In 1976, when the Chiricahua tribe was formally recognized by the U.S. government, Cleghorn was elected the first tribal chairman, a position she held until her retirement in 1995.
But in 1976, the ordination of women was formally recognized by the Episcopal Church at its General Convention.
But the Orthodox struck out on their own two years ago when their shared church was formally recognized as Greek Catholic.
However, the congregation continued to gather underground until 1865 when it was formally recognized as a place of worship.
Critical studies of these complexes reveal that only a fraction of the overall continuous variation was formally recognized.
Under an 1868 agreement between Croatia and Hungary, known as the Nagodba, Croatian statehood was formally recognized, but Croatia was in fact stripped of all real control over its affairs.
Minutes after being sworn in, Mr. Guaidó, virtually unheard of until two weeks ago, was formally recognized as Venezuela's leader by the United States, Canada, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia and seven other countries.
In Brazil, the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous territory was formally recognized by presidential decree in 2005, and was upheld by Supreme Court rulings in 2009 and 2013.
It was formally recognized as Mount McKinley in 1917, but efforts to reverse it to Denali were started in 1975 when some in Alaska began to clamor for it.
In 1994 his lifelong dedication and contribution to the church was formally recognized by his appointment to the College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II.
