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2nd of August 1824. The Treaty of Friendship and Alliance in Singapore is signed. The sultans of Johor cede Singapore and its islands 10 geographical miles away from it to the British East India Company.
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4th of August 1824. The United States recognizes the independence of the Federal Republic of Central America from Spain, when U.S. President James Monroe receives Cañas as Central America's envoy to the United States.
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2nd of August 1824. Kentucky gubernatorial election: Former U.S. Representative Joseph Desha defeats Christopher Tompkins and William Russell with 59.25% of the vote.
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4th of August 1824. The Königsstädtisches Theater, the first people’s theatre (Volkstheater) in Berlin, opens.
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6th of August 1824. Peruvian War of Independence: Battle of Junín – Pro-independence forces defeat the Spanish in the highlands of the Junín region.
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4th of August 1824. France: Ministerial reshuffle. Chateaubriand ceases to be Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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2nd of August 1824, Confederation of the Equator: Emperor Pedro I sends a naval division commanded by the Admiral Thomas Cochrane, composed of the ship of the line "Pedro I", a brig, a corvette and two transports and also 1,200 soldiers led by Brigadier General Francisco de Lima e Silva.
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