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51hike — hike1 [haık] n 1.) a long walk in the mountains or countryside ▪ a hike in the woods 2.) especially AmE informal a large increase in prices, wages, taxes etc = ↑rise hike in ▪ The president has proposed a hike in the minimum wage. price/rate/tax… …
52Evo Morales — Infobox President name = Juan Evo Morales Ayma order = President of Bolivia vicepresident = Álvaro García Linera term start = January 22, 2006 term end = predecessor = Eduardo Rodríguez successor = birth date = birth date and age|1959|10|26|df=y… …
53Labor unions in Japan — 139,424 members.HistoryUntil the mid 1980s, Japan s 74,500 trade unions were represented by four main labour federations: the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (日本労働組合総評議会 nihon rōdō kumiai sōhyōgikai , commonly known as Sohyo), with 4.4… …
54Ron Hood — (born 1969) is a former Republican legislator in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represented the 91st District. He is currently running for Ohio Congressional District 7.Ron Hood, a former four term State Representative, graduated from The… …
55Cochabamba protests of 2000 — The Cochabamba protests of 2000, also known as The Cochabamba Water Wars, were a series of protests that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia s third largest city, between January and April 2000 because of the privatization of the municipal water… …
56Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
57Romania — /roh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 21,399,114; 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Cap.: Bucharest. Romanian, România /rddaw mu nyah/. * * * Romania Introduction Romania Background: Soviet… …
58România — /rddaw mu nyah/; Eng. /roh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. Romanian name of ROMANIA. * * * Romania Introduction Romania Background: Soviet occupation following World War II led to the formation of a Communist peoples republic in 1947 and the… …
59Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
602000 Cochabamba protests — Demonstrators demand removal of consortium and end of privatization of water works The Cochabamba protests of 2000, also known as the Cochabamba Water Wars , were a series of protests that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia s third largest city,… …
