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  1. George H. W. Bush (1569 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=George Herbert Walker Bush
    19: ...lomacy)|ambassador]] to the [[United Nations]] ([[1971]]–[[1973]]), [[Republican National Committe...
    22: ...served as a U.S. Senator from [[Connecticut]] and was a partner in the prominent investment banking fi...
  2. King Arthur (22450 bytes)
    1: ...arly texts refer to him as ''[[dux]] bellorum'' ("war leader") and High [[Medieval]] Welsh texts often...
    5: ...ower base was probably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what would become [[England]]...
    7: ...rtain [[Riothamus]], "King of the Brettones," who was active during the reign of the [[Roman Emperor]]...
    9: ...itain may have been remembered for centuries afterward. Yet the obscurity surrounding the historical c...
    15: ...ran]], who had a son called Artuir and whose life was somewhat similar to Arthur's.
  3. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
    1: ...hat a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
    3: ...ccepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get around ...
    5: ... than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. T...
    13: It has generally been accepted that he was [[Genoa|Genovese]], although doubts have persist...
    15: ...y many contemporaries as a poor administrator and was stripped of his governorship in [[1500]].
  4. List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
    10: *[[Kjetil Aamodt|Aamodt, Kjetil]], (1971-), Norwegian skier
  5. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
    11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
    12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
    49: *[[Edward Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Edward]] (1810-1887)
  6. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
    6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
    7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
    21: *[[Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer|Adam-Schwaetzer, Irmgard]], (1942-), German government minis...
    41: ...s Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Rai...
    45: ...ams Cotto, Edwin]], (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dealing in the Laura Hernandez...
  7. Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
    8: ...uary]] [[1516]] – [[17 November]] [[1558]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] an...
    13: ...e a healthy son; Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter.
    15: ...scholar [[Juan Lu�Vives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Lat...
    17: ... for an alliance with England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary shoul...
    19: ...l courts to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church o...
  8. Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
    5: {{House of Stewart(Scotland)}}
    7: ...7]]), better known as '''Mary, Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], ...
    12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, [[S...
    17: ...gn over Scotland. Instead, through Mary's son, it was the beginning of their reign over a united Scotl...
    19: ... Mary to be married to [[Edward VI of England | Edward]], son of King [[Henry VIII of England ]] in [[...
  9. Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
    7: ...loriana''', or '''Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final monarch of the [[Tudor dynas...
    9: ... father [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], she was a writer and poet. She granted [[Royal Charter]]...
    11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British ...
    13: ...and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
    16: ... succession after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of ...
  10. Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
    1: ...x|Benazir Bhutto; a formal portrait from when she was Prime Minister]]
    3: ...ment]]. Some of these scandals involve contracts awarded to Swiss companies during her regime and rema...
    6: ...on brought her out of academia and showed her the ways of [[power politics]]. Her remaining years in t...
    8: ...ddle of a period when her father's administration was being challenged both at home and abroad.
    11: ...an Peoples Party]] (PPP), her father's party, but was unable to make her political presence felt in Pa...
  11. Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
    51: ... 19]], [[1917]] – [[October 31]], [[1984]]) was [[Prime Minister of India]] from [[January 19]],...
    55: She was the only child of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first [[Prime Minister of Indi...
    57: ... at that time, a very patriarchal society, Indira was expected to be a passive leader, but her actions...
    59: ..., and thus Prime Minister of India. Initially she was dubbed as ''goongi gudiya'' ([[Hindi]] for dumb ...
    63: ...]]s, centralizing her own personal authority in a way her predecessors never had.
  12. Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
    7: ...] (born [[1970]]) and [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She adopted Indian [[citizenship]] in [[1983]...
    11: ...h the charisma of the family name behind her, she was able to draw large crowds and nearly single-hand...
    13: ...to lead a 19-party [[coalition government]] which was subsequently named the United Progressive Allian...
    15: ...anmohan Singh]] for the Prime Minister's post who was eventually accepted by the lawmakers, despite pl...
    17: ...er' (two volumes of letters exchanged between [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and [[Indira Gandhi]] from [[1922]]...
  13. Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
    3: ...n-law partner, Dr. [[Pentti Araj䲶i]], after she was elected president.
