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Moldova

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MoldovaMoldovaməldōˈvə [key], officially Republic of Moldova, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,066,000), c.13,000 sq mi (33,670 sq km). Chişinău (formerly Kishinev) is the capital and…

Chad

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Chad Chad chăd, chäd [key], officially Republic of Chad, republic (2020 est. pop. 16,425,864…

Belarus

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Belarus or Byelarus Byelarus both: byĕˌlər&oomacr;sˈ [key], officially Republic of Belarus,…

Singapore

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SingaporeSingaporesĭngˈgəpôr, sĭngˈə–, sĭngˌgəpôrˈ [key], officially Republic of Singapore, republic (2015 est. pop. 5,535,000), 299 sq mi (774 sq km). It consists of the island…

Muluzi, Bakili

(Encyclopedia) Muluzi, Bakili (Elson Bakili Muluzi)Muluzi, Bakilibäkēˈlē m&oomacr;l&oomacr;ˈlē [key], 1943–, Malawian political leader, president of Malawi (1994–2004). After serving in the…

Mikołajczyk, Stanislaus

(Encyclopedia) Mikołajczyk, StanislausMikołajczyk, Stanislausstänēsˈläs mēkôwīˈchĭk [key], 1901–66, Polish politician and leader of the Polish Peasant party. After the German conquest of Poland, he…

Martens, Wilfried

(Encyclopedia) Martens, Wilfried, 1936–2013, Belgian statesman. A lawyer, Flemish Christian Democrat, and well-respected negotiator, he was president (1965–71) of the youth wing of the Christian…

Kérékou, Mathieu

(Encyclopedia) Kérékou, MathieuKérékou, Mathieumätyöˈ kāˈkāk&oomacr; [key], 1933–2015, Beninois military and political leader, b. French Dahomey (now Benin). Serving in the military, he…

Kotelawala, Sir John Lionel

(Encyclopedia) Kotelawala, Sir John Lionel, 1895–1980, Sri Lankan political and military leader. After studying at Christ College, Cambridge, he returned to Sri Lanka (then the British colony of…