1996 Death Patrick McGeown, politician, Belfast City Council councilor, volunteer, Provisional Irish Republican Army, participant, Irish hunger strike, 1981, dies at 40 from a heart attack 1996 Death Walter Guevara Arze, provisional president of Bolivia (1979), dies 1980 Event Mauritania provisional constitution published 1975 Event Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established 1956 Birthday Patrick McGeown, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, politician, Belfast City Council councilor, volunteer, Provisional Irish Republican Army, participant, Irish hunger strike, 1981 1945 Event Polish Provisional Government of National Unity set up by Soviets 1944 Event French provisional government moves from Algiers to Paris 1917 Event Provisional government of Russia forms, Republic proclaimed 1917 Event Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets 1917 Event Russian Duma sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets 1885 Event Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Sask 1861 Event Francis Pierpont is elected provisional governor of West Virginia 1861 Event Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the U.S. Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states 1861 Event 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America 1845 Event 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, New York City 1834 Event Provisional government forms in Oregon Country 1830 Event Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands
