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- 1955) was a long-serving leader of the YMCA and the World Student Christian ... launched both the modern missions movement and the modern ecumenical movement ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 07:08, 3 August 2022
- he founded the Seychelles Democratic Party and was the first President of ... James Mancham was the eldest son of Richard and Evelyn (née Tirant ...16 KB (2,221 words) - 16:04, 8 February 2023
- in Oslo, Norway on August 20, 1993, and subsequently officially signed ... The Oslo Accords were a culmination of a series of secret and public ...20 KB (2,928 words) - 04:40, 18 November 2022
- The United Nations Trusteeship Council, one of the principal organs ... non-self-governing territories under the Council but this was too radical ...21 KB (3,201 words) - 11:50, 3 May 2023
- – February 20, 1976) was a French jurist and judge. He received the Nobel ... in France on behalf of disabled war veterans and war orphans and promoted education ...11 KB (1,759 words) - 04:06, 8 December 2022
- Boutros-Ghali was a thoughtful and independent leader who was criticized ... in an Egyptian Jewish family in Alexandria and converted to Roman Catholicism ...12 KB (1,720 words) - 19:59, 20 November 2023
- Schuman was a Christian Democrat (M.R.P.) and an independent political thinker ... Schumans's concept of supra-national democracy and his vision ...19 KB (2,911 words) - 21:29, 16 April 2023
- foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created ... The Foundation makes grants through its New York headquarters and ...17 KB (2,437 words) - 06:20, 1 April 2024
- Nations. From its headquarters in Rome and more than 80 country offices ... In addition to emergency food aid, WFP focuses on relief and rehabilitation ...14 KB (2,103 words) - 00:02, 18 May 2023
- October 6, 1981. He is considered in Egypt and in the West to be one of the ... Sadat was a soldier who became a man of peace. Egypt and Israel had ...17 KB (2,556 words) - 05:50, 11 August 2023
- Africa's first elected female head of state and Liberia's first ... For anyone to become head of their state is a significant achievement ...17 KB (2,476 words) - 17:14, 13 February 2024
- The Council of Europe is the oldest international organization working ... The most famous bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court ...42 KB (6,144 words) - 08:27, 10 January 2024
- Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914-1999) - a development activist and social ... He also promoted rural development activities in Pakistan, Bangladesh ...14 KB (1,944 words) - 07:15, 16 June 2023
- of Chichester, member of House of Lords and a pioneer of the Ecumenical ... Bell attended Wells Theological College and was ordained as priest in ...18 KB (2,871 words) - 07:02, 18 April 2024
- (b. June 29, 1945) was the fifth President (and fourth to hold the office ... she pursued a policy of economic liberation and emphasized the need for a ...18 KB (2,650 words) - 01:16, 4 December 2023
- a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and the Hazel Professor of Public ... he left the Socialist Party in 1960, and described himself as a centrist ...12 KB (1,665 words) - 10:15, 26 January 2023
- September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second secretary-seneral ... community. When he contemplated decisions and undertook action, he always ...15 KB (2,373 words) - 07:44, 12 January 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Education [[Image:Tee-ball wity Peace Corps volunteer, Honduras.jpg|thumb|250 ...26 KB (3,814 words) - 19:49, 21 April 2023
- August 19, 1954) was an Italian statesman and politician. He is considered ... however but his desire to unite the victors and the vanquished of the war ...21 KB (3,168 words) - 23:30, 8 January 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... . Their traditional homeland is in and around Onondaga County, New ...20 KB (2,974 words) - 00:41, 18 November 2022
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ... The organization has 192 Member States and 6 Associate Members. Based ...15 KB (2,159 words) - 01:23, 3 May 2023
- Ismaili Muslims. He was one of the founders and the first president of the ... British India (now Pakistan), to Aga Khan II and his third wife, Nawab A'lia ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 06:10, 16 June 2023
- the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile. It lasted for 22 ... Roughly two million people died as a result of war, famine, and disease ...27 KB (3,989 words) - 21:31, 26 February 2023
- with North Korea, Russia, China, Japan, and the United States. The Cold ... as established by the Constitution and, along with the State Council ...21 KB (3,033 words) - 10:44, 10 November 2023
- Boris inherited a large territory that was home to both Bulgars and ... put down. He abdicated his reign in 889 and entered monastic life, but ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 19:42, 20 November 2023
- The Belfast Agreement, alternatively and widely known as the Good ... with the Irish Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds and by helping to bring about ...31 KB (4,792 words) - 08:51, 27 September 2023
- Nyerere was the first African head of state to retire voluntarily. He ... For example, under Nyerere literacy and health care "surpassed ...16 KB (2,394 words) - 06:41, 28 February 2023
- . The Sultan is the senior Nigerian emir, and the recognized spiritual leader ... Saharan Africa prior to European conquest and colonization. Stretching from ...23 KB (3,525 words) - 07:17, 15 April 2024
- from May 1998 to June 2000, between Ethiopia and Eritrea, forming one of the ... countries, whose people needed education and development and health care ...22 KB (3,294 words) - 19:30, 13 February 2024
- nor a for-profit enterprise, although it may and often does receive both government ... representing both the channeling of energies and passions into directly addressing ...22 KB (3,066 words) - 09:59, 11 March 2023
