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(Encyclopedia) American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), largest union of public employees in the United States. It began as a number of separate locals organized by a…Valls Galfetti, Manuel Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Valls Galfetti, Manuel Carlos, 1962–, b. Barcelona, Spain. After his family moved to Paris, he became a member of the Socialist party (1980) and a French citizen (1982). Valls was a…European Monetary Agreement
(Encyclopedia) European Monetary Agreement (EMA), international governmental facility (1958–72) for the settlement of balance of payments accounts between member states. The EMA, which was…Mercosur
(Encyclopedia) Mercosur or Mercosul, officially the Common Market of the South, Latin American trade organization established in 1991 to increase economic cooperation among the countries of E South…Lee, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Richard, 1613?–1664, American colonist, founder of the Lee family of Virginia. A member of the Coton branch of the Lees of Shropshire, England, he immigrated (c.1642) to Virginia…Fallières, Armand
(Encyclopedia) Fallières, ArmandFallières, ArmandärmäNˈ fälyĕrˈ [key], 1841–1931, president of the French republic (1906–13). A lawyer, he became a member of the chamber of deputies in 1876. He was a…Calvert, George, 1st Baron Baltimore
(Encyclopedia) Calvert, George, 1st Baron Baltimore, c.1580–1632, English colonizer of North America. In 1606 he became private secretary to Robert Cecil, earl of Salisbury, then a secretary of state…Communications Satellite Corporation
(Encyclopedia) Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat), organization incorporated (1962) by an act of Congress to establish a commercial system of international communications using artificial…Clark, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Abraham, 1726–94, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J. After holding several local…Rochet, Waldeck
(Encyclopedia) Rochet, WaldeckRochet, Waldeckväldĕkˈ rôshāˈ [key], 1905–83, French political leader. A member of the French Communist party, he was named to its central committee in 1936. He was…Trending
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