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Chile's recent election of President Ricardo Lagos by Beth Rowen Ricardo Lagos and his wife, Luisa Duran following his election to President of Chile. Related Links ChileSocialismSalvador…Alberdi, Juan Bautista
(Encyclopedia) Alberdi, Juan BautistaAlberdi, Juan Bautistahwän boutēsˈtä älbārˈdē [key], 1810–84, Argentine political philosopher, patriot, and diplomat. He opposed Juan Manuel de Rosas, and after…Helms, Richard McGarrah
(Encyclopedia) Helms, Richard McGarrah, 1913–2002, U.S. government official, b. St. Davids, Pa. In 1942, Helms joined the U.S. navy where he engaged in intelligence work for the Office of Strategic…Debray, Jules Régis
(Encyclopedia) Debray, Jules RégisDebray, Jules Régiszhül rāzhēsˈ dəbrāˈ [key], 1940–, French journalist and government official. He went to Cuba, taught philosophy at the Univ. of Havana, and, after…Callao
(Encyclopedia) Callao Callao käyouˈ [key], city, capital of the constitutional prov. of Callao, W Peru, on…tarweed
(Encyclopedia) tarweed, any of several related resinous herbs (chiefly species of Hemizonia and Madia) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), having strongly scented and sticky herbage. Most North…Patagonia
(Encyclopedia) PatagoniaPatagoniapätägōˈnyä [key], region, c.300,000 sq mi (777,000 sq km), primarily in S Argentina, S of the Río Colorado and E of the Andes, but including extreme SE Chile and N…February 2023 Current Events: Disaster News
Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…Honecker, Erich
(Encyclopedia) Honecker, ErichHonecker, Erichāˈrĭkh hônˈĕkər [key], 1912–94, East German political leader. From a Communist family, Honecker was imprisoned by the Nazis for 10 years for party…Roca, Julio Argentino
(Encyclopedia) Roca, Julio ArgentinoRoca, Julio Argentinoh&oomacr;ˈlyō ärhāntēˈnō rōˈkä [key], 1843–1914, general who became president of Argentina (1880–86, 1898–1904). Minister of war under…Trending
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