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  • 111Age of Liberty — The Age of Liberty ( sv. Frihetstiden) is the half a century long experiment with a parliamentary system and increasing Civil Rights in the period from Charles XII s death in 1718 to Gustav III s coup d état in 1772. The shift of power from the… …

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  • 112Foreign relations of Tibet — The Foreign relations of Tibet proceed in the first instance from the agreements which China, Russia, India and the United Kingdom entered into regarding Tibet s status. Later the United States and the United Nations were to play a role as they… …

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  • 113Embassy of the United States in Seoul — Infobox Korean name tablewidth=270 caption= hangul=서울 주한미국대사관 hanja=서울 駐韓美國大使館 rr=Seoul Ju Han Miguk Daesagwan mr=Sŏul Chu Han Mikuk Taesakwan|The Embassy of the United States in Seoul is the embassy of the United States in the Republic of Korea… …

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  • 114Cuban intervention in Angola — Location of Cuba (red), Angola (green) and South Africa (blue) In November 1975, on the eve of Angola s independence, Cuba launched a large scale military intervention in support of the leftist liberation movement MPLA against United States… …

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  • 115Military history of Cambodia — History attests to Cambodia s martial origins. In antiquity Cambodia, having conquered Laos, parts of Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula, held sway over a vast area of Southeast Asia. Khmer martial prowess waned in the early 15th century, however …

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  • 116Korea, North — Introduction Korea, North Background: Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Communist domination and the southern portion becoming Western oriented. KIM Chong il has ruled North Korea since his father and the …

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  • 117Cornwallis in India — General Lord Cornwallis receiving Tipoo Sultan s sons as hostages, by Robert Home, c. 1793 British General Charles Cornwallis, the 2nd Earl Cornwallis, was appointed in February 1786 to serve as both Commander in Chief of British India and… …

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  • 118Roland Michener — The Right Honourable ρ Daniel Roland Michener PC, CC, CMM, OOnt, CD, QC, FRHSC(hon) …

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  • 119Marcus Baebius Tamphilus — was a consul of the Roman Republic in 181 BC along with P. Cornelius Cethegus. Baebius is credited with reform legislation pertaining to campaigns for political offices and electoral bribery (ambitus). The Lex Baebia was the first bribery law in… …

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