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Sturza, Dimitrie A.
(Encyclopedia) Sturza or Sturdza, Dimitrie A.Sturza or Sturdza, Dimitrie A.both: dēmēˈtrēyĕ st&oobreve;rˈdzə [key], 1833–1914, Romanian statesman, of a prominent Moldavian family. With Ion…Warsaw Treaty Organization
(Encyclopedia) Warsaw Treaty Organization or Warsaw Pact, alliance set up under a mutual defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, in 1955 by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary,…Axis
(Encyclopedia) Axis, coalition of countries headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, 1936–45 (see World War II). The expression “Rome-Berlin axis” originated in Oct., 1936, with an accord reached by…Constantinople, Latin Empire of
(Encyclopedia) Constantinople, Latin Empire of, 1204–61, feudal empire established in the S Balkan Peninsula and the Greek archipelago by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade (see Crusades) after they…Iliescu, Ion
(Encyclopedia) Iliescu, Ion, 1930–, Romanian political leader, president of Romania (1990–96, 2000–2004). A member of the Communist party from 1953, he held a series of party posts before he was…Chernivtsi
(Encyclopedia) Chernivtsi Chernivtsi chĭrnĭftˈsē [key], Ger. Czernowitz, Romanian Cernauţi…Layton, Irving
(Encyclopedia) Layton, Irving, 1912–2006, Canadian poet, b. Romania as Israel Lazarovitch. His family emigrated to Montreal when he was an infant. He attended Macdonald College (B.Sc., 1939) and…Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy
(Encyclopedia) Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy byĭlˈhərət-dnĕstrôfˈskyē [key], Rus. Belgorod-Dnestrovsky,…Tighina
(Encyclopedia) TighinaTighinatĭgēˈnə [key], formerly BenderTighinabĕnˈdûr [key] or BenderyTighinabĭndyĕˈrē [key], city (1996 est. pop. 137,423), E Moldova, a port on the Dniester River. It is a rail…Palade, George Emil
(Encyclopedia) Palade, George EmilPalade, George Emilpäläˈdē [key], 1912–2008, American cell biologist, b. Iaşi, Romania, M.D. Univ. of Bucharest, 1940. He was a faculty member at the Rockefeller…Trending
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