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31ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
32Eastern Bloc emigration and defection — Conrad Schumann leaping over barbed wire into West Berlin on August 15, 1961, three days after construction began on the Berlin Wall[1] Eastern Bloc emigration and defection was a point of controversy during the Cold War. After Worl …
33Economy of Russia — Russia is a unique emerging market, in the sense that being the nucleus of a former superpower shows more anomalies. On one hand, its exports are primarily resource based, and on the other, it has a pool of technical talent in aerospace, nuclear… …
34Hugo Chávez — This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Chávez and the second or maternal family name is Frías. Hugo Chávez …
35Joseph Stilwell — Infobox Military Person name= Joseph Warren Stilwell born= birth date|1883|03|19 died= death date and age|1946|10|12|1883|03|19 placeofbirth= Palatka, Florida placeofdeath= San Francisco, California placeofburial= caption=Gen. Joseph Warren… …
36Douglas Henderson (ambassador) — Douglas Henderson (October 15, 1914 July 14, 2010) was an American diplomat, economist and government official. He is perhaps best known for his service as United States Ambassador to Bolivia during Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara s… …
37Calendar of 1994 — ▪ 1995 JANUARY JANUARY 1 Mexican peasants revolt in Chiapas. A group of uniformed Mexican peasants, calling themselves the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), caught the government completely off guard when they attacked and captured …
38SOCIALISM — Introduction The words socialism and socialist were first used about the year 1830 but the origin of the ideas which led to the establishment of the modern labor movement goes back to the time of the French Revolution. For a variety of reasons… …
39Dependent States — ▪ 2009 Introduction Europe and the Atlantic. For a list of populated Dependent States, see Table (Dependent States). In May 2008 Ilulissat, Greenland, was the site of an international summit on Arctic sovereignty attended by official… …
40Pedro II of Brazil — Pedro II Emperor Dom Pedro II at age 61, 1887 Emperor of Brazil Reign …
