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In 1800, John Adams handed power to his bitter rival Thomas Jefferson, establishing the peaceful transfer between parties that defines our republic.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

In Antigua and Barbuda and the Bahamas, where the King is head of state, the conversation about becoming a republic has significant support.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Guyana, the only English-speaking country in South America, is a republic and so Charles will be making a state visit on the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Constitution created a federal republic consisting of states with equal legal status.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Northern congressmen, led by Fisher Ames of Massachusetts, accused him of threatening the survival of the republic by blocking the centerpiece of Hamilton's fiscal program, without which, they believed, the union would dissolve.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The spreadsheet shows that Suozzi shared his table with four guests invited by Doug Burleigh, a longtime Fellowship leader focused on Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

The five Central Asian former Soviet republics -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan -- became independent with the collapse of the Soviet Union 35 years ago.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Nineteen countries showed up in Davos for the Board's inauguration from all corners of the compass - from Argentina to Azerbaijan, from former Soviet republics to Gulf kingdoms.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

Most Spanish American republics had ended slavery or implemented gradual emancipation measures as early as 1811, with final abolition in place by the mid-1850s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

By that time, the Soviet Union had dissolved, and the largest of its republics became the country of Russia once again.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson