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
... 2008, Libya assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term. In August 2008, the US and Libya signed a bilateral comprehensive claims settlement agreement to compensate claimants ...
www.exxun.com/Libya/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 on 28 June 2009) election results: Edmund HO Hau-wah ...
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
passed by referendum 19 August 1992
www.exxun.com/Madagascar/d_gv.html
August
31 August 1957; amended many times, the latest in 2007
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/d_gv.html
August
... assembly - termed the "Special Majlis" - finalized a new constitution, which was ratified by the president in August. The first-ever presidential elections under a multi-candidate, multi-party system were held in ...
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
new constitution ratified 7 August 2008
www.exxun.com/Maldives/d_gv.html
August
... April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta deposed him and ushered in a military council government. Meanwhile ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/a_fg.html
August
... 6 June 2009 presidential election head of government: Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed LAGHDAF (since 14 August 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers elections: following the August 2008 coup, the Military High Council ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/d_gv.html
August
... made satisfactory progress, but IMF and World Bank have suspended their programs in Mauritania since the August 2008 coup. Oil prospects, while initially promising, have largely failed to materialize. Meantime the government ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
August
adopted 29 July 1994; effective 27 August 1994; note - replaced 1979 Soviet constitution
www.exxun.com/Moldova/d_gv.html
August
compulsory national military service abolished August 2006
www.exxun.com/Montenegro/h_ml.html
