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Sir Pherozeshah Mehta
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Sir Pherozeshah Mehta KCIE
	Mehta in 1909.
Born	Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta; 4 August 1845; Bombay, British India
Died	5 November 1915 (aged 70); Bombay, British India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Alma mater	University of Bombay
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, politician
Known for	Co-founder and president of Indian National Congress
Political party	Indian National Congress

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Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta (4 August 1845 – 5 November 1915) was an Indian politician and lawyer from Bombay. He was knighted by the British Government in India for his service to the law. He became the Municipal commissioner of Bombay Municipality in 1873 and its president four times – 1884, 1885, 1905 and 1911.^[1] Mehta was one of the founding members and President of the Indian National Congress in 1890 held at Calcutta.

Early life[edit]

Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta was born on 4 August, 1845 in Bombay City, Bombay Presidency, British India into a Gujarati-speaking Parsi Zoroastrian family. His father, a Bombay-based businessman who also spent plenty of time in Calcutta, was not highly educated, but he did translate a Chemistry textbook into Gujarati and wrote a Geography textbook.^[2] Graduating from the Elphinstone College in 1864, Pherozeshah obtained his Master of Arts degree with honors six months later, becoming the first such Parsi, from the University of Bombay (later re-established as University of Mumbai). Sir Alexander Grant, principal of the university, nominated him a Fellow of the university and tried to procure him a scholarship founded by Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy to study in Europe. However, Mehta did not avail himself of the scholarship.^[3]

Mehta went to England from India to study law at Lincoln's Inn in London. Here, he met and began association with fellow Indian barristers Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee and Badruddin Tyabji.^[3] In 1868, he became the first Parsi barrister called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn.^[4] The same year, he returned to India, was admitted to the bar, and soon established a practice for himself in a profession then dominated by British lawyers.

It was during a legal defence of Arthur Crawford that he pointed out the need for reforms in the Bombay municipal government. Later, he drafted the Bombay Municipal Act of 1872^[5] and is thus considered the 'father of Bombay Municipality'.^[6] Eventually, Mehta left his law practice to enter politics.

Political and social activities[edit]

When the Bombay Presidency Association was established in 1885, Mehta became its president, and remained so for the rest of his years.^[7] He encouraged Indians to obtain western education and embrace its culture to uplift India. He contributed to many social causes for education, sanitation and health care in the city and around India.

Mehta was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress.^[8] He was the chairman of the Reception Committee in its fifth session in Bombay in 1889.^[3] He presided over the next session in Calcutta.^[9]

Mehta was nominated to the Bombay Legislative Council in 1887^[10] and in 1893 a member of the Imperial Legislative Council.^[11] In 1894, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE)^[12] and was appointed a Knight Commander (KCIE) in 1904.^[13]

In 1910, he started The Bombay Chronicle, an English-language weekly newspaper, which became an important nationalist voice of its time, and an important chronicler of the political upheavals of a volatile pre-independent India.^[14] He served as a member of Bombay's Municipal Corporation for six years.^[4]

Mehta died on 5 November 1915, in Bombay.

Legacy[edit]

A portrait of Pherozeshah Mehta at the Indian Parliament House, shows his importance in the making of the nation.^[15] He was known as 'The Lion of Bombay' and 'Uncrowned King of Bombay'.^[3] In Mumbai, even today Mehta is much revered; there are roads, halls and law colleges named after him. He is respected as an important inspiration for young Indians of the era, his leadership of India's bar and legal profession, and for laying the foundations of Indian involvement in political activities and inspiring Indians to fight for more self-government.

