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The CIS Free Trade Zone Agreement was signed in October 2011 by eight members to reduce trade barriers and create a common economic space.

South Africa joined the group in 2010 and attended the 3rd summit in 2011 in Sanya, China, officially changing the acronym to BRICS.

Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed from the Maldives was the first woman to hold the post of SAARC Secretary-General (2011-2012).

Polish troops seized Vilna, the capital of Lithuania. The League protested but failed to force Poland to withdraw, marking an early failure.

South Sudan became the 193rd member of the United Nations on July 14, 2011, following its independence from Sudan.

There are currently 193 member states in the United Nations. The most recent country to join was South Sudan in 2011.

The Nika Riots were massive and violent uprisings in Constantinople starting at the Hippodrome. They were initially protests by the two main chariot racing factions, the Blues and the Greens, against Justinian's administration, but quickly turned into a political revolt to depose him.

Krishnadevaraya (reigned 1509–1529 AD) of the Tuluva dynasty was the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire. He was a patron of the arts and literature, known by the title 'Andhra Bhoja' for his patronage of Telugu literature, and was himself a gifted author, writing *Amuktamalyada*.

Herodotus (c. 484–425 BCE) was a Greek historian known for writing *The Histories*, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is widely considered the 'Father of History' for being the first Western writer to systematically collect his materials, test their accuracy to a certain extent, and arrange them in a well-constructed narrative.