** Croatian War of Independence ( 1991 – 1995 ) – the war fought in hegh town Croatia between the Croatian government, having declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and both the Yugoslav People's Army ( JNA ) and Serb forces, who established the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina ( RSK ) within Croatia.

The Terracotta Army, inside the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, consists of more than 7, 000 life-size tomb terra-cotta figures of warriors and horses buried with the self-proclaimed first Emperor of Qin ( Qin Shi Huang ) in 210 – 209 BC.

Many Bosnian Army officers and intellectuals were suspicious regarding foreign volunteers arrival in central part of the country, because they came from Split and Zagreb in Croatia, and were passed through the self-proclaimed Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia without problems unlike Bosnian Army soldiers who were regularly arrested by Croat forces.

Southwestern Somalia () was an ostensibly autonomous self-proclaimed state in Somalia founded by Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, leader of the Rahanweyn Resistance Army ( RRA ) on April 1, 2002.

The ARBiH launched an operation known as Operation Neretva ' 93 against the HVO and Croatian Army in September 1993 to end the siege of Mostar, and recapture areas of Herzegovina that were included in the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.

Santiago, a US Army Sergeant Major in the " real world ", is now a self-proclaimed " General " in the simulation who controls five U. S. states as a brutal dictator.

To the anatomical right ( photo left ) of the supposed " Badge Man " some researchers claim there is also seen a second person, self-proclaimed witness Gordon Arnold, who claimed in 1978 that he was filming the motorcade while wearing his US Army uniform when a shot passed close to his left ear.

These actions led to the creation of a Croatian self-proclaimed entity called Herceg-Bosna, and war between Croatian Defence Council and Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who had previously allied against the Serbs.

It seemed clear that " Emmanuel " was not his real name, but had something to do with his self-proclaimed calling as a prophet of God and minister to the homeless.

Father Divine, a self-proclaimed God and leader of the movement, was given the estate by a follower, John Devoute, in 1953.

Although a self-proclaimed atheist, Sam Harris has expressed frustration with being labeled an atheist and often employs ignostic arguments criticizing the ambiguous and inconsistent definitions of " God ".

With respect to religion, there is little indication that Kingsley was raised Christian ; instead, she was a self-proclaimed believer with, " summed up in her own word [...] ' an utter faith in God '" and even identified strongly with what was described as ' the ' African religion '.

* Queernunnos ( Herbert )-A self-proclaimed embodiment of the " Great Pink God ".

He marched to Sbeitla, Tunisia, the capital of self-proclaimed local emperor Gregory the Patrician.

Practitioners of BDSM vary hugely in their perception of what activities are integral to BDSM, and some borderline activities ( light bondage, hot wax, blindfolds ) may be practiced by people identifying as " vanilla " ( i. e., not into BDSM ) – so inclusion in the community is usually dependent on self-proclaimed identification with the community.

In 1997 the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective announced that they had been responsible for the perpetration of the " Good Times " virus hoax as an exercise to " prove the gullibility of self-proclaimed " experts " on the Internet.

The radical Islamists al-Qaeda and Egyptian Islamic Jihad reject entirely democracy and self-proclaimed Muslims they find overly moderate, and preach violent jihad, urging and conducting attacks on a religious basis.

The Saracens established a self-proclaimed sultanate on the Southern Italian coast under Mofareg-ibn-Salem which, at its peak reached, from Bari to Reggio and lasted from approximately 853 – 871.

Another brother, Leopold McLaglen, who appeared in one film, gained notoriety prior to World War I as a showman and self-proclaimed World Jujutsu Champion, who authored a book on the subject.

The contents of this first autobiography also touched on a self-proclaimed " identity crisis " that seemed to haunt Nimoy throughout his career.

He makes occasional appearances on This Week in Tech, where he is a self-proclaimed " nerd ", and also participated in the Consumer Electronics Show 2010.

Irving's self-proclaimed mission was to guide " promising young men " in Germany in the " right direction " ( Irving has often stated his belief that women exist for a " certain task, which is producing us ", and should be " subservient to men "; leading, in Lipstadt's view, to a lack of interest on Irving's part in guiding young German women in the " right direction ").