    7: ...r of the [[Finland's Social Democratic Party]] [[1971]]–[[2000]]
    18: ...74]]. She joined the Social Democratic Party in [[1971]].
    20: ...elected president. In [[1990]]–[[1991]] she was the minister of justice and in [[1995]] until he...
    22: == The way to presidency ==
  14. Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
    1: ...20px|thumb|Petra Kelly on the cover of [[Alice Schwarzer]]'s ''Eine t?che Liebe'']]
    2: ...vist and [[German Green Party|Green]] politician, was born in [[G?g]], [[Germany]] in [[1947]], and li...
    4: ...ternational Service at [[American University]] ([[Washington, DC]]), in [[1970]].
    6: ...[[European Commission]] ([[Brussels]], Belgium, [[1971]]-[[1983]]), she participated in numerous peace a...
    8: ...Green Party]]. Between [[1983]] and [[1990]], she was a member of the [[Bundestag]] (West German Parli...
  15. Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
    1: ...Goldmeir at whitehouse.jpg|frame|right|Golda Meir was the fourth [[Prime Minister of Israel]]]]
    2: ...he moved back to Israel after graduate school and was never a U.S. citizen).
    6: ...family followed in [[1906]]. They settled in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]].
    10: ...store for a short time each morning as her mother was buying supplies at the market.
    12: ...e went to Denver, where her older sister, Sheyna, was living. Here she met Morris Myerson, a sign pai...
  16. Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
    27: ..., and was the first woman to hold that post. She was nominated by [[President of the United States|Pr...
    30: ...States from [[Denmark]] and for forty-three years was a police reporter for the [[Miami Herald]]. Jane...
    32: ...hool in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], where she was a debating champion at [[Coral Gables, Florida|C...
    34: ...difficulty obtaining work as a lawyer because she was a woman.
    36: In [[1971]] Reno was named staff director of the [[Judiciary Committe...
  17. Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
    5: ... Steinem was born in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. Her father was an antiques salesman. With his family in tow, h...
    9: ...ble to find a job as a journalist because editors wanted male reporters. After two years she landed a ...
    11: == Political Awakening and Activism ==
    12: ... role, Gloria managed to organize her lectures in ways that also brought other notable feminists to th...
    14: ...azine|Ms.]]'' and wrote for the magazine until it was sold in [[1987]]. Although ''Ms.'' has had a num...
  18. Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
    2: ...raeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwood Gibson, was born in [[1976]].
    4: ...male dissatisfaction, predates issues of [[second-wave feminism]]. She also has a reputation for her d...
    10: ...'The Handmaid's Tale'', ''La servante 飡rlate'', was included in the French version of the competitio...
    14: ...an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] in 1973 and was promoted to Companion in 1981.
    24: ...1985]]) - winner of the 1987 [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]]
  19. Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
    1: ...December 10]] [[1920]] - [[December 9]] [[1977]]) was a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] writer.
    3: ...ed that her stream-of-consciousness writing style was under heavy influence of [[Virginia Woolf]] or [...
    5: ...7]] just one day before her 57th birthday and she was buried in at the Israeli Cemetery of Caj? [[Rio ...
    22: *Felicidade Clandestina (1971)
  20. Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
    11: ..., born '''Alissa "Alice" Zinovievna Rosenbaum''', was a popular and controversial [[United States|Amer...
    19: ...udy screenwriting; in late [[1925]], however, she was granted a [[Visa (document)|visa]] to visit Amer...
    24: ...ese films were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand and re-released as ''We the Liv...
    26: ...pite these initial struggles ''The Fountainhead'' was successful, bringing Rand fame and financial sec...
    31: ...helped foster a crippling culture of resentment towards individual human happiness, flourishment, and ...
  21. Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
    1: ...' ([[May 11]], [[1906]] - [[August 7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]...
    4: Bessie Lee Pittman was born in [[Muscogee, Florida]], the youngest of t...
    8: ...dlum, whom she married in 1936 after his divorce, was an astute financier and savvy marketer who recog...
    10: ...fame, and association with the wealthy elite, she was frequently interviewed by the press and she made...
    12: ...ing of more than a thousand women pilots. For her war efforts, she received the [[Distinguished Servic...
