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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...e use of the variant spelling ''M骩co'', see section [[#The name|The name]] below) is a [[country]] l...
14: image_map = LocationMexico.png |
15: national_motto =''Sufragio efectivo, No reelecci
16: ...nguage|Spanish]]: ''Effective suffrage, no reelection)'' |
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]''... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...th century enabled the manufacture of more production machines for manufacturing in other industries.
3: ...pment of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
5: ...s and is often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and ga...
7: The term industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[L...
10: ...century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
16: ...lthough there are relatively many important exceptions to this rule. All these pipes are attached to t...
18: ...e reeds but there are a number of important exceptions, including the Italian Zampogna, the French Mus...
23: ...inflation device seems to have originated with various ethnic groups in the Roman empire.
25: ... "[[Scots Wha Hae]]", "Hey Tutti Taiti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Rober...
27: ...era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials in the [[ang... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...on in the [[Great Lakes (Africa)|Great Lakes]] region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on t...
3: ... with the growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
10: national_motto = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[F...
11: image_map = LocationBurundi.png |
12: national_anthem = [[Burundi bwacu]] | - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader
41: ...above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...cial portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden J...
9: ...f Mann, has two-->; she has reigned in these positions since the death of her father, [[George VI of t...
11: ...in the other [[personal union|personal union]] nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is ma...
17: ...f succession to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle,...
19: ===Education=== - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...bylla was taught scripture and other church traditions. Though not raised by her mother, Sibylla would...
7: ...eaving Sibylla widowed and pregnant. In the tradition of the dynasty, Sibylla named her son [[Baldwin ...
9: ...p left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have t...
11: ...nuel]], the emperor previously receiving confirmation from his niece, the [[dowager queen]] [[Maria Co...
13: ...li]] (the former regent) and [[Bohemund III of Antioch]] entered the kingdom with the intent of choosi... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...d has an audience estimated by Arbitron at 20 million listeners weekly.
6: ...astern [[Missouri]], had once owned the radio station where Limbaugh started his career.
10: ...s a [[Top 40]] music radio [[disc jockey]] on station [[KQV]], using the name '''Jeff Christie'''. It ...
12: ...adio and accepted a position as director of promotions with the [[Kansas City Royals]] [[baseball]] te...
14: == Talk radio and television career == - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ry I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ...ted [[Royal Charter]]s to several famous organizations, including [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]...
16: ...der the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 1544]].
18: ...d to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth and remained her confidante a...
20: ...tic, glamorous, flirtatious, charismatic and religiously tolerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...orious Revolution]], which resulted in the deposition of her [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] fath...
11: ... 1st Earl of Clarendon]], served for a lengthy period as Charles's chief advisor. Although her parents...
15: ...uis]] — but afterwards approved, as a coalition with the Dutch became more politically favourabl...
19: ==Glorious Revolution==
20: ...hough there was no evidence to support the allegation, Mary publicly challenged the boy's legitimacy, ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic, and technological cha...
14: ...he occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Germ...
16: ... would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', ...
18: ...h young Victoria, and that he entered into a relationship with her in order to gain social status (he ...
20: ... [[Order-in-Council]] partially reversed the decision by granting [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
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13: ...pawning biographies, magazine articles and television movies.
15: ...mdash; while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...land|King Charles I]]. During her parents' acrimonious divorce over Lady Althorp's adultery with wallp... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...n as [[Yang?, [[Myanmar]]) is a [[nonviolence|nonviolent]] pro-[[democracy]] activist in [[Burma]]. In...
6: ...ence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rivals in the same year.
10: ...ns for [[democracy|democratisation]], which were violently suppressed. A new military junta took power...
12: ... Suu Kyi entered politics to work for democratisation and was put under [[house arrest]] in [[1989]]. ...
14: ...prize money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people. - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
1: ...ien''' (born [[1925]] – died [[26 April]] [[2005]]) was prime minister of the [[Central African Re...
3: ...n to serve as prime minister of an [[Africa]]n nation.
5: ... brought to trial on charges of covering up extortion committed by Bokassa during her tenure as prime ... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
12: *Minister of Nordic Cooperation [[1989]]–[[1991]]
16: == Biography ==
18: ...er of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions for the years [[1970]]–[[1974]]. She join...
20: ...inister of justice and in [[1995]] until her election as the president she served as the minister of f...
24: ... method to win the election. In the previous elections [[Elisabeth Rehn]] came very close to victory. ... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
10: |[[January 26]], [[2005]] -<br>
21: |'''[[Profession]]'''
27: ...ted States Secretary of State]] in the administration of [[President of the United States|President]] ...
29: ... States Senate|U.S. Senate]] confirmed her nomination by a vote of 85-13, and she was sworn in later t...
31: ...sh's [[United States National Security Advisor|National Security Advisor]] during his first term. She ... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ... of office to take up her post in the [[United Nations]].
7: ...SON<br><i>President of Ireland</i>'''</font></caption>
15: <tr><td>'''[[Profession]]:'''</td><td>[[Barrister]], former Senator</td>...
23: ...many who came to [[Ireland]] with the Norman invasion, it was said of the Bourkes that they ended up "...
25: ...]], and, the current holder of the position, abortion rights campaigner [[Ivana Bacik]].) - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
5: |'''Period in Office:'''
27: ...er vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...elations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and formed a ...
31: ...lth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic growth occured that led to...
33: ...use of Lords]] and as head of the Thatcher Foundation. - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
6: ...attended the [[Highlander Folk School]], an education center for workers' rights and [[racial equality...
8: ...and convicted for [[disorderly conduct]] and for violating a local ordinance.
10: ...elped spark many other protests against [[segregation]]. In helping in this boycott, Rosa Parks helped...
12: ...ruling that segregated bus service was unconstitutional.
17: ...ent or the bravery of her refusal, some have questioned some of the more mythic elements of her story. - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...novelists in the world today, selling over 35 million copies and translated in 27 different languages.
8:
10: ...1959 to 1965, Allende worked with the [[United Nations]]' [[FAO]] in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], and...
12: ...''. She also worked in Chilean television production for channels 7 and 13.
14: ...ere, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a secondary school.
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