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SEATO

(Encyclopedia)SEATO: see Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. ...

NOW

(Encyclopedia)NOW: see National Organization for Women. ...

Eswatini

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Eswatini or eSwatini, formerly Swaziland swäˈzēlănd [key],...

Kelly, John

(Encyclopedia)Kelly, John, 1822–86, American politician, boss of Tammany Hall, b. New York City. He entered politics at an early age. At first he opposed Tammany Hall, but later (1853) joined the organization and...

Abrahams, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Abrahams, Peter, 1919–2017, South African novelist and journalist, b. Peter Henry Abrahams Deras. Though he lived mostly in exile, he exposed the injustices of the apartheid system and the politics ...

Uitlander

(Encyclopedia)Uitlander: see South African War. ...

Nilo-Saharan

(Encyclopedia)Nilo-Saharan: see African languages. ...

Zulu language

(Encyclopedia)Zulu language: see African languages. ...

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