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High School Dropout Rates by Race/Ethnicity
Percentage of Dropouts from 1970–2006 The percentage of high school dropouts, ages 16-24, has decreased since 1970. The percentage of white students who have…Buyoya, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Buyoya, Pierre, 1949–2020, Burundian political leader. An ethnic Tutsi, he had a successful military career before he overthrew President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza and became president of a…minority
(Encyclopedia) minority, in international law, population group with a characteristic culture and sense of identity occupying a subordinate political status. Religious minorities were known from…black studies
(Encyclopedia) black studies: see ethnic studies.Nkurunziza, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Nkurunziza, PierreNkurunziza, Pierrenk&oomacr;r&oomacr;nzēˈzä [key], 1964–2020, Burundian political leader. A Hutu whose father was killed (1972) in an ethnic massacre, he…Casamance
(Encyclopedia) CasamanceCasamancekăzˈəmäns [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, W Africa. It rises in S Senegal and flows westward, emptying in the Atlantic Ocean. The virtually unnavigable river…Ga, black African ethnic group
(Encyclopedia) GaGagä [key], black African ethnic group, SE Ghana. The Ga speak a Kwa language and, together with the closely related Adangme, number over 1 million. Inheritance and succession to…Mizoram
(Encyclopedia) MizoramMizorammĭzôrˈəm [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 891,058), c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), NE India, in the Mizo Hills, bordered on the east and south by Myanmar, on the west…Basmachi
(Encyclopedia) BasmachiBasmachibäsmäˈchē [key], revolt against Communist rule in Central Asia by Muslims and bandits, 1917–30. The Basmachi fought a guerrilla war against the Red Army, leading…Calgary, University of
(Encyclopedia) Calgary, University of, at Calgary, Alta., Canada; coeducational; provincially supported; founded 1945 as a branch of the Univ. of Alberta. It gained full autonomy in 1966. It has…Trending
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