2016 Updates

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders in 2016

12/31/16      update to India state: Delhi (Lt. Gov.)

12/30/16      updates to China prov: Guangdong (Gov.), Chongqing (Mayor), India state:

                     Dadra and Nagar-Haveli (Admin.), Indonesia prov.: Sulawesi Barat (Gov.)

12/23/16      updates to Curaçao (PM), Moldova (Pres.)

12/20/16      updates to Congo (Kinshasa)(PM), Lebanon (PM), Turks and Caicos (PM), China

                prov.: Qinghai (Gov.)

12/17/16      update to Moldova: Transnistria (PM).

12/16/16      updates to Moldova: Transnistria (Pres.), China prov.: Yunnan (Gov.)

12/15/16      update to U.S. state: North Dakota (Gov.)

12/14/16      updates to Uzbekistan (PM), Order of Malta (Grand Chancellor), Indonesia

                prov.: Sulawesi Barat (Gov.)

12/13/16      updates to Lithuania (PM), Malaysia (King), U.S. city: Sacramento (Mayor).

12/12/16      updates to Italy (PM), New Zealand (PM), China prov.: Jilin (Gov.)

12/10/16      update to Order of Malta (Grand Chancellor).

12/09/16      update to South Korea (acting Pres.)

12/06/16      updates to France (PM), U.S. city: Baltimore (Mayor).

12/05/16      updates to Bermuda (Gov.), India state: Tamil Nadu (PM), U.S. city: Tulsa

                (Mayor).

12/03/16      update to Canada prov.: Yukon (PM).

12/01/16      updates to Thailand (King), Mexico states: Aguascalientes, Oaxaca, Veracruz

                (Gov.), Nicaragua reg.: Costa Caribe Sur (Cordr.)

11/30/16      update to St. Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.)

11/28/16      updates to Montenegro (PM), Yemen (Huthi PM), Georgia: Adjaria (Pres.)

11/23/16      update to Estonia (PM).

11/22/16      update to Czech reg.: Karlovarský (Gov.)

11/21/16      update to Czech reg.: Plzeňský (Gov.)

11/20/16      update to Uzbekistan rep.: Karakalpakstan (PM)

11/18/16      updates to updates to Guinea-Bissau (PM), Czech reg.: Středočeský (Gov.),

                Russia rep.: Ingushetia (PM).

11/17/16      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina (Pres.), OIC (Secy.-gen.)

11/16/16      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Brčko (Mayor), Czech reg.: Jihomoravský (Gov.)

11/14/16      updates to Czech reg.: Královéhradecký (Gov.), Uzbekistan rep.: Karakalpakstan

                (PM).

11/12/16      updates to Nigeria state: Edo (Gov.), Wallis and Futuna: Tu'a (Alo) (PM).

11/11/16      update to Pakistan prov.: Sindh (Gov.)

11/10/16      updates to Czech reg.: Moravskoslezský (Gov.), INTERPOL (Pres.)

11/09/16      update to Ukraine prov.: Odesa (Gov.)

11/08/16      updates to Czech reg.: Olomoucký (Gov.), United States election results -

                in the Presidential election Donald J. Trump (Rep.) wins election with

                46.1% of vote (winning about 62.9 million votes) in 30 states with 306

                electoral votes (including 1 from Maine), defeating former Secretary of State

                Hillary Rodham Clinton (f)(Dem.) who wins 48.2% of vote (with about 65.8

                million votes), but only 20 states and District of Columbia with 232 electoral

                votes, Gary Johnson (Libt.) wins 3.3%, Jill E. Stein (f)(Grn.) 1.1%, Evan

                McMullin (Independent) 0.5%, Write-In 0.43%, Darrell Castle (Const.) 0.15%,

                Bernie Sanders (Ind.) 0.08%, Gloria LaRiva (f)(Socialism and Liberation) 0.05%,

                Rocky De La Fuente (Reform/American Delta) 0.02%, and None of These 0.02%;

         U.S. Congress: elections to all 435 seats in the House of Representatives,

           and to 34 of 100 seats in the Senate. Republicans retain their majorities in 

           the House and in the Senate. In the House of Representatives Republicans will

           have at least 239 seats and Democrats at least 194 seats (previous balance was

           247 Rep. vs. 188 Dem.); while the Senate will be composed of at least 51

           Republicans and at least 48 Democrats (including 2 independents who caucus

           with them)(the previous balance was 54 Rep. vs. 46 Dem.); In 10 Dec 2016

           runoffs in Louisiana, the Republicans win another seat in the Senate (for a

           total of 52) and 2 in the House of Representatives (for a total of 241);

