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  • 51Antisemitism around the world — This is a list of countries where antisemitic sentiment has been experienced. This list is organized by country.AfricaAlgeriaAlmost all Jews in Algeria left upon independence in 1962. Algeria s 140,000 Jews had French citizenship since 1870… …

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  • 52Đurđe Ninković — Đurđe Ninković, (born 1942) was a founding member of the Democratic Party (DS) in Serbia who joined the Founding Committee of the Democratic Party in December 1989. From late December the meetings of the Founding Committee and later the Executive …

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  • 53Freedom of religion in Laos — The Constitution provides for freedom of religion; however, the Government restricted this right in practice. Some government officials committed abuses of citizens religious freedom.During the period covered by this report, the overall status of …

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  • 54Persecutions of the Catholic Church and Pius XII — Persecutions against the Catholic Church took place in virtually all the years of the pontificate of Pope Pius XII, especially after World War II in Eastern Europe, the USSR and the People s Republic of China. The Catholic Church was under attack …

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  • 55Crown lands of France — The crown lands, crown estate, royal domain or (in French) domaine royal (from demesne) of France refers to the lands, fiefs and rights directly possessed by the kings of France.[1] While the term eventually came to refer to a territorial unit,… …

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  • 56Czech Republic — a republic in central Europe: includes the regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and part of Silesia; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; independent since 1993. 10,318,958; 30,449 sq. mi. (78,864 sq. km). Cap.: Prague. * * * Czech Republic Introduction… …

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  • 57Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 58Libraries and Museums — ▪ 2007 Introduction Libraries and museums grappled with ways to attract more patrons during the year, introducing innovative software (Library 2.0), technological wizardry (iPods as museum aides), and even “bib dating.” Efforts continued to… …

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  • 59Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 60Ireland — • Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ireland     Ireland     † …

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