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Oaxaca, city, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Oaxaca, city (1990 pop. 212,818), capital of Oaxaca state, S Mexico. The city is officially called Oaxaca de Juárez. Situated in a valley encircled by low mountains, Oaxaca is a…

García Pérez, Alan Gabriel Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) García Pérez, Alan Gabriel Ludwig, 1949–2019, Peruvian political leader, president of Peru (1985–90, 2006–11). A lawyer and member of APRA, García was a charismatic speaker who rose…

Waldheim, Kurt

(Encyclopedia) Waldheim, KurtWaldheim, Kurtk&oobreve;rt vältˈhīm [key], 1918–2007, Austrian diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (1972–81) and president of Austria (1986–92). He…

United Nations Secretaries-General (table)

(Encyclopedia) United Nations Secretaries-General Secretary-General Nationality Dates in Office Trygve Halvdan Lie Norwegian 1946–53 Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish 1953–61 U Thant Burmese 1962–71…

Cela, Camilo José

(Encyclopedia) Cela, Camilo JoséCela, Camilo Josékämēˈlō hōsāˈ thāˈlä [key], 1916–2002, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and poet, b. Iria Flavia. Among the writers to emerge after the Spanish…

League Championship Series: National League

National League Multiple champions: Atlanta, Cincinnati and LA Dodgers (5); NY Mets and St. Louis (4); Philadelphia (3); Florida, Pittsburgh, San Diego and San Francisco (2).Year Winner…

Mexico: Presidents

Presidents Guadalupe Victoria (1824–1829) Vicente Ramón Guerrero (1829) Pedro Velez, Lucas Alamán Luis de Quintana, acting presidents (!829–1830) Anastasio Bustamante (1830–1832, 1837–1841)…

1995

In Brief | World | US | Entertainment | Sports | Deaths Facts in Brief US Population: 262,765,000 (est) President: Bill Clinton | Vice President: Al Gore Literacy: 120% World Population: 5,555,…

Mussolini: the Great Supporter

Find information and watch a short video about Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist Prime Minister and Hitler's fellow instigator of World War II.