2013 Event Italy's vice-secretary of the Democratic Party , Enrico Letta, receives the mandate for form a new government from president Giorgio Napolitano 2011 Event In a second consecutive mandate, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is sworn in as President of Argentina 2011 Event President Obama's health insurance mandate from his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is struck down by the U.S. court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1948 Event 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends 1926 Event Lebanese constitution forms under French mandate 1923 Event League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German) 1922 Event British mandate of Palestine begins 1922 Event Togo made a mandate of League of Nations 1920 Event British Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru 1920 Event Japan receives League of Nations mandate over Pacific islands 1920 Event South Africa receives League of Nations mandate over SW Africa 1920 Event Turkish Government renounces its claim to Israel, recognizes British mandate 1920 Event British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect, lasts 28 years 1920 Event Balfour Declaration recognized, makes Palestine a British Mandate
