1936-JUL-06

Polity Timeline
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA

(The Hague)

- HAGUE CONVENTION

1918-01-08:

General Association of NATIONS

(Washington-District of Columbia)

- NATIONS

1919-01-18:

General Association of NATIONS [Paris Peace Conference]

(Versailles)

- NATIONS

1920-01-10:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1930-01-01:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1939-03-15:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1939-12-11:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1945-04-01:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1946-12-07:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(London ^o + Geneva ^p)

- UNITED NATIONS

1947-10-20:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(London ^o + Geneva ^p)

- UNITED NATIONS

1952-11-11:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- UNITED NATIONS

1967-01-01:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- UNITED NATIONS

2020-11-20:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- UNITED NATIONS

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA

(The Hague)

- HAGUE CONVENTION

1918-01-08:

General Association of NATIONS

(Washington-District of Columbia)

- NATIONS

1919-01-18:

General Association of NATIONS [Paris Peace Conference]

(Versailles)

- NATIONS

1919-06-28:

League of Nations Covenant : LON [Paris Peace Conference]

(London ^o + Versailles ^b)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1920-01-10:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1939-03-15:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1939-12-11:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1945-04-01:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1946-12-07:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(London ^o + Geneva ^p)

- UNITED NATIONS

1967-01-01:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- UNITED NATIONS

2020-11-20:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- UNITED NATIONS

Sovereignty changes:

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

´s-Gravenhage

1918-01-08:

Washington-District of Columbia

1919-01-18:

Versailles

1919-05-07:

London + Versailles

1920-01-10:

Genève

1945-10-24:

London

1946-12-07:

London + Genève

1948-01-01:

Paris

1951-01-11:

New York City

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

CONVENTION-DE-LA-HAYE

1918-01-08:

NATIONS

1919-01-25:

SOCIÉTÉ-DES-NATIONS

1945-10-24:

UNITED NATIONS

1946-12-07:

NATIONS-UNIES

1951-01-11:

UNITED NATIONS

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA

1900-09-04:

Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA

1918-01-08:

General Association of NATIONS

1919-01-18:

General Association of NATIONS [Paris Peace Conference]

1919-01-25:

Paris Peace Conference for a LEAGUE OF NATIONS

1919-04-28:

League of Nations Covenant : LON [Paris Peace Conference]

1920-01-10:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

1945-10-24:

United Nations Organization : UNO [continuing the League of Nations]

1946-04-19:

United Nations Organization : UNO

Ruler changes:

1918-01-08:

General Association of NATIONS

(Washington-District of Columbia)

- Woodrow Wilson (us)
(Thomas Woodrow Wilson (us))

1919-01-18:

General Association of NATIONS [Paris Peace Conference]

(Versailles)

- Big Four
(Conseil des Quatre)

1919-05-07:

League of Nations Covenant : LON [Paris Peace Conference]

(London ^o + Versailles ^b)

- SG Sir James Eric Drummond (uk)
(SG Sir James Eric Drummond (uk))

1933-07-03:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- SG Joseph Avenol (fr)
(SG Joseph Louis Anne Avenol (fr))

1940-08-31:

League of Nations Covenant : LON

(Geneva)

- SG Sean Lester (ie)
(SG Seán Lester (ie))

1945-10-24:

United Nations Organization : UNO [continuing the League of Nations]

(London)

- SG Sir Gladwyn Jebb (uk)
(SG Sir Gladwyn Jebb (uk))

1946-02-02:

United Nations Organization : UNO [continuing the League of Nations]

(London)

- SG Trygve Lie (no)
(SG Trygve Lie (no))

1953-04-10:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- SG Dag Hammarskjold (se)
(SG Dag Hammarskjöld (se))

1961-09-19:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- Interregnum
(Interregnum)

1961-11-03:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- SG U. Thant (mm)
(SG U. Thant (mm))

1972-01-01:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- SG Kurt Waldheim (at)
(SG Kurt Waldheim (at))

1982-01-01:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- SG Javier Perez de Cuellar (pe)
(SG Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (pe))

1992-01-01:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- SG Boutros Boutros-Ghali (eg)
(SG Boutros Boutros-Ghali (eg))

1997-01-01:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- SG Kofi Annan (gh)
(SG Kofi Annan (gh))

2007-01-01:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- SG Ban Ki Moon (kr)
(SG Ban Ki Moon (kr))

2017-01-01:

United Nations Organization : UNO

(New York City)

- SG Antonio Guterres (pt)
(SG António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (pt))