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Honcharuk, Oleksiy Valeriyovych

(Encyclopedia)Honcharuk, Oleksiy Valeriyovych, 1984–, Ukrainian political leader. A lawyer who specialized in aspects of real-estate investment and development from 2005, he became in 2015 head of a nongovernment...

Hussain, Mamnoon

(Encyclopedia)Hussain, Mamnoon, 1940–, Pakistani political leader and businessman. An ally of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz and briefly served (1999) as governor of Sin...

Almeida, Antonio José de

(Encyclopedia)Almeida, Antonio José de äNtôˈnyo͝o zho͝ozĕˈ dĭ älmāˈdə [key], 1866–1929, Portuguese statesman. A republican, he was minister of the interior in the provisional government after the ove...

Habte-Wold, Aklilou

(Encyclopedia)Habte-Wold, Aklilou äklēˈlo͞o häbtāˈwôld [key], 1912–74, Ethiopian government official. He held numerous posts, including those of minister of foreign affairs (1949–57) and prime minister ...

Than Shwe

(Encyclopedia)Than Shwe thän shwā [key], 1933–, Burmese soldier and military dictator of Myanmar. He joined the army in 1953, attended training school, and became a commissioned officer. In 1963 he was named an...

Shearer, Hugh Lawson

(Encyclopedia)Shearer, Hugh Lawson, 1923–2004, Jamaican trade unionist and political leader, prime minister (1967–1972). At 17 he started at the Jamaican Worker newspaper, which was associated with the Bustamen...

Aznar López, José María

(Encyclopedia)Aznar López, José María hōzāˈ märēˈə äsˈnär lōˈpās [key], 1953–, Spanish politician, prime minister of Spain (1996–2004), b. Madrid. Originally a lawyer and tax inspector, he joine...

Nepal

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Nepal nəpôlˈ [key], officially Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, republic (2015 est. pop. 28,656,000), c.54,000 sq mi (139,860 sq km), central Asia. Landlocked and isolated by the Himala...

Lesotho

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Lesotho ləsōˈtō [key], officially Kingdom of Lesotho, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 2,175,000), 11,720 sq mi (30,355 sq km), S Africa. It is an enclave within the Republic of South Africa. Maseru...

North Macedonia

(Encyclopedia)CE5 North Macedonia măsˌədōˈnēə [key], Macedonian Severna Makedonija, officially Republic of North Macedonia, republic (2015 est. pop. 2,079,000), 9,930 sq mi (25,720 sq km), SE Europe. It i...