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- Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
18: ... Garfield was shot by [[Charles Guiteau]], a disgruntled office seeker, on July 2, [[1881]]. Garfiel...
20: ...cion of [[bribery]] and [[Political corruption|corruption]]. His notable achievements in office as Pre...
27: ... his eligibility for American public office. The truth, however, was simply that Arthur was born near ...
33: ...he time, and several of Arthur's predecessors had run afoul of the law while serving as Collector. Ho...
35: In 1878 President [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], attempting to reform the Cust... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
31: Cleveland was a hard worker and was scrupulously honest at a time when many politicians we...
36: ...81]], with the slogan "Public Office is a Public Trust" as his trademark of office, and was later elec...
40: ... Although Cleveland never admitted or denied the rumor, he did admit to paying child support to [[Mar...
44: ...in the election of 1888, Republicans spread false rumors that Cleveland beat his wife.
46: ...te seed grain among drought-stricken farmers in [[Texas]], he wrote: "Federal aid in such cases encoura... - Basalt (2961 bytes)
2: ...ould generally be referred to as [[gabbro]]. The crustal portions of oceanic [[tectonic plate]]s are p...
4: ...ociated with underwater eruptions. Amygdaloidal structure is common in relic [[vesicle (geology)|vesic...
8: ...e the impression of having been artificially constructed. The dark areas visible on Earth's moon, the ...
12: ...ilica]] and poor in [[sodium]]. Included in this category are most basalts of the [[ocean]] floor, most lar... - Africa (35389 bytes)
28: ...sed of two segments at right angles, the northern running from east to west, the southern from north t...
49: ...under some form of the [[presidential system]] of rule.
51: ...bian peninsula, where a group's territory was congruent with its military or trade influence. The Eur...
55: ... history this was not a strict line but a general rule of thumb, and one could move from Hutu to Tutsi...
59: ...nomic distinctions and the people of Rwanda and Burundi had long morphed into one ethnic tribe and cul... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...veral territorial water boundaries with Canada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise bounde...
9: ...([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) |
52: ...nce|Declaration of Independence]]. However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed ...
58: ...] (1775–[[1783]]). The original political structure was a [[confederation]] in [[1777]], ratifie...
80: ...tiebreaking vote. These two posts are elected, as running mates, by the people via the [[U.S. Electora... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
2: ...al Oman''', in reference of a nineteenth-century truce between the British and some Arab [[sheikh]]s. ...
61: The 7 Trucial Sheikdom States of the [[Persian Gulf]] coast...
65: The Supreme Council consists of the individual rulers of the seven emirates. The President and Vice...
71: ...n coastal, desert and sporting resorts and infrastructure. The success of these ventures, along with o...
88: ...ormuz]] makes it a vital transit point for world crude oil. The UAE is considered to be one of the fif... - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
67: ...ft with the choice of surrender and the total destruction of the Biafran populace, Philip Effiong, Chi...
69: ...med]] to power, who promised a return to civilian rule. However, he was killed in an abortive coup, an...
71: ...alami Abubakar]] became leader of the Provisional Ruling Council. He lifted the suspension of the 1979...
197: ...ivilian administration. Nigeria's former military rulers failed to diversify the economy away from ove...
199: ...roundnut]]s, [[palm oil]], [[cocoa]], [[citrus]] Fruits, [[maize]], [[millet]], [[cassava]], [[yam]]s ... - Ghana (10910 bytes)
72: ...olony)|Gold Coast]] and the [[British Togoland]] trust territory, Ghana in [[1957]] became the first "...
87: ...7, Ghana made mixed progress under a three-year structural adjustment program in cooperation with the ...
123: ... mostly a low, sandy shore backed by plains and scrub and intersected by several rivers and streams. A...
127: ...l is [[Accra]]. Other cities include (see also [[:Category:Cities in Ghana|Cities in Ghana]]):
145: ...ross Ghana has been weakened by allegations of corruption and cooperation with colonial oppression, it... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
59: ...t powers of his time. It was at this time that [[Frumentius]] introduced [[Christianity]] into the cou...
61: The line of rulers descended from the Axumite kings was broken s...
63: ...ia|Gelawdewos]] defeat Ahmad and re-establish his rule. However, [[Jesuit]] missionaries eventually of...
69: ...as hurt the nation's economy but strengthened the ruling coalition. On [[May 15]], [[2005]], Ethiopia ...
71: *''See also: [[Rulers and Heads of State of Ethiopia]]'' - Algeria (16548 bytes)
62: ...ts cause, the [[Shia]] [[Fatimid]]s overthrew the Rustamids, and conquered Egypt. They left Algeria a...
