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The World at Rizals Times
The World at Rizals Times
The World at Rizals Times
AT RIZAL’S
TIMES
19 February 1861 – Czar Alexander II of
Russia issued a proclamation
emancipating 22,500,000 serfs to
appease the rising discontentment of
Russian masses.
American Civil war began over the issue
of negro slavery. Started on 12 April
1861, which compelled Pres. Abraham
Lincoln to issue his famous
Emancipation Proclamation on
September 22, 1862 freeing the negro
slaves.
1 June 1861,Benito Juarez, a full blooded
Zapotec Indian was elected President of
Mexico, after his one year in office
Emperor Napoleon III of French Empire
invaded and occupied Mexico. Archduke
Maximilian of Austria was installed as
emperor of Mexico on June 12, 1864.
June 19, 1867 during Rizal’s 6th birthday,
Emperor Maximilian was executed.
Two european countries succeeded in unifying
their own countries. The Italians under Count
Cavour and of Gribaldi together with his Red
Shirts army drove out the Austrian and French
Armies from Italy and proclaimed the Kingdom
of Italy with Victor Emmanuel as their king.
January 18, 1871, the Prussian led by Otto Von
Bismarck, the iron chancellor defeated France
in the Franco- Prussian war and established
the German Empire. In the same year, the
french empire collapsed and proclaimed the
third republic with Adolph Thiers as the first
president.
Victor Emmanuel II (Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto
Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso; 14 March 1820 – 9
January 1878) was King of Sardinia from 1849 until
17 March 1861, when he assumed the title King of
Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since
the 6th century, a title he held until his death in
1878.
Giuseppe Garibaldi - personally commanded and
fought in many military campaigns that led
eventually to the formation of a unified Italy together
with his red shirt army.
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour –
first prime minister of united Italy.
The rise of imperialism. England
emerged as the worlds leading
imperialist power. On account of her
invincible navy and magnificent army.
Conquer many countries throughout
the world and established global
colonial empire.
During the reign of Queen Victoria
(Indonesia)
Alaska was sold by Czarist Russia in 1867
Joseph.
Lieutenant-General Jose Lemery