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Helvetic Republic
(Encyclopedia)Helvetic Republic hĕlvēˈtĭk [key], 1798–1803, Swiss state established under French auspices. In Sept., 1797, several exiled Swiss leaders in France (notably Frédéric César de La Harpe) formal...Parthenopean Republic
(Encyclopedia)Parthenopean Republic pärˌthənōpēˈən [key] [from Parthenope, an ancient name of Naples], state set up in Naples in Jan., 1799, by the French Revolutionary army under General Championnet and by ...African National Congress
(Encyclopedia)African National Congress (ANC), the oldest black (now multiracial) political organization in South Africa; founded in 1912. Prominent in its opposition to apartheid, the organization began as a nonvi...Malagasy Republic
(Encyclopedia)Malagasy Republic: see Madagascar. ...Third Republic
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(Encyclopedia)Fifth Republic: see France.Fourth Republic
(Encyclopedia)Fourth Republic: see France.Khmer Republic
(Encyclopedia)Khmer Republic: see Cambodia.Sudanese Republic
(Encyclopedia)Sudanese Republic: see Mali.Weimar Republic
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