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111V. T. Sambanthan — Infobox Politician name = Tun V.T. Sambanthan image size =200px caption = birth date = 16 June 1919 birth place = Sungai Siput, Perak residence = death date = 18 May, 1979 (aged 59) death place = office = 5th President of the Malaysian Indian… …
112Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… …
113Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …
114History of the People's Liberation Army — Military history of the People s Republic of China redirects here. The history of the People s Liberation Army began in 1927 with the start of the Chinese Civil War and spans to the present, having developed from a peasant guerrilla force into… …
115Pakistan–United States relations — Pakistan United States relations Pakistan …
116Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …
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118Cold War — For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). United States President …
119Chadian–Libyan conflict — Chadian Libyan conflict Chadian soldiers in a Toyota pickup modified into a technical …
120North Atlantic Treaty Organization — ➡ NATO. * * * Introduction military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty (also called the Washington Treaty) of April 4, 1949, which sought to create a counterweight to Soviet (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) armies stationed… …
