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(Encyclopedia) Pangalos, Theodore pängˈgälôs [key], 1878–1952, Greek general and politician. He was instrumental in the overthrow (1922) of King Constantine I and initially supported the republic (1924). In Ju...

(Encyclopedia) Maribor mäˈrĭbôr [key], Ger. Marburg, city (1991 pop. 103,961), in Slovenia, on the Drava River. It is a heavy industrial center with chemical, engineering, and electrical industries. Known as ear...

(Encyclopedia) Deyssel, Lodewijk van lōˈdəvĭk vän dēˈsəl [key], pseud. of Karel Joan Lodewijk Alberdingk Thijm, 1864–1952, Dutch novelist, critic, and essayist. He was editor of De Nieuwe Gids [the new gui...

(Encyclopedia) Alcalá Zamora, Niceto nēthāˈtō älkäläˈ thämōˈrä [key], 1877–1949, Spanish statesman and president of Spain (1931–36). After holding several cabinet posts under the monarchy, he became...

(Encyclopedia) Coty, René rənāˈ kôtēˈ [key], 1882–1962, French president (1954–59). From 1923 to 1940 he served in the legislature, first as a deputy and then as a senator. In 1940, when France fell to th...

(Encyclopedia) Jáchymov yäˈkhĭmôf [key], Ger. Joachimsthal, town, NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, in the Erzgebirge [ore mountains]. The productivity of its uranium mines, once extensive, has declined since Worl...

(Encyclopedia) Jawara, Sir Dawda Kairaba douˈdə kīräˈbə jäwärˈə [key], 1924–2019, president of Gambia (1970–94). A veterinarian, he became active in politics in 1960 and leader of the People's Progress...

(Encyclopedia) Kinsale kĭnsālˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 1,759), Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland, on the Bandon River estuary. It is a fishing port and seaside resort. Manufactures include sheet steel, electrical co...

(Encyclopedia) Kováč, Michal mēˈkäl kōˈväch [key], 1929–2016, Slovak political leader, first president of independent Slovakia (1993–98). An economist, he worked in the banking sector, served as Czechosl...

(Encyclopedia) Kroměříž krôˈmyĕrzhēsh [key], Ger. Kremsier, city (1991 pop. 28,967), E Czech Republic, in Moravia, on the Morava River. An agricultural center, it manufactures generators and gasoline engines...