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Reptilian conspiracy theory
The reptilian conspiracy theory, or lizard people theory, claims shape-shifting reptilian humanoids secretly rule the world; popularized by David Icke in The Biggest Secret (1999), with no credible evidence.
Reptilian humanoid
Reptilian humanoid (Reptoid, Lizard People, Draconian): a humanlike being with reptilian features in myth, pulp fiction since Robert E. Howard's 1929 The Shadow Kingdom, and David Icke's 1990s shape-shifting-elite conspiracy theory; no physical evidence supports the literal claim.
Reptiliomorpha
Reptiliomorpha: tetrapods closer to amniotes than to amphibians, including amniotes plus stem relatives such as diadectomorphs, seymouriamorphs, and possibly embolomeres; membership depends on lissamphibian origin.
Repton School
Repton School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school in Repton, Derbyshire, founded in 1557 by Sir John Port's will on the site of an Augustinian priory dissolved in 1538; about 1,000 pupils, headmaster Mark Semmence, with international branch schools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Cairo.
Reptynub
Reptynub, also written Reputneb, was a queen consort of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty, known as the wife of King Nyuserre Ini and attested by a statue found at Abusir.
Republic
Republic, from Latin res publica (public matters), a state whose head of state is not a monarch; also a political tradition from Machiavelli to Madison centered on civic virtue, mixed constitution, rule of law, and liberty as non-domination.
Republic (album)
Republic (1993) is New Order's sixth studio album, released on London Records after Factory Records' collapse; produced by Stephen Hague, it topped the UK chart, featured the single Regret, and preceded an eight-year gap.
Republic (film)
Republic (రిపబ్లిక్) is a 2021 Telugu political drama directed by Deva Katta, starring Sai Dharam Tej as IAS officer Panja Abhiram fighting corruption around the Thelleru lake in Eluru, with Ramya Krishnan, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Jagapathi Babu; released 1 October 2021, 2h 32m.
Republic (Πολιτεία) (Plato)
Plato's Republic (Πολιτεία, Politeia), a ten-book Socratic dialogue of roughly 394–370 BC, argues justice always benefits the just person via the ideal philosopher-ruled kallipolis, tripartite soul, and cave allegory.
Republic Airways
Republic Airways, also known as Republic Airline, is a large American regional airline based in Carmel, Indiana, flying Embraer jets as American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United Express.
Republic Biscuit Corporation
Republic Biscuit Corporation, known as Rebisco, is a family-owned Philippine snack-food manufacturer founded by Jacinto Ng Sr. in 1963, exporting to 48 countries and controlling Asia United Bank.
Republic cup
Republic Cup, Mauritian Republic Cup: annual knockout football cup in Mauritius run by the Mauritius Football Association for top-flight clubs, alongside the MFA Cup; Sunrise SC and Pamplemousses SC hold 7 titles each; a separate Rodrigues Republic Cup also exists.
Republic Day
Republic Day (गणतंत्र दिवस), India's national holiday on 26 January, marks the Constitution coming into force in 1950. Distinguished from Independence Day (15 August), it features the Kartavya Path parade, gallantry awards, and Beating Retreat on 29 January.
Republic Day (गणतंत्र दिवस) (India)
Republic Day (गणतंत्र दिवस) is India's national holiday on 26 January, marking the Constitution coming into force in 1950, marked by the Kartavya Path parade, presidential flag hoisting, and a chief guest tradition.
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, nicknamed the Thud, was a supersonic single-seat fighter-bomber built by Republic Aviation that was the mainstay of American strikes over North Vietnam.
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet, also called the P-84 Thunderjet, was an American straight-wing fighter-bomber first flown in 1946, which served as the Air Force's main strike aircraft in the Korean War.
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was a swept-wing jet fighter-bomber of the United States Air Force, flown in large numbers by NATO air forces in the 1950s and 1960s.
Republic of Artsakh
Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), unrecognized de facto state in the South Caucasus, 1991-2023; declared independence 1991, dissolved by decree January 1, 2024 after Azerbaijan's 2023 offensive.
Republic of Artsakh (Արցախի Հանրապետություն) (government in exile)
Government-in-exile in Yerevan of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), also called the Artsakh Republic, after its 2023 dissolution decree and Azerbaijan's takeover; led by Samvel Shahramanyan then acting president Ashot Danielyan, opposed by Armenia's government.
Republic of Belarus (Рэспубліка Беларусь) (1991–1995)
Republic of Belarus (Рэспубліка Беларусь), 1991–1995: the early independent Belarusian state between Soviet collapse and the 1996 constitutional crisis, covering Shushkevich's leadership, the 1994 Constitution, Lukashenka's free 1994 election, the 1995 referendum, and economic transition.
Republic of Biak-na-Bato
Republic of Biak-na-Bato (República de Filipinas): 1897 short-lived Filipino revolutionary republic under Emilio Aguinaldo at San Miguel, Bulacan, with a provisional constitution (November 1, 1897) and Supreme Council, ended by the Pact of Biak-na-Bato (December 1897) and exile to Hong Kong.
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Bosna i Hercegovina), the 1992-1995 internationally recognized Bosnian state born of the 1992 independence referendum, admitted to the UN on 22 May 1992, and renamed Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Dayton Agreement's Annex 4 constitution.
Republic of Bougainville
The Republic of Bougainville, also known as Me'ekamui, was an unrecognized state proclaimed by Francis Ona in 1990 during the decade-long Bougainville civil war, its legacy surviving in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
Republic of Central Albania
The Republic of Central Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë së Mesme) was a short-lived, unrecognised state proclaimed at Durrës on 16 October 1913 by Essad Pasha Toptani, in rivalry with Ismail Qemali's government.
Republic of Central Lithuania
The Republic of Central Lithuania (Litwa Środkowa) was a short-lived state centered on Vilnius, proclaimed in 1920 by General Lucjan Żeligowski and absorbed by Poland in 1922.
Republic of China (中华民国) (1912–1949)
The Republic of China (中华民国) was the Chinese state established in 1912 after the fall of the Qing dynasty, ruling the mainland until the Communist victory in 1949.
Republic of China Air Force (中华民国空军)
The Republic of China Air Force (中华民国空军, ROCAF) is Taiwan's air force, founded from 1920s Nationalist aviation schools, flying F-16, Mirage 2000-5 and indigenous IDF fighters, and modernizing with F-16V Block 70 deliveries.
Republic of China Army (中华民国陆军)
Republic of China Army (中华民国陆军, ROC Army) is Taiwan's land-force branch under Army Command Headquarters, MND. Founded 1944 in Kunming, reconstituted on Taiwan in 1950; mission is homeland defense, littoral and joint operations.
Republic of China Navy (中华民国海军)
Republic of China Navy (中华民国海军, ROC Navy, Taiwan Navy): naval branch of Taiwan's armed forces, formed after the 1949 KMT retreat; mixed foreign and indigenous fleet, Naval Shipbuilding Development Center, first homebuilt submarines, facing the far larger PLAN.
Republic of Cochinchina
The Republic of Cochinchina (Nam Kỳ Cộng hòa quốc) was a French-backed state created on 1 June 1946 covering southern Vietnam, with its capital at Saigon.