1924
From top to bottom, left to right: The death of Vladimir Lenin sparks a power struggle in the Soviet Union, paving the way for Joseph Stalin’s rise; the Abolition of the Caliphate by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ends centuries of Islamic imperial authority and accelerates Turkey’s secular transformation; the 1924 Summer Olympics are held in Paris, France, debuting the first Olympic Village and closing ceremony; the Second Zhili–Fengtian War erupts in China as warlord factions clash, intensifying the Warlord Era; the São Paulo Revolt of 1924 sees rebel forces fight the Brazilian government, causing months of urban warfare; and the August Uprising in Georgia is brutally suppressed by Bolsheviks, marking key anti-Soviet resistance.
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1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1924th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 924th year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1920s decade.