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| Afrikaans Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from Dutch and thus classified as Low Franconian West Germanic. It is mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia, with smaller numbers of speakers living in Botswana, Angola, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Zambia, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Taiwan and Argentina. Afrikaans | |
| African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) has been South Africa's governing party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. African_National_Congress | |
| Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi AC (; ), born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is Prime Minister-elect, Aung_San_Suu_Kyi | |
| Bulgaria Bulgaria | |
| Capital punishment Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the killing of a person by judicial process for retribution, general deterrence, and incapacitation. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. capital originates from Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head" (Latin caput). Hence, a capital crime was originally one punished by the severing of the head. Capital_punishment | |
| Cape Town Cape_Town | |
| Casablanca Casablanca (in Arabic:الدار البيضاء ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ as well as کازابلانکا Kāzāblānkā; Spanish and Italian for white (blanca) house (casa) (White house) ; nicknamed by localsCaza; Antique and original name in Amazigh:Anfa /) is the largest city in Morocco, located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Casablanca | |
| Circumcision and law There is a dispute over whether this article relates to male circumcision only or to both male and female circumcision. Discussion is here.There have been laws about circumcision dating back to ancient times. In a number of modern states, circumcision of males is presumed to be legal, but under certain circumstances, more general laws, such as laws about assault or child custody, may sometimes be interpreted as applying to situations involving male circumcision. Circumcision_and_law | |
| Ethiopian National Defense Force The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) is one of the largest military forces in Africa along with Egypt and Morocco, 29th largest in the world. Civil direction of the military is carried out through the Ministry of Defense. The MOD is the Ethiopian government ministry which oversees the ground, and air as well as military industry (the Defense Industry Sector). The current Minister is Siraj Fergessa. Ethiopian_National_Defense_Force | |
| Frederik Willem de Klerk Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936), often known as F. W. de Klerk, was the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994. De Klerk was also leader of the National Party (which later became the New National Party) from February 1989 to September 1997. Prince of Asturias Awards in 1992 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 along with Nelson Mandela for his role in the ending of apartheid. Frederik_Willem_de_Klerk | |
| Horse The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a hoofed (ungulate) mammal, a subspecies of one of seven extant species of the family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000Eurasian continent. Horse | |
| History of Zimbabwe The history of Zimbabwe began with the end of the Bush War and the transition to majority rule in 1980. The United Kingdom ceremonially granted Zimbabwe independence on April 18, 1980 in accordance with the Lancaster House Agreement. In the 2000s Zimbabwe's economy began to deteriorate due to various factors, including mismanagement and corruption, the imposition of sanctions, such as among others the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001, following the switch from Willing Buyer, Willing Seller to Fast Track land reform. History_of_Zimbabwe | |
| John Walker Lindh John Phillip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States' 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. An American citizen, he is now serving a 20-year prison sentence in connection with his participation in Afghanistan's Taliban army. He was captured during the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, a violent Taliban prison uprising where American CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann was killed. John_Walker_Lindh | |
| Kyoto Protocol Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC), an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on treaty is intended to achieve "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system." Kyoto_Protocol | |
| Foreign relations of Libya Libya's foreign policies have undergone much fluctuation and change since the state declared its independence from Italy on December 24, 1951. In the Muammar al-Gaddafi era, it has been marked by severe tension with the West (especially the United States, although relations were normalized in the early 21st century) and by Gaddafi's activist policies in the Middle East and Africa, including his financial and military support for numerous paramilitary and rebel groups. Foreign_relations_of_Libya | |
| Masculism "Masculism" may also refer to the clinical condition of male physical traits appearing in a woman, see masculinization.Masculism (also masculinism) is the advocacy of men's rights, and the adherence to or promotion of social theories and moral philosophies regarded as typical of males. Masculism | |
| Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff_Arms_Park | |
| History of Nigeria History_of_Nigeria | |
| Perth, Western Australia Perth () is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. With a population of 1,650,000 (2009), Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average.Perth was founded on 12 June 1829 by Captain James Stirling as the political centre of the free settler Swan River Colony. Perth,_Western_Australia | |
| Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive (administrative) and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital. Pretoria | |
| Somalia Somalia | |
| Politics of South Africa The African National Congress is the ruling party in the national legislature, as well as in eight of the nine provinces, having received 65.9% of the vote during the 2009 general election and 66.3% of the vote in the 2006 municipal election. The main challenger to the ANC's rule is the Democratic Alliance, led by Helen Zille, which received 16.66% of the vote in the 2009 election and 14.8% in the 2006 election. Politics_of_South_Africa | |
| 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 | |
