to normalize relations
71Kerry, John — ▪ 2005 In the election held on Nov. 2, 2004, Democratic candidate John Kerry, senator from Massachusetts, lost his bid for the U.S. presidency to Republican incumbent George W. Bush (q.v. (Bush, George W. )). Kerry won 48% of the popular… …
72Multinational and Regional Organizations — ▪ 2009 In mid November 2008, leaders of the Group of 20 (G 20) major advanced and emerging economies met in Washington, D.C., to discuss the growing global financial crisis. At this summit and at a meeting of G 20 finance ministers held a… …
73Sino-Albanian split — The Sino Albanian split (Chinese: 中阿破裂, Pinyin: Zhōng Ā pòliè) in 1978 saw the parting of the People s Republic of China (PRC) and Socialist People s Republic of Albania, which was the only Eastern European nation to side with the PRC in the Sino …
74Calendar of 1997 — ▪ 1998 JANUARY JANUARY 1 Ghanaian Kofi Annan replaces Egyptian Boutros Boutros Ghali in the position of United Nations secretary general. Among those knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the annual New Year s Day ceremony is pop musician …
75Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Americas) — Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak depict subjects in the Americas extensively. The leaks, which began on 28 November 2010, occurred when the website of WikiLeaks an international new media non profit organisation that publishes …
76Benjamin Netanyahu — בנימין נתניהו Prime Minister of Israel Incumbent Assumed office 31 March 2009 …
772008 in Algeria — Events from the year 2008 in AlgeriaEventsJanuary*January 17: A senior United Nations official stated that the Algerian government refused to close off the streets outside a U.N. building in Algiers despite repeated requests in the months prior… …
78Chinese Indonesians — For notable Indonesian people of Chinese descent, see List of Chinese Indonesians. Chinese Indonesians Chinese Indonesians pray at a temple in Glodok, Jakar …
79Japanese Empire — Japan was the only non Western nation to construct an empire in the Age of Imperialism. Modeled in large part upon European empires, the Japanese Empire by 1914 included Taiwan, the adjacent Pescadore Islands, Korea, southern Sakhalin Island,… …
80Yitzhak Shamir — Infobox Prime Minister name=Yitzhak Shamir יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר order=7th office= Prime Minister of Israel term start =20 October 1986 term end =13 July 1992 predecessor =Shimon Peres successor =Yitzhak Rabin term start2 =10 October 1983 term end2 =14 …