Though self-proclaimed through signage on US 23 as " Michigan's Smallest City ," it is actually the second-smallest city in the state as of the 2010 census.

In addition to serving as president of his church, Strang also served as the self-proclaimed king of a now-defunct ecclesiastical monarchy he established on Beaver Island, Michigan, and also served 1 terms in the Michigan House of Representatives prior to his murder in 1856 at the hands of two disgruntled followers.

Despite the small size of the Hall, an VIII has been put on the river for many years, the self-proclaimed ' Benet's Bisons '; in recent years, it has had a good record of winning ' blades ', the trophy awarded for ' bumping ' ( rowing past teams ranked above ) every day in a regatta.

* In the Josie and the Pussycats episode " The Nemo's a No-No Affair ," a self-proclaimed descendant of Captain Nemo has a vendetta to sink every sea-bound vessel on Earth, with his reconstructed Nautilus ( controlled by his pipe organ ).

In the Kashgar region on November 12, 1933, Uyghur separatists declared the short-lived and self-proclaimed East Turkestan Republic ( ETR ), using the term " East Turkestan " to emphasize the state's break from China and new anti-China orientation.

Set in Baltimore during the 1960s, Hairspray revolved around self-proclaimed " pleasantly plump " teenager Tracy Turnblad as she pursues stardom as a dancer on a local television show and rallies against racial segregation.

The self-proclaimed emperor tried to strengthen his grasp on the territories previously controlled by Constans, moving towards the Danube.

She celebrated her self-proclaimed 100th birthday there, on May 1, 1930 and was filmed making a statement for a newsreel.

The published letters of Cicero, for instance, reveal informally how the self-proclaimed great man interacted on the domestic front with his wife Terentia and daughter Tullia, as his speeches demonstrate through disparagement the various ways Roman women could enjoy a free-spirited sexual and social life.

Hackworth appeared on countless televisions and radio talk shows and formed his own website, Soldiers for the Truth, continuing to be the self-proclaimed voice of the " grunts " until his death.

To their credit, they actually delivered on performance and their self-proclaimed title " Whiz Kids " not only stuck, but earned respect.

Wilson was a self-proclaimed " ladies ' man " and the news media reported on his exotic bedroom complete with hot tub and handcuffs where he engaged in romantic affairs.

Based on the postings to the newsgroup over the years, it has compiled extensive writings from self-proclaimed revisionists, including David Irving, Ernst Zündel, Michael A. Hoffman II, and others.

During the second campaign, Wei suggested Zhuge to attack Chang ' an, but was refused, and the self-proclaimed 100, 000 strong Shu forces laid a siege on Chencang, where they could only lament upon the staunch defense of the 1, 000 defenders under Hao Zhao's command.

Following the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart on June 5, 2002, the police received as many 9, 000 tips from self-proclaimed psychics ( and others crediting visions and dreams as their source ).

Most notably, self-proclaimed psychic Sylvia Browne appeared on The Montel Williams Show and provided the parents of Shawn Hornbeck a detailed description of the abductor and where Hornbeck could be found.

He accepted and returned to London to make preparations, but soon after his arrival the British requested that he proceed immediately to the Sudan, where the situation had deteriorated badly after his departure — another revolt had arisen, led by the self-proclaimed Mahdi, Mohammed Ahmed.

A self-proclaimed ' bibliomaniac ', his house in West Hampstead, London supposedly contains some 25, 000 books, many of them first editions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Black Lion was visited by criminals such as Joseph " Blueskin " Blake, Sheppard's future partner in crime, and self-proclaimed " Thief-Taker General " Jonathan Wild, secretly the linchpin of a criminal empire across London and later Sheppard's implacable enemy.

They therefore established Fritchley General Meeting as a self-proclaimed Yearly Meeting for Conservative Friends in Britain, which existed as a separate Yearly Meeting entirely independent of London Yearly Meeting, until 1968.