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houses the executive administration of the President of Azerbaijan. The office is in charge of fulfilling the constitutional responsibilities of the President. The building is located on Istiglaliyyat Street of the capital city,
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during British administration. After 1997, its status as the official residence of the head of the Hong Kong Government was abolished and has been used as a place for mere ceremonial uses. However, when Sir
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Le Réduit, the official residence of the former Governors and Governors-General of Mauritius, was also known as Government House from 1810 until 1992. Since then, it has been called
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and was built in 1928 to replace the original building – the residence of the colonial governor – which burnt to the ground after being struck by lightning in 1921.
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in Quebec City, Quebec, is a second official residence for the monarch and governor general and is normally occupied for several weeks each year.
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except in Alberta (whose Government House is not a viceregal residence), Quebec Ontario, and the Northwest Territories.
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was originally Government House, New Delhi. It was built as a residence for the
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Some gubernatorial residences in the United States of America are also named
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and his administration. It was renamed the Presidential Palace in 2003.
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until 1948, and has since June 1948 been the headquarters of the
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between 1981 and 1984. The building is now the Museum of Culture.
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was the Viceroy's residence until capital of India shifted from
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in Victoria; between 1901 and 1930 used by the Governor-General
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is the Governor General's official residence in Sydney.
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Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic
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The Presidential residence, former Government House,
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exist also in each state and the Northern Territory:
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Index

Government house
The House of Government
official residences
governors-general
lieutenant-governors
Commonwealth
British Overseas Territories
Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth
Government House
Old Ta
governor of Anguilla
Government House
St. John's
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
Government Houses of Australia
Government House, Canberra
Governor General of Australia
Admiralty House, Kirribilli
Government Houses
Governors
Government House, Sydney
Government House, Melbourne
Government House, Brisbane
Old Government House, Queensland
Government House, Norfolk Island
Administrator of Norfolk Island
Government House, Perth
Government House, Adelaide
Government House, Hobart
Government House, Darwin

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