64: ...rbary War]] with the [[United States]]. On the pretext of a slight to their consul, the [[France|French...
68: ...ndependence]]; after nearly a decade of urban and rural warfare, they succeeded in pushing the French ...
208: ...algeria.htm Arab Gateway - ''Algeria''] directory category
209: ...5673/us559902/ LookSmart - ''Algeria''] directory category - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
55: ...and, including the coast. In [[1817]], the Merina ruler and the [[United Kingdom|British]] governor of...
66: ...ys later. A provisional military directorate then ruled until a new government was formed in [[June]] ...
68: ... the 16 subsequent years of President Ratsiraka's rule, Madagascar continued under a government commit...
76: ...wide margin, despite efforts by federalists to disrupt [[ballot]]ing in several coastal areas.
78: ...e a candidate. Runoff elections were held in [[February]] [[1993]], and the leader of the Hery Velona ... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
62: Eritrea had been ruled by many powers before it was [[colonialism|col...
66: ...BC), after extensive study, issued a final border ruling in [[2003]], but its decision was rejected by...
100: ...ar, Eritrea developed its transportation [[infrastructure]], asphalting new roads, improving its ports...
102: ...of a [[famine]], with food supplies currently (February 2005) only lasting for one month.
146: * [[Haile Gebru]] - Iraq (19222 bytes)
49: ...rocess. Saddam's absolute and particularly bloody rule lasted throughout the [[Iran-Iraq War]] ([[1980...
54: ...r terms. No non-Ba'ath candidates were allowed to run.
62: ... no longer require their support. However, these rules will be set aside once the Transitional Nation...
104: ...S$]]3 [[billion]] a year) and the costs of reconstruction resulted in a serious financial crisis which...
106: ...gation of the program has revealed significant corruption, with highly placed U.N. officials being bri... - Mali (7755 bytes)
60: ...ough political and economic reforms and fought corruption. In [[2002]] he was succeeded in democratic ...
91: ...sful implementation of an [[IMF]]-recommended [[structural adjustment]] program that is helping the ec...
125: ...0065674/us559933/ LookSmart - ''Mali''] directory category
126: ...ali/ Open Directory Project - ''Mali''] directory category
127: ...- Africa South of the Sahara: ''Mali''] directory category - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
2: ... colony of [[Ubangi-Shari]], the nation was first ruled by French [[plantocracy|plantation]] interests...
62: ...quickly descended into [[dictatorship]] under the rule of its first president, [[David Dacko]]. In [[1...
66: The country is currently under the rule of Fran篩s Boziz鮠A new constitution was appr...
110: ...okSmart - ''Central African Republic''] directory category
111: ...Project - ''Central African Republic''] directory category - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
37: | From the United Kingdom<br>[[February 18]], [[1965]]
61: ...ury and throughout the 18th, England and France struggled continuously for political and commercial su...
65: ...[1963]]. The Gambia achieved independence on [[February 18]], [[1965]], as a [[constitutional monarchy...
71: In July 1994, the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) seized power in a military co...
123: ...03 census show that the gap between the urban and rural populations is narrowing as more areas are dec... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...ins a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
6: ...sometimes used to denote the area under the PRC's rule, usually excluding the two [[Special Administra...
15: ...in a century, and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, which ...
17: ... other consequences of political chaos during the rule of [[Chiang Kai-Shek]].
21: ...omic reformists, succeeded in winning the power struggle, and Mao's widow, [[Jiang Qing]] and her asso... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
26: | [[Beirut]]
71: ...during the [[Middle Ages]] was involved in the [[Crusades]]. It was then taken by the [[Ottoman Empire...
78: ...interspersed with prosperity built on [[Beirut|Beirut's]] position as a regional center for finance an...
83: [[Beirut]], the capital of Lebanon, noted for its wide bo...
87: ...] into the country to prevent them from being overrun; that Baathist Syrians were fighting against Pal... - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
14: ...<br>([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Unity, Struggle, Progress)''</small>
99: ...ect to an [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] [[structural adjustment program]].
106: ...se with distinct languages, customs, and social structures. The main spoken language is [[Portuguese C...
138: ...s559925/ LookSmart - ''Guinea-Bissau''] directory category
139: ... Directory Project - ''Guinea Bissau''] directory category - South Africa (40100 bytes)
3: ...tarted to dismantle it in [[1990]] after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white,...
5: ...ntire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
30: ...[Fourth Anglo-Dutch War]]. The Dutch declared bankruptcy, and the British annexed the Cape Colony in [...
40: ...ld War II, the whites were able to maintain their rule by implementing the policies that would become ...
54: ...f the South African government are subject to the rule of the constitution, which is the supreme law i...
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