August
... four-year terms) elections: legislative elections were held in two rounds - the first round on 22 August 2007 and the second round on 30 August 2007 (next to be held in 2011 ...
www.exxun.com/Kiribati/d_gv.html
August
... nuclear fuel rods (to extract weapons-grade plutonium) and was developing a "nuclear deterrent." Beginning in August 2003, North Korea, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the US have participated in the ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_North/a_fg.html
August
... 687 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 3 August 2003 (next to be held in August 2008) election results: percent of vote by party ...
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August
Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)
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August
... dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led, UN coalition began a ground ...
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/a_fg.html
August
... are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/b_mp.html
August
chief of state: President Kurmanbek BAKIYEV (since 14 August 2005) head of government: Prime Minister Igor CHUDINOV (since 24 December 2007) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/d_gv.html
August
promulgated 14 August 1991
www.exxun.com/Laos/d_gv.html
August
... Latvia declared itself independent from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 is when it declared the renewal of independence; 21 August 1991 was the date of de facto independence from the Soviet Union
www.exxun.com/Latvia/d_gv.html
August
... billion in bilateral assistance at the Paris II Donors Conference. The Israeli-Hizballah conflict in July-August 2006 caused an estimated $3.6 billion in infrastructure damage, and prompted international donors to pledge ...
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/e_ec.html
August
refugees (country of origin): 405,425 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)); 50,000-60,000 (Iraq) IDPs: 17,000 (1975-90 civil war, Israeli invasions); 200,000 (July-August 2006 war) (2007)
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/i_ti.html
August
... 1997 allowed for elections that brought TAYLOR to power, but major fighting resumed in 2000. An August 2003 peace agreement ended the war and prompted the resignation of former president Charles TAYLOR ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/a_fg.html
August
... 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968); note - on 15 August 2004, HANS ADAM transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS ...
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/d_gv.html
August
... Election Committee for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 29 August 2004 (next to be held in 2009) election results: Edmund HO Hau-wah reelected received ...
www.exxun.com/Macau/d_gv.html
August
... President Branko CRVENKOVSKI (since 12 May 2004) head of government: Prime Minister Nikola GRUEVSKI (since 26 August 2006) cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in ...
www.exxun.com/Macedonia/d_gv.html
August
19 August 1992 by national referendum
www.exxun.com/Madagascar/d_gv.html
August
31 August 1957 (amended many times, latest in 2007)
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/d_gv.html
August
... term in office - has dominated the islands' political scene. Following riots in the capital Male in August 2004, the president and his government pledged to embark upon democratic reforms including a more ...
www.exxun.com/Maldives/a_fg.html
August
tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
www.exxun.com/Maldives/b_mp.html
August
... series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/a_fg.html
August
new constitution adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August 1994; replaced old Soviet constitution of 1979
www.exxun.com/Moldova/d_gv.html
August
compulsory national military service abolished August 2006
www.exxun.com/Montenegro/h_ml.html
August
... regime, especially after a negotiated cease-fire between the Maoists and government forces broke down in August 2003. In 2001, the crown prince massacred ten members of the royal family, including the ...
www.exxun.com/Nepal/a_fg.html
August
... DASSONVILLE (since 9 November 2007) head of government: President of the Government Harold MARTIN (since 7 August 2007) cabinet: Cabinet consisting of 11 members elected from and by the Territorial Congress elections ...
www.exxun.com/NewCaledonia/d_gv.html
August
... state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006) head of government: Prime Minister Helen CLARK (since 10 December 1999); Deputy Prime Minister ...
www.exxun.com/NewZealand/d_gv.html
August
3 August 1960 (from France)
www.exxun.com/Niger/d_gv.html