           Party abbreviations: Dem = Democrat, Rep. = Republican, Grn. = Green Party,

           Const. = Constitution, Ind. = Independent, Libt. = Libertarian;

         Governor elections: 

         - Delaware: former Lt. Gov. John Carney (Dem.) defeats Colin Bonini (Rep.),

           Andrew Groff (Grn.) and Sean Goward (Libt.), 58.3%-39.2%-1.4%-1.1%;

         - Indiana: Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb (Rep.) defeats John R. Gregg (Dem.), Rex

           Bell (Libt.), 51.4%-45.4%-3.2%;

         - Missouri: Eric Greitens (Rep.) defeats Attny. Gen. Chris Koster (Dem.),

           Cisse Spragins (f) (Libt.), Les Turilli Jr. (Ind.), Don Fitz (Grn.),

           51.3%-45.4%-1.5%-1.1%-0.7%;

         - Montana: incumbent Gov. Steve Bullock (Dem.) is re-elected over Greg

           Gianforte (Rep.), and Ted Dunlap (Libt.), 50.2%-46.4%-3.4%;

         - New Hampshire: Chris Sununu (Rep.) defeats Colin Van Ostern (Dem.),

           Max Abramson (Libt.), 49%-46.7%-4.3%;

         - North Carolina: Attny. Gen. Roy A. Cooper (Dem.) defeats incumbent Gov. Pat

           McCrory (Rep.), and Leon Cecil (Libt.) win 49%-48.9%-2.2%;

         - North Dakota: Doug Burgum (Rep.) defeats Marvin Nelson (Dem./NPL),

           Marty Riske (Libt.), 76.7%-19.4%-3.9%;

         - Oregon: incumbent Gov. Kate Brown (f) (Dem.) is elected over Bud Pierce

           (Rep.), Cliff Thomason (Independent Party of Oregon), James Foster (Libt.),

           and Aaron Auer (Const.), 50.5%-43.8%-2.4%-2.2%-1%;

         - Utah: incumbent Gov. Gary Herbert (Rep.) is re-elected over Mike Weinholtz

                (Dem.), Brian Kamerath (Libt.), and Dell Schanze (Ind. American), 66.6%-

                28.7%-2.9%-1.5%;

         - Vermont: Lt. Gov. Phil Scott (Rep.) is elected over Sue Minter (f) (Dem.), 

           and Bill Lee (Liberty Union), 52.9%-44.2%-2.8%;

         - Washington: incumbent Gov. Jay R. Inslee (Dem.) is re-elected over Bill

           Bryant (Rep.), 54.9%-45.5%;

         - West Virginia: Jim Justice (Dem.) defeats Bill Cole (Rep.), Charlotte Jean

           Pritt (f)(Mountain Pty.), David Moran (Libt.), and Phil Hudok (Const.),

           49.1%-42.3%-5.9%-2.1%-0.6%; 

         - American Samoa: incumbent Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga (Dem.) is re-elected

           over Faoa Aitofele Sunia (Dem.), and Tuika Tuika (Ind.), 60.2%-35.8%-4%;

         - Puerto Rico: Ricardo Rosselló Nevares (New Progressive [PNP]) defeats David

           Bernier (Popular Democratic [PDP]), Alexandra Lúgaro (f)(Ind.), Manuel Cidre

           (Ind.), María de Lourdes Santiago (f)(Puerto Rican Independence [PIP]), and

           Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl (Working People's), 41.8%-38.9%-11.1%-5.7%-2.1%-0.34%;

         Mayor elections:
         - Baltimore, MD: Catherine Pugh (f)(Dem.) defeats write-in votes for Mayor

           Sheila Dixon (f)(Dem.), and Alan Walden (Rep.), Joshua Harris (Grn.),

           57.6%-22.1%-9.9%-9.8%;

         - Fresno, CA (runoff): Lee Brand (Rep.) defeats Henry Perea (Dem.), 51.3%-48.7%;

         - Hagåtña, GU: Mayor John Aguon Cruz (Rep.) is re-elected unopposed;

         - Honolulu, HI (runoff): incumbent Mayor Kirk Caldwell (Dem.) is re-elected

           over Charles Djou (Rep.), 52.2%-47.8%;

