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López Bravo, Gregorio

(Encyclopedia) López Bravo, GregorioLópez Bravo, Gregoriogrāgōˈrēō lōˈpāth bräˈvō [key], 1923–85, Spanish politician. He entered government service in 1959, serving as director-general of foreign…

Kolyma

(Encyclopedia) KolymaKolymakŏlĭmäˈ, kōlēˈmə, Rus. kəlĭˈmə [key], river, c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) long, rising in several headstreams in the Kolyma and Cherskogo ranges, Russian Far East. It flows…

Bremer, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Bremer, Paul (Lewis Paul Bremer 3d)Bremer, Paulbrĕˈmər [key], 1941–, U.S. diplomat and government official, b. Hartford, Conn. A career diplomat in the Foreign Service from 1966 to…

Bayeux

(Encyclopedia) Bayeux Bayeux bäy&oomacr;ˈ, Fr. bäyöˈ [key], town, Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, near the…

Pinatubo, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Pinatubo, MountPinatubo, Mountpĭnˌət&oomacr;ˈbō [key], active volcano, 5,840 ft (1,780 m), central Luzon island, the Philippines, c.55 mi (90 km) NW of Manila. Dormant for 600…

Caracas

(Encyclopedia) Caracas Caracas kərăˈkəs, kəräˈ–, Span. käräˈkäs…

Constantine II, king of Greece

(Encyclopedia) Constantine II, 1940–2023, king of the Hellenes; also known as Constantine XIII. He was appointed regent in 1964 and succeeded to the…

Chakwera, Lazarus McCarthy

(Encyclopedia) Chakwera, Lazarus McCarthy, 1955–, Malawian political and religious leader. After studying theology in Malawi, South Africa, and the United States, he taught at several seminaries,…

Changarnier, Nicolas

(Encyclopedia) Changarnier, NicolasChangarnier, Nicolasnēkôläˈ shäNgärnyāˈ [key], 1793–1877, French general and politician. He served in Algeria and was briefly (1848) governor-general of Algeria,…

Clavière, Étienne

(Encyclopedia) Clavière, ÉtienneClavière, Étienneātyĕnˈ klävyĕrˈ [key], 1735–93, French financier. A merchant and banker of Geneva, he participated (1782) in the popular revolution at Geneva and was…