In Mehta's lifetime, few Indians had discussed or embraced the idea of full political independence from Britain. As one of the few people who espoused involvement of the activity of Indians in politics, he was nicknamed "Ferocious Mehta."^[16]

Bibliography[edit]

Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, a Political Biography – Homi Mody. New York, Asia Pub. House, 1963.
Sir Pherozeshah Mehta – Hormasji Peroshaw Mody. New Delhi, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (1967, 1963)
Life and times of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta – V S Srinivasa Sastri, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1975.
Pherozeshah Mehta : Socio-political ideology – S R Bakshi. New Delhi, Anmol Publications, 1991.
Sir Pherozeshah Mehta memorial volume – Godrej N Dotivala. Bombay : Mayor's Fund Committee, 1990.
Pherozeshah Mehta : maker of modern India -Nawaz B Mody. Allied Publishers, 1997.
Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, a sketch of his life and career. (Spanish) Madras, G.A. Natesan 1916.
Some unpublished & later speeches & writings of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta – POO. Jeejeebhoy. Commercial Press, 1918.
Ten Indian Biographies, in Hindi – Surendra Sharma; Avadha Upadhyaya; Lakshminidhi Chaturvedi; P S Verma; P N Ojha; Janakosharan Verma; Ganesha Datta Gaur. Prayaga, Hindi Press, 1930.

References[edit]

^ https://support.google.com/youtube/topic/6151248?hl=en&ref_topic=3230811,3256124, Biography^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Our Leaders. Children's Book Trust. 1989. p. 5. ISBN 978-81-7011-929-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "An Uncrowned King". Malaya Tribune. 8 December 1915. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b Wolpert, Stanley (2013). Jinnah of Pakistan. Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-19-577389-7.
^ "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation". Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. theory.tifr.res.in. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999.
^ "Political Figures". lokpriya.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2001.
^ "Great Minds". The Tribune. 30 January 2000. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ Rajya Sabha Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Presidents of Indian National Congress". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Biography^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Sir Pherozeshah Mehta – A biography. Vohuman.org. Retrieved on 29 November 2018.
^ "To be Companions". The London Gazette. thegazette.co.uk. 2 June 1894. p. 2.
^ The London Gazette. 21 June 1904. Supplement: 27688. p. 4010
^ "Role of Press in India's Struggle For Freedom". Indian National Congress. aicc.org.in. Archived from the original on 5 November 2006.
^ Portraits-Rajya Sabha Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Parsi Pioneers of modern India. The-south-asian.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2018.

External links[edit]

[1] ttps://support.google.com/youtube/topic/6151248?hl=en&ref_topic=3230811,3256124, Biography^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Our Leaders. Children's Book Trust. 1989. p. 5. ISBN 978-81-7011-929-6.

[mt1-3] "An Uncrowned King". Malaya Tribune. 8 December 1915. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[:0-4] Wolpert, Stanley (2013). Jinnah of Pakistan. Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-19-577389-7.

[5] "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation". Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. theory.tifr.res.in. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999.

[6] "Political Figures". lokpriya.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2001.

[7] "Great Minds". The Tribune. 30 January 2000. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[8] Rajya Sabha Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[9] "Presidents of Indian National Congress". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[10] Biography^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] Sir Pherozeshah Mehta – A biography. Vohuman.org. Retrieved on 29 November 2018.

[12] "To be Companions". The London Gazette. thegazette.co.uk. 2 June 1894. p. 2.

[13] The London Gazette. 21 June 1904. Supplement: 27688. p. 4010

[14] "Role of Press in India's Struggle For Freedom". Indian National Congress. aicc.org.in. Archived from the original on 5 November 2006.

[15] Portraits-Rajya Sabha Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[Parsi_Pioneers_of_modern_India-16] Parsi Pioneers of modern India. The-south-asian.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2018.

