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| Cameroon Cameroon | |
| Central African Republic Central_African_Republic | |
| Donald Rumsfeld Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a United States businessman, politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. He is both the youngest (43 years old) and the oldest (74 years old) person to have held the position, as well as the only person to have held the position for two non-consecutive terms, and the second longest serving, behind Robert McNamara. Donald_Rumsfeld | |
| Daniel Ortega José Daniel Ortega Saavedra () (born 11 November 1945) is the current (83rd) President of Nicaragua, having served since 10 January 2007. He previously served as the 79th President, between 10 January 1985 and 25 April 1990. For much of his life, he has been a leader in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional or FSLN).After a popular rebellion resulted in the overthrow and exile of dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, Ortega became a member of the ruling multipartisan junta and was later elected president, serving from 1985 to 1990. Daniel_Ortega | |
| Transport in Guinea-Bissau Transport_in_Guinea-Bissau | |
| Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is located on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba and has been used by the United States Navy for more than a century. It is the oldest overseas U.S. Navy Base, and the only one in a country with which the United States does not have diplomatic relations.The Cuban government opposes the presence of the naval base, claiming that the lease is invalid under international law. The U.S. government claims that the lease is valid. Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base | |
| Global warming controversy The global warming controversy is a dispute regarding the nature, causes, and consequences of global warming. The disputed issues include the causes of increased global average air temperature, especially since the mid-20th century, whether this warming trend is unprecedented or within normal climatic variations, and whether the increase is wholly or partially an artifact of poor measurements. Global_warming_controversy | |
| Hamas Hamas | |
| International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression (although it cannot currently exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression). International_Criminal_Court | |
| Papua (province) Papua is the largest province of Indonesia, comprising a majority part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands (see also Western New Guinea). The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea, but in 2003, the western portion of the province, on the Bird's Head Peninsula, was declared by the Indonesian Government as a separate province named West Irian Jaya (now West Papua). Papua_(province) | |
| Kandahar Kandahār, also spelled Qandahār, () is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of 324,800 (2006 estimate). It is the capital of Kandahar province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m (3,297 feet) above sea level. The Arghandab River runs right next to the city. Kandahar | |
| Kashmir Kashmir (Balti:Dogri:Gojri :Poonchi/Chibhali:Kashmiri:Ladakhi:Shina:Uyghur:Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" referred only to the valley lying between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal range.; since then, it has been used for a larger area that today includes the Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir consisting of Kashmir | |
| Kosovo Kosovo | |
| Lebanese Armed Forces The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) (Arabic:al-Quwa'at al-Musalha al-Lubna'aniya) is the military of the Republic of Lebanon. It consists of three army branches, an air force and a navy. The motto of the Lebanese Armed Forces is "Honor, Sacrifice, Loyalty" (ArabicSharaf.Tadhia.Wafa'). The Lebanese Armed Forces Emblem consists of a Lebanon Cedar tree surrounded by two laurel leaves, positioned above the symbols of the three branches Lebanese_Armed_Forces | |
| Liberia Liberia | |
| Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; ) is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8Southern California. Additionally, the Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to nearly 12.9 million residents. Los Angeles is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most diverse counties in the United States. Its inhabitants are known as "Angelenos" ( Los_Angeles | |
| Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (, ISO 15919:tamiḻ iiḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ; commonly known as the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers) is a separatist organization based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in May 1976, it waged a secessionist campaign that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam | |
| Military of Mali Mali's armed forces number some 7,000 and are under the control of the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans. The Gendarmerie and local police forces (under the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Security) maintain internal security. In the sixties and seventies, Mali's army and air force relied primarily on the Soviet Union for materiel and training. Military_of_Mali | |
| Foreign relations of Mexico The foreign relations of Mexico are directed by the President of the United Mexican States Foreign_relations_of_Mexico | |
| Nicaragua Nicaragua | |
| Demographics of Nigeria demographic features of the population of Nigeria, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Africa, Nigeria accounts for approximately one-sixth of Africa's people. Demographics_of_Nigeria | |
| Nazareth Nazareth (; , Natzrat or Natzeret, an-Nāṣira or an-Naseriyye) is the capital and largest city in the North District of Israel. It is the most important city for Israel's Arab citizens who make up the majority of Nazareth's population. In the New Testament, the city is described as the childhood home of Jesus, and as such is a center of Christian pilgrimage, with many shrines commemorating biblical associations. Nazareth | |
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT or NNPT) is a treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, opened for signature on July 1, 1968. There are currently 189 countries party to the treaty, five of which have nuclear weaponsUnited States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the People's Republic of China (the permanent members of the UN Security Council). Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty | |
| Racism Racism is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or get preferential treatment, while reverse racism favours members of a historically disadvantaged group at the expense of those of a historically advantaged group. Racism | |