| Skiing Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding. Skiing can be grouped into two general categories. Nordic skiing is the oldest and includes sport that evolved from skiing as done in Scandinavia. Skiing | |
| Flag of South Africa Talk:Flag_of_South_Africa | |
| Tiger Tiger | |
| Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served almost two terms as the second democratically elected President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. On 20 September 2008, he announced his resignation after being recalled by the African National Congress's National Executive Committee, Thabo_Mbeki | |
| Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born September 26, 1936 as Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela) is a South African politician who has held several government positions and headed the African National Congress Women's League. She is currently a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee and is a former first lady of South Africa. Winnie_Madikizela-Mandela | |
| Zimbabwe Zimbabwe | |
| Economy of Zimbabwe economy of Zimbabwe is collapsing from economic mismanagement, resulting in 94% unemployment and hyperinflation. The economy poorly transitioned in recent years, deteriorating from one of Africa's strongest economies to the world's worst. Inflation has surpassed that of all other nations at over 80 sextillion(1021)% Economy_of_Zimbabwe | |
| Zheng He Zheng He (; Birth nameArabic/Persian nameHajji Mahmud Shams) (1371Hui Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" (Chinese 三保太監下西洋) or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433. There are claims that Persian stories of Sinbad the Sailor are based on the voyages of Zheng He. Zheng_He | |
| Pluto Pluto | |
| Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square massacre (referred to in China as the June Fourth Incident, ostensibly to avoid confusion with two prior Tiananmen Square protests) were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China (PRC) beginning on 14 April. Led mainly by students and intellectuals, the protests occurred in a year that saw the collapse of a number of communist governments around the world. Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989 | |
| Leprosy For the Hebrew Bible term and its varied meanings, see Tzaraath. For other uses, see Leprosy (disambiguation). Leprosy | |
| Coelacanth Coelacanth (, adaptation of Modern Latin Cœlacanthus:Greek κοῖλ-ος order of fish that includes the oldest living lineage of gnathostomata known to date. The coelacanths, which are related to lungfishes and tetrapods, were believed to have been extinct since the end of the Cretaceous period, until the first Latimeria specimen was found off the east coast of South Africa, off the Chalumna River in 1938. Coelacanth | |
| Overseas Chinese Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the territories administered by the rival governments of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) and the Republic of China (ROC). People of partial Chinese ancestry may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese. A vast majority of the overseas Chinese hail from only three coastal provinces of the mainland viz. Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan Overseas_Chinese | |
| History of Madagascar The recorded history of Madagascar began in the 7th century when the Arabs established trading posts along the northwest coast of the island. Madagascar's prehistory began when the first human settlers arrived, which included a large component from Southeast Asia. This explains the range of Malagasy features, which form a mixture of genotypes from both Austronesians and Africans, as well as later Arab, Indian, and European settlers. History_of_Madagascar | |
| Addis Ababa Addis_Ababa | |
| Cinnamon Cinnamon | |
| Brown Rat The brown rat, common rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat, or wharf rat (Rattus norvegicus) is one of the best known and most common rats. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown or grey rodent with a body up to long, and a similar tail length; the male weighs on average and the female . Brown_Rat | |
| Côte d'Ivoire Côte_d'Ivoire | |
| Marburg virus Marburg virus or simply Marburg is the common name for the the genus of viruses Marburgvirus, which contains one species, Lake Victoria marburgvirus. The virus causes the disease Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever (MHF), also referred to as Marburg Virus Disease. Marburg originated in Central and East Africa, and infects both human and nonhuman primates. The Marburg Virus is in the same taxonomic family as Ebola, and both are identical structurally although produce different antibodies. Marburg_virus | |
| Johannesburg Johannesburg (pronounced ) also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa. Johannesburg | |
| New Partnership for Africa's Development The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) is an economic development program of the African Union. NEPAD was adopted at the 37th session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in July 2001 in Lusaka, Zambia. NEPAD aims to provide an overarching vision and policy framework for accelerating economic co-operation and integration among African countries. New_Partnership_for_Africa's_Development | |
| 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 | |
| Chastity belt A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent sexual intercourse. They may be used to protect the wearer from rape or temptation. Some devices have been designed with additional features to prevent masturbation. Chastity belts have been created for males and females. Chastity_belt | |
| Karōshi Japanese as "death from overwork", is occupational sudden death. Although this category has a significant count, Japan is one of the few countries that reports it in the statistics as a separate category. The major medical causes of karōshi deaths are heart attack and stroke due to stress. Karōshi | |
| Mercenary A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, who is not a national or a party to the conflict, and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party" (Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Convention of August 1949). Mercenary | |
| Cork (material) Cork material is a subset of generic cork tissue, harvested for commercial use primarily from the Cork Oak tree, Quercus suber, with Portugal producing 50% of cork worldwide. Cork consists mostly of suberin. Cork_(material) | |
| Twin Twins are two offspring resulting from the same pregnancy, usually born in close succession. They can be the same or different sex. Twins can either be monozygotic (MZ, colloquially "identical") or dizygotic (DZ, colloquially "fraternal" or "non-identical"). Twin |
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