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Suriname Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Suriname Index: People Government National Security Foreign Relations PEOPLEArawak and Carib tribes lived in the region before Columbus sighted the…Macedonia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Macedonia Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Macedonian Relations…Tunisia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Tunisia Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Tunisian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYModern…Herzen, Aleksandr Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Herzen, Aleksandr IvanovichHerzen, Aleksandr Ivanovichəlyĭksänˈdər ēväˈnəvĭch hârˈtsĭn [key], 1812–70, Russian revolutionary leader and writer. A member of the aristocracy, he was…hyena
(Encyclopedia) hyenahyenahī-ēˈnə [key], carnivorous, chiefly nocturnal mammal of the Old World family Hyaenidae. Although doglike in appearance, hyenas are more closely related to civets (family…Meir, Golda
(Encyclopedia) Meir, GoldaMeir, Goldamāērˈ [key], 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, b. Kiev, Russia, originally named Golda Mabovitch. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1906, settling…Mujibur Rahman
(Encyclopedia) Mujibur RahmanMujibur Rahmanm&oomacr;jēb&oobreve;rˈ rämänˈ [key], 1921–75, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) political leader, prime minister of Bangladesh (1972–75), popularly…Carnot, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite
(Encyclopedia) Carnot, Lazare Nicolas MargueriteCarnot, Lazare Nicolas Margueriteläzärˈ nēkôläˈ märgərētˈ [key]Carnot, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite kärnōˈ [key], 1753–1823, French revolutionary, known…Yar'Adua, Umaru Musa
(Encyclopedia) Yar'Adua, Umaru MusaYar'Adua, Umaru Musa&oomacr;mäˈr&oomacr; m&oomacr;ˈsä yär äd&oomacr;ˈä [key], 1951–2010, Nigerian politician, president of Nigeria (2007–10). Born…Barons' War
(Encyclopedia) Barons' War, in English history, war of 1263–67 between King Henry III and his barons. In 1261, Henry III renounced the Provisions of Oxford (1258) and the Provisions of Westminster (…Trending
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