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Abraham Lincoln became the United States' 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863. ... Lincoln thought secession illegal, and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and the Union.
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He killed a group of proslavery settlers near Pottawatomie Creek.
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Party: Republican
Person Who Got Closest But Didn’t Win: Nathaniel P. Banks
Peak: 56%
Start: Nathaniel P. Banks (36%), John C. Fremont (28%), John McLean (16%)
Winner: John C. Fremont
Ballots: 11
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The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. ... According to U.S. President George W. Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, the coalition aimed "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people."
Part of: Iraq War
Start date: 20 March 2003
Combatants: United States