         - Key West, FL (runoff): incumbent Mayor Greg Cates (Rep.) is re-elected

           defeating write-in candidate Sloan Bashinsky (Ind.), 88.6%-11.4%;

         - Miami-Dade County, FL (runoff): incumbent Mayor Carlos Gimenez (Rep.) is

           re-elected defeating Raquel Regalado (f)(Rep.), 55.8%-44.2%;

         - Richmond, VA: Levar Stoney (Dem.) defeats Jack Berry (Dem.), Joe Morrissey

           (Ind.), Michelle Mosby (f)(Dem.), Jon Baliles (Dem.), Lawrence Williams

           (Ind.), Bruce Tyler (Ind.), and Bobby Junes (Ind.), 35.5%-33.8%-21.1%-

           5.6%-2.2%-0.5%-0.5%-0.4%;
         - San Juan, PR: incumbent Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (f)(PDP) is re-elected

           over Leo Díaz Urbina (PNP), Adrian González Costa (PIP), and Antonio Carmona

           Báez (Working People's), 52.5%-43.8%-2.8%-0.88%;

              - Washington, DC: referendum supporting U.S. statehood passes, 85.8%-14.2%.

11/07/16      update to Greece reg.: Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki (Gov.)

11/02/16      update to Czech Rep. reg.: Zlínský (Gov.)

11/01/16      updates to Sweden county: Uppsala (Gov.)  OIC (Secy.-gen.)

10/31/16      updates to Lebanon (Pres.), China admin.: Beijing (Mayor).

10/29/16      update to China prov.: Hubei (Gov.)

10/28/16      updates to Parlacen (Pres.), Indonesia prov.: Bangka-Belitung, Banten,

                Gorontalo, Jakarta, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Kyyiv

                (Gov.), Congo (DRC) prov.: Tshuapa (Gov.)

10/25/16      updates to Japan pref.: Niigata (Gov.), Russia rep.: Sakha (PM).

10/23/16      updates to Ethiopia reg.: Oromiya (Pres.), Somalia admin.: HirShabelle (Pres.)

10/20/16      update to Greece reg.: Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki (Gov.)

10/19/16      update to Croatia (PM).

10/17/16      updates to Turks and Caicos (Gov.), Somalia state: HirShabelle (Pres.)

10/16/16      updates to Seychelles (Pres.), Venezuela state: Cojedes (Gov.)

10/14/16      update to Catholic Church: Jesuits (Supr. Gen.)
10/13/16      update to Thailand (King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies).

10/12/16      update to Mexico state: Veracruz (Gov.)

10/11/16      update to U.S. govt.: Border Patrol (Chief).

10/10/16      updates to Cyprus: UNFICYP (Cdr.), Estonia (Pres.), Turks and Caicos (Gov.)

10/07/16      update to Kazakhstan prov.: Zapadno-Kazakhstan (Gov.)

10/06/16      updates to Russia admin.: Kaliningrad (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Mykolayiv (Gov.),

                     Armenia prov.: Syunik (Gov.), Peru reg.: Áncash (Pres.), Venezuela state:

                     Cojedes (Gov.)

10/05/16      updates to Sark (Pres. Chief Pleas), Russia rep.: Sakha (PM).

10/04/16      updates for Isle of Man (PM), Mexico state: Chihuahua (Gov.), India state:

                     Dadra and Nagar-Haveli (Admin.)

10/03/16      update to Falkland Islands (Chf. Exec.)

10/01/16      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), Mexico state: Tamaulipas (Gov.), IsDB

                (Pres.), Norway county: Finnmark (Gov.), Sweden counties: Jönköping,

                Kronoberg, and Skåne (Gov.)

09/29/16      update to Gabon (PM).

09/28/16      updates to New Zealand (Gov.-gen.), St. Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.),

                     Russia rep.: Adygeya (PM).

09/25/16      update to Mexico state: Quintana Roo (Gov.)

09/22/16      update to Russia rep.: Karachayevo-Cherkessia (PM).

09/20/16      update to French Holy Land Domain (Cons.-gen.)

09/18/16      update to Non-Aligned Movement (Chair.)

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

09/14/16      updates to China prov.: Hubei (Gov.), Tianjin (Mayor), U.S. govt.:

                Library of Congress (Libr.)

09/13/16      updates to Armenia (PM), China city: Tianjin (Secy.), India state:

                Arunachal-Pradesh (Gov.), Papua New Guinea prov.: Hela (Gov.),

                Netherlands prov.: Friesland (Gov.), UN (Asmb Prs.)