- about one-quarter of the population) and correcting one of the world ... early times by Bushmen, Damara, Namaqua, and since about the fourteenth ...17 KB (2,377 words) - 02:43, 11 March 2023
- New Zealand serving three terms between 1999 and 2008. She was New Zealand ... when she chaired the foreign affairs and defense select committee. ...30 KB (4,497 words) - 15:18, 25 January 2023
- issues—such as divorce, contraception and abortion—and attempts to ... He was a proponent of the United States of Europe and, having limited ...24 KB (3,434 words) - 16:28, 29 December 2020
- Burmese revolutionary, nationalist, general, and politician. Aung San entered ... leading architect of Burmese independence, and the founder of Union of Burma ...17 KB (2,666 words) - 17:51, 22 August 2023
- in 1945 for the purpose of securing world peace. It replaced its predecessor ... it has struggled to address issues of civil and ethnic strife within countries ...64 KB (9,547 words) - 11:41, 3 May 2023
- the head of a monastery in both Christianity and Buddhism. Saint Pachomius ... ; German Abt; French abbé) is the head and chief governor of a community ...15 KB (2,485 words) - 04:42, 14 June 2023
- 1972) was a Canadian statesman, diplomat, and politician, who, in 1957, ... care, student loans, the Canada Pension Plan and Canada's flag. He improved ...24 KB (3,567 words) - 22:02, 25 October 2022
- Austria), was an Austrian novelist, pacifist and the first woman to win the ... At the London Peace Congress of 1907 she spoke about how European ...26 KB (4,056 words) - 17:15, 29 September 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... of tribes of the Iroquois Nation (also and more properly called Haudenosaunee ...16 KB (2,498 words) - 23:34, 3 December 2023
- Kyi is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League ... (Renamed in 1997 as the State Peace and Development Council, or SPDC.) ...32 KB (4,792 words) - 17:51, 22 August 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law in London as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin for Ackermann ...21 KB (3,221 words) - 08:44, 10 January 2024
- of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. Africa's ... wars, the Liberian Civil War (1989-96), and the Second Liberian Civil ...23 KB (3,221 words) - 11:02, 7 March 2023
- , Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President from 1966 to 1971 ... fall, he again stood for the Presidency and won. The fact that Nyerere ...20 KB (3,066 words) - 11:05, 10 March 2023
- against the Logos theology of Justin Martyr and the apologists, who had spoken ... Many theological explanations of the relationship between the Father ...19 KB (2,965 words) - 13:08, 10 March 2023
- was an American birth control activist, and the founder of the American ... Sanger believed that uncontrolled fertility and poverty were inexorably ...14 KB (2,043 words) - 08:32, 10 March 2023
- on Edward's profligate spending and imposition of a supervisory ... The rule of law applied equally to low and high alike. A king who failed ...17 KB (2,615 words) - 20:54, 31 October 2022
- , roughly meh’-joo-gor-yeh) is a town located in Bosnia and Herzegovina ... millions flocked to the town for healing and absolution. The site of the ...28 KB (4,419 words) - 09:37, 10 March 2023
- The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental ... a high degree of individual protection. State parties can also take cases ...32 KB (4,886 words) - 04:33, 23 March 2024
- community responded, sending aid and a UN peace-keeping mission ... to intervene in the Rwandan Genocide and in other subsequent conflicts ...29 KB (4,403 words) - 15:11, 27 April 2023
- By 1964, he was Minister for Home Affairs and by 1967, Vice-President of ... " which means following the leader and is, he claimed, a distinctive ...24 KB (3,582 words) - 06:24, 15 January 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law German]], Hungarian, Bulgarian, Ottoman Turkish and Russian]] ...26 KB (3,960 words) - 14:53, 2 May 2023
- City, UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to ... level services to promote the health and well being of children. UNICEF ...17 KB (2,502 words) - 11:42, 3 May 2023
- Nagaland (Hindi: नागालैंड) is a state of India located ... Nagaland has played a crucial role in the development of the Republic ...19 KB (2,820 words) - 23:09, 10 November 2022
- which contains many disparate groups and individuals, certain common ... opportunity for religious communities and individuals to interact with ...33 KB (5,242 words) - 16:49, 26 February 2022
- | order2 = Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People ... named János Kressinger, denied paternity and refused to support his mother ...19 KB (3,031 words) - 22:47, 18 October 2021
- the church places special focus on peace and Christian evangelism ... his son had not yet turned 12 years old, and no one else had been chosen ...34 KB (5,277 words) - 00:19, 8 January 2024
- the first communist party in history. Lenin and his Bolshevik Party took full ... During World War I, Tsarist Russia experienced famine and economic ...24 KB (3,571 words) - 22:55, 5 April 2021
- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was created after World ... The Security Council requires all five permanent members to agree ...68 KB (9,754 words) - 11:45, 3 May 2023
- ; Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the largest city and commercial ... Due to its large harbor and its strategic position, Colombo has been ...25 KB (3,677 words) - 22:37, 7 January 2024
- speaking) country in both total area and population (behind Brazil ... Angola has vast mineral and petroleum reserves. Angolan culture reflects ...17 KB (2,316 words) - 06:01, 28 July 2023
- ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, which it is also ... "God's gift," or “City of Peace,” Baghdad was a hub of ...29 KB (4,200 words) - 05:40, 26 August 2023
- - December 13, 1924) was an American labor and political leader. He was born ... A hero to some and a villain to others, Gompers founded the American ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 01:17, 21 April 2023
