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121Chronology of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis — Contents 1 September 30, 2008 2 November 11, 2008 3 February 2009 3.1 February 17 …
1222011 Syrian uprising — Part of the Arab Spring Protest in Hama, a city in northwestern Syria (22 July 2011) …
1232006 protests in Hungary — The 2006 protests in Hungary are a series of anti government protests triggered by the release of Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány s private speech in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006… …
124Copenhagen December Riot — The Copenhagen December Riot took place on 16 December 2006 in the Copenhagen area of Nørrebro. The spark of the riot was the longstanding conflict over the fate of the alternative left wing social centre Ungdomshuset (The Youth House). The riot… …
1252011 Wisconsin protests — Part of 2011 United States public employee protests Thousands gather inside Madison Wisconsin s Capitol …
126Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
127Introduction — When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… …
128Yerevan — For other uses, see Yerevan (disambiguation). Coordinates: 40°11′00″N 44°31′00″E …
