the portuguese connection
121Seychelles community in EU — The Seychelles community in the EU [http://seyeu.com/] are nationals of the Republic of Seychelles who have returned or migrated to Europe since 1900 for various reasons. They are descendants of French, British, other European, Creole, Chinese,… …
122Junqueiro, Abílio Manuel Guerra — ▪ Portuguese poet born Sept. 17, 1850, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Trás os Montes, Port. died July 7, 1923, Lisbon poet whose themes of social protest and reform, expressed in a blend of grandiloquence and satire, have identified him as the poet… …
123Bombay Presidency — The Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the British East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post… …
124Benguela railway — The Benguela railway is operated by the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) that connects the Atlantic port of Lobito, Angola, to the eastern bordertown of Luau and to the rail networks of south eastern DR Congo, of Zambia and beyond.OperationThe… …
125Aero Portuguesa — The AP Aero Portuguesa (sometimes written Aero Portuguesa, short names for the Sociedade Aero Portuguesa Lda. Air Portuguese Society, Ltd.) was the first airline of Portugal with regular international services.The AP existed from 1934 to 1953… …
126List of A-26 Invader operators — The List of A 26 Invader operators lists the nations, their air force units, and civilian companies that have operated the Douglas A 26 Invader (re designated B 26 Invader after 1947):Military operatorsflag|Biafra;Biafran Air ForceBiafra acquired …
127Kambojas — The Kambojas were a Kshatriya tribe of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in ( post Vedic ) Sanskrit and Pali literature, making their first appearance in the Mahabharata and contemporary Vedanga literature (roughly from the 7th century BCE).… …
128Prester John — The legends of Prester John (also Presbyter John), popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient. Written… …
