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Vojislav Kostunica

Yugoslavia's new president is both a Western liberal and Serb nationalist by David Johnson   President Vojislav Kostunica addresses the federal parliament on Oct. 7, 2000, in Belgrade…

Anthony Rodney, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Rodney, Walter, 1942–1980, Scholar and revolutionary, b. Georgetown, British Guiana. Ph.D. School of African and Oriental Studies, 1966…

Sudan Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Sudan Index: People History Economy Defense Foreign Relations PEOPLE Sudan's population is one of the most diverse on the African continent. There…

A Nuclear North Korea

—Borgna Brunner Hamid Karzai, leader of an interim Afghan government after the fall of the Taliban, officially became head of state in June 2002. Karzai's strong international support led to the…

Algeria Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Algeria Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Algerian Relations GEOGRAPHYAlgeria, the…

Basque Country

(Encyclopedia) Basque Country Basque Country băsk, bäsk [key], Basque Euzkadi, Span. País…

Versailles, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Versailles, Treaty of, any of several treaties signed in the palace of Versailles, France. For the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, which ended the American Revolution, see Paris, Treaty…

Nuclear Proliferation

—Borgna Brunner Spain. On March 11, 2004, Spain's most horrific terrorist attack occurred: 202 people were killed and 1,400 were injured in bombings at Madrid's railway station. The government at…