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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...efered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
3: ''See also: [[Military of Costa Rica]]''
6: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a de Costa Rica'''</big></big>
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Costa rica flag large.png|125px|]]
11: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Costa Rica|Full Size]]) - Luwian language (1607 bytes)
3: ...n the various West Semitic languages its speakers came into contact with ([[Amorite]] dialects and esp...
5: ...tovelars, plain velars, and labiovelars (Melchert 1987).
8: ...rnell University]], June 6–9, 1985'', ed. [[Calvert Watkins|C. Watkins]], 182–204. [[Berli... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]...
3: ...explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the ...
5: ...ess than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe...
7: ...s of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United Stat...
9: ...he first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
14: ...[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
22: ...[[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
28: ..., Archbishop George]], (1562-1633), Archbishop of Canterbury
29: ...a Abbot|Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
3: *[[Pieter van der Aa|Aa, Pieter van der]], (ca. 1659 - 1733), Dutch publisher
7: *[[Aaliyah]], (1979-2001), American rhythm and blues singer
11: *[[Aaron]], (ca. 1300 BC), [[Bible|Biblical]] figure
14: ...Marc Aaronson|Aaronson, Marc]], (1950-1987), American astronomer - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...a period of great social, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the l...
14: ...[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her gove...
16: ...king was childless, the young Princess Victoria became [[heir presumptive|heiress-presumptive]] to the...
20: ...ecause like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, his family did not use theirs. Victor...
25: ...anover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. As the young q... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
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11: ... The Princess of Wales'''. She was almost always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media despite nev...
13: ...hilanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of...
15: ...]] — while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...e only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as the "other party" i... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
5: ...e Prime Minister February - October [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned internationally for having 8 fe...
7: ...ished its report ''Our Common Future'' in April [[1987]]. The [[Brundtland Commission]] provided the mom...
9: Brundtland became Norwegian Prime Minister for two subsequent ter...
11: ...d was recognized in [[2003]] by [[Scientific American]] as their ''Policy Leader of the Year'' for coo...
17: Her hallmark political activities have been chronicled by her husband,... - Helen Clark (4005 bytes)
23: |colspan=2 bgcolor=#DDDDDD align=center|'''Political Details'''
31: |'''Political Party:'''
45: ...overnments with the [[Alliance (New Zealand political party) | Alliance]] party (1999, with parliament...
47: ...former lecturer in [[political science]]), an advocate for the arts, and a [[feminism|feminist]].
49: ...tes Revision Committee. In her second term (1984-1987) she chaired the [[Select Committee]]s on Foreign... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
6: ==Highlights of political career==
11: *Minister of Social Affairs and Health [[1987]]–[[1990]]
20: ...ter of Social Affairs and Minister of Health in [[1987]] which was followed by the choice for Minister o...
24: ...s the [[minister of foreign affairs]], was significantly more popular than [[Paavo Lipponen]], the par...
26: ... media. Backed by an enthusiastic and experienced campaign organisation, her popularity grew steadily.... - Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo (549 bytes)
3: ... and served in the [[European Parliament]] from [[1987]] to [[1989]]. - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ...d and liberalised a previously conservative political office. She resigned the presidency four months ...
7: ...OBINSON<br><i>President of Ireland</i>'''</font></caption>
13: <tr><td>'''Successor:'''</td><td>[[Mary McAleese]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''Other candidates:'''</td><td>[[Fianna Fᩬ]]: Brian Leniha...
23: ...as therefore born into a family that was a historical mix of rebels against the Crown and servants of ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...oviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation tha...
29: ...al election, 1987|1987]] general elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[20t...
31: ...early 1980s, her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial ... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ...er mother in Toledo. As a child in Toledo, Gloria cared for her ill mother and helped to support them ...
7: == Education and Early Career ==
8: ...tically active, working for [[Adlai Stevenson]]'s campaign. She graduated in [[1956]] and left to stud...
9: ...a full-time [[freelance writer]] through the publication of her infamous undercover expose in working ...
11: == Political Awakening and Activism == - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...n 1945, her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they...
8: ...ned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there she met her first husband, Miguel ...
14: ...[Venezuela]]. While there, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a ...
18: ...Gordon, and has lived since then in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]. In [[2003]] she obtained [[...
24: *''Eva Luna'' (1987) - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...o]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, wh...
4: ... edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]...
6: ...ce an echo effect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'...
10: ...[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', c...
12: ...n-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-... - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
5: ... and she was buried in at the Israeli Cemetery of Caj? [[Rio de Janeiro]].
7: ...cab顬 a poor woman in Rio de Janeiro, is written called Rodrigo S.M, a fictional writer.
34: *Como Nasceram as Estrelas (1987)
35: *Cartas perto do Cora磯 (2001) (letters exchanged wi... - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
2: '''Toni Morrison''' is an [[African-American]] [[author]], born '''Chloe Anthony Wofford''', ...
4: In [[1965]] she became a senior editor for [[Random House]] in New Yor...
6: ...nclude Morrison's own work in the canon of [[American Literature]].
8: ... Literature]] in [[1993]], the first African-American woman to receive this prize.
12: She called [[Bill Clinton]] "the first Black president",... - Sally Ride (1826 bytes)
1: ...os Angeles CA) was the first [[United States|American]] woman to fly into outer space. Only two other ...
5: ... laser physics]]. She later became the first American woman in space as part of a [[1983]] [[Space Shu...
7: ... is a professor of physics at the [[University of California, San Diego]].
11: She occasionally appears on television, in shows or commer... - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
5: ... she is well-versed in African and [[African-American Studies]] and is trained in [[dance]] and [[chor...
7: ...ical practice, working with CIGNA Health Plans of California.
9: ...956]], in [[Decatur, Alabama]] and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
11: ...ed her internship at [[Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center]] in 1982.
13: ...The Earth We Share, (TM) an international science camp for students ages 12 to 16, that utilizes an ex...
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