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91South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …
92Kido Takayoshi — or Kido Kōin born Aug. 11, 1833, Chōshū, Nagato province, Japan died May 26, 1877, Tokyo With Saigō Takamori and Ōkubo Toshimichi, one of the three giants of the Meiji Restoration of 1868. He became head of the government of the han (domain) of… …
93Laval, Pierre — born June 28, 1883, Châteldon, France died Oct. 15, 1945, Paris French politician. A member of the Chamber of Deputies (1914–19, 1924–27) and later the Senate (from 1927), he also held a number of cabinet posts, and, as France s premier (1931–32 …
94Meredith, George — born Feb. 12, 1828, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. died May 18, 1909, Box Hill, Surrey English novelist and poet. Though ostensibly launched on a law career at age 18, he concentrated instead on writing poems and articles and making translations.… …
95Roh Moo Hyun — born Aug. 6, 1946, Gimhae, near Pusan, Korea [now in South Korea] South Korean president (from 2003). Born into a poor family, Roh did not attend college but was able to pass the bar exam in 1975 and later became a highly respected human rights… …
96Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
97Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
98Histiaeus — ▪ ruler of Miletus died 494/493 BC tyrant of the Anatolian city of Miletus under the Persian king Darius I and a reputed instigator of the revolt (499–494) of the Ionian Greeks against Darius. According to Herodotus, Histiaeus… …
99Richemont, Arthur, constable de — ▪ French military officer Introduction also called earl of Richmond , or (1457–58) Arthur III, duke of Brittany , French Arthur, connétable de Richemont , or comte de Richemont , or Arthur III, duc de Bretagne born 1393, Brittany [France]… …
100Temperance Movements — • Covers the history in Europe, the United States, and Canada Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Temperance Movements Temperance Movements …
