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AFL

(Encyclopedia) AFL: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.

AFL-CIO

(Encyclopedia) AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Sharjah

(Encyclopedia) SharjahSharjahshärjäˈ [key], sheikhdom (1995 pop. 400,339), c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates, SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the…

Mitchell, John

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, John, 1870–1919, American labor leader, b. Braidwood, Ill. He became a miner at the age of 12 and in 1885 joined the Knights of Labor. When the United Mine Workers of America…

Blatter, Sepp

(Encyclopedia) Blatter, Sepp (Joseph S. Blatter), 1936–, Swiss sports executive, grad. Univ. of Lausanne, 1959. He served as general secretary of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation and director of…

Central American Federation

(Encyclopedia) Central American Federation or Central American Union, political confederation (1825–38) of the republics of Central America—Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Salvador.…

British Cameroons

(Encyclopedia) British Cameroons: see Nigeria, Federation of; Cameroon, Republic of.

British West Indies

(Encyclopedia) British West Indies: see West Indies; West Indies Federation.