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51Calendar of 2000 — ▪ 2001 January We are fortunate to be alive at this moment in history. Never before has our nation enjoyed, at once, so much prosperity and social progress with so little internal crisis and so few external threats. Never before have we had such… …
52Félix Houphouët-Boigny — Infobox President|name=Félix Houphouët Boigny nationality=Ivorian order=1st President of Côte d Ivoire term start=3 November, 1960 term end=7 December 1993 predecessor= None (position first established) successor=Henri Konan Bédié birth… …
53Zurich — For other uses, see Zurich (disambiguation). Zurich Top: Night view of Zurich from Üetliberg, Middle left: National Museum, Mi …
54Mark Hanna — For other people named Mark Hanna, see Mark Hanna (disambiguation). Mark Hanna United States Senator from Ohio In office March 5, 1897 – February 15, 1904 …
55History of the Republic of China — This article is about the history of the state which currently governs Taiwan Area. For the history of Taiwan, see History of Taiwan For the history of China / Mainland China, see History of China and History of People s Republic of China. A Rand …
56St. Lawrence University — Infobox University name = St. Lawrence University motto = Fides et Veritas colors = Scarlet and Brown established = 1856 type = Private president= Daniel F. Sullivan 65 city = Canton state = New York country = USA campus = Rural undergrad =… …
57The Church in China — The Church in China † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China Ancient Christians The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …
58Sun Yat-sen — /soon yaht sen / 1866 1925, Chinese political and revolutionary leader. Also, Pinyin, Sun Yixian /soohn yee shyahn /. * * * or Sun Yixian born Nov. 12, 1866, Xiangshan, Guangdong province, China died March 12, 1925, Beijing Leader of the Chinese… …
59Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
60political system — Introduction the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …