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-'''Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCIE}} (4 August 1845 – 5 November 1915) was a [[Parsi]] politician and lawyer from [[Bombay]]. He was knighted by the [[British Raj|British Government]] in India for his service to the law. He became the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai|Municipal commissioner]] of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|Bombay Municipalty]] in 1873 and its President four times – 1884, 1885, 1905 and 1911.<ref>[http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Sir%20Phirozshah%grrPherozshah Mehta Biography]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Mehta was one of the founding member and [[President (government title)|President]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1890.
+'''Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta''' (4 August 1845 – 5 November 1915) was an Indian politician and lawyer from [[Bombay]]. He was knighted by the [[British Raj|British Government]] in India for his service to the law. He became the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai|Municipal commissioner]] of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|Bombay Municipality]] in 1873 and its president four times – 1884, 1885, 1905 and 1911.<ref>[http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Sir%20Phirozshah%grrPherozshah https://support.google.com/youtube/topic/6151248?hl=en&ref_topic=3230811,3256124, Biography]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Mehta was one of the founding members and [[President (government title)|President]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1890 held at Calcutta.
 ==Early life==
-Mehta was born on 4 August 1845 in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]) to a [[Parsi people|Parsi]] business family. His father, a Bombay-based businessman who also spent plenty of time in [[Calcutta]], was not highly educated but he did translate a Chemistry textbook into [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and authored a Geography textbook.<ref>{{cite book|title=Our Leaders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JImPF12aD1MC&pg=PA5|year=1989|publisher=Children's Book Trust|isbn=978-81-7011-929-6|page=5}}</ref> Graduating from the [[Elphinstone College]] in 1864, Pherozeshah obtained his [[Master of Arts]] degree, with honors, six months later, becoming the first such Parsi, from the [[Bombay University]] (later re-established as [[University of Mumbai]]). Scholar and then principal of the university, [[Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet|Sir Alexander Grant]] nominated him a [[Fellow]] of the University and tried to procure him a scholarship founded by [[Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy]] to study in Europe. However, Mehta did not avail the scholarship.<ref name="mt1">{{cite news|title=An Uncrowned King|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19151208-1.2.27|accessdate=15 May 2017|work=Malaya Tribune|date=8 December 1915}}</ref>
+Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta was born on 4 August, 1845 in [[Bombay City]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] into a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]-speaking [[Parsi]] [[Zoroastrian]] family. His father, a Bombay-based businessman who also spent plenty of time in [[Calcutta]], was not highly educated, but he did translate a Chemistry textbook into [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and wrote a Geography textbook.<ref>{{cite book|title=Our Leaders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JImPF12aD1MC&pg=PA5|year=1989|publisher=Children's Book Trust|isbn=978-81-7011-929-6|page=5}}</ref> Graduating from the [[Elphinstone College]] in 1864, Pherozeshah obtained his [[Master of Arts]] degree with honors six months later, becoming the first such Parsi, from the [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]] (later re-established as [[University of Mumbai]]). [[Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet|Sir Alexander Grant]], principal of the university, nominated him a [[Fellow]] of the university and tried to procure him a scholarship founded by [[Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy]] to study in Europe. However, Mehta did not avail himself of the scholarship.<ref name="mt1">{{cite news|title=An Uncrowned King|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19151208-1.2.27|access-date=15 May 2017|work=Malaya Tribune|date=8 December 1915}}</ref>
-Mehta went to England to study law at [[Lincoln's Inn]] in London. He was the first Parsi [[barrister]] called to the Bar from [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1868.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Jinnah of Pakistan|last=Wolpert|first=Stanley|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0-19-577389-7|location=Karachi, Pakistan|page=20}}</ref> Here, he met and began association with fellow Indian barristers [[Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee]] and [[Badruddin Tyabji]].<ref name="mt1"/> In 1868 he returned to India and was admitted to the bar, and soon established a practice for himself in a profession which was till then dominated by British lawyers.
