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  • 101Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …

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  • 102Rwanda — Rwandan, adj., n. /rooh ahn deuh/, n. a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly comprising the N part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda Urundi; became independent 1962. 7,737,537; 10,169 sq. mi.… …

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  • 103United Arab Emirates — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain …

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  • 104Donne, John — born с Jan. 24–June 19, 1572, London, Eng. died March 31, 1631, London English poet. Donne was born into a Roman Catholic family. He entered the University of Oxford at age 12; he later transferred to the University of Cambridge and subsequently… …

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  • 105Goss, Porter J. — ▪ 2005       On Aug. 10, 2004, Porter Goss, an eight term Florida Republican congressman and House Intelligence Committee chairman, was tapped to replace George Tenet as director of central intelligence. The top CIA post had become a lightning… …

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  • 106Covert United States foreign regime change actions — History of the United States This article is part of a series United States Portal …

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  • 107Mandate Palestine — Mandate for Palestine الانتداب البريطاني على فلسطين המנדט הבריטי על פלשתינה א י Mandate of the United Kingdom ← …

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  • 108List of 100 Bullets characters — 100 Bullets is a fictional crime drama published by Vertigo imprint of DC comics. As with other noir and pulp characters, both protagonists and antagonists of 100 Bullets are deeply flawed.[1] Contents 1 The Trust 1.1 Notable members …

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  • 109Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto — (1915–2006)    General, army commander, and head of state in Chile. He led the coup that toppled the elected government of the socialist president Salvador Allende Gossens on 11 September 1973, establishing a military dictatorship that lasted 17… …

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  • 110assignation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rendezvous, tryst (See meeting). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rendezvous, clandestine meeting, tryst; see appointment 2 , date 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A commitment to appear at a certain time… …

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