- of the population of modern day Nigeria, and they are commonly the majority ... Africa, even reaching into Benin, Ghana, and Togo, the greatest concentration ...21 KB (3,192 words) - 21:30, 4 June 2023
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Windward ... its native peoples, East Indians, Africans, and the British who settled the ...18 KB (2,550 words) - 00:56, 23 December 2022
- Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Chancellor and chief justiciar of England ... for the modern "Justice of the Peace," based on selecting ...34 KB (5,307 words) - 23:24, 17 January 2024
- a government intent on remaining in power, and rebellions on several fronts. in 1960, Chad has suffered instability and violence, stemming mostly ...18 KB (2,606 words) - 00:11, 4 December 2023
- serving as the executive (administrative) and de facto national capital ... Since that time, many more well-educated and well-paid blacks work in the ...25 KB (3,503 words) - 00:35, 12 April 2023
- a conflict between the Republic of Venice and her allies (the Knights of ... Four and a half centuries of Venetian rule in Crete thus came to an ...20 KB (3,128 words) - 19:12, 7 May 2020
- - May 9, 1987) was a Nigerian politician and leader, a Yoruba Chief, and ... of holding Nigeria's competing regions and tribes together within a federal ...19 KB (2,818 words) - 10:13, 11 March 2023
- for more than a thousand years, the Somali and Afar tribes in this region ... lanes, controlling access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean with proximity ...32 KB (4,757 words) - 16:28, 29 January 2024
- the result of the efforts of countless women and men to ensure that discrimination ... female franchise in the nineteenth century, and those who have struggled since ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- is officially conducted by the President and the Secretary of State. Less ... of the United States repeatedly mentioned and emphasized by government officials ...43 KB (6,372 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He ... On January 1, 2007, he succeeded Kofi Annan, and passed several major reforms ...31 KB (4,626 words) - 03:25, 17 September 2023
- in the Republic of Korea's history and particularly in the development ... An austere and frugal man, Park was president from 1961 to 1979. He ...19 KB (2,859 words) - 08:52, 18 November 2022
- , he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming ... In this perspective, as the world community matures, diplomacy and ...24 KB (3,672 words) - 17:35, 14 December 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Education Academic freedom is the freedom of teachers, students, and academic ...23 KB (3,336 words) - 07:10, 14 June 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox University-Jen ...28 KB (3,869 words) - 19:30, 7 February 2024
- Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the ... city was named. The city is the financial and administrative capital of ...18 KB (2,623 words) - 22:54, 20 November 2023
- The Turkish invasion of Cyprus (Turkish: Operation Peace), launched ... the island between a Turkish Cypriot north and Greek Cypriot south. In the ...55 KB (8,362 words) - 00:23, 3 May 2023
- rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., and a noted community leader in ... During the Civil Rights era of the late 1950s and 1960s she worked ...21 KB (3,359 words) - 03:03, 8 January 2024
- one of the world's foremost economies and vibrant democracies. That ... of the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south ...21 KB (3,199 words) - 11:47, 1 February 2024
- attacked the left by expelling Leon Trotsky and his supporters from the party ... #039;s direction, established Gosplan (the State General Planning Commission ...33 KB (4,974 words) - 12:47, 1 February 2024
- She is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husband, Prince Bernhard ... women. The Netherlands had female heads of state or an acting head of state ...28 KB (3,868 words) - 10:18, 26 September 2023
- Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and in Sociology at the University ... Shils believed in liberty and reason, sustained by an organic, coherent ...17 KB (2,459 words) - 23:52, 12 February 2024
- at the confluence point of the White Nile and the Blue Nile, is the capital ... that included the Kushite, Meroitic, Alodic, and Sennar Kingdoms, as well as ...22 KB (3,228 words) - 22:57, 3 March 2023
- of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, ... live below the poverty line. Between 1999 and 2002, East Timor received ...25 KB (3,519 words) - 16:40, 26 March 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Education in school through two different languages and the practice of teaching children ...32 KB (4,686 words) - 03:50, 1 October 2023
- The Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental ... to its citizens and the duties of the citizens to the State. Those ...44 KB (6,390 words) - 07:20, 15 April 2024
- Oslo is the capital and largest city of Norway. It is also a municipality ... times by fire, King Christian IV of Denmark (and Norway) in 1624, ordered Oslo ...29 KB (4,349 words) - 04:40, 18 November 2022
- (although this was not confirmed until 1239) and by renouncing his claims to ... Sicily. As discontent with Henry's wars and demands for subsidies grew ...26 KB (4,217 words) - 22:11, 29 January 2023
- – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American ... dominated the Court for over three decades and played a significant role ...23 KB (3,437 words) - 06:32, 3 August 2022
- to administer the north of the 38th parallel and the United States to the south ... The split of Korea into north and south has precedent in Korean history ...33 KB (5,024 words) - 16:59, 7 May 2021
- the Korean War galvanized the member states, and an integrated military structure ... the relationship between the European states and the United States ebbed and ...52 KB (7,555 words) - 20:25, 17 March 2024
- Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Comoros lie ... under socialism, agriculture withered, and education suffered. These ...25 KB (3,580 words) - 01:47, 11 March 2023
- founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919–1920 ... After a number of notable successes and some early failures in the ...54 KB (8,084 words) - 06:07, 6 March 2023
- 1822 – April 15, 1888) was an English poet and critic of the Victorian age ... Arnold was also a major cultural critic, and his views on the moral ...12 KB (1,996 words) - 16:55, 7 November 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Sociology ... While the distinction between a "civil war" and a "revolution ...23 KB (3,418 words) - 22:29, 10 December 2023
- Brunei, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei ... from its strategic location between China and the trading networks of Southeast ...30 KB (4,444 words) - 04:42, 22 November 2023
- university housing system in the U.S. and the largest among private schools. social sciences, philosophy, business, law, and the performing arts. NYU counts ...33 KB (4,775 words) - 09:32, 11 March 2023
- that developed in Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s, focusing on liberation ... theology (theology of people) in Korea and Dalit theology (theology of ...31 KB (4,535 words) - 22:27, 25 October 2022
- The Crusades were a series of military campaigns first inaugurated ... zone between the rival sultanates of Egypt and Damascus. In contrast, the ...33 KB (5,138 words) - 15:34, 30 April 2023
- north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South ... civil wars resulting in millions of deaths and millions displaced, due in ...46 KB (6,808 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- 1572 however, the rebels conquered Brielle, and the northern provinces became ... The Southern Netherlands, situated in modern-day Belgium, Luxembourg ...28 KB (4,365 words) - 11:02, 23 December 2021
- of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner ... She is credited by many as having revitalized and liberalized a previously ...34 KB (5,329 words) - 08:42, 10 March 2023
- century until the 1960s. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, its global ... Currently, the remnants of this large empire are various islands and ...25 KB (3,770 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2022
- Lech Wałęsa born September 29, 1943) is a Polish politician and ... did make a successful switch from the state controlled to a free market ...29 KB (4,198 words) - 18:50, 25 October 2022
- The root of Bhumibol's longevity and endurance lay in his popularity ... that improved the lives of common people, and his accomplishments as an ...37 KB (5,123 words) - 12:44, 14 April 2024
- After a popular rebellion resulted in the overthrow and exile of dictator ... unsuccessful candidate for president in 1996 and 2001 before winning the 2006 ...27 KB (3,871 words) - 22:06, 25 January 2024
- ; also transliterated as Jamal Abd al-Naser, Jamal Abd An-Nasser and ... was well-known for his Arab nationalist and anti-colonial foreign policy ...39 KB (5,970 words) - 04:07, 18 April 2024
- Prūsa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in Brandenburg ... Also, by definition, it was a multi-cultural state in which German ...46 KB (6,764 words) - 08:22, 2 December 2022
- Walpole, a Whig, served during the reigns of George I and George II ... ==Early life and family== Robert Walpole was born in Houghton Hall ...29 KB (4,445 words) - 00:47, 29 November 2022
- Country/western dance or Country-western dance, also called Country ... as Americans moved West, having been refined and maintained into modern times ...19 KB (2,953 words) - 16:29, 27 April 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law Category:Social work ... Such laws began in sixteenth century England and prevailed until after World ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 08:51, 24 November 2022
- 661,100 people (2006 census), is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan ... Located at the confluence of the Varzob and Kafernihon rivers, Dushanbe ...15 KB (2,132 words) - 05:29, 4 August 2023
- prevented, rather than stimulated, growth and development, in 1986 the government ... Development has been hampered by poor communications in the heavily ...33 KB (5,048 words) - 06:54, 4 March 2023
- anthropocentric (human centered) perspective and aims to establish sound environmental ... with Buddhism, Native American spirituality, and Christianity's Saint ...30 KB (4,407 words) - 09:08, 28 January 2024
- century. In the face of mounting opposition and disastrous defeats in World ... II of Russia, the last tsar of Russia, and sought to establish in its ...26 KB (3,801 words) - 18:19, 22 December 2022
- Her mother, Wilhelmina reigned from 1890 and saw the start of the twentieth ... #039;s interests in international development, peace and humanitarian ...35 KB (5,252 words) - 06:40, 28 February 2023
- incursions. To end rebel activities, UN and British forces disarmed 17 ... Leone is bordered by Guinea to the north and northeast, Liberia to the ...38 KB (5,601 words) - 20:08, 21 April 2023
- with his policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring ... the Soviet empire, allowing the Berlin Wall and Iron curtain to fall without ...27 KB (3,969 words) - 17:52, 9 November 2022
- theologian, missionary, church leader and bishop who served as the last ... that bishops, symbolizing unity of faith and practice, can gather previously ...30 KB (4,685 words) - 22:01, 25 October 2022
- – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served ... as a staff member on the National Security Council under Zbigniew Brzezinski ...48 KB (6,706 words) - 04:54, 5 November 2022
- ) refers to a town in the Indian state of West Bengal, the headquarters ... Darjeeling has become internationally famous for its tea industry ...33 KB (4,712 words) - 06:27, 15 January 2023
- to as Algeria, is a nation in North Africa and is the second largest country ... Algerian society has considerable historical depth and has been subjected ...34 KB (4,913 words) - 21:02, 20 July 2023
