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MVD

(Encyclopedia) MVD: see secret police.

Mwanamutapa

(Encyclopedia) MwanamutapaMwanamutapamwäˌnäm&oomacr;täˈpä [key], former state, SE Africa. The Mwanamutapa empire, headed by a ruler of the same name, was founded c.1420 among the Karanga people (…

Mwanawasa, Levy Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Mwanawasa, Levy PatrickMwanawasa, Levy Patricklĕvˈē ĕmwäˌnəwäˈsə [key], 1948–2008, Zambian political leader, president of Zambia (2002–8). A lawyer opposed to Kenneth Kaunda's rule, he…

Mwanza

(Encyclopedia) MwanzaMwanzamwänˈzä [key], city (2012 pop. 706,453), capital of Mwanza prov., NW Tanzania, a port on Lake Victoria. Connected by rail with Dar es Salaam, the city handles much of…

Mweru, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Mweru, LakeMweru, Lakemwāˈr&oomacr; [key], c.70 mi (110 km) long and 30 mi (50 km) wide, alt. c.3,000 ft (910 m), central Africa, on the Congo-Zambia border. It is drained to the…

Mwinyi, Ali Hassan

(Encyclopedia) Mwinyi, Ali Hassan, 1925–, Tanzanian political leader. Entering politics in 1963, Mwinyi held government positions in Zanzibar, then several Tanzanian government posts (1970–84),…

Auenbrugger, Leopold

(Encyclopedia) Auenbrugger, LeopoldAuenbrugger, Leopoldlāˈōpôlt ouˈənbr&oobreve;gər [key], 1722–1809, Viennese physician. His findings on the use of percussion in diagnosing chest diseases were…

Myanmar

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Myanmar Myanmar myänˈmär, mēänˌmärˈ [key] or Burma…