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López Bravo, Gregorio

(Encyclopedia)López Bravo, Gregorio grāgōˈrēō lōˈpāth bräˈvō [key], 1923–85, Spanish politician. He entered government service in 1959, serving as director-general of foreign trade to Dec., 1960, dire...

Kolyma

(Encyclopedia)Kolyma kŏlĭmäˈ, 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 generally N to ...

Bremer, Paul

(Encyclopedia)Bremer, Paul (Lewis Paul Bremer 3d) brĕˈmər [key], 1941–, U.S. diplomat and government official, b. Hartford, Conn. A career diplomat in the Foreign Service from 1966 to 1989, he was ambassador t...

Bayeux

(Encyclopedia)Bayeux bäyo͞oˈ, Fr. bäyöˈ [key], town, Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, near the English ...

Pinatubo, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Pinatubo, Mount pĭnˌəto͞oˈbō [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 years, it began erupting on Apr. 2, 1...

Caracas

(Encyclopedia)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 throne the same ...

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, then served as pr...

Changarnier, Nicolas

(Encyclopedia)Changarnier, Nicolas nēkôläˈ shäNgärnyāˈ [key], 1793–1877, French general and politician. He served in Algeria and was briefly (1848) governor-general of Algeria, succeeding Louis Cavaignac....

Clavière, Étienne

(Encyclopedia)Clavière, Étienne ātyĕnˈ klävyĕrˈ [key], 1735–93, French financier. A merchant and banker of Geneva, he participated (1782) in the popular revolution at Geneva and was forced to leave when t...