As of today the US state of #Minnesota officially has a new #flag, after deciding on the change last year. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/11/new-minnesota-state-flag-debuts-state-capitol
#flags #vexillology #geography #geographyteacher #NorthAmerica #USpolitics #admin1 @geography
#USA state of #Minnesota approves completely new #flag, planned to replace current flag in May of next year https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67778942
#flags #vexillology #geography #admin1 #vexillography #NorthAmerica
#USA state of #Minnesota approves completely new #flag, planned to replace current flag in May of next year https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67778942
#flags #vexillology #geography #admin1 #vexillography #NorthAmerica @geography
After low-turnout referendum in support, #Venezuela looks to have formally fully annexed (absorbed) the disputed #GuayanaEsequiba / #Essequibo region, currently controlled by #Guyana. It had previously labeled it on maps as a special "zone in reclamation".
Venezuela also says it will create new state/province to (theoretically) govern the area, but apparently hasn't done so quite yet.
#geography #disputedterritory #Essequibo #admin1 #borders #SouthAmerica
Via a law announced Tuesday, Venezuela will create a new province or state in the disputed territory, having already appointed a single provisional authority: Major-General Alexis Rodríguez Cabello
After low-turnout referendum in support, #Venezuela looks to have formally fully annexed (absorbed) the disputed #GuayanaEsequiba / #Essequibo region, currently controlled by #Guyana. It had previously labeled it on maps as a special "zone in reclamation".
Venezuela also says it will create new state/province to (theoretically) govern the area, but apparently hasn't done so quite yet.
#geography #disputedterritory #Essequibo #admin1 #borders #SouthAmerica @geography
Via a law announced Tuesday, Venezuela will create a new province or state in the disputed territory, having already appointed a single provisional authority: Major-General Alexis Rodríguez Cabello
https://gizmodo.com/mastodon-fediverse-child-abuse-material-stanford-resear-1850670857
Now, what are you prepared to do, admin?
#India supreme court hearing case that could reverse controversial 2019 legislation taking away #Kashmir's self-rule, splitting it in two, and downgrading it from state of India to a central govt controlled territory. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/india-top-court-hears-petitions-challenging-kashmir-special-status-removal
#autonomy #admin1 #disputedterritory #statehood #politicalgeography #geography #SouthAsia @geography @geopolitics
Popular leader of #Somalia's #Hiiraan (#Hiran) region, after being fired, has unilaterally declared new "#HiiraanState", claiming to be separate from #Hirshabelle state, which it officially forms half of. https://en.halbeeg.com/2023/06/25/beledweyne-is-no-flight-zone-ali-jeyte/
#statehood #admin1 #geography #HornOfAfrica #geopolitics @geography
Controversy in #India's #Nagaland state over ongoing movement to split state in two, creating "#FrontierNagaland" state along #Myanmar border.
#separatism #statehood #geography #borders #borderlands #borderstudies #Zomia #admin1 @geopolitics @geography @politicalscience #SouthAsia #SoutheastAsia
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