  22. Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
    1: ...]], [[1992]]) was an early computer pioneer. She was the first [[programmer]] for the [[Mark I Calcul...
    3: ...ng mathematics at Vassar in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
    5: ...rite a program for it. At the end of the war she was discharged from the Navy, but she continued to w...
    7: ...was known as the A compiler and its first version was [[A-0]]. Later versions were released commercia...
    9: ...bler]]s of the time. It is fair to say that COBOL was based very much on her philosophy.
  23. Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
    3: ...st-known [[opera]] [[singer]] of the post-[[World War II]] period. She combined an impeccable [[bel ca...
    7: ...pparent; by [[1958]] it reached a point where she was no longer suitable for many roles. Her later [[s...
    9: ...our with the tenor [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]] but it was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely des...
    11: ...ouple had a child, a boy, who died hours after he was born on [[March 30]], [[1960]]. The relationship...
    13: ...rom a heart attack at age 53. The funeral service was held at the Greek Orthodox Church on Rue Georges...
  24. Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
    2: ...[[singer]]s, and the winner of thirteen [[Grammy Award]]s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she...
    4: ...s|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her own as an orphan at age 14.
    6: ... Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tiske...
    10: ...s imitations of other singers: in particular, she was able to render quite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]...
    12: ...ch she was one of the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics.
  25. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    2: ...competitive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as...
    6: ...s talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
    8: ... the 1960s, including ''"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)",'' a much more soulful and impassio...
    10: ...e Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"), [[Sam Cooke]] and [[The Drifters]]. ''''...
    12: ...virtually unchallenged, winning eight successive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she lat...
  26. Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
    3: Gubaidulina was born in [[Chistopol]], in the [[Tatar Republic]]...
    5: ...tion of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], ...
    11: ...on of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. Her contribution was the [[Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)|Johannes-Pa...
    22: *''Concordanza'' for chamber ensemble (1971)
    23: *String Quartet No. 1 (1971)
  27. Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
    1: ...er 29]], [[1911]]–[[January 13]], [[1972]]) was an [[African American]] [[gospel music|gospel]] ...
    3: ...ble backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her sound for popular accessibility.
    5: ...ded her career with a concert in [[Germany]] in [[1971]]; when she returned, she made one of her final t...
    7: She was posthumously inducted into the [[Gospel Music As...
  28. Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
    2: ... bands from [[1967]] to a posthumous release in [[1971]].
    4: Joplin was born in [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]], [[Te...
    6: ...throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Comfort]].
    8: ...ig Brother and The Holding Company]], a band that was gaining some renown among the nascent [[hippie]]...
    14: ...humously released) ''[[Pearl (album)|Pearl]]'' ([[1971]]). It became the biggest selling album of her sh...
  29. Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
    3: ...ly working in [[Toronto]] and western Canada, she was associated with the burgeoning [[folk music]] sc...
    5: ...ay explain the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
    7: ...iting credit to hit the charts, "Urge for Going", was a success for country singer [[George Hamilton I...
    9: ... the [[Woodstock Festival|music festival]], which was later a hit for both [[Crosby, Stills and Nash]]...
    11: ... On, I'm a Radio". ''[[Court and Spark]]'' (1974) was a huge success, producing the international hit ...
  30. Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg|thumb|Mother Teresa was born '''Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu''']]
    4: ...ty|poor]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]) was widely reported.
    6: ...nited States]] in [[1996]] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul ...
    9: ...thnically [[Albania|Albanian]]. Her native tongue was [[Albanian]]. Her parents, Nikolla ( Kol렩 and ...
    11: ...ed to train for missionary work in [[India]]. She was a member of the youth group in her local parish ...
  31. Julia Child (8199 bytes)
    2: ...ust 13]], [[2004]]), born '''Julia McWilliams''', was a famous American gourmet [[cook]], [[author]], ...
    4: == Youth and World War II ==
    8: ... in the development of a [[shark]] repellant. She was posted to [[Kandy]], Ceylon (now [[Sri Lanka]]) ...
    10: ...war]], she resided in Washington, D.C., where she was married on [[September 1]], [[1946]] to Mr. Chil...
    12: == Post-war France ==
  32. Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
    3: She was born '''Carole Penelope Masciarelli''' in [[The ...