- to maintain control of their former colonies and dependencies after the colonial ... ) and a critique of modern capitalist businesses involvement in nations ...50 KB (7,266 words) - 04:29, 11 March 2023
- a charismatic peasant leader who organized and led a resistance to the United ... Although it has been credited with implementing improved health care ...51 KB (7,226 words) - 01:19, 21 April 2023
- was a British Conservative politician and prime minister of the United ... same year he also gave up the Irish Free State Royal Navy ports, in practice ...55 KB (8,451 words) - 16:28, 11 November 2022
- The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Mouvement international ... stated mission is to protect human life and health, to ensure respect ...66 KB (10,055 words) - 01:47, 8 December 2022
- Category:Educators and Educational theorists Freire, Paulo – May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian philosopher and educator, influenced by Marxist ...18 KB (2,693 words) - 01:43, 23 November 2022
- (from 1441), captain-general (1444–1446) and regent (1446–1453) of the ... others in Europe. His emphasis on tactics and strategy instead of over-reliance ...19 KB (2,971 words) - 07:01, 8 April 2024
- ) is the capital and the largest city of Nepal, and is situated in ... king vacated the throne in mid-June 2008, and parliament elected the country ...24 KB (3,331 words) - 17:13, 5 October 2022
- category:Politics and social sciences category:Anthropology ... The Blackfoot confederacy of Alberta in Canada and Montana in the ...26 KB (3,951 words) - 18:11, 31 October 2023
- murder of Rwanda's Tutsi minority and the moderates of its Hutu ... With the genocide, and the resurgence in the civil war, Rwanda's ...45 KB (6,822 words) - 18:26, 22 December 2022
- A small independent coprincipality of Spain and France, it is located on the ... Andorra was created by Charlemagne to serve as a buffer state in order ...26 KB (3,798 words) - 20:00, 26 July 2023
- the House of Representatives (1977–1985) and the U. S. Senate (1985–1993 ... of the Alliance for Climate Protection, and a partner in the venture capital ...32 KB (4,643 words) - 04:21, 17 June 2023
- of the United States in 1896, 1900, and 1908, a lawyer, and the 41st ... ==Background and early career: 1860–1896== The son of Silas and Mary ...37 KB (5,377 words) - 11:07, 10 May 2023
- or Guate) is the capital, largest city, and the economic, social, and ... the Central American Federation (1823–33), and then became the capital of ...18 KB (2,600 words) - 03:27, 5 March 2023
- rendered much of reservation land unusable and had a catastrophic effect ... tribal governments in reservation affairs; and called for special efforts ...36 KB (5,257 words) - 22:03, 4 February 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law the entertainment industry, medicine, and sports. Gifts are generally ...16 KB (2,479 words) - 22:58, 20 November 2023
- in Europe, bordered by Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Norway has a very ... Norway plays a significant role in the pursuit of stability and world ...44 KB (6,442 words) - 10:06, 11 March 2023
- habitation dating back at least 10,000 years and played a role in the ancient ... independence from British colonial rule and a democratic constitution ...33 KB (4,886 words) - 06:54, 12 January 2024
- Morocco and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia al-Hamra ... be able to adequately control its territory and might be subject to manipulation ...31 KB (4,505 words) - 17:20, 4 May 2023
- north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea ... A small population, abundant natural resources, and foreign private ...23 KB (3,343 words) - 07:34, 15 April 2024
- , by the United Kingdom in the late 1950s, and by the United States in 1962 ... ih-bahs," consists of about 32 atolls and one island (Banaba), with ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 23:16, 3 March 2023
- fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. A key inland port ... Besides its economic and political significance Cologne also became ...26 KB (3,818 words) - 22:35, 7 January 2024
- to a white passenger. Her subsequent arrest and trial for this act of civil ... of the soul that has built for decades and finally sets off a revolution.” ...35 KB (5,782 words) - 21:42, 16 April 2023
- The union of Austria and Hungary, also known as the Dual (that of ... of a marriage of convenience. The Italian and German campaigns for national ...36 KB (5,334 words) - 18:41, 22 August 2023
- Victoria is known for its natural beauty, British heritage and architecture ... == Location and population== Located on the southeastern tip of Vancouver ...26 KB (3,658 words) - 20:09, 3 May 2023
- , Hagadah Hamaaravit), also known as Judea and Samaria, is a landlocked ... Jews as the birthplace of the Jewish peoples and is the location of the main ...51 KB (7,390 words) - 17:16, 4 May 2023
- that is rich in bauxite, although gold and oil reserves are now being ... dependent on manual labor, originally slaves and later contract laborers from ...30 KB (4,282 words) - 12:07, 17 April 2024
- by Chad to the north, Sudan to the north and east, the Democratic Republic ... is one of the poorest countries in the world and among the ten poorest countries ...29 KB (4,266 words) - 23:52, 3 December 2023
- Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, and a major ... slaves landed on the Sierra Leone peninsula and founded Freetown. Freetown ...24 KB (3,436 words) - 21:04, 27 November 2023
- Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and is its largest city, with ... Bratislava was a key economic and administrative center of the Kingdom ...38 KB (5,662 words) - 22:52, 20 November 2023
- today northeast China, expanded into China and the surrounding territories ... China, integrated with Han Chinese culture, and saw the height of Imperial ...45 KB (7,044 words) - 07:44, 3 July 2022
- the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast ... recent history has been plagued by civil war and military coups, which have ...37 KB (5,339 words) - 23:54, 8 March 2024
