Ambato (; full form, San Juan de Ambato; Quechua: Ampatu Llaqta) is a city located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador. It is the capital of the province of Tungurahua.
It is nicknamed "City of Flowers and Fruit", "Cradle of the Three Juans", and "Garden of Ecuador." The current mayor of Ambato is Javier Altamirano.
Tungurahua Province
Tungurahua (, literally "Province of the Tungurahua"; ) is one of the twenty-four provinces of Ecuador. Its capital is Ambato. The province takes its name from the Tungurahua volcano.
Tungurahua
Tungurahua, (; from Quichua "tunguri" (throat) and "rahua" (fire), "Throat of Fire") is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua.
Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999, and is ongoing , with several major eruptions since then, the last starting on 1 February 2014.
Malik Ata Muhammad Khan
Malik Ata Muhammad Khan (Urdu, , 25 October 1941 – 6 February 2020), popularly known as Prince Malik Ata was a Pakistani feudal lord and politician. He was born in British India. Khan was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1990 to 1993. He was President of the Equestrian Federation from 1982 until his death and Vice President of the International Tent Pegging Federation from 2013 until his death.
Khan died on 6 February 2020 in Attock, Pakistan at the age of 78.
Riobamba
Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: Rispampa) is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito.
Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Riobamba.
It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The province has Chimborazo (6,267 m), Ecuador's highest mountain.
The province is divided into 10 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the time of the 2001 census, its area in square kilometres (km²), and the name of the canton seat or capital.
Nexhmije Pagarusha
Nexhmije Pagarusha (7 May 1933 – 7 February 2020) was an Albanian singer and actress. She was known as the queen of Albanian music. She was known for her Albanian folk songs during her three decade career, starting in 1948. She was born in Mališevo, Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia .
Pagarusha died on 7 February 2020 in Tirana, aged 86.
Rexhep Meidani
Rexhep Qemal Meidani (born 17 August 1944) is an Albanian physics professor, diplomat and politician. Meidani was the 4th President of Albania from 1997 to 2002.
Zog I of Albania
Zog I, King of the Albanians (, ; 8 October 18959 April 1961), born Ahmet Muhtar Zogolli, taking the surname Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. He first was Prime Minister of Albania (1922–1924), then as President (1925–1928), and finally as the first and only King (1928–1939).
Ramiz Alia
Ramiz Tafë Alia (18 October 1925 – 7 October 2011) was the second and last leader of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1985 to 1991. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labor of Albania. He was also the country's head of state from 1982 to 1992.
Alia died on 7 October 2011 in Tirana of lung disease, aged 85.
Aleksandër Meksi
Aleksandër Meksi (born 8 March 1939) is an Albanian politician. He was the 28th Prime Minister of Albania from 13 April 1992 to 11 March 1997. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Parliament of Albania
The Parliament of Albania () or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is made up of not less than 140 members elected to a four-year term.
Gramoz Ruçi
Gramoz Ruçi (born 6 December 1951) is an Albanian politician. He was the head of the parliamentarian group of the ruling Socialist Party of Albania until 2017. In September 2017, he became the Chairman of the Parliament of Albania for the new parliamentary session.
Jozefina Topalli
Jozefina Çoba Topalli (born November 26, 1963) is an Albanian politician. She was the Chairwoman of the Parliament of Albania from September 3, 2005 to 10 September 2013. She was vice president of the Democratic Party of Albania.
Servet Pëllumbi
Servet Pëllumbi (born December 12, 1936) is an Albanian politician. He was born in Korçë, Albania. He was Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania from 30 April 2002 until 3 September 2005.
Pëllumbi is a lecturer in Political Academy of the Socialist Party of Albania.
Chairperson of the Parliament of Albania
The Chairperson of the Parliament of Albania () is the head of the Parliament whose term coincides with the term of the Parliament and they are elected by a vote during the opening session.
If the President is temporarily absent or is out of office, the speaker takes over the functions of the office, as specified by the Constitution.
As of 9 September 2017, the Chairperson of the Parliament is Gramoz Ruçi.
Petro Dode
Petro Dode (born 17 April 1924) is an Albanian politician. He was Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania from 19 February 1987 to 15 April 1991. He was born in Pobickë, Kolonjë. He was also first candidate of the Central Committee (CC) of the Labour Party of Albania (PPSh).
Ali Manaj
Ali Manaj (born November 7, 1937) is an Albanian politician. He was Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania from February 11, 1976 to December 25, 1978. He was born in Damës, Gjirokastër.
Wang Jin (archaeologist)
Wang Jin (; 12 December 1926 – 6 February 2020) was a Chinese archaeologist. Her research focus was on prehistoric sites in the Jianghan Plain. She was one of China's first female archaeologists. She was a member of the team that discovered the neolithic Qujialing culture.
She later led the excavation of major sites including the Tonglüshan ancient copper mine and the Shang dynasty city of Panlongcheng. She was leader of the Hubei Provincial Archaeological Team, Vice Director of Hubei Provincial Museum, and President of the Hubei Archaeological Association.
On 6 February 2020, Wang died of a rare form of tuberculosis in Wuhan, aged 93.
Luciano Ricceri
Luciano Ricceri (26 April 1940 – 1 February 2020) was an Italian production designer and costume designer. He was the winner of the David di Donatello for Best Sets and Decorations for the 1991 movie "Captain Fracassa's Journey" and the 2001 movie "Unfair Competition". He was born in Rome.
Ricceri died in Orte on 1 February 2020, at the age of 79.
Charles Wood (playwright)
Charles Wood (6 August 1932 – 1 February 2020) was a British playwright and scriptwriter. He was born in Guernsey. Wood was known for his works in "The Knack ...and How to Get It", "Help!" and "Iris". He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984. He was nominated for many BAFTA Awards during his career.
Wood died on 1 February 2020 at the age of 87.
Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
"Do You Want to Build a Snowman" is a song from the 2013 movie Frozen sung by Katie Lopez, Agatha Lee Monn and Kristen Bell as the character at different ages. It is about Elsa and Anna building Olaf and creating a ice slide for Anna, then accidentally hurting Anna with her ice powers. Elsa then locks herself in her room. Anna tries to convince her to build a snowman but gives up after three various attempts. After a few seconds we see Anna and Elsa age through their childhood and teenage years, to young adulthood. Anna tries one more time to convince Elsa to build a snowman but fails again. She builds Olaf who then comes to life. The song has over 1,000,000 downloads as of Friday, November 25, 2016.
Amaltheia
In Greek mythology, Amaltheia is the name of a nymph, who raised Zeus with the milk of a goat. Other sources say that Amlatheia was the goat. Other names of her are Aiga and Aix.
Alma Deutscher
Alma Elizabeth Deutscher (Born February 2005) is a British child prodigy who plays the piano, and violin.
Samy Badibanga