him ... King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 and his son immediately succeeded him head of government: Prime Minister Jigme THINLEY (since 9 April 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers ... www.exxun.com/Bhutan/d_gv.html
him ... abdicated the throne due to illness and his son, Prince Norodom SIHAMONI, was selected to succeed him. Local elections were held in Cambodia in April 2007, and there was little in the ... www.exxun.com/Cambodia/a_fg.html
him ... GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of ... www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/a_fg.html
him ... on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in ... www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/a_fg.html
him ... 1996, but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. Kufuor is constitutionally barred from running for a third term ... www.exxun.com/Ghana/a_fg.html
him ... purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military ... www.exxun.com/Guinea_Bissau/a_fg.html
him ... elected body charged with determining the succession of the Supreme Leader, reviewing his performance, and deposing him if deemed necessary; 2) Expediency Council or the Council for the Discernment of Expediency (Majma ... www.exxun.com/Iran/d_gv.html
him ... of Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a "people power" movement in Manila ("EDSA 1") forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup ... www.exxun.com/Philippines/a_fg.html
him ... ruled the country since 1972. His son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa al-Thani, overthrew him in a bloodless coup in 1995. In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with ... www.exxun.com/Qatar/a_fg.html
him ... December 2000 and took control of the government. DOS arrested MILOSEVIC in 2001 and allowed for him to be tried in The Hague for crimes against humanity. (MILOSEVIC died in March 2006 ... www.exxun.com/Serbia/a_fg.html
him ... People's Council and the supreme leader of the National Assembly, the 2003 law has the effect of making him the sole authority of both the executive and legislative branches of government www.exxun.com/Turkmenistan/d_gv.html
Himachal ... Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland ... www.exxun.com/India/d_gv.html
Himalayan landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes www.exxun.com/Bhutan/b_mp.html
Himalayas most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to ... www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/b_mp.html
Himalayas violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season www.exxun.com/Bhutan/b_mp.html
Himalayas upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north www.exxun.com/India/b_mp.html
Himalayas Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north www.exxun.com/Nepal/b_mp.html
Himamaylan ... Cotabato, Dagupan, Danao, Dapitan, Davao, Digos, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Escalante, El Salvador, Gapan, General Santos, Gingoog, Guihulngan, Himamaylan, Iligan, Iloilo, Isabela, Iriga, Kabankalan, Kalookan, Kidapawan, Koronadal, La Carlota, Lamitan, Laoag, Lapu-Lapu, Las ... www.exxun.com/Philippines/d_gv.html
HIMI conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI www.exxun.com/HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands/d_gv.html
Hims 14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq, Tartus www.exxun.com/Syria/d_gv.html
himself ... early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko ... www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/a_fg.html
himself ... overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power ... www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/a_fg.html
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