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Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme), formerly FICM, founded 1904 in Paris, is the world governing body for motorcycle sport, based in Mies, Switzerland, with 125 national federations, IOC recognition, and MotoGP among its championships.
Federation internationale de savate
Federation Internationale de Savate (FISav), International Savate Federation, world governing body for savate and canne de combat. Founded 23 March 1985 in Paris; AIMS member; headquartered in Thiais, France; president Julie Gabriel since 2010.
Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse
FITASC (Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse), founded 1921 in Lausanne as the UIC and renamed 1938, is the Paris-based governing body for non-Olympic shotgun sports such as FITASC Sporting, Compak Sporting, and Hélices ZZ, with 81 member federations from 69 countries.
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball), world governing body for volleyball and beach volleyball, founded 20 April 1947 in Paris by 14 countries; 222 national federations, Lausanne headquarters, president Fabio Azevedo since 2024.
Federation of Australia
Federation of Australia: the 1 January 1901 union of six British colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia, also called the Australian federation, achieved by referendums 1898–1900 and the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900.
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH, Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine), one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's two entities, a Bosniak-Croat federation created by the 1994 Washington Agreement, subdivided into 10 cantons, holding 51 percent of the territory.
Federation of Chilean Students
The Federation of Chilean Students (FECh) is the student union of the University of Chile, founded in 1906 as the oldest student organization in Latin America.
Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea
The Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea was a UN-legislated union from 1952 to 1962, making Eritrea an autonomous unit federated with Ethiopia under the Ethiopian Crown.
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) is the main organization for neuroscience in Europe, founded in 1998 and based in Brussels, representing 43 societies and some 20,000 scientists.
Federation of Expellees
Bund der Vertriebenen (BdV), Federation of Expellees: Bonn-based German umbrella association of expellee Landsmannschaften and Landesverbände, founded 1957/1958; Charter of German Expellees, Lastenausgleich advocacy, declining ageing membership.
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is India's oldest and largest apex business organization, founded in 1927 and based in New Delhi.
Federation of international bandy
Federation of International Bandy (FIB), formerly International Bandy Federation, founded 12 February 1955 in Stockholm by Finland, Norway, USSR, and Sweden; world governing body for bandy, rink bandy, and short bandy, with 28 members and IOC recognition since 2001.
Federation of Malaya
Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu), 1948–1963 federation of 11 peninsular states under British protection, independent 31 August 1957, predecessor of Malaysia formed 16 September 1963.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, or Central African Federation: British colonial union of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi), 1953–1963, dominated by Southern Rhodesian settlers and dissolved under African nationalist pressure.
Federation of South Arabia
British-sponsored federation (1959/1962–1967) in southern Arabia, joining Aden Colony on 18 January 1963; collapsed at British withdrawal in November 1967, becoming South Yemen.
Federation of the Greens
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi, FdV): Italian green party, peaked at 2.5% in 1987 and 3.8% in the 1989 European election; later EGP member for Italy, distinct from Europa Verde.
Federation of the Italian Music Industry
The Federation of the Italian Music Industry (FIMI, Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana) awards Italy's official Gold and Platinum certifications and reports on the recorded music market.
Federation of Veterinarians of Europe
Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), Brussels-based umbrella body founded 1975, representing veterinary associations from 38 European countries and over 330,000 veterinarians through sections UEVP, EASVO, UEVH, and EVERI.
Federation Royale Marocaine de Surf
Federation Royale Marocaine de Surf (FRMS), Morocco's national surfing federation founded in 2002, governs surf, longboard, bodyboard, bodysurf, and SUP; president Mohammed Kadmiri, recognized by the ministry, CNOM, and ISA.
Federation Tower (Башня «Федерация»)
Federation Tower (Башня «Федерация») is a two-tower skyscraper complex in the Moscow International Business Center, built from 2004 to 2017; its Vostok tower reaches 374 meters.
Federative units of Brazil
Federative units of Brazil (unidades federativas): the 26 states plus the Federal District, 27 autonomous first-level divisions under Article 18 of the 1988 Constitution, created from the former provinces when the federative republic was proclaimed in 1889.
Federato
Federato is an American software company founded in 2020 that sells an AI-native underwriting platform. It has raised over $180 million and is headquartered in San Francisco.
Federer–Nadal rivalry
Federer–Nadal rivalry: 40 ATP matches 2004–2019 between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Nadal leading 24–16 (clay 14–2, hard 11–9 Federer, grass 3–1 Federer); defined by Nadal's topspin forehand into Federer's backhand and the 2008 Wimbledon final.
Federer: Twelve Final Days
Federer: Twelve Final Days is a 2024 Prime Video documentary by Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia on Roger Federer's last 12 days, from his 2022 retirement announcement to his Laver Cup farewell with Nadal.
Federica Cesarini
Federica Cesarini (born 1996, Cittiglio) is an Italian lightweight rower of Fiamme Oro who won Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold in the lightweight double sculls with Valentina Rodini, Italy's first women's rowing gold, and later moved to beach sprint rowing.
Federica Pellegrini
Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (La Divina), born 1988; 2008 Olympic 200m freestyle champion, five-time Olympian, nine long-course world records, 1:52.98 record held 2009–2023, ISHOF Class of 2025.
Federica Sallusto
Federica Sallusto is an immunologist known for defining the two main subsets of human memory T cells and for evidence that narcolepsy is autoimmune, leading a lab in Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Federico A. Moreno
Federico A. Moreno, born 1952 in Caracas, Venezuela, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge in the Southern District of Florida since 1990.
Federico Ardila
Federico Ardila, also known as Federico Ardila-Mantilla, is a mathematician working at the intersection of combinatorics, algebra, and geometry, known for bringing geometric and Hodge-theoretic tools into matroid theory.
Federico Bernardeschi
Federico Bernardeschi is an Italian winger for Serie A club Bologna who previously played for Fiorentina, Juventus, and Toronto FC and won Euro 2020 with Italy.