- born at Monmouth, Wales, September 16, 1387, and he reigned as King of England ... Henry was son of Henry of Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, and Mary de ...22 KB (3,484 words) - 15:24, 22 February 2022
- country on the African continental mainland and is surrounded by Senegal, ... on the export of groundnuts (peanuts) and on tourism for revenue (it ...24 KB (3,469 words) - 15:37, 30 April 2023
- a country in Southeast Asia, the successor state of the once powerful Hindu ... In 2005, oil and natural gas deposits were found beneath Cambodia ...32 KB (4,636 words) - 18:49, 25 November 2023
- February 20, 2010) was an American statesman and military leader. He retired ... in the final months of Nixon's tenure, and played a role in persuading ...40 KB (5,553 words) - 13:50, 18 July 2023
- was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet, and actor. Ben Jonson lived during ... of having learned "Little Latin and less Greek," and his ...17 KB (2,769 words) - 09:06, 27 September 2023
- from 1990 until 1999. He was reelected twice and remained in power until his ... His speeches espoused hatred of Muslims and Jews while his writing praised ...32 KB (4,830 words) - 06:17, 23 January 2023
- in Oregon, promised to them at an earlier council, to be relocated in a reservation ... culture. Their customs, oral histories, and spirituality can be studied ...36 KB (5,544 words) - 23:25, 14 November 2022
- The relationship between church and state is the institutional form ... unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and unto God the things that are ...41 KB (6,339 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- resting place of the Ark of the Covenant and the home of the Queen of Sheba ... has been attributed both to climate change and to defeat at the hands of ...22 KB (3,389 words) - 07:18, 16 June 2023
- with the United States, Great Britain, and France and joined NATO in ... negotiations began between the GDR and FRG, culminating in a Unification ...20 KB (3,005 words) - 09:18, 5 December 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... living along the St. Lawrence River and between Lake Huron and Lake ...18 KB (2,715 words) - 21:18, 9 February 2024
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- the eastern Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel, just northeast of ... Following the 1948 creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of thousands ...33 KB (4,844 words) - 04:49, 18 April 2024
- a population of 89,300 in the city, itself, and a population of 290,466 in ... Founded by a Gallic tribe and later flourished under the Phoenicians ...23 KB (3,549 words) - 07:17, 23 August 2023
- May 1, 1954, Seoul, Korea; with missions and centers in 185 countries) ... his writings filling over 400 volumes, and his original religious teachings ...69 KB (10,533 words) - 13:50, 28 April 2023
- President of the United States (1977–1981) and a Nobel Peace laureate. Previously ... airline, rail, finance, communications, and oil industries, bolstered ...56 KB (8,252 words) - 21:54, 3 January 2024
- underground group the Irgun, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and the first ... significant achievement as prime minister--and in the view of many, his singular ...40 KB (6,019 words) - 04:28, 9 November 2022
- Finland in the northeast, the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits in the southwest ... Economic liberalization and universal schooling contributed to rapid ...40 KB (5,890 words) - 20:41, 17 March 2024
- which cover the majority of the country and form the northeastern arc ... increase, closely linked to a lack of income and employment opportunities, ...23 KB (3,416 words) - 00:48, 7 March 2023
- (1002-1016); and then to Canute the Great of Denmark (1017-1035). ... resulted in her acquiring considerable land and wealth in her own right. She ...42 KB (6,697 words) - 18:48, 31 December 2021
- philosophy of education, political theory, and ethics. After embracing communism ... of such groups as the Communist Party USA and Leninists could ethically ...27 KB (3,748 words) - 14:49, 31 May 2023
- in contrast to the dry lands to the north, and its distinctive people have ... Senegal, though poor, has a tradition of political stability and peaceful ...33 KB (4,780 words) - 14:52, 4 April 2024
- China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest ... war between the communist North Vietnamese and anti-communist South Vietnamese ...34 KB (4,939 words) - 20:16, 3 May 2023
- Caucasus region of Eurasia, north of Iran and east of the Caspian Sea. The location of human and pre-human habitation dating back two million ...40 KB (5,942 words) - 05:17, 26 August 2023
- , is a political and economic membership organization of 10 countries ... growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, and ...43 KB (5,937 words) - 05:04, 18 August 2023
- as Bishop of St. David's, Bath and Wells and London. Previously ... Laud wanted the reconciliation of all Christians, hoped and prayed ...19 KB (2,977 words) - 11:10, 10 May 2023
- " It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. Its capital ... the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century and was later ruled by China during ...35 KB (5,051 words) - 13:11, 10 March 2023
- coast faces the Atlantic Ocean on the west, and Senegal lies to the southwest ... Mauritania is a land dominated by sand and barren soil located on ...28 KB (4,027 words) - 09:19, 10 March 2023
- served twice as the Prime Minister of Israel and twice as Interim Prime Minister ... Knesset: Mapai, Rafi, the Alignment, Labor and Kadima, and led Alignment ...47 KB (6,756 words) - 19:59, 21 April 2023
- 12, 1945 - ) is a Jamaican politician and was the country's Prime ... has had a reputation as a voice for the poor and unemployed, as an advocate ...21 KB (2,959 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- C.E.) is widely credited with the early development and spread of Christianity ... Saul is described in the New Testament as a Hellenized Jew and Roman ...56 KB (9,113 words) - 00:50, 23 December 2022
