August ... MENDOZA del Solar (since 28 July 2006) note: Prime Minister Jorge DEL CASTILLO Galvez (since 28 August 2006) does not exercise executive power; this power is in the hands of the president ... www.exxun.com/Peru/d_gv.html
August ... Khalifa al-Thani, fourth son of the monarch (selected Heir Apparent by the monarch on 5 August 2003); note - Amir HAMAD also holds the positions of Minister of Defense and Commander-in ... www.exxun.com/Qatar/d_gv.html
August 24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) www.exxun.com/Russia/d_gv.html
August ... first local elections in March 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in August and September 2003 - the country continues to struggle to boost investment and agricultural output, and ... www.exxun.com/Rwanda/a_fg.html
August ... popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held 25 August 2003 (next to be held in 2010) election results: Paul KAGAME elected president in first ... www.exxun.com/Rwanda/d_gv.html
August Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August www.exxun.com/SaintBarthelemy/d_gv.html
August ... members; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 31 August 2005 (next to be held in 2009) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents ... www.exxun.com/SaintHelena/d_gv.html
August tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August www.exxun.com/SaintLucia/b_mp.html
August ... since 21 March 2007) head of government: President of the Territorial Council Frantz GUMBS (since 7 August 2008) cabinet: Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory economic, social, and cultural council ... www.exxun.com/SaintMartin/d_gv.html
August ... Poor Countries (HIPC) program, which helped bring down the country's $300 million debt burden. In August 2005, Sao Tome signed on to a new 3-year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth ... www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
August ... head of government: King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 1 August 2005) cabinet: Council of Ministers is appointed by the monarch every four years and includes ... www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/d_gv.html
August ... Socialist Party, that resulted in a record-low, 35-percent voter turnout; Senate - last held 19 August 2007 (next to be held - NA) election results: National Assembly results - percent of vote by ... www.exxun.com/Senegal/d_gv.html
August ... paramount chiefs elected in separate elections; to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 11 August 2007 (next to be held in 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - NA ... www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/d_gv.html
August ... deputy prime ministers appointed by president election results: Sellapan Rama (S R) NATHAN appointed president in August 2005 after Presidential Elections Committee disqualified three other would-be candidates; scheduled election not held www.exxun.com/Singapore/d_gv.html
August 25 August 1979, presidential approval 23 September 1979 note: the formation of transitional governing institutions, known as the Transitional Federal Government, is currently ongoing www.exxun.com/Somalia/d_gv.html
August adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978 www.exxun.com/SriLanka/d_gv.html
August ... Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993); First Vice President Salva KIIR (since 4 August 2005), Vice President Ali Osman TAHA (since 20 September 2005) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed ... www.exxun.com/Sudan/d_gv.html
August ... of government: President Runaldo Ronald VENETIAAN (since 12 August 2000); Vice President Ram SARDJOE (since 3 August 2005) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president elections: president and vice president elected ... www.exxun.com/Suriname/d_gv.html
August Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291) www.exxun.com/Switzerland/d_gv.html
August ... Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April 2005. During the July-August 2006 conflict between Israel and Hizballah, Syria placed its military forces on alert but did ... www.exxun.com/Syria/a_fg.html
August mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus www.exxun.com/Syria/b_mp.html
August tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year www.exxun.com/Taiwan/b_mp.html
August ... government to improve roads and an electricity transmission network. To help increase north-south trade, the US funded a $36 million bridge which opened in August 2007 and links Tajikistan and Afghanistan www.exxun.com/Tajikistan/e_ec.html
August ... government: Prime Minister SAMAK Sundavavej (since 29 January 2008); Deputy Prime Minister KOWIT Wattana (since 5 August 2008); Deputy Prime Minister MAN Pattanothai (MAN Patanotai) (since 5 August 2008); Deputy Prime Minister ... www.exxun.com/Thailand/d_gv.html
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