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Limann, Hilla
(Encyclopedia)Limann, Hilla hl´ l´män [key], 1934–98, president of Ghana (1979–81). In 1979, after seven years of military rule, Ghana's new military leader, Jerry Rawlings, handed over power to Limann...Rawlings, Jerry John
(Encyclopedia)Rawlings, Jerry John (Jeremiah John Rawlings), 1947–, Ghanaian political leader. Of Scottish and Ghanaian descent, Rawlings attended military schools throughout his early life, becoming a skilled pi...Maliki, Nuri Kamal al-
(Encyclopedia)Maliki, Nuri Kamal al- noor´ kämäl´ äl-mäl´k [key], 1950–, Iraqi political leader. A Shiite who worked as an education official in Hilla, he was a member and, later, deputy leader of ...Ghana
(Encyclopedia)Ghana, officially Republic of Ghana, republic (2015 est. pop. 27,583,000), 92,099 sq mi (238,536 sq km), W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is ...Browse by Subject
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