    7: ...s married to actor and director [[Rob Reiner]] ([[1971]]-[[1979]]).
    9: ...ce the mid-[[1980s]], including ''[[Big]]'', ''[[Awakenings]]'' and ''[[A League of Their Own]]''.
    16: *''[[The Christian Licorice Store]]'' (1971) (scenes deleted)
    30: *''[[Awakenings]]'' (1990)
  33. Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
    4: ...r of the British Empire]] (DBE); in [[2005]], she was made a [[Order of the Companions of Honour|Compa...
    11: ...e next two decades, winning several best actress awards.
    13: ...s]]. She has also appeared with success on [[Broadway]].
  34. Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
    2: ... '''Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow''' but has always been known as '''Mia'''. She is the daughter o...
    5: ...as a surprise to Mia, who did not even know Frank was thinking of leaving her. They divorced in [[1968...
    9: .... Allen became infamously tainted for a time afterward, having somewhat confirmed Farrow's accusations...
    16: ...] short subject with her famous mother. The short was ironically about famous mothers and their childr...
    20: ... He has not spoken to or seen his father since he was 7, and is said to have a [[phobia]] of him. He r...
  35. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    2: ...as nominated for four other Emmys and two [[Tony Award]]s during the course of her more than 70-year a...
    5: ... became [[Planned Parenthood]]. Hepburn's father was a staunch proponent of publicizing the dangers o...
    10: ...in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Hostess]...
    12: ...friends. They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star.
    19: ...apidly that she was almost incomprehensible. She was fired from the play, but continued to work in sm...
  36. Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
    5: ...neer Riccardo Scicolone and grew up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
    7: ... beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer ...
    13: ...he first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language per...
    15: During the 1960s Loren was one of the most popular actresses in the world, ...
    21: ...ier Old Men]]'' playing a femme fatale opposite [[Walter Matthau]] and [[Jack Lemmon]].
  37. Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
    5: ...iend]]'' in [[1953]] (which transferred to [[Broadway]] the same year, giving Andrews her American deb...
    7: ...r [[Robert Goulet]]. As was her previous show, it was a smash hit.
    9: ... in the three-hour epic ''[[Hawaii (1966 movie)|Hawaii]]'', co-starring with [[Max von Sydow]], and [[...
    11: ...specials with [[Carol Burnett]]. In [[1983]], she was chosen as the [[Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year]...
    13: Her film career was revived by director [[Garry Marshall]], who cast...
  38. Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
    5: ...[sexual inequality in organized sports]]. In what was billed as '''''The Battle of the Sexes''''', she...
    7: ...[[Grand Slam in tennis]] events. Billie Jean King was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of...
    9: ...York and Seattle. Her brother, [[Randy Moffitt]], was a pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants]].
  39. Furniture (1728 bytes)
    31: *[[wardrobe]]
    42: ...Making of Old Furniture. London: Evans Brothers, 1971.
  40. Egypt (18830 bytes)
    33: ...'''[[Area]]'''<br />&nbsp;- Total <br />&nbsp;- % water
    69: ...he world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom was founded circa [[3200 BC]] by King [[Menes]], and...
    71: It was the Muslim [[Arabs]] who introduced [[Islam]] an...
    75: ...med Fouad II. Finally the '''Egyptian Republic''' was declared on [[18 June]] [[1953]] with Gen. [[Moh...
    82: ...ernment of Egypt|Prime Minister]] [[Ahmed Nazif]] was sworn in as Prime Minister on [[9 July]] [[2004]...
  41. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    26: | '''Place of death:''' || [[Washington, D.C.]]
    42: ...ail Splitter''', and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the 16th ([[1861]]&ndash;[[1865]]) [[President o...
    44: ...es. These events soon led to the [[American Civil War]].
    46: ... toward a common goal. He personally directed the war effort, which ultimately led the Union forces to...
    48: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] as a pragmatic war measure which would set the stage for the comple...
  42. Canada (35540 bytes)
    1: ...ntrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the e...
    15: ...ad of government, have official residences in Ottawa.
    37: |align=left|[[Saskatchewan]]||[[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]||-7 (Mountain),<br>-6 (Central)
    52: ...Prince Edward Island]]||[[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island|Charlottetown]]
    70: ... Quebec]]; [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]; [[Ottawa, Ontario]]; [[Edmonton, Alberta]] and [[Calgary, ...
