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Tomaszów Mazowiecki
(Encyclopedia) Tomaszów MazowieckiTomaszów Mazowieckitômäˈsh&oomacr;f mäzôvyĕtsˈkē [key], city (1992 est. pop. 70,000), E central Poland. It is a railroad junction and has industries…Chabahar
(Encyclopedia) Chabahar, city, Sistan and Baluchistan prov., SE Iran, on the Gulf of Oman; formerly known as Chah Bahar or Bandar Behesti. It was…Kremer, Michael Robert
(Encyclopedia) Kremer, Michael Robert, 1964–, American economist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Harvard, 1992. After serving as a postdoctoral fellow (1992–93) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…Ramos, Fidel Valdez
(Encyclopedia) Ramos, Fidel ValdezRamos, Fidel Valdezfēdĕlˈ väldĕsˈ räˈmōs [key], 1928–, Philippine general and politician, president of the Philippines (1992–98), b. Lingayen. A career army officer…Otunbayeva, Roza
(Encyclopedia) Otunbayeva, Roza, 1950–, Kyrgyz political leader and diplomat, b. Osh. After graduating (1972) from Moscow State Univ. she taught philosophy (1972–78) at Kyrgyz State National Univ.…Collor de Mello, Fernando
(Encyclopedia) Collor de Mello, FernandoCollor de Mello, FernandofərnäNd&oomacr; kôlôrˈ də mĕlˈ&oomacr; [key], 1949–, president of Brazil (1990–92). In 1990, he became the youngest president…Advani, Lal Krishna
(Encyclopedia) Advani, Lal Krishna, 1927–, Indian political leader, b. Karachi, British India (now in Pakistan). A lawyer and a member of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), he was…Lorde, Audrey Geraldine
(Encyclopedia) Lorde, Audre, 1934–1992, African-American poet, essayist, and civil rights activist, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (M.L.S. 1961).…Ray, Satyajit
(Encyclopedia) Ray, SatyajitRay, Satyajitsätyäˈjĭt rī, rā [key], 1921–92, Indian film director, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata). His subtle, austere, and delicately lyrical films made him one of the…Næstved
(Encyclopedia) NæstvedNæstvednĕstˈvĕᵺ [key], city (1992 pop. 38,185), Storstrøm co., SE Denmark. It is a seaport, linked (since 1938) with the Karrebæk Fjord (an arm of the Store Bælt) by a 5-mi (8.1…Trending
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