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Vázquez, Tabaré
(Encyclopedia) Vásquez, Tabaré (Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas)Vásquez, Tabarétäbärāˈ rämōnˈ väsˈkĕs rôˈsäs [key], 1940–2020, Uruguayan political leader, president of Uruguay (2005–10, 2015–20). He…Vieira, João Bernardo
(Encyclopedia) Vieira, João BernardoVieira, João BernardozhwouN bârnärˈdō vēâˈrə [key], 1939–2009, Guinean political leader, president of Guinea-Bissau (1994–99, 2005–9), b. Bissau. He joined the…Thoroughbred horse
(Encyclopedia) Thoroughbred horse, breed of light horse more properly known as the English running horse. As its name implies, it was the first pedigreed, or “thoroughbred” horse. It originated in…weathering
(Encyclopedia) weathering, collective term for the processes by which rock at or near the earth's surface is disintegrated and decomposed by the action of atmospheric agents, water, and living things…stoa
(Encyclopedia) stoastoastōˈə [key], in ancient Greek architecture, an extended, roofed colonnade on a street or square. Early examples consisted of a simple open-fronted shed or porch with a roof…streetcar
(Encyclopedia) streetcar, small, self-propelled railroad car, similar to the type used in rapid-transit systems, that operates on tracks running through city streets and is used to carry passengers.…Atta Mills, John Evans
(Encyclopedia) Atta Mills, John Evans, 1944–2012, Ghanaian lawyer, government official, and political leader, grad Univ. of Ghana (1967), London School of Economics (LL.M., 1968), School of Oriental…Mason-Dixon Line
(Encyclopedia) Mason-Dixon Line, boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland (running between lat. 39°43′26.3″N and lat. 39°43′17.6″N), surveyed by the English team of Charles Mason, a mathematician…Aspin, Les
(Encyclopedia) Aspin, Les (Leslie Aspin, Jr.), 1938–95, U.S. politician and government official, b. Milwaukee, Wis. Running as a Democrat opposed to the Vietnam War, he won election as a U.S.…Khasbulatov, Ruslan Imranovich
(Encyclopedia) Khasbulatov, Ruslan Imranovich, 1942–, Russian politician. A Chechen from the Caucasus region, he was an academic economist in Moscow before his election (1990) to the Russian Congress…Trending
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