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  2. 1980s–1990s Romanian orphans phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    As a result, large numbers of children were adopted by foreigners in the 1990s and early 2000s. Nevertheless, there were many irregularities, fueled by corruption and loose regulations. As a result, in 2004, the government banned international adoption, except by grandparents. The ban was passed under pressure from the EU, which Romania later ...

  3. Succession to the Byzantine Empire - Wikipedia

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    Mehmed VI (r. 1918–1922), the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire In the aftermath of Constantinople's fall and the death of the final emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, in the fighting, Constantinople's conqueror, Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire, assumed the title Kayser-i Rûm (Caesar of the Roman Empire), portraying himself as the successor of the Byzantine emperors.

  4. Adoptee rights - Wikipedia

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    Adoptee rights are the legal and social rights of adopted people relating to their adoption and identity. These rights frequently center on access to information which is kept sealed within closed adoptions, but also include issues relating to intercultural or international adoption, interracial adoption, and coercion of birthparents.

  5. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 - Wikipedia

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    The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (AACWA) was enacted by the US Government on June 17, 1980. Its purpose is to establish a program of adoption assistance; strengthen the program of foster care assistance for needy and dependent children; and improve the child welfare, social services, and aid to families with dependent children programs.

  6. Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act ...

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    The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (enacted as Public Law 110-351) was an Act of Congress in the United States signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 7, 2008. [1] It was previously unanimously passed in both the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

  7. Kobe and Vanessa Bryant's daughter Bianka throws 1st ... - AOL

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    The foundation was created in honor of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna, who died in a helicopter crash in January 2020. The Los Angeles Lakers player was 41 when he died and Gianna was just 13.

  8. Adoption and Safe Families Act - Wikipedia

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    ASFA was enacted in a bipartisan manner to correct problems inherent within the foster care system that deterred adoption and led to foster care drift. Many of these problems had stemmed from an earlier bill, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, [1] although they had not been anticipated when that law was passed, as states decided to interpret that law as requiring biological ...

  9. Caroline Darian, daughter of Dominique Pelicot, says he ...

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    Caroline Darian remembers the day and time she got the call from her mother, Gisèle Pelicot, that changed everything: 8:25 p.m. on a Monday in November 2020.