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Governorate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
The Governorate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Gobernación de Santa Cruz de la Sierra) was a province of the Spanish Empire in eastern Bolivia from 1560 to 1782.
Governorate of the Marañón
The Governorate of the Marañón (Gobernación del Marañón) was a Spanish colonial jurisdiction granted in 1530 to conquistador Diego de Ordaz along the Amazon coast.
Governorate of Tucumán
The Governorate of Tucumán (Gobernación del Tucumán), a Spanish colonial division covering northwest Argentina, was created in 1563 under the Audiencia de Charcas and split into two intendancies in 1782.
Governorate reform of 1775
The Governorate reform of 1775, or Uchrezhdenie o guberniyakh, was Catherine II's decree reorganizing the Russian Empire's local government into gubernias and uyezds with new estate-based courts.
Governorate-General of the Caucasus
The Governorate-General of the Caucasus (Кавказское наместничество) was the viceregal administration of the Russian Empire over the Caucasus, created by Nicholas I in 1844 with Vorontsov as viceroy.
Governorate-General of the Dutch East Indies
The Governorate-General of the Dutch East Indies (Gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands-Indië) was the supreme Dutch colonial executive, headed by a Governor-General from 1609 under the VOC until 1948.
Governorate-Intendancy of Buenos Aires
The Governorate-Intendancy of Buenos Aires (Gobernación-Intendencia de Buenos Aires) was an administrative division of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata created by Spain in 1782.
Governorate-Intendancy of Paraguay
The Governorate-Intendancy of Paraguay (Spanish: Intendencia del Paraguay) was a province of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, created by the Bourbon reforms in 1782 and ended in 1811.
Governors Ball Festival 2016
Governors Ball Festival 2016 was a music festival at Randall's Island Park in New York City, headlined by Kanye West, the Strokes, the Killers, and Beck.
Governors Island
Governors Island: 172-acre island in New York Harbor, half a mile from Lower Manhattan; former Army and Coast Guard post (1800–1996), now a public park with a 22-acre National Monument and a climate research mission.
Governors of the Australian states
The governors of the Australian states are the King's representatives in each of the six states, appointed by the monarch on the premier's advice, with largely ceremonial roles.
Governorship of Multan
The Governorship of Multan was an Afghan governorship held by the Saddozai family, most notably Muzaffar Khan from 1779 until Ranjit Singh's forces took Multan in 1818.
Govezhda
Govezhda (Говежда) is a village in Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria, also the name of an ancient hillfort (Pleiades 207151, BAtlas 21 E6) with the Cherno gradishte Thracian-Roman fortress nearby.
Govind Ballabh Pant (गोविंद बल्लभ पंत)
Govind Ballabh Pant (गोविंद बल्लभ पंत, 1887–1961), Congress leader and freedom fighter, first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1950–54) and Union Home Minister (1955–61), Bharat Ratna 1957, architect of zamindari abolition.
Govind Dholakia (ગોવિંદભાઈ લાલજીભાઈ ઢોલકિયા)
Govind Dholakia (ગોવિંદભાઈ લાલજીભાઈ ઢોલકિયા) is an Indian diamond entrepreneur, founder of Surat's Shree Ramkrishna Exports, and a BJP member of the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.
Govind Karjol
Govind Karjol is an Indian BJP politician who has represented Chitradurga, Karnataka, in the Lok Sabha since 2024 and earlier served as Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Govind Mohan (गोविंद मोहन)
Govind Mohan (गोविंद मोहन), 1989-batch Sikkim-cadre IAS officer, is India's Union Home Secretary since 23 August 2024, succeeding Ajay Kumar Bhalla; former Culture Secretary, IIM Ahmedabad and BHU alumnus, tenure extended to August 2027.
Govind Namdev (गोविंद नामदेव)
Govind Namdev (गोविंद नामदेव), also spelled Govind Namdeo, is an Indian character actor and NSD graduate known for villain roles in Bandit Queen, Satya, Sarfarosh, Virasat, and OMG; film debut Shola Aur Shabnam (1992).
Govind Padmasoorya
Govind Padmasoorya (ഗോവിന്ദ് പത്മസൂര്യ), aka GP, born 1987 in Pattambi, Kerala, is an Indian actor and TV host in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil cinema, debuting in Atayalangal and hosting D 4 Dance.
Govind Rao Gaekwad
Govind Rao Gaekwad (गोविंदराव गायकवाड), also known as Mama Sahib, ruled Baroda as head of the Gaekwad dynasty from 1793 to 1800, succeeding his brother Manaji Rao.
Govind Singh Dotasra
Govind Singh Dotasra is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress who has led its Rajasthan unit since July 2020, replacing Sachin Pilot.
Govind Vasantha
Govind Vasantha (கோவிந்த் வாசந்தா), born Govind Menon, is an Indian film composer and violinist from Kerala, known for the 2018 Tamil film 96 and as a founding member of Thaikkudam Bridge.
Govinda (actor)
Govinda (गोविंदा), Govind Arun Ahuja, born 1963, is an Indian actor, dancer, comedian and former Congress MP (2004-2009) famous for 1990s Hindi comedies with David Dhawan such as Aankhen, Raja Babu and Coolie No. 1.
Govinda (गोविन्द)
Govinda (गोविन्द), also Govindaji, is a Sanskrit divine name of Hindu worship addressed above all to Krishna, traditionally glossed as finder of cows and chanted by pilgrims at Tirumala-Tirupati.
Govinda Chandra (last Dimasa Kachari king)
Govinda Chandra, also written Govind Chandra Hasnu, was the last king of the Dimasa Kachari kingdom, ruling Cachar from 1813 until his assassination in 1830.
Govinda Dikshitar
Govinda Dikshitar (गोविन्द दीक्षित) was a Brahmin scholar and minister of the Thanjavur Nayak kings in South India from about 1549 to the 1620s, and author of the Sanskrit musical treatise Sangita Sudha.
Govinda Govinda (గోవింద గోవింద)
Govinda Govinda (గోవింద గోవింద) is a 1994 Telugu occult crime thriller by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Nagarjuna and Sridevi, about a plot to steal Lord Venkateswara's crown; a 2021 Kannada film shares the title.
Govinda III's northern campaign
Govinda III's northern campaign was a Rashtrakuta military expedition into north India, in which Govinda III defeated the Pratihara emperor Nagabhata II and forced Dharmapala and Chakrayudha to submit.
Govinda Naam Mera (गोविंदा नाम मेरा)
Govinda Naam Mera (गोविंदा नाम मेरा) is a 2022 Hindi comedy-crime film by Shashank Khaitan, starring Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, and Kiara Advani, released on Disney+ Hotstar on 16 December 2022 after being reworked from the shelved Mr Lele.
Govinda Pai
Manjeshwar Govinda Pai (1883–1963) was an Indian poet, playwright, and scholar from Manjeshwar who wrote in Kannada and became the first Kannada poet named Rashtrakavi in 1949.