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Plenković, Andrej

(Encyclopedia)Plenković, Andrej, 1970–, Croatian political leader. He studied law then joined (1994) the Croatian ministry of foreign affairs in the department for European integration, heading the department fr...

European Launcher Development Organization

(Encyclopedia)European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO): see European Space Agency. ...

European Space Operations Center

(Encyclopedia)European Space Operations Center (ESOC): see European Space Agency. ...

European Space Research Institute

(Encyclopedia)European Space Research Institute (ESRIN): see European Space Agency. ...

European Space Research Organization

(Encyclopedia)European Space Research Organization (ESRO): see European Space Agency. ...

Fort Union National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Fort Union National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

American Civil Liberties Union

(Encyclopedia)American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. Founded (1920) by such prominent figur...

Woman's Christian Temperance Union

(Encyclopedia)Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), organization that seeks to upgrade moral life, especially through abstinence from alcohol. The National WCTU of the United States was founded (1874) in Cleve...

Western Union Telegraph Company

(Encyclopedia)Western Union Telegraph Company, enterprise created (1851) to provide telegraphic communications services in the United States. Originally known as the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegra...

Union of South Africa

(Encyclopedia)Union of South Africa: see South Africa. ...