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Parvanov, Georgi Sedefchov

(Encyclopedia) Parvanov, Georgi Sedefchov, 1957–, Bulgarian political leader, president of Bulgaria (2002–12), b. Sirishnik. A historian by profession, he joined the Bulgarian Communist party (BCP)…

Polotsk

(Encyclopedia) PolotskPolotskpôˈlətsk [key], city (1989 pop. 76,837), W Belarus, on the Western Dvina River at its confluence with the Polota. It is a large rail junction and agricultural trade…

Timor-Leste

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 3/27/2012 Pres. Jose RAMOS-HORTA Prime Min. Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO Vice Prime Min. Jose Luis GUTERRES…

Fujimori, Keiko

(Encyclopedia) Fujimori, Keiko (Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi), 1975–, Peruvian political leader, daughter of President Alberto Fujimori. She attended Boston Univ. and Columbia Business School, then…

Benevento

(Encyclopedia) Benevento Benevento bānāvānˈtō [key], city, capital of Benevento prov., in Campania, S Italy. It is a…

State Department Notes on Bulgaria

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography and People Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Bulgarian Relations…

Todorov, Tzvetan

(Encyclopedia) Todorov, Tzvetan, 1939–2017, Bulgarian-French literary theorist, historian of ideas, and sociologist, b. Sofia, Bulgaria, Ph.D. Univ. of Paris, 1966. He joined (1968) the National…