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Kismayo
(Encyclopedia) KismayoKismayokĭsmīˈō [key] or KismayuKismayokĭsmīˈ&oomacr; [key]Kismayu–&oomacr; [key], town (1984 est. pop. 70,000), SW Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. It is the principal town…Tanzania Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Tanzania Index: People Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Tanzanian Relations PEOPLE Northern Tanganyika's famed Olduvai…Mogadishu
(Encyclopedia) Mogadishu or MogadishoMogadishoboth: mŏgədĭshˈ&oomacr; [key], Ital. Mogadiscio, city (1990 est. pop. 1,200,000), capital of Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. It is the country's…Frere, Sir Henry Bartle Edward
(Encyclopedia) Frere, Sir Henry Bartle EdwardFrere, Sir Henry Bartle Edwardfrēr [key], 1815–84, British colonial administrator; nephew of John Hookham Frere. He served (1850–59) as chief commissioner…Mombasa
(Encyclopedia) MombasaMombasamŏmbăˈsə, –bäˈsə [key], city (1990 est. pop. 537,000), capital of Coast prov., SE Kenya, mostly on Mombasa island in the Indian Ocean and partly on the mainland (with…Freddie Mercury Biography
Freddie Mercury (Farookh Bulsara)musician, bandleader, singerBorn: 9/5/1946Birthplace: Zanzibar, Zanzibar Lead singer and driving force behind the band Queen, Mercury died in 1991 of AIDS. He…clove
(Encyclopedia) clove, name for a small evergreen tree (Syzygium aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) of the family Myrtaceae (myrtle family) and for its unopened flower bud, an important spice. The…Nyerere, Julius Kambarage
(Encyclopedia) Nyerere, Julius Kambarage Nyerere, Julius Kambarage kämˌbəräˈgā nīˌərāˈrā…German East Africa
(Encyclopedia) German East Africa, former German colony, c.370,000 sq mi (958,300 sq km), E Africa. Dar es Salaam was the capital. German influence emerged in the area in 1884 when Carl Peters, the…The Devil's Dictionary: Zanzibari
by Ambrose Bierce ZANYZEALZANZIBARI -n. An inhabitant of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, off the eastern coast of Africa. The Zanzibaris, a warlike people, are best known in this country…Trending
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