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  • 21Protectorate of missions — is a term for the right of protection exercised by a Christian power in an infidel (e.g. Muslim) country with regard to the persons and establishments of the missionaries. The term does not apply to all protection of missions, but only to that… …

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  • 221990 Strangeways Prison riot — The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a 25 day prison riot and rooftop protest at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England. The riot began on 1 April 1990 when prisoners took control of the prison chapel, and the riot quickly spread throughout… …

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  • 23Protectorate of Missions — • The right of protection exercised by a Christian power in an infidel country with regard to the persons and establishments of the missionaries. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Protectorate of Missions     Prote …

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  • 24Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations timeline — The Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda timeline below list allegations of meetings, all but one now discounted, denied or disproven by the United States Government, between al Qaeda members and members of Saddam Hussein s government, as well as other… …

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  • 25Buu Hoi — Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Hội (1915–January 28, 1972) of the Nguyễn Dynasty was a diplomat for South Vietnam and a cancer researcher who published more than 1000 papers. Contents 1 Family 2 Education 3 Scientific work …

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  • 26Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …

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  • 27Makarios III — Archbishop Makarios III 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus In office August 16, 1960 – July 15, 1974 Vice President …

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  • 28HERZL, THEODOR — (Binyamin Ze ev; 1860–1904), founder of political Zionism and the World Zionist Organization. Herzl was born in Budapest, Hungary, to an affluent family and educated in the spirit of German Jewish enlightenment. In 1878 he entered the law faculty …

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  • 29ROMANIA — ROMANIA, country in East Central and South East Europe, in the Carpatho Danubian region, north of the Balkan Peninsula, partly on the littoral of the Black Sea. The territory comprising Romania was known as Dacia in antiquity; Jewish tombstones,… …

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  • 30South African Border War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= South African Border War partof= Wars of Independence and Cold War caption= date=1966 ndash;1989 place= Southern Africa Namibia and Angola result= Withdrawal of foreign forces (Cuban, South African) from Angola …

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