09/12/16      update to Mexico state: Zacatecas (Gov.)

09/09/16      update to Ukraine prov.: Kyyiv (Gov.)

09/08/16      updates to Kazakhstan (PM), Uzbekistan (Pres.), India state: Madhya Pradesh

                     (Gov.)

09/07/16      update to Poland prov.: Zachodniopomorskie (Gov.)

09/06/16      update to India terr.: Lakshadweep (Admin.)

09/05/16      updates to China prov.: Hunan (Gov.), Mexico state: Hidalgo (Gov.)

09/03/16      update to São Tomé and Príncipe (Pres.)

09/02/16      updates to Uzbekistan (Pres.), India state: Tamil Nadu (Gov.)

09/01/16      updates to China prov.: Anhui (Gov.), Kosovo (EUSR, KFOR Cmdr.), CBSS

                (Dir.-gen.), Sweden county: Uppsala (Gov.)

08/31/16      updates to Brazil (Pres.), New Zealand (Gov.-Gen.), Australia

                state: Northern Terr. (PM), Ukraine prov.: Zhytomyr (Gov.)

08/30/16      update to U.S. mayor elections: Miami-Dade County: Mayor Carlos Gimenez (Rep.),

                     Raquel Regalado (f)(Rep.), Frederick Byrant (Ind.), Alfred Santamaria (Ind.),

                     B.J. Chiszar (Dem.), Farid Khavari (Ind.), Miguel Eizmendiz (Ind.) each win

                     47.6%-32%-8.9%-8.7%-1%-1.2%-0.60% (a runoff between Gimenez and Regalado will

                     be held on 8 Nov 2016); Key West, FL: Mayor Craig Cates (Rep.) defeats Randy

                     Becker (Ind.) and Ed Karsch (Ind.), 62.5%-30.4%-7% (a runoff between Cates

                     and write in candidate Sloan Bashinsky [Ind.] will be held on 8 Nov 2016).

08/29/16      updates to Ukraine prov.: Kharkiv (Gov.), China prov.: Anhui, Nei Mongol

                Xinjiang (Party Secy.) and Shanxi (Gov.)

08/28/16      updates to China prov.: Hunan, Yunnan, Xizang (Party Secy.)

08/27/16      update to Tunisia (PM).

08/24/16      update to Solomon Islands prov.: Central (PM).

08/22/16      updates to India states: Assam, Punjab (Gov.), Andaman & Nicobar Is (Lt. Gov.),

                     Solomon Islands prov.: Honiara (Mayor).

08/21/16      update to India state: Manipur (Gov.)

08/19/16      update to OSCE (National Minorities High Com.)

08/17/16      update to Russia: Chechnya (Emir).

08/15/16      update to Yemen (Huthi Pres.)

08/13/16      update to U.S. mayor election: Honolulu, HI: Mayor Kirk Caldwell (Dem.) wins

                44.6% of the vote, Charles Djou (Rep.) 43.7%, and former Mayor Peter B.

                Carlisle (Ind.) 9.4% (a runoff will be held on 8 Nov 2016).

08/10/16      update to Solomon Islands prov.: Western (PM).

08/07/16      update to India state: Gujarat (PM).

08/05/16      updates to Georgia: Abkhazia (PM), Papua New Guinea prov.: Hela (Gov.), IOC:

                Games of the XXXI Olympiad open (ending 21 Aug).

08/04/16      updates to Nepal (PM), U.S. govt.: NGB (Chief).

08/02/16      updates to Bermuda (Gov.), Japan pref.: Tokyo (Gov.)

08/01/16      updates to Iceland (Pres.), ACS (Secy.-gen.), OPEC (Sec.-gen.), Sweden

                county: Skåne (Gov.)

07/31/16      update to Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (PM).

07/29/16      update to Pakistan prov.: Sindh (PM).

07/28/16      updates to Peru (Pres., PM), Russia admin: Krymskiy, Severo-Kavkazskiy,

                Severo-Zapadny, Sibirskiy, Yuzhny (Plenp.), Kaliningrad, Kirov, Sevastopol,

                Yaroslavl (Gov.), Japan pref.: Kagoshima (Gov.), U.S.: DNC (Chair.)

07/26/16      update to Georgia: Abkhazia (PM).

07/24/17      update to Lebanon: UNIFIL (Cmdr.)

07/23/16      update to Parlandio (Pres.)

07/17/16      update to India state: Arunachal Pradesh (PM).

07/16/16      updates to India state: Arunachal Pradesh (PM), Sudan: Darfur TRDA (dissolved)

                and COI (Secy.-gen.), WCO (Council Pres.)

07/15/16      update to Georgia: Adjaria (PM).

07/14/16      update to United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (Secy. of State).

07/13/16      update to United Kingdom (PM).

07/12/16      update to Western Sahara (Pres.)

07/10/16      update to Bosnia-Hercegovnia canton: Una-Sana (PM).

07/08/16      updates to Austria (Pres.), China prov.: Jiangxi (Gov.). U.S. govt.: Treasury

                Dept. (Treasurer).

07/07/16      updates to Mongolia (PM), Sweden county: Kalmar (Gov.)

07/06/16      update to Australia: Norfolk Island (Mayor).

07/05/16      update to OSCE (Parl. Pres.)

04/04/16      update to China prov.: Zhejiang (Gov.)

07/03/16      updates to Syria (PM), Sark (Seigneur), China prov.: Ningxia Hui (Gov.)

07/01/16      updates to U.S. city: Norfolk, VA (Mayor), Palau state: Kayangel (Gov.);

                Swiss cantons: Basel-Land, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Schwyz;

                Arab League (Secy.-gen.), U.S. govt.: Air Force (CoS).

06/30/16      updates to The Philippines (Pres.), China prov.: Jiangsu, Shanxi (Party Secy.)

06/29/16      updates to Ukraine prov.: Mykolayiv (Gov.), China prov.: Qinghai (Party Secy.)

06/28/16      updates to China prov.: Jiangxi (Party Secy.), U.S. mayor election: Tulsa, OK:

                G.T. Bynum (Rep.) defeats Mayor Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. (Rep.), Tom McCay

                (Ind.), Lawrence Kirkpatrick (Ind.) and Paul Tay (Ind.), 56.2%-38.4%-1.9%-

                1.8%-1.7%.

06/27/19      update to UNEP (Exec. Dir.)

06/25/16      update to U.S. govt.: Solicitor General.

06/23/16      updates to Equatorial Guinea (PM), United Kingdom: referendum votes 51.8% to

                leave the European Union vs. 48.1% to remain.

06/21/16      updates to Japan pref.: Tokyo (Gov.), Kazakhstan admin.: Astana (Akim).

06/20/16      updates to New Caledonia (High Com.), Serbia: Vojvodina (PM).

06/15/16      updates to Andorra (French Rep.), Ethiopia reg.: Benishangul-Gumuz (Admin.),

                     Italy reg.: Trentino-Alto Adige (Pres.)

06/14/16      update to Greece: Mount Athos (Chair.)

06/07/16      updates to Saint Lucia (PM), Wallis and Futuna: Alo (King), U.S. mayor

                elections: Fresno, CA: Henry Perea (Dem.), Lee Brand (Rep.), H. Spees (Rep.),

                Doug Vagim (Rep.), and Richard Renteria (Ind.) win 44.8%-30.9%-18.3%-3.5%-2.5%

                (runoff to be held 8 Nov 2016); Sacramento, CA: Darrell Steinberg (Dem.)

                defeats Angelique Ashby (f)(Dem.), Tony Lopez (Rep.), Marlene Andrade (f)

                (Ind.), Michael Edwards (Ind.), and Russell Rawlings (Democratic Socialist),

                57.7%-27.5%-8.9%-1.9%-1.7%-1.3%; San Diego, CA: Mayor Kevin Faulconer (Rep.)

                is re-elected defeating Lori Saldaña (f)(Dem.), and Ed Harris (Dem.), 57.3%-

                23.4%-19.4%.

06/06/16      update to India state: Puducherry (PM).

06/04/16      update to ECOWAS (Chair.)

06/01/16      updates to Jordan (PM), Belgium reg.: Brussels (Gov.), Swiss cantons: Bern,

                Neuchâtel, St. Gallen, Thurgau, and Uri. 

05/31/16      update to Western Sahara (Pres.)

05/30/16      update to French Polynesia (High Com.)

05/29/16      update to India state: Puducherry (Lt. Gov.)

05/27/16      updates to Guinea-Bissau (PM), Isle of Man (Lt. Gov.)

05/26/16      update to Comoros (Pres.)

05/25/16      updates to India state: Kerala (PM), Indonesia prov.: Kalimantan Tengah,

                Riau, Sumatera Utara (Gov.)

