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Biafra, Republic of
(Encyclopedia) Biafra, Republic of, secessionist state of W Africa, in existence from May 30, 1967, to Jan. 15, 1970. At the outset Biafra comprised, roughly, the East-Central, South-Eastern, and…Central African Republic
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Central African Republic, republic (2020 est. pop. 4,829,767), 240,534 sq mi (622,983 sq km), central Africa. The landlocked…Ubangi
(Encyclopedia) UbangiUbangi&oomacr;bängˈgē, y&oomacr;băngˈ– [key], Fr. Oubangui, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, formed on the Congo (Kinshasa)–Central African Republic border, central…Dalou, Aimé-Jules
(Encyclopedia) Dalou, Aimé-JulesDalou, Aimé-Julesĕmāˈ-zhül däl&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1838–1902, French sculptor. He was popular under the Third Republic. Dalou studied with Carpeaux and was later…Gligorov, Kiro
(Encyclopedia) Gligorov, KiroGligorov, Kirokērˈō glēgōˈrôf [key], 1917–2012, North Macedonian political leader, grad. Univ. of Belgrade Law School (1938). He fought with Yugoslavia's communist…veld
(Encyclopedia) veld or veldtveldboth: vĕlt, Du. fĕlt [key] [Du.,=field], term applied to the grassy undulating plateaus of the Republic of South Africa and of Zimbabwe. The veld comprises territory…Castelar y Ripoll, Emilio
(Encyclopedia) Castelar y Ripoll, EmilioCastelar y Ripoll, Emilioāmēˈlyō kästālärˈ ē rēpōˈlyə [key], 1832–99, Spanish statesman and author. A professor of history and philosophy at the Univ. of…Ossetia
(Encyclopedia) OssetiaOssetiaŏsēˈshə, Rus. əsyĕˈtēə [key] or AlaniaAlaniaälänˈyä [key], Ossetian Iryston, region of the central Caucasus, divided between the Republic of Georgia and the Russian…Transvaal
(Encyclopedia) TransvaalTransvaaltrănzvälˈ [key], former province, NE South Africa. With the new constitution of 1994, it was divided into Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (now…Krkonoše
(Encyclopedia) KrkonošeKrkonošekŭrˈkônôshĕ [key], Ger. Riesengebirge, Pol. Karkonosze, highest range of the Sudetes, extending c.25 mi (40 km) along the border of N Czech Republic and SW Poland. Its…Trending
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