When the British kicked the Turkish Army out of southern Iraq in the First World War, General Stanley Maude, the British commander, issued a proclamation in which he declared himself in charge of the region, and added that his armies came not "as conquerors or enemies but as liberators".
He issued a proclamation on May 27 in which he called on the miners to disband their encampment on Bull Hill.
On the day of the Italian invasion, Metaxas issued a proclamation to the Greek people which began with these words, "The hour has come to fight for the liberty of Greece, her integrity and honor".
That December, Lincoln again used his war powers and issued a "Proclamation for Amnesty and Reconstruction", which offered Southern states a chance to peacefully rejoin the Union if they abolished slavery and collected loyalty oaths from 10% of their voting population.
Mayor Mickey Clouse issued a proclamation establishing We Love Alpine Week, which was Feb. 6 to 14.
[C7.] CBS Proclaims the End of Summer CBS issued a proclamation terminating summer as of last Thursday, which by no coincidence was the day before the Olympics started on NBC.
But not all states complied, and, after a joint resolution of Congress in 1941, Roosevelt issued a proclamation in 1942 designating the fourth Thursday in November (which is not always the last Thursday) as Thanksgiving Day.
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops issued a proclamation on Thursday calling for every priest, parish and layperson to participate in a "great national campaign" to defend religious liberty, which they said is "under attack, both at home and abroad".
Gen. John C. Frémont, commander of the Union Western Department in St . Louis issued a proclamation of martial law.
