Chapter 6
Global Perspective: How do other nations transfer power from one leader to the next? What happens when a leader dies while in office? Review the following links for more information on succession around the world.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/08/200982652821799688.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/us-senator-and-democrat-legend-ted-kennedy-dies-at-77/story-e6frf7jo-1225766451175
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2009/08/26/gordon-brown-leads-uk-tributes-as-edward-kennedy-dies-aged-77-86908-21624983/
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/10/arafat.obit/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4898428.stm
http://gulfnews.com/news/region/iran/stage-is-set-for-succession-battle-1.193608
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/leader.htm
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?art=2573&l=en
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/28847/australians_react_to_costello_succession_plan
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/28718/cubans_want_role_in_castros_succession
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/13530/spaniards_support_monarchy_amendment
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/13133/many_japanese_want_succession_law_amended
http://www.angus-reid.com/analysis/view/488/czar_like_succession_in_azerbaijan
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/08/31/17977793.html
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/1990-1995/Israeli%20Government-%20Legal%20Situation