Remembrance | MCQs

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•  23 August marks the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes proclaimed by the European Parliament in 2008. On 23 August in 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Third Reich and the Soviet Union signed an agreement known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The ‘Remember. August 23’ campaign aims at recalling their individual stories.

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Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is observed on 30 November annually. 

This UN-designated day is a poignant reminder of the devastating impact of chemical warfare on both soldiers and civilians. 

The United Nations officially declared November 30 as the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare in 2005.

The primary purpose of this day is to honour and mourn the lives lost due to chemical warfare. 

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