05/24/16      updates to Turkey (PM), India state: Assam (PM), South Africa prov.:

                     KwaZulu-Natal (PM).

05/23/16      updates to Mayotte (Pref.), Comoros states: Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mohéli

                (Gov.)

05/20/16      update to Republic of China (Pres., PM) and prov.: Taiwan, Fukien (Gov.)

05/19/16      update to U.S. govt.: Army Corps of Engineers (Chf. Engr.)

05/18/16      update to U.S. govt.: U.S. Army (Secy.)

05/16/16      update to Syria (rebel PM).

05/17/16      updates to Austria (PM), U.S. mayor election: Portland, OR: Ted Wheeler (Dem.)

                is elected mayor defeating Jules K. Bailey (Dem.), Sarah Iannarone (f)(Ind.),

                Bruce Broussard (Libt.), Sean Davis (Ind.), David Schor (Ind.), and Jessie

                Sponberg (Ind.), 54.7%-16.5%-11.8%-3.8%-2.67%-2.6%-1.7%.

05/14/16      update to Wallis and Futuna: Alo (King).

05/12/16      updates to Guinea-Bissau (PM), Brazil (acting Pres.), Pious Establishments of

                France in Rome (Amb.)

05/11/16      update to India state: Uttarakhand (PM).

05/10/16      update to Canada prov.: Northwest Territories (Com.)

05/09/16      update to Austria (PM).

05/06/16      update to Canada, Newfoundland: Nunatsiavut (Pres.)

05/04/16      updates to Guernsey (PM), NATO (SACEUR).

05/05/16      update to AMU (Secy.-gen.)

05/03/16      updates to Canada prov.: Manitoba (PM), U.S. mayor election: Norfolk, VA:

                     Kenny C. Alexander (Dem.) elected mayor defeating Andrew A. Protogyrou (Dem.)

                     and Robert J. McCabe (Dem.), 51.7%-25.3%-22.9%

05/01/16      updates to Swiss cantons: Glarus, Valais, Zürich.

04/30/16      update to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Haut-Lomami (Gov.)

04/29/16      updates to Palau state: Sonsorol (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Luhan'sk (Gov.)

04/28/16      updates to Ukraine prov.: Rivne, Khmel'nyts'kyy, Kherson (Gov.), Papua New

                Guinea prov.: Hela (Gov.)

04/26/16      update to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Équateur (Gov.)

04/25/16      updates to St. Helena (Gov.), EAC (Secy.-gen.)

04/23/16      update to Congo (Brazzaville)(PM).

04/22/16      updates to Cabo Verde (PM), Laos (Pres., PM).

04/21/16      update to Russian rep.: Karelia (PM).

04/18/16      updates to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Sud-Ubangi, Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé (Gov.),

                     Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau (Gov.), Netherlands prov.: Groningen (Gov.)

04/16/16      updates to Cyprus: Northern Cyprus (PM), Wallis and Futuna: Wallis (King, PM).

04/14/16      update to Ukraine (PM).

04/13/16      updates to Kyrgyzstan (PM), Madagascar (PM).

04/12/16      update to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Haut-Katanga (Gov.)

04/08/16      updates to Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau (Gov.),  ECOWAS (Pres.)

04/07/16      updates to Iceland (PM), Kosovo (Pres.), Vietnam (PM).

04/06/16      updates to Benin (Pres., PM), Myanmar (State Couns.), Swiss canton: Ticino.

04/05/16      update to U.S. mayor election: Milwaukee, WI: Mayor Tom Barrett (Dem.) defeats

                     Robert G. Donovan (Rep.), 70%-29.7%.

04/04/16      updates to Yemen (PM), India state: Jammu & Kashmir (CM).

04/02/16      updates to Central African Republic (PM), Vietnam (Pres.)

04/01/16      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), Commonwealth (Secy.-gen.), China prov.:

                     Gansu, Shaanxi (Gov.); Sint Eustatius (Lt. gov.).

03/31/16      update to Br. Indian Ocean Terr. (Admin.)

03/30/16      updates to Central African Republic (Pres.), Myanmar (Pres.), Myanmar states:

                     Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan, regions: Ayeyarwady,

                     Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon (CM) and Naypyidaw

                     (Mayor), China reg.: Nei Mongol (Gov.) 

03/29/16      update to Solomon Islands prov.: Guadalcanal (PM).

03/28/16      updates to Haiti (PM), U.S. city: Juneau (Mayor).

