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... and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of ...
www.exxun.com/Benin/a_fg.html
governments
... of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments were charged with overseeing most government functions. The Office of the High Representative (OHR) was ...
www.exxun.com/BosniaandHerzegovina/a_fg.html
governments
... on 1 January 2007, has experienced strong growth since a major economic downturn in 1996. Successive governments have demonstrated commitment to economic reforms and responsible fiscal planning, but have failed so far ...
www.exxun.com/Bulgaria/e_ec.html
governments
... were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted ...
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/a_fg.html
governments
... Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 and lasted for one decade. President Ange-Felix PATASSE ...
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/a_fg.html
governments
... over 18,000 uniformed peacekeepers in the region, first deployed in 1999; despite significant repatriation efforts by governments and international organizations, in 2006, Angolans, Rwandans, Sudanese, and residents of other neighboring states reside ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/i_ti.html
Governments
... of European Union states. The election of a new Cypriot president in 2008 served as the impetus for the UN to encourage both the Turkish and Cypriot Governments to reopen unification negotiations
www.exxun.com/Cyprus/a_fg.html
governments
... balloting in the Parliament, then an electoral assembly (made up of Parliament plus members of local governments) elects the president, choosing between the two candidates with the largest percentage of votes; election ...
www.exxun.com/Estonia/d_gv.html
governments
... one or more policy areas) elections: the president of the European Commission is designated by member governments and is confirmed by the European Parliament; working from member state recommendations, the Commission president ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/d_gv.html
governments
... South Ossetia. These two territories remain outside the control of the central government and are ruled by de facto, unrecognized governments, supported by Russia. Russian-led peacekeeping operations continue in both regions
www.exxun.com/Georgia/a_fg.html
governments
... caucus recognition; to serve four-year terms) and the Federal Council or Bundesrat (69 votes; state governments are directly represented by votes; each has three to six votes depending on population and ...
www.exxun.com/Germany/d_gv.html
governments
... During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace ...
www.exxun.com/Guatemala/a_fg.html
governments
... from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first ...
www.exxun.com/Guyana/a_fg.html
governments
... In 1948 Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups ...
www.exxun.com/Ireland/a_fg.html
Governments
... as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period ...
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/d_gv.html
governments
... along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional ...
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/d_gv.html
governments
... improved since 1989 due to decline in heavy industry and increased environmental concern by post-Communist governments; air pollution nonetheless remains serious because of sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/b_mp.html
governments
... a colony. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The ...
www.exxun.com/Portugal/a_fg.html
governments
... service-based economy since joining the European Community in 1986. Over the past two decades, successive governments have privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the ...
www.exxun.com/Portugal/e_ec.html
governments
... substantially from a decade ago due largely to UN peacekeeping, international mediation, and efforts by local governments to create civil societies; nonetheless, 57,000 Rwandan refugees still reside in 21 African states, including ...
www.exxun.com/Rwanda/i_ti.html
