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121Elections in the People's Republic of China — take two forms. Direct elections occur for village councils in designated rural areas, and for the local People s Congress in all areas. All other levels of the People s Congress up to the National People s Congress, the national legislature, are …
122Revolt of the Comuneros — For other revolts by this name, see Comunero (disambiguation). Revolt of the Comuneros …
1232007 Constitution of Thailand — Final version of the draft constitution, distributed to the public prior to the August 2007 referendum. A Permanent Constitution for the Kingdom of Thailand was drafted by a committee established by the military junta that abrogated the previous… …
124Treaty of Lisbon — For other uses, see Treaty of Lisbon (disambiguation). Treaty of Lisbon Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community Type Amends existing treaties Signed 13 December 2007 Location …
125Arlene Holt Baker — (born 1951) is an African American trade union activist and labor leader. A staff assistant with the AFL CIO since 1995, she was appointed Executive Vice President of the labor federation by the AFL CIO Executive Council in 2007. She became the… …
126Brian Carbury — Infobox Military Person name=Brian John George Carbury lived=1918 ndash;1962 placeofbirth= Wellington, New Zealand placeofdeath= England caption= nickname= allegiance=flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom branch= serviceyears=1937 ndash;1945… …
127Nationalisation of Northern Rock — People queuing at a branch of the Northern Rock bank in Brighton on 14 September 2007. In 2008 the Northern Rock bank was nationalised by the British Government, due to financial problems caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. In 2010 the bank… …
128Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …
