Wikipedia's first sentence called it “twice chief minister of gibraltar”. Today it says “gibraltarian politician”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Gibraltarian politician Sir”. It now reads “Gibraltarian politician & 1st and 3rd Chief Minister and 1st Mayor of Gibraltar Sir”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Joshua Hassan was twice Chief Minister of Gibraltar . His first term of office lasted from 11 August 1964 to 6 August 1969 , and his second from 25 June 1972 to 8 December 1987 .1
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The opening as it stood in 2010 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan , GBE , KCMG , LVO , QC (21 August 1915 – 1 July 1997), nicknamed " Salvador " ( ), was a Gibraltarian politician , and first Mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar , serving two terms as Chief Minister for a total of 17 years.He is seen as the key figure in the civil rights movement in Gibraltar, and played a key role in the creation of the territory's institutions of self-government .Gibraltar, identity and empire .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan , GBE , KCMG , LVO , GMH , QC (21 August 1915 – 1 July 1997), nicknamed " Salvador " ( Saviour ), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first Mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar , serving four terms as Chief Minister for a total of 17 years. He is seen as the key figure in the civil rights movement in Gibraltar, and played a key role in the creation of the territory's institutions of self-government . Gibraltar, identity and empire .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan GBE KCMG LVO QC JP (21 August 1915 – 1 July 1997), nicknamed " Salvador " ( Saviour ), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar , serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 years. He is seen as the key figure in the civil rights movement in Gibraltar, and played a key role in the creation of the territory's institutions of self-government. Gibraltar, identity and empire .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Gibraltarian politician Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan GBE KCMG LVO QC JP (21 August 1915 – 1 July 1997), nicknamed " Salvador " ( Saviour ), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar , serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 years. He is seen as the key figure in the civil rights movement in Gibraltar, and played a key role in the creation of the territory's institutions of self-government. Gibraltar, identity and empire .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Gibraltarian politician & 1st and 3rd Chief Minister and 1st Mayor of Gibraltar Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan (21 August 1915 – 1 July 1997), nicknamed " Salvador " ( Saviour ), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar , serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 years. He is seen as the key figure in the civil rights movement in Gibraltar, and played a key role in the creation of the territory's institutions of self-government. Gibraltar, identity and empire .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “twice chief minister of gibraltar”. Today it says “gibraltarian politician”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Gibraltarian politician Sir”. It now reads “Gibraltarian politician & 1st and 3rd Chief Minister and 1st Mayor of Gibraltar Sir”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
twice chief minister of gibraltar
Now
gibraltarian politician
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