03/27/16      updates to India state: Uttarakhand (PM), China prov.: Shaanxi (Party Secy.)

03/26/16      updates to China prov.: Henan (Gov.), Kazakhstan admin.: Atyrau, Pavlodar,

                Zapadno-Kazakhstan (Gov.)

03/19/16      update to United Kingdom: Wales (Sec. of State).

03/17/16      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina (Pres.), Sri Lanka prov.: Central (Gov.)

03/15/16      update to U.S. mayor election: Juneau, AK: Ken Koelsch (Ind.) defeats Karen

                Crane (f)(Ind.), 57.8%-41.5%.

03/14/16      updates to Guernsey (Lt.Gov.), Sri Lanka prov.: Central (Gov.), India state:

                     Dadra and Nagar-Haveli (Admin.)

03/11/16      update to Kiribati (Pres.)

03/10/16      updates to Tokelau (Head of State), Russia rep.: Komi (PM).

03/09/16      updates to Portugal (Pres.), Armenia prov.: Aragatsotn, Shirak (Gov.)

03/05/16      updates to Syria (SNC Pres.), Wallis & Futuna: Sigave (King).

03/04/16      updates to Pakistan prov.: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Gov.), Islamabad (Mayor).

03/03/16      update to Jamaica (PM).

03/02/16      updates to Afghanistan (NATO Cmdr.), Russia prov.: Tver (Gov.)

03/01/16      update to Russia rep.: North Ossetia-Alania (PM).

02/25/16      update to Haiti (PM).

02/22/16      update to U.S. govt. FDA (Com.)

02/19/16      updates to Russia rep.: North Ossetia (Pres.), Indian state: Arunachal Pradesh

                     (CM).

02/17/16      update to Russia reg.: Zabaikalskiy (Gov.)

02/16/16      update to Sri Lanka prov.: Northern (Gov.)

02/15/16      updates to Chad (PM), Br. Antarctic Terr. (Admin.)

02/14/16      update to Haiti (Pres.)

02/12/16      updates to Parlatino (Pres.), Indonesia prov.: Bengkulu, Jambi, Kalimantan

                Selatan, Kalimantan Utara, Kepulauan Riau, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera

                Barat (Gov.)

02/11/16      updates to Latvia (PM), Vanuatu (PM), Mexico state: Colima (Gov.)

02/07/16      update to Haiti (Pres.)

02/04/16      update to Malaysia state: Kedah (CM).

02/03/16      update to Ukraine prov.: Kiev (Gov.)

02/02/16      update to Russia prov.: Tula (Gov.)

02/01/16      updates to Monaco (Min. of State), Taiwan (ROC)(PM).

01/30/16      update to AU (Chair.)

01/28/16      update to Marshall Islands (Pres.)

01/27/16      update to Nigeria state: Kogi (Gov.)

01/26/16      update to India state: Arunachal Pradesh (CM).

01/25/16      update to CE (Pres. Parl.)

01/22/16      updates to Croatia (PM), Laos (Gen. Secy.), China prov: Sichuan (Gov.), Croatia

                county: Virovitičko-Podravska (Pref.)

01/21/16      update to Belgium prov.: Luxembourg (Gov.)

01/20/16      update to Moldova (PM).

01/18/16      updates to Macedonia (PM), Taiwan city: Sinbei (Mayor).

01/19/16      update to Gibraltar (Gov.)

01/16/16      update to AIIB (Pres.)

01/14/16      update to Guatemala (Pres.)

01/13/16      update to Burkina Faso (PM).

01/12/16      updates to Spain region: Catalonia (Pres.), Solomon Islands prov.: Makira

                     and Ulawa (PM), SCO (Secy.-gen.)

01/11/16      updates to Marshall Islands (Pres.), United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (FM),

                French Guiana (Pref.), U.S. state: Louisiana (Gov.), U.S. city: Charleston,

                SC (Mayor), U.S. govt.: Army (Secy.), Venezuela state: Distrito Capital

               (Chief Govt.), Andean Community (Secy.-gen.)

01/10/16      update to U.S. govt: Bureau of Prisons (Supt.)

01/08/16      update to Palau state: Melekeok (Gov.)

01/07/16      updates to India state: Jammu-Kashmir (CM), Papua New Guinea prov.: Hela (Gov.)

                     and Venezuela states: Anzoátegui, Portuguesa (Gov.)

01/06/16      updates to Venezuela (Vice Pres.), Palau state: Ngaremlengui (Gov.)

