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  • 118Belarus — /byel euh roohs , bel /, n. official name of Byelorussia. * * * Belarus Introduction Belarus Background: After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and… …

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  • 119Liu Yongfu — (Chinese: 劉永福; pinyin: Liú Yǒngfú; Wade Giles: Liu Yung fu; Vietnamese: Lưu Vĩnh Phúc) (1837–1917) was a Chinese soldier of fortune and commander of the celebrated Black Flag Army. Liu won fame as a Chinese patriot fighing against the French in… …

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