+Mehta went to England from India to study law at [[Lincoln's Inn]] in London. Here, he met and began association with fellow Indian barristers [[Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee]] and [[Badruddin Tyabji]].<ref name="mt1"/> In 1868, he became the first Parsi [[barrister]] called to the Bar from [[Lincoln's Inn]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Jinnah of Pakistan|last=Wolpert|first=Stanley|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0-19-577389-7|location=Karachi, Pakistan|page=20}}</ref>  The same year, he returned to India, was admitted to the bar, and soon established a practice for himself in a profession then dominated by British lawyers.
-It was during a legal defence of [[Arthur Crawford]] that he pointed out the need for reforms in the Bombay municipal government. Later, he drafted the Bombay Municipal Act of 1872,<ref>{{cite web|title=Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/amenities/orgs/bmc.html|website=Tata Institute of Fundamental Research|publisher=theory.tifr.res.in|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990224113205/http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/amenities/orgs/bmc.html|archivedate=24 February 1999|deadurl=yes}}</ref> and is thus considered the 'father of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|Bombay Municipality]]'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Political Figures|url=http://www.lokpriya.com/personalities/political/past/pheroze.html|publisher=lokpriya.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617182006/http://www.lokpriya.com/personalities/political/past/pheroze.html|archivedate=17 June 2001}}</ref> Eventually, Mehta left his law practice to join politics.
+It was during a legal defence of [[Arthur Crawford]] that he pointed out the need for reforms in the Bombay municipal government. Later, he drafted the Bombay Municipal Act of 1872<ref>{{cite web|title=Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/amenities/orgs/bmc.html|website=Tata Institute of Fundamental Research|publisher=theory.tifr.res.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990224113205/http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/amenities/orgs/bmc.html|archive-date=24 February 1999|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is thus considered the 'father of [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|Bombay Municipality]]'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Political Figures|url=http://www.lokpriya.com/personalities/political/past/pheroze.html|publisher=lokpriya.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617182006/http://www.lokpriya.com/personalities/political/past/pheroze.html|archive-date=17 June 2001}}</ref> Eventually, Mehta left his law practice to enter politics.
 ==Political and social activities==
-[[File:Statue of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta.jpg|thumb|Statue of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta infront of BMC's HQ next to CST]]
+[[File:Statue of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta.jpg|thumb|Statue of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta in front of BMC's HQ, next to [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus|CST]].]]
-When the [[Bombay Presidency Association]] was established in 1885, Mehta became its president, and remained so for the rest of his years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Minds|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000130/spectrum/main2.htm#2|work=The Tribune|accessdate=15 May 2017|date=30 January 2000}}</ref> He encouraged Indians to obtain western education and embrace its culture to uplift India. He contributed to many social causes for education, sanitation and health care in the city and around India.
+When the [[Bombay Presidency Association]] was established in 1885, Mehta became its president, and remained so for the rest of his years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Minds|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000130/spectrum/main2.htm#2|work=The Tribune|access-date=15 May 2017|date=30 January 2000}}</ref> He encouraged Indians to obtain western education and embrace its culture to uplift India. He contributed to many social causes for education, sanitation and health care in the city and around India.
-Mehta was one of the founders of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/photo/phcommittee/p5.html Rajya Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214180050/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/photo/phcommittee/p5.html |date=14 February 2008 }}</ref> He was the chairman of the Reception Committee in its fifth session in Bombay in 1889.<ref name="mt1"/> He presided over the next session in Calcutta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/dakshina_kan_pa/art25/topleft.htm |title=Presidents of Indian National Congress |accessdate=23 April 2014 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026232349/http://www.geocities.com/dakshina_kan_pa/art25/topleft.htm |archivedate=26 October 2009  }}</ref>
