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41Éamon de Valera — 3rd President of Ireland In office 25 June 1959 – 24 June 1973 Preceded by Seán T. O Kelly …
42History of the Republic of China — This article is about the history of the state which currently governs Taiwan Area. For the history of Taiwan, see History of Taiwan For the history of China / Mainland China, see History of China and History of People s Republic of China. A Rand …
43Calendar of 1998 — ▪ 1999 January January 1 At the stroke of the new year, the Russian ruble is worth a thousand times less than before as three zeros are removed from its value; about six new rubles equal one U.S. dollar. Foreign Minister David Levy… …
44Jean Chrétien — The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien PC, OM, CC, QC 20th Prime Minister of Canada …
45Introduction — When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… …
46Dominique de Villepin — Prime Minister of France In office 31 May 2005 – 17 May 2007 President Jacques Chirac …
47History of Venezuela — Infobox Country native name = República Bolivariana de Venezuela conventional long name = Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela common name = Venezuela official languages = Spanish demonym = Venezuelan capital = Caracas latd=10 |latm=30 |latNS=N… …
48Moldova — Moldovan, adj., n. /mawl doh veuh/, n. official name of Moldavia (def. 2). * * * Moldova Introduction Moldova Background: Formerly ruled by Romania, Moldova became part of the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although independent from… …
49Abdullah Ahmad Badawi — This is a Malay name; the name Ahmad Badawi is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdullah. Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi …
50Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention, 2006 — Canadian politics/leadership race party = Liberal year = 2006 date = December 2 December 3 2006 location = Montreal, Quebec winner = Stéphane Dion replaces = Paul Martin numcands = 8 ballots= 4 entryfee = C$50,000 requirement = signatures of at… …
