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Fahd bin Abdul Aziz
(Encyclopedia) Fahd bin Abdul AzizFahd bin Abdul Azizfäd ĭbˈən ăbd&oobreve;lˈ ăzēzˈ [key], 1923–2005, king of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005). A son of Ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia, Fahd served…Yan'an
(Encyclopedia) Yan'an or YenanYan'anboth: yĕn-än [key], city (1991 pop. 115,900), N Shaanxi prov., China, on the Yen River. Now a market and tourist center, it is famed as the terminus of the long…ASCII
(Encyclopedia) ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype…Alberoni, Giulio
(Encyclopedia) Alberoni, GiulioAlberoni, Giulioj&oomacr;ˈlyō älbārōˈnē [key], 1664–1752, Italian statesman in Spanish service, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Appointed (1713)…Zeno
(Encyclopedia) ZenoZenozēˈnō [key], d. 491, Roman emperor of the East (474–491). An Isaurian, he succeeded his son Leo II and was the son-in-law of Leo I. During his reign he suppressed several…Bouterse, Désiré Delano
(Encyclopedia) Bouterse, Désiré Delano, 1945–, Surinamese military and political leader, president of Suriname (2010–20). He received military training in the Netherlands and was stationed at a…Salinas de Gortari, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Salinas de Gortari, Carlos, 1948–, president of Mexico (1988–94). A Harvard-educated political economist, he became minister of planning and the budget (1982–87) and succeeded Miguel…Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio
(Encyclopedia) Batista y Zaldívar, FulgencioBatista y Zaldívar, Fulgenciof&oomacr;lhĕnˈsēō bätēˈstä ē säldēˈvär [key], 1901–73, president of Cuba (1940–44, 1952–59). An army sergeant, Batista…Noriega, Manuel Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Noriega, Manuel AntonioNoriega, Manuel Antoniomänwĕlˈ äntōˈnyō nôryāˈgə [key], 1934–2017, Panamanian general. Commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces from 1983, when he promoted…Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
(Encyclopedia) Abdullah bin Abdul AzizAbdullah bin Abdul Azizäbd&oobreve;lˈlä ĭbˈən ăbd&oobreve;lˈ ăzēzˈ [key], 1924–2015, king of Saudi Arabia (2005–15), b. Riyadh. Like his predecessor,…Trending
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