South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
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642 million people voted in India's general election, setting the record for the world’s largest election.
Kentucky became the 15th state to join the United States of America.
Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.
Napoleon I undertook a ceremony to make his authority officially recognized.
The European Union expanded the 1951 Stresa Convention.
