word | | Background |
| By | Brazil | ... coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil underwent more than half ... |
| By | Cook Islands | ... after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in ... |
| By | Dhekelia | By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and ... |
| By | India | ... for more than three centuries. European explorers began establishing footholds in India during the 16th century. By the 19th century, Great Britain had become the dominant political power on the subcontinent. The ... |
| By | Kosovo | ... five centuries of Ottoman rule during which large numbers of Turks and Albanians moved to Kosovo. By the end of the 19th century, Albanians replaced the Serbs as the dominant ethnic group ... |
| By | Lithuania | ... alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance ... |
| By | Sri Lanka | ... government forces intensified in 2006, but the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. By May 2009, the government announced that its military had defeated the remnants of the LTTE ... |
| By | Uruguay | ... 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over ... |
| By | Yemen | ... starting in late January 2011 fueled by complaints over high unemployment, poor economic conditions, and corruption. By the following month, some protests had resulted in violence, and the demonstrations had spread to ... |
| byelection | Bahrain | ... in a heavy-handed government response and the resignation of 18 Wifaq legislators. The September 2011 byelection - which Wifaq boycotted - was held to fill seats they had vacated and featured low voter ... |
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Siel Spa - UPS
Energia & Sicurezza è la mission di Siel, holding italiana, leader nella progettazione & produzione di UPS, STS, CPS.
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Mascherpa
Distributore esclusivo di macchine, utensili, componenti, attrezzature, lubrificanti speciali, adesivi-sigillanti, anticorrosivi
www.mascherpa.it |
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