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21Joseph Fouché — Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d Otrante (May 21, 1759 Le Pellerin, near Nantes, France December 25, 1820 Trieste, then Austria, now Italy) was a French statesman and Minister of Police under Napoleon Bonaparte. In English texts his title is often… …
22Dynastie Song/Traduction à faire — Modèle:Otheruses Sommaire 1 0 2 Histoire de la dynastie Song 2.1 Les Song du Nord 2.2 Les Song du Sud …
23Glele — Badohou, who took the throne name Glele, is considered (if Adandozan is not counted) to be the tenth King of Dahomey (now Benin). He succeeded his father, Ghezo, and ruled from 1858 to 1889.Glele continued his father s successful war campaigns,… …
24History of the Cossacks — The history of the Cossacks spans several centuries. Early history The origins of the first Cossacks are uncertain. The traditional historiography dates the emergence of Cossacks to the 14 15th centuries. Non mainstream researchers have ascribed… …
25Ardengo Soffici — (April 7 1879 ndash; August 12 1964), was an Italian writer, painter and Fascist intellectual.LifeSoffici was born in Rignano sull Arno, near Florence. In 1893 his family moved to the latter city, where he studied at the Accademia from 1897 and… …
26Reginald Teague-Jones — Captain Reginald Teague Jones MBE (1890 ndash;November 22 1988) was a British political and intelligence officer. He was active in the Caucasus during the Russian Civil War. In IndiaHe moved to India in 1910. There at the age of 21, he joined the …
27international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
28Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
29Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …
30cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
