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Latin American Free Trade Association
(Encyclopedia) Latin American Free Trade Association: see Latin American Integration Association.North American Free Trade Agreement
(Encyclopedia) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on…Trieste
(Encyclopedia) TriesteTriestetrēĕˈstā [key], Serbo-Croatian Trst, city (1991 pop. 231,100), capital of Friuli–Venezia Giulia and of Trieste prov., extreme NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste (at the…Latin American Integration Association
(Encyclopedia) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA), organization formed in 1980 by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela,…Healy, Timothy Michael
(Encyclopedia) Healy, Timothy Michael, 1855–1931, Irish statesman, first governor-general of the Irish Free State (1922–27). Elected to Parliament in 1880, he worked closely with Charles Stewart…Steyn, Martinus Theunis
(Encyclopedia) Steyn, Martinus TheunisSteyn, Martinus Theunismärtēˈnəs töˈnĭs stīn [key], 1857–1916, last president (1896–1900) of the Orange Free State (see Free State), educated in the Netherlands…Porter, George, Baron Porter of Luddenham
(Encyclopedia) Porter, George, Baron Porter of Luddenham, 1920–2002, British chemist, b. Stainforth, England, grad. Leeds Univ., Ph.D. Cambridge, 1949. After serving as a radar officer during World…vers libre
(Encyclopedia) vers libre: see free verse.Moshoeshoe
(Encyclopedia) Moshoeshoe or MoshweshweMoshweshweboth: mōshwāˈshwā [key], c.1786–1870, Sotho king. A remarkable leader, he was a superior military tactician and was able to unite several small groups…Manchester school
(Encyclopedia) Manchester school, group of English political economists of the 19th cent., so called because they met at Manchester. Their most outstanding leaders were Richard Cobden and John Bright…Trending
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