(Encyclopedia) Makarios IIIMakarios IIImäkäˈrēôs [key], 1913–77, Orthodox Eastern archbishop and Cypriot statesman, first president of Cyprus (1960–77). Born Michael Mouskos, Makarios was elected…
(Encyclopedia) Milan (Milan Obrenović)Milanmĭlˈän ōbrĕˈnəvĭch [key], 1854–1901, prince (1868–82) and king (1882–89) of Serbia; grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović. He succeeded his cousin Michael…
(Encyclopedia) Yan'an or YenanYan'anboth: yĕn-än [key], city (1991 pop. 115,900), N Shaanxi prov., China, on the Yen River. Now a market and tourist center, it is famed as the terminus of the long…
(Encyclopedia) SitkaSitkasĭtˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 8,588), Sitka census div., SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago, on Baranof Island; inc. 1971. Fishing, its first industry, remains important…
(Encyclopedia) Vishinsky or Vyshinsky, Andrei YanuarievichVishinsky or Vyshinsky, Andrei Yanuarievichboth: əndrāˈ yən&oomacr;ärˈyĭvĭch vĭshēnˈskē [key], 1883–1954, Soviet diplomat and jurist. He…
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Senate Years of Service: 1971-1993Party: DemocratBENTSEN, Lloyd Millard, Jr., (uncle of Ken Bentsen), a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Mission, Tex., February 11, 1921;…
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Date of Information: 10/5/2022[source] Pres. Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach (Prime Min.) Micheál Martin Dep…
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