| Transport in Rwanda transport system in Rwanda centres primarily around the road network, with paved roads between the capital, Kigali and most other major cities and towns in the country. Rwanda is also linked by road with other countries in East Africa, via which the majority of the country's imports and exports are made. Transport_in_Rwanda | |
| Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (), also known by the acronym of FARC or FARC-EP, is a self-proclaimed Marxist-Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization.FARC is a Violent non-state actor (VNSA), considered a terrorist group by the Colombian government, the United States Department of State, Canada and the European Union. Revolutionary_Armed_Forces_of_Colombia | |
| Sierra Leone Sierra_Leone | |
| Sudan Sudan | |
| Politics of Swaziland Politics of Swaziland takes place in a mixed framework of an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy. Swaziland today is foremost ruled by a monarch, although for all of its administrative history prior to British colonization in 1903, it might have more properly been called a diarchy. Politics_of_Swaziland | |
| Sniper Sniper | |
| Smuggling Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of the law or other rules.There are various motivations to smuggle, most, but not all, of which are financial. Smuggling | |
| Tasmanian Devil The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial now found in the wild only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. The Tasmanian Devil is the only extant member of the genus Sarcophilus. The size of a small dog, but stocky and muscular, the Tasmanian Devil is now the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world after the extinction of the Thylacine in 1936. Tasmanian_Devil | |
| USS Cole bombing The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack against the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on 12 October 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden. Seventeen American sailors were killed. USS_Cole_bombing | |
| Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada (; born July 2, 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected President of Mexico in the 2000 presidential election, a historically significant election that made him the first president elected from an opposition party since Francisco I. Vicente_Fox | |
| Zimbabwe Zimbabwe | |
| Drought A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Drought | |
| Fidel Castro Fidel_Castro | |
| Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (, , lit. Defense Army for Israel), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal (), are Israel's military forces, comprising the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by its Chief of General Staff, the Ramatkal, subordinate to the Defense Minister of Israel; the current Chief of Staff, since 2007, is Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi. Israel_Defense_Forces | |
| Indigenous peoples indigenous people can be used to describe any ethnic group of people who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest known historical connection, alongside more recent immigrants who have populated the region and may be greater in number. However, several widely accepted formulations, which define the term indigenous peoples in stricter terms, have been put forward by prominent and internationally recognized organizations, such as the United Nations, the International Labour Organization and the World Bank. Indigenous_peoples | |
| Refugee A refugee is a person who flees to escape conflict, persecution or natural disaster. Owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail him/herself of the protection of that country. Refugee | |
| Ninja In Japanese history, a was a warrior specially trained in a variety of unorthodox arts of war. These include assassination, illusion, and espionage. Ninja | |
| Maoism Maoism, variably and officially known as Mao Zedong Thought (), is a totalitarian variant of Marxism derived from the teachings of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong (Wade-Giles Romanization:Communist Party of China (CPC) from Mao's ascendancy to its leadership until the inception of Deng Xiaoping Theory and Chinese economic reforms in 1978. Maoism | |
| Georgia (country) Georgia_(country) | |
| Nanking Massacre The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre, commonly known as the Rape of Nanking, refers to a six-week period following the Japanese capture of Nanking, then capital of the Republic of China, on December 9, 1937. During this period, thousands of women were raped and hundreds of thousands of civilians were murdered by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army. The massacre remains a contentious political issue, as various aspects of it have been disputed by some historical revisionists and Japanese nationalists, Nanking_Massacre | |
| Côte d'Ivoire Côte_d'Ivoire | |
| Ethnic cleansing Ethnic cleansing is a euphemism referring to the persecution through imprisonment, expulsion, or killing of members of an ethnic minority by a local majority to achieve ethnic homogeneity in majority-controlled territory. The term entered English and international media usage in the early 1990s to describe war events in the former Yugoslavia. Synonyms include ethnic purification . Ethnic_cleansing | |
| Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict This is an incomplete timeline of notable events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.__TOC__ Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict | |
| Poverty Poverty is the shortage of common things such as food, clothing, shelter and safe drinking water, all of which determine the quality of life. It may also include the lack of access to opportunities such as education and employment which aid the escape from poverty and/or allow one to enjoy the respect of fellow citizens. According to Mollie Orshansky who developed the poverty measurements used by the U.S. government, "to be poor is to be deprived of those goods and Poverty | |
| Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress.She is best known for her roles as Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series and as Dana Barrett in the Ghostbusters movies. Weaver is also a three-time Academy Award nominee for her performances in Aliens, Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl. Sigourney_Weaver | |
| Anti-Arabism Anti-Arabism or Arabophobia is the advocacy of prejudice or hostility toward Arabs. Arabs are those whose native language is Arabic. People of Arabic origin often identify themselves as Arabs. Anti-Arabism is commonly confused with Islamophobia. There are prominent non-Muslim minorities in the Arab world, predominantly Arabic-speaking Christians in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, among other countries. There is also a sizable minority of Arab Jews. Anti-Arabism |
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