+Mehta was one of the founders of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/photo/phcommittee/p5.html Rajya Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214180050/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/photo/phcommittee/p5.html |date=14 February 2008 }}</ref> He was the chairman of the Reception Committee in its fifth session in Bombay in 1889.<ref name="mt1"/> He presided over the next session in Calcutta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/dakshina_kan_pa/art25/topleft.htm |title=Presidents of Indian National Congress |access-date=23 April 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026232349/http://www.geocities.com/dakshina_kan_pa/art25/topleft.htm |archive-date=26 October 2009  }}</ref>
 Mehta was nominated to the [[Bombay Legislative Council]] in 1887<ref>[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/personspherozeshah-mehta.html Biography]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and in 1893 a member of the [[Imperial Legislative Council]].<ref>[http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Sir%20Phirozshah%20Mehta.htm Sir Pherozeshah Mehta – A biography]. Vohuman.org. Retrieved on 29 November 2018.</ref> In 1894, he was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE)<ref>{{cite web|title=To be Companions|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26472/page/2|work=The London Gazette|publisher=thegazette.co.uk|page=2|date=2 June 1894}}</ref> and was appointed a Knight Commander (KCIE) in 1904.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27688/supplements/4010 The London Gazette]. 21 June 1904. Supplement: 27688. p. 4010</ref>
-In 1910, he started ''[[The Bombay Chronicle]]'', an English-language weekly newspaper, which became an important nationalist voice of its time, and an important chronicler of the political upheavals of a volatile pre-independent India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Role of Press in India's Struggle For Freedom|url=http://www.aicc.org.in/role_of_press_in_india?s_struggle_for_freedom.php|work=Indian National Congress|publisher=aicc.org.in|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105084115/http://www.aicc.org.in/role_of_press_in_india%E2%80%99s_struggle_for_freedom.php|archivedate=5 November 2006}}</ref> He served as a member of Bombay's Municipal Corporation for six years.<ref name=":0" />
+In 1910, he started ''[[The Bombay Chronicle]]'', an English-language weekly newspaper, which became an important nationalist voice of its time, and an important chronicler of the political upheavals of a volatile pre-independent India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Role of Press in India's Struggle For Freedom|url=http://www.aicc.org.in/role_of_press_in_india?s_struggle_for_freedom.php|work=Indian National Congress|publisher=aicc.org.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105084115/http://www.aicc.org.in/role_of_press_in_india%E2%80%99s_struggle_for_freedom.php|archive-date=5 November 2006}}</ref> He served as a member of Bombay's Municipal Corporation for six years.<ref name=":0" />
-He saw through the British tactics of binding Parsi loyalty to the crown, by repeatedly making Parsis feel superior by showering them with decorations and praise, as by 1946 as many as 63 Parsis had been knighted. In his presidential address to [[Indian National Congress]], he once said: "In speaking of myself as a native of this country, I am not unaware that, incredible as it may seem, Parsis have been both called and invited and allured to call themselves, foreigners."<ref name="Parsi Pioneers of modern India">[http://www.the-south-asian.com/April2001/Parsis-pioneers%20of%20Modern%20India%201.htm Parsi Pioneers of modern India]. The-south-asian.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2018.</ref>
 Mehta died on 5 November 1915, in Bombay.
 ==Legacy==
+[[File:Pherozeshah Mehta 1996 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|150px|Pherozeshah Mehta featured on Indian Postal Stamp]]
 A portrait of Pherozeshah Mehta at the Indian Parliament House, shows his importance in the making of the nation.<ref>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/photo/phcommittee/p5.html Portraits-Rajya Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214180050/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/photo/phcommittee/p5.html |date=14 February 2008 }}</ref> He was known as 'The Lion of Bombay' and 'Uncrowned King of Bombay'.<ref name="mt1"/> In Mumbai, even today Mehta is much revered; there are roads, halls and law colleges named after him. He is respected as an important inspiration for young Indians of the era, his leadership of India's bar and legal profession, and for laying the foundations of Indian involvement in political activities and inspiring Indians to fight for more self-government.
-In Mehta's lifetime, few Indians had discussed or embraced the idea of full political independence from Britain. As one of the few people who espoused involvement of the activity of Indians in politics, he was nicknamed "Ferocious Mehta."<ref name="Parsi Pioneers of modern India"/>
+In Mehta's lifetime, few Indians had discussed or embraced the idea of full political independence from Britain. As one of the few people who espoused involvement of the activity of Indians in politics, he was nicknamed "Ferocious Mehta."<ref name="Parsi Pioneers of modern India">[http://www.the-south-asian.com/April2001/Parsis-pioneers%20of%20Modern%20India%201.htm Parsi Pioneers of modern India]. The-south-asian.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2018.</ref>
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