- It shows one of many ways that humanity strives to harmonize and maintain ... to Hans Wehr Arabic to English Dictionary and connects to the idea of "spiritual ...36 KB (5,852 words) - 19:56, 21 April 2023
- After a protracted war for independence, then decades of socialist ... political opponents. Corruption is rampant, and organized crime and drug traffickers ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 03:07, 12 July 2023
- 2021) was an American economist, diplomat, and businessman. He served in ... In 1970, he became the first director of the Office of Management ...47 KB (6,417 words) - 08:10, 23 January 2023
- – August 3, 1979), was a Swedish economist and winner of the 1977 Nobel Memorial ... theory, based on work with his colleague and former professor Eli Heckscher ...27 KB (4,103 words) - 17:22, 29 September 2023
- is a country in East Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi. Kenya ... Kenya's location on the eastern coast of Africa and central highlands ...29 KB (4,349 words) - 03:29, 6 October 2022
- Belarus (Belarusian and Russian: Беларусь, transliteration: ... by foreign powers, forced division and re-unification of the land ...48 KB (6,863 words) - 08:51, 27 September 2023
- the key architect of the October Revolution, and the first leader of the Soviet ... that could include intellectuals, workers and peasants. In the case of Russia ...42 KB (6,401 words) - 20:46, 3 May 2023
- the first time a high visibility platform and base for a presidential candidacy ... policy, especially with the Soviet Union and China, and his efforts to ...34 KB (5,153 words) - 01:46, 14 December 2022
- was a French clergyman, politician and leading diplomat. After studying ... military victories brought one European state after another under French ...51 KB (7,312 words) - 22:21, 4 December 2023
- on the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and ... was then divided into Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia in 1911 ...31 KB (4,520 words) - 05:42, 13 June 2023
- Antwerp, a city and municipality in Belgium, lies on the River Scheldt ... the nations of the Benelux both economically and culturally. During its "golden ...22 KB (3,301 words) - 05:47, 11 August 2023
- bombing as a result of radiation exposure, and not least, the pressure to ... Japan’s surrender, as well as the effects and justification of them, has ...48 KB (7,479 words) - 07:20, 17 November 2023
- Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. a nineteenth century truce between Britain and several Arab sheikhs. The ...41 KB (6,013 words) - 11:40, 3 May 2023
- an American diplomat, political scientist, and historian, best known as ... In the late 1940s, his writings inspired the Truman Doctrine and the ...39 KB (5,908 words) - 17:04, 10 April 2023
- served as an ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra and Grand Master of the French ... price controls, strong punishment for crime and terrorism, and business privatization ...53 KB (7,676 words) - 16:40, 16 August 2023
- In Greek, the tribesmen were called Libyes and their country became "Libya ... brought him into conflict with the West and governments of other African ...53 KB (7,788 words) - 11:06, 7 March 2023
- its original cause, was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia ... The War of the Pacific grew out of a dispute between Chile and Bolivia ...34 KB (5,333 words) - 22:54, 3 May 2023
- Uganda had suffered an era of coups and counter-coups in a struggle ... in 1986. Museveni brought relative stability and economic growth, although ...20 KB (2,883 words) - 07:05, 28 February 2023
- "Confoederatio Helvetica" in Latin and when abbreviated: CH), is ... ) and Romansh ( rm|Confederaziun svizra ) translate as "Swiss ...52 KB (7,532 words) - 14:19, 28 April 2023
- "gentle way") is a martial art and combat sport, which originated ... Judo is the successor to jujutsu and was founded by Dr. Jigoro Kano ...35 KB (5,669 words) - 21:02, 4 October 2022
- reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice. New major ... many of them, including Medicare, Medicaid, and federal education funding ...28 KB (4,129 words) - 12:21, 24 January 2023
- South African businessman, mining magnate, and politician. Rhodes was born ... Rhodes was one of the most significant and influential promoters of Britain ...23 KB (3,513 words) - 20:13, 4 January 2024
- was a war between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran lasting from September ... Iraqis, but before long they were repulsed and the conflict stabilized into ...36 KB (5,506 words) - 17:42, 29 January 2024
- Luanda (formerly spelled Loanda) is the capital and largest city of ... Luanda came under Portuguese rule in 1575, and was the Atlantic slave trade ...24 KB (3,367 words) - 10:35, 9 March 2023
- Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles ... The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church and the largest ...80 KB (12,653 words) - 04:49, 16 December 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law "other" people viewed as inferior and a threat to the smooth functioning ...35 KB (5,250 words) - 06:50, 18 April 2024
- Category:Politicians and reformers Category:Media Professionals Category:Philosophy and religion Day, Dorothy [[Image:Dorothy Day, ...16 KB (2,524 words) - 17:27, 30 January 2024
- Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University-Jen ... located 37 miles southeast of San Francisco and 20 miles northwest of San ...29 KB (4,059 words) - 19:49, 9 February 2023
- The Republic of Cameroon is a "hinge" state bridging central ... Cameroon is home to over 250 ethnic and linguistic groups, with the ...36 KB (5,278 words) - 18:55, 25 November 2023
- the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south and Qinghai and Gansu provinces ... due to its ethnic links to Central Asia and specifically Turkestan. This ...28 KB (3,367 words) - 14:31, 20 May 2023