01/05/16      update to U.S. city: Savannah (Mayor).

01/04/16      updates to U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Salt Lake City (Mayors), France

                regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Languedoc-

           Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées, and Normandie (Pres.)

01/02/16      update to U.S. city: Houston (Mayor).

01/01/16      updates to Switzerland (Pres.), U.S. govt.: Dept. of Education (Secy.); Swiss

                cantons: Aargau, Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Schaffhausen & Solothurn; and

                France regions: Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-

                Charentes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Languedoc-

                Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, Normandie (Pres.);

                Norway counties: Aust-Agder, Østfold, Vest-Agder (Gov.); U.S. cities: Akron,

                Columbus, Hartford, Indianapolis, and Memphis (Mayors); IMO (Secy.-gen.),

                Norden (Pres.), OSCE (Chair.), UNHCR (High Com.), WMO (Secy.-Gen.), Mercosur

                (Parl. Pres.), U.S. govt.: Indian Affairs (Asst. Secy.), G-8 (Chair.)

Additions to WorldStatesmen.org in 2016 

09/07/16      added South Vietnam 1967-75 constitution.

06/14/16      added Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

    New Polities and International Organizations in 2016

10/05/16      update to Somalia: HirShabelle administration.

07/28/16      update to Russia: federal district Krymskiy (abolished).

07/16/16      update to The Sudan: Darfur TRDA (abolished).

03/31/16      update Nicaragua Autonomous Regions are renamed.

01/30/16      update to Mexico: Distrito Federal becomes Ciudad de México.

01/16/16      update Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) opens.

    New Anthems, Flags, Constitutions and Currencies in 2016

11/01/16      update to Norden (flag).

10/05/16      update to Somalia: HirShabelle (flag).

09/30/16      updates to France regions: Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine,

                and Occitanie (names).

07/12/16      update to U.S.: Washington, DC (draft statehood constitution).

07/01/16      update to Czech Republic (English short-form polity name).

04/29/16      update to Ukraine: Lugansk Republic (anthem).

03/27/16      update to Central African Republic (new constitution).

03/06/16      update to Algeria (new constitution).

 International Organization Membership Updates in 2016

12/31/16      Denmark and Greece withdraw from UNIDO.

12/28/16      Philippines the 50th member of AIIB.

12/05/16      Tonga the 166th member of IOM.

11/30/16      Uzbekistan the 49th member of AIIB.

11/30/16      Indonesia suspends membership in OPEC.

11/29/16      Belarus the 172nd member of IMO.

11/27/16      New Caledonia an associate member of OIF.

11/16/16      Honduras the 103rd member of IMSO.

10/27/16      Cook Islands the 189th member of WIPO.

10/24/16      Swaziland the 171st member of IPU.

10/13/16      Maldives withdraws from the Commonwealth.

09/21/16      Myanmar and Swaziland the 165th & 166th members of CTBTO.

09/19/16      IOM becomes part of the UN system.

09/10/16      French Polynesia, New Caledonia full members of PIF.

09/05/16      South Sudan the 6th member of EAC.

08/19/16      Australia withdraws from UNWTO.

07/29/16      Afghanistan the 164th member of WTO.

07/14/16      Liberia the 163rd member of WTO.

07/01/16      Latvia the 35th member of OECD.

07/01/16      Gabon rejoins OPEC.

06/30/16      China, Solomon Islands & Tuvalu members of IOM.

06/16/16      Azerbaijan the 168th member of ISA.

06/13/16      The Bahamas the 121st member of PCA.

06/04/16      Saint Martin an associate member of ACS.

05/15/16      Guyana the 57th member of IDB.

04/29/16      South Arabia admitted to the UNPO.

04/12/16      Nauru the 189th member of IBRD and IMF.

04/17/16      Djibouti the 120th member of PCA.

04/09/16      Martinique the 3rd associate member of OECS.

03/20/16      Comoros, Egypt and Guyana rejoin the IPU.

03/08/16      Fiji the 102nd member of IMSO.

03/03/16      El Salvador the 124th member of ICCt.

02/24/16      Tonga the 187th member of ILO.

02/16/16      Turkmenistan the 168th member of IAEA.

02/09/16      Kiribati the 170th member of UNIDO.

01/16/16      the AIIB opens.

01/15/16      China the 67th member of EBRD.

01/05/16      Kosovo the 119th member of PCA.

01/01/16      Indonesia rejoins OPEC.

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