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  • 22Kyrgyzstani presidential election, 2005 — Kyrgyzstan held a presidential election on 10 July 2005. It saw a landslide victory for acting President Kurmanbek Bakiev, marking the end of his interim government formed after the previous President, Askar Akayev, was overthrown in the… …

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  • 24Uganda — Ugandan, adj., n. /yooh gan deuh, ooh gahn /, n. an independent state in E Africa, between the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British protectorate. 20,604,874; 91,065 sq. mi.… …

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  • 25Asansol — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Asansol type = city skyline = Asanso 1.jpg skyline caption =Asansol Railway Station built in 1885 latd = 23.68 longd = 86.98 locator position = right state name = West Bengal district = Bardhaman leader… …

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  • 29Landslide victory — In politics, a landslide victory (or landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming margin in an election.ArgentinaIn the Argentine general election, 2007, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won with 45.29% of the vote …

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