  43. United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
    2: ...imah]], [[Sharjah]] and [[Umm al-Quwain]]. Before 1971, they were known as '''the Trucial States''' or '...
    42: | [[2 December]], [[1971]]
    61: ...jairah]], [[Sharjah]], [[Dubai]], and [[Umm al-Qaiwain]] &mdash; merged to form the United Arab Emirat...
    67: ...2004]]. His son, [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan]] was elected president the next day.
    71: ...like the relatively low price of commodities, the warm temperatures that prevail for most of the year,...
  44. Jordan (20715 bytes)
    33: &nbsp;- % water
    69: ...ank]], the [[Gaza Strip]], and [[Jerusalem]] was awarded to the [[United Kingdom]] by the [[League of ...
    71: ...ation of Israel in May 1948, and took part in the warfare between the Arab states and the newly founde...
    73: ...maintained the position that ultimate sovereignty was subject to future agreement.
    75: ...tes of [[Syria]], Egypt, and [[Iraq]]. During the war, Israel gained control of the [[West Bank]] and ...
  45. Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
    32: | '''[[Area]]'''<br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- % water
    59: ...7. Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. St. Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 198...
    61: ...he first United States Secretary of the Treasury, was born on Nevis and spent his childhood there and ...
    79: * [[Saint James Windward]]
    101: ...ern Caribbean]]. Faced with a sugar industry that was finding it increasingly difficult to earn a prof...
  46. People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
    4: ... See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more information.
    12: [[Image:Greatwall_china3.jpg|thumb|250px]]
    13: ...and China]] and the Kuomintang in control of [[Taiwan]] and some outlying islands of [[Fujian]]. On [[...
    15: ...elieve that campaigns such as the [[Great Leap Forward]] and the [[Cultural Revolution]] were essentia...
    17: ...se analysts attribute this to the [[Great Leap Forward]], while others, including Mao at the time, att...
  47. Switzerland (22270 bytes)
    19: ...,285|area_rank=132nd|area_magnitude=1 E10|percent_water=4.2|
    44: ... of [[Canton of Uri|Uri]], [[Schwyz]], and [[Unterwalden]] signed the [[Federal Charter of 1291|Federa...
    46: ... order. The Swiss victory in a war against the [[Swabian League]] in [[1499]] amounted to de facto ind...
    48: ...tion of invincibility acquired during the earlier wars, suffered a first setback in [[1515]] with the ...
    50: ...formation]] in some cantons led to inter-cantonal wars in [[1529]] and [[1531]] (''Kappeler Kriege'')....
  48. Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
    27: | '''[[Area]]'''<br>- Total<br>- % water
    34: | from [[Pakistan]]<br>[[March 26]] [[1971]]
    36: ...ladesh)|Victory Day]]'''<br>|| [[December 16]], [[1971]]
    49: ...'''[[National Flower]]''' || Water lily|Shapla ([[Water lily]])
    67: ...ndian Independence Struggle|Indian independence]] was achieved in [[1947]], political motivations caus...
  49. Qatar (10610 bytes)
    30: ...'[[Area]]'''<br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- percent water
    37: | <br>[[September 3]], [[1971]]
    57: ... became an independent state on [[September 3]] [[1971]]. Unlike most neighbouring emirates, Qatar decli...
    61: .... The man chosen to negotiate with Colonel Pelly was a respected entrepreneur and long-time resident...
    63: ... the seven-imarat [[United Arab Emirates]]. Thus 1971 marked the inauguration of Qatar as an independen...
  50. Pakistan (74854 bytes)
    20: percent_water = 3.1 |
    57: ...f Mohen-jo-Daro]], 80 km southwest of [[Sukkur]], was center of [[Indus Valley Civilization]], 2600 BC...
    59: ...the site of the [[Indus Valley civilization]] and was subsequently conquered by many groups, including...
    62: ...heodamas]]) and as administrators, after the area was conquered by various Central Asian groups, most ...
    64: ...[[Uzbekistan]] to northwestern India. The kingdom was founded by King [[Heraios]], and greatly expande...

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