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Gitega

(Encyclopedia) Gitega Gitega gētāˈgä [key], city, capital of Burundi and of Gitega prov., central Burundi. It…

International Telecommunication Union

(Encyclopedia) International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the…

Miki, Takeo

(Encyclopedia) Miki, Takeo, 1907–88, Japanese politician, prime minister of Japan (1974–76). He attended Meiji Univ. and the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, and was first elected to the Diet in…

Chester, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Chester, city (2020 pop. 32,605), Delaware co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River south of Philadelphia; settled c.1644 by Swedes, inc. as a…

Doncaster

(Encyclopedia) Doncaster Doncaster dŏngˈkəstər [key], metropolitan borough, N central England, on the Don River…

Kaboré, Roch Marc Christian

(Encyclopedia) Kaboré, Roch Marc Christian, 1957–, Burkinabé political leader. Following a career in banking, he joined Blaise Compaoré's government, serving as minister of transport and…

American Library Association

(Encyclopedia) American Library Association, founded 1876, organization whose purpose is to increase the usefulness of books through the improvement and extension of library services. As the major…

Buenaventura

(Encyclopedia) Buenaventura Buenaventura bwāˌnävānt&oomacr;ˈrä [key], city (2020 est. pop. 451,000), W Colombia, a…

Yaoundé

(Encyclopedia) YaoundéYaoundéyä&oomacr;ndāˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 750,000), capital of Cameroon. It is the country's administrative, financial, and communications center. Manufactures…

World Meteorological Organization

(Encyclopedia) World Meteorological Organization (WMO), specialized agency of the United Nations; established in 1950 with headquarters at Geneva, it became affiliated with the United Nations a year…