka prov.: Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern,

                Sabaragamuwa and Uva (Gov.)

01/26/15      updates to Greece (PM), Poland prov.: Lubuskie (Gov.), Wallis & Futuna (Admin.)

01/25/15      update to Zambia (Pres.)

01/23/15      updates to Saudi Arabia (King, PM), Sri Lanka prov.: North Western, Southern

                     and Western (Gov.)

01/22/15      update to India state: Punjab (Gov.)

01/21/15      updates to Cyprus British Sovereign Base Areas (Admin.), U.S. state: Maryland

                (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Guantanamo Bay (Cmdr.)

01/20/15      updates to U.S. states: Pennsylvania, Texas (Gov.), Palau state: Ngatpang (Gov)

01/17/15      updates to Madagascar (PM), Mozambique (PM).

01/16/15      update to Haiti (PM).

01/15/15      update to Mozambique (Pres.)

01/14/15      updates to Italy (Pres.), Japan pref.: Saga (Gov.), Solomon Islands prov.:

                Temotu (PM), Sri Lanka prov.: Uva (PM).

01/13/15      update to U.S. state: Arkansas (Gov.)

01/12/15      updates to U.S. state: Illinois (Gov.), Micronesia state: Yap (Gov.), Northern

                Marianas: Saipan (Mayor), U.S. govt.: US Mint (Dir.)

01/09/15      updates to Mali (PM), Sri Lanka (Pres., PM), Mozambique (PM), India

                states: Jammu & Kashmir (PM), Mizoram (Gov.)

01/08/15      updates to U.S. states: Massachusetts, Nebraska (Gov.), India state:

                Uttarakhand (Gov.), Bosnia canton: Bosnian-Podrinje (PM)

01/06/15      updates to U.S. state: Rhode Island (Gov.), U.S. city: Austin (Mayor),

                and U.S. govt.: U.S. Senate (Pres. Pro Tem., Majority Ldr.), 

                     India state: Meghalaya (Gov.)

01/05/15      updates to U.S. state: Arizona (Gov.), U.S. cities: Oakland, Providence

                (Mayor), U.S. Virgin Islands (Gov.) and Andorra (French Rep.), Syria

                (SNC Pres.)

01/04/15      update to China prov.: Hainan (Gov.)

01/02/15      update to U.S. city: Washington, DC (Mayor).

01/01/15      updates to Switzerland (Pres.); Palau state: Angaur (Gov.); ISO (Pres.), ITU

               (Secy.-gen.), Norden (Pres.), OIF (Secy.-gen.), OSCE (Chair.); U.S. govt.:

                NRC (Chair.), TSA (Admin.), Smithsonian (Secy.); U.S. city: San José, CA

               (Mayor); Brazil states: Alagoas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal,

                Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais,

                Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Roraima and

                Tocantins (Gov.); Swiss cantons: Aargau, Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern,

                Schaffhausen, Solothurn and Zug; Peru reg.: Lima (Mayor), Amazonas, Ancash,

                Apurimac, Arequipa, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Ica, Junín,

                Libertad, Lima Region, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno,

                San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes & Ucayali (Gov.); Eurasian Economic Union (Chair.),

                G-8 (Chair.)

  Additions to WorldStatesmen.org in 2015 

12/14/15      added Republic of Logone to Central African Republic

11/11/15      added Western Kurdistan to Syria.

11/08/15      added State of Muskogee (1799-1803) and Republic of the Floridas (1817)

                to Florida.

03/20/15      added Tucson, AZ to U.S. cities.

02/07/15      added U.S. Lighthouse Service to U.S. government.

    New Polities and International Organizations in 2015

12/29/15      update South Sudan abolishes its 10 states creating 28 new states.

12/18/15      updates to French Guiana and Martinique become territorial authorities.

12/14/15      update to Central African Republic: Republic of Logone declared.

10/29/15      update to Congo (Kinshasa) 21 new provinces effected: Bas-Uélé, Équateur,

                Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, Kasaï, Kasaï Central, Kasaï

                Oriental, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi,

                Sankuru, Sud-Ubangi, Tanganyika, Tshopo and Tshuapa.

07/08/15      update New Development Bank (NDB) established.

06/17/15      update Norfolk Island self-government abolished.

01/01/15      update Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) established.

12/25/14      update to Taiwan new special municipality: Taoyuan city.

    New Anthems, Flags, Constitutions and Currencies in 2015

12/10/15      update to The Gambia (country name).

09/20/15      update to Nepal (new constitution).

07/30/15      update to Peru reg.: San Martin (flag).

07/01/15      update to U.S. state: Virginia (state song).

06/17/15      update to Somalia: Galmudug (flag).

05/09/15      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (anthem).

03/01/15      update to Belgium reg.: Brussels-Capital (flag).

01/28/15      update to Taiwan city: Tainan (flag).

01/17/15      update to France reg.: Centre-Val de Loire (name).

01/01/15      update to Lithuania (currency).

 International Organization Membership Updates in 2015

 

12/31/15      Belgium withdraws from UNIDO.

12/31/15      Brazil the 28th member of CDB.

12/29/15      Palestine the 118th member of PCA.

12/04/15      Tuvalu the 190th member of IFRCS.

11/30/15      Kazakhstan the 162nd member of WTO.

11/23/15      Eritrea, Kiribati, Saint Kitts & Nevis,

                Saint Lucia, São Tomé & Príncipe join the IOM.

11/20/15      Barbados the 167th member of IAEA.

11/18/15      Tuvalu the 190th member of ICRM.

11/11/15      Ecuador the 101st member of IMSO.

11/06/15      District of Columbia admitted to UNPO.

11/03/15      Montserrat the 10th associate member of UNESCO.

10/16/15      Angola the 192nd member of OPCW.

10/14/15      Antigua and Barbuda the 166th member of IAEA.

10/13/15      Iceland the 53rd member of ANT.

10/09/15      Norway withdraws from UNWTO.

09/14/15      Barbados and Samoa become members of UNWTO.

09/09/15      Vanuatu the 165th member of IAEA.

08/07/15      Myanmar the 191st member of OPCW.

08/06/15      Kyrgyzstan the 5th member of EAEU.

08/02/15      South Sudan the 206th member of IOC.

07/17/15      Bolivia the 6th member of Mercosur.

07/01/15      Bretagne admitted to UNPO.

06/12/15      Cook Islands the 186th member of ILO.

05/25/15      Rwanda rejoins the ECCAS.

04/30/15      South Sudan the 80th member of AfDB.

04/26/15      Seychelles the 161st member of WTO.

04/01/15      Palestine the 123rd member of ICCt.

03/20/15      Angola the 164th member of CTBTO.

03/26/15      Brunei the 85th member of IHO.

03/24/15      Palestine the 180th member of WCO.

03/23/15      Mongolia the 52nd member of ANT.

03/22/15      Georgia the 117th member of PCA.

03/16/15      Marshall Islands the 170th member of UNIDO.

03/06/15      Djibouti the 164th member of IAEA.

03/02/15      Georgia and Vietnam the 83rd and 84th 

                members of IHO.

02/16/15      Micronesia, Montenegro and Palau join IFAD.

02/10/15      Palestine the 191st member of NPT.

02/02/15      Order of Malta an associate of PAM.

01/27/15      Guyana the 163rd member of IAEA.

01/27/15      Kazakhstan the 51st member of ANT.

01/12/15      Georgia the 100th member of IMSO.

01/08/15      Niue the 188th member of WIPO.

01/02/15      Palestine the 167th member of ISA.

01/02/15      Armenia the 4th member of EAEU.

01/01/15      Eurasian Economic Union est.

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