- of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative ... remained active on the international scene and perhaps enjoyed more popularity ...28 KB (4,351 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- the world including Europe, Japan, and Latin America between World ... of Hitler's Germany during World War II and to her defeat, although following ...34 KB (5,044 words) - 06:23, 11 March 2024
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- December 31, 1384), an English theologian and early proponent of reform ... Intense persecution, from both the religious and secular authorities, cracked ...43 KB (7,079 words) - 08:06, 3 August 2022
- Buddhist revivalist, Indian jurist, scholar, and Bahujan political leader who ... against the system of Hindu untouchability and the Indian caste system. Ambedkar ...34 KB (5,057 words) - 05:20, 26 August 2023
- Dubai shares legal, political, military, and economic functions with the ... Dubai has the largest population and is the second largest emirate ...35 KB (5,297 words) - 17:16, 12 February 2024
- September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from May 14, 1643 ... Under his reign, France achieved not only political and military pre ...62 KB (10,084 words) - 04:10, 4 November 2022
- - April 19, 1560) was a German professor and theologian, a key leader of ... reformers at the Marburg Conference (1529) and in various disputations, he ...46 KB (7,311 words) - 03:55, 24 November 2022
- known for his novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and Unionist politician who served ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- All India Muslim League who founded Pakistan and served as its first Governor ... the 1916 Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim League, he was ...37 KB (5,500 words) - 01:48, 11 March 2023
- beginning his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal ... were greatly controversial at the time, and remain so today. On the other ...66 KB (10,174 words) - 15:23, 25 January 2023
- of five percent of the world's plant and animal species, 80 percent ... The adjective (language, ethnicity and citizenship) derived from Madagascar ...38 KB (5,416 words) - 04:52, 5 November 2022
- Large areas are part of the Sahara Desert and are sparsely inhabited. Around ... Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world ...47 KB (7,144 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Business people ... businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie ...35 KB (5,539 words) - 20:11, 26 July 2023
- generally dominate the resources, labor, and markets of the colonial territory ... Negatively, attitudes of racial, cultural, religious and civilization ...36 KB (5,415 words) - 07:40, 14 January 2023
- independence by the various Western colonies and protectorates in Asia and ... of nations. The United Nations Trusteeship Council was suspended in 1994, after ...71 KB (10,085 words) - 19:16, 10 July 2023
- the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean," and is home to more than 20 million ... island was ruled by independent kingdoms, and at one time was integrated ...42 KB (6,170 words) - 15:45, 27 April 2023
- of imperial rule by the fifteenth and last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Ieyasu, assisted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobunaga, succeeded in ...38 KB (5,709 words) - 18:15, 12 February 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Economics ... A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods ...23 KB (3,579 words) - 06:47, 12 January 2024
- protests) were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in the ... The protests were sparked by the death of pro-market and pro-democracy ...57 KB (8,680 words) - 14:07, 14 January 2024
- Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and ranks sixth in ... United States. A commercial, educational, and cultural center, the city ...34 KB (4,831 words) - 03:00, 24 November 2022
- (b. about 1362 – d. June 1, 1434), was a Grand Duke of Lithuania ... in Poland lasted a further forty-eight years and laid the foundation for the ...51 KB (7,629 words) - 23:06, 1 April 2023
- South Asian nation situated between India and China. A strategic location ... tightly controls foreign influences and tourism to preserve its traditional ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 03:39, 1 October 2023
- Atlantic Ocean. At roughly 13° North and 59° West, the country lies ... 430 square kilometers, (166 square miles), and is primarily low-lying, with ...33 KB (4,815 words) - 08:02, 20 September 2023
- West Germany), is a German politician and scientist who served as the ... she earned a doctorate in quantum chemistry and worked as a research scientist ...49 KB (6,775 words) - 18:05, 27 July 2023
- Lev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij, Trockij and Trotzky) (Old Style Date November ... basis of the Communist theory of Trotskyism, and Trotskyism remains a major ...93 KB (14,349 words) - 07:47, 6 March 2023
- безопасности (Committee for State Security). premier security agency, secret police, and intelligence agency, from ...41 KB (6,060 words) - 21:47, 4 October 2022
- Thames estuary, is the largest urban area and capital of England and the ... London is one of the world's leading business, financial, and ...41 KB (5,950 words) - 21:02, 3 November 2022
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- fourth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to ... Though he is less well-known than the Kangxi Emperor and his son, ...25 KB (3,771 words) - 17:48, 15 October 2020
- collection of Christian-based narratives and traditions, relating the travels ... as the collapse of the Temple of Artemis, and well-framed melodramatic speeches ...18 KB (3,042 words) - 05:43, 15 June 2023
- statesman, Field Marshal, first Chief of State (1918–1922) and dictator ... political life, he was an influential member and later leader of the Polish ...61 KB (8,767 words) - 07:42, 27 February 2023
- Texas is a state located in the south-central United States. Austin ... and has a steadily growing population of 23.9 million. Houston is ...36 KB (5,158 words) - 15:02, 30 April 2023
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