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King Gyanendra, 2006 News
leader of Nepal, capitulated to an alliance of seven opposition parties in April, after nearly three weeks of deadly pro-democracy demonstrations. The protesters demanded that the king…Hugo Chávez, 2004 News
leftist president of Venezuela, survived a recall referendum in August, with about 58% of voters opting to retain him. Over the past few years, the opposition has launched several national…Febuary 2016 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of Febuary 2016. Syria Peace…The Devil's Dictionary: Reflection
by Ambrose Bierce REFERENDUMREFORMREFLECTION -n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we…Dominique de Villepin, 2005 News
French public official, was named prime minister in May. He replaced Jean-Pierre Raffarin, who stepped down under pressure from President Jacques Chirac days after France rejected a…Evo Morales
Name at birth: Juan Evo Morales AymaEvo Morales has been the president of Bolivia since January of 2006. Known simply as Evo, he came to national prominence after a career as a coca farmer and union…Current Events: News From the United States and Across the World
Infoplease is dedicated to getting you the information you want and keeping you informed. A big part of that mission is keeping you up to date on some of the important current events happening in the…Pervez Musharraf, 2002 News
president of Pakistan, proved to be an invaluable ally of the United States in its war on terrorism. But he faced bitter criticism at home, where a percentage of the population considers his…The Devil's Dictionary: Redundant
by Ambrose Bierce RED-SKINREFERENDUMREDUNDANT -adj. Superfluous; needless; de trop. The Sultan said: "There's evidence abundant To prove this unbelieving dog redundant." To whom…Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been the president of Belarus since 1994. Lukashenko is a controversial figure whose supporters say has kept the country from chaos, but whose critics say uses…Trending
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