U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe majority of Philippine people are descendants of…
(Encyclopedia) Kublai KhanKublai Khank&oomacr;ˈblī kän [key], 1215–94, Mongol emperor, founder of the Yüan dynasty of China. From 1251 to 1259 he led military campaigns in S China. He succeeded (…
MEN Mountain Bike Cross Country (30.7 miles): 1. Miguel Martinez, FRA (2:09:03); 2. Filip Meirhaeghe, BEL (2:10:05); 3. Christoph Sauser, SWI (2:11:20). Road Individual Road Race (240 km): 1. Jan…
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(Encyclopedia) KashiKashikäˈshēˈ [key] or KashgarKashgarkäshˈgär [key], city (1994 est. pop. 190,500), SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the Kaxgar (Kashgar) River (a tributary of the…
(Encyclopedia) Calles, Plutarco ElíasCalles, Plutarco Elíaspl&oomacr;tärˈkō ālēˈäs käˈyās [key], 1877–1945, Mexican statesman, president (1924–28). In 1913 he left schoolteaching to fight with…
(Encyclopedia) Sino-Japanese War, Second, 1937–45, conflict between Japanese and Chinese forces for control of the Chinese mainland. The war sapped the Nationalist government's strength while…
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