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Taiwan Timeline

Key events in Taiwanese history from World War II to the present   by John Gettings 1945 1951 1971 1996 2000 2005…

State Department Notes on Nicaragua

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Nicaraguan Relations PEOPLENicaragua takes its name from Nicarao, chief of the…

portraiture

(Encyclopedia) portraiture, the art of representing the physical or psychological likeness of a real or imaginary individual. The principal portrait media are painting, drawing, sculpture, and…

State Department Notes on Mauritius

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Mauritian Relations HISTORYWhile Arab and Malay sailors knew…

State Department Notes on Hong Kong

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Hong Kong Relations PEOPLEHong Kong's population has increased…

State Department Notes on Uruguay

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Uruguayan Relations PEOPLEThe only inhabitants of Uruguay before…

State Department Notes on Gabon

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Gabonese Relations PEOPLEAlmost all Gabonese are of…

Caesar, Julius

(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Julius (Caius Julius Caesar), 100? b.c.–44 b.c., Roman statesman and general. Caesar has always been one of the most controversial characters of history. His admirers have…

Minorities and Women in the 110th Congress

Check out the lists of minorities and women in the 110th Congress, along with which state and political party they represented. The 110th Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the…