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SEATO

(Encyclopedia)SEATO: see Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. ...

OPEC

(Encyclopedia)OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. ...

United Irishmen

(Encyclopedia)United Irishmen or United Irish Society, Irish political organization. It was founded at Belfast in 1791 by Theobald Wolfe Tone. Disgruntled by the use of English patronage to control Irish politics, ...

African Union

(Encyclopedia)African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU, with greater power...

OECD

(Encyclopedia)OECD: see Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. ...

Qatar

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Qatar or Katar both: kŭˈtər, gŭ–, kətärˈ [key], officially State of Qatar, independent emirate (2015 est. pop. 2,482,000), c.4,400 sq mi (11,400 sq km), E Arabia, coextensive with the ...

UNESCO

(Encyclopedia)UNESCO: see United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. ...

Partnership for Peace

(Encyclopedia)Partnership for Peace: see under North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...

Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty

(Encyclopedia)Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty: see Warsaw Treaty Organization. ...

Scouts

(Encyclopedia)Scouts or Boy Scouts, organization of boys and girls 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell and originally for boys only; since the late 20th cent....