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  Uruguay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a country in southern South America, bordered by Brazil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Rio de la Plata (River Plate) to the southwest, with Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
The president, who is both head of state and head of government, is elected by popular vote for a five-year term, with the vice president elected on the same ticket.
Uruguay's economy is characterised by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending, as well as a developed industrial sector.
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 Uruguay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is bordered by Brazil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Río de la Plata (literally "Silver River", but commonly known in English as "River Plate") to the southwest, with Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
The work of President José Batlle y Ordóñez made Uruguay an advanced nation with a complex welfare system; for most of the 20th century Uruguay was on par with European nations.
Uruguay won two Olympic gold medals in soccer in 1924 and in 1928.
www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Uruguay   (1687 words)

  
 Venezuela - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Venezuelan president is elected by a popular vote, with direct and universal suffrage, and functions as both head of state and head of government.
Chávez was elected president in 1998 with 56% of the vote as part of a new political party, the Movement for the Fifth Republic.
Diosdado Cabello, Vice President of Venezuela, became temporary president as dictated by the constitution.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Venezuela   (3020 words)

  
 List of Presidents of Uruguay|Uruguay Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The work of President of UruguayPresident José Batlle y Ordóñez made Uruguay an advanced nation with a complex Welfare statewelfare system; for most of the 20th century Uruguay was on par with European nations.
The President of Uruguaypresident, who is both head of state and head of government, is elected by popular vote for a five-year term, with the vice president elected on the same ticket.
'''Uruguay's''' economy is characterised by an export-oriented agricultureagricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending, as well as a developed industrial sector.
www.echostatic.com /List_of_Presidents_of_Uruguay|Uruguay.html   (1565 words)

  
 List of Presidents of Niger|President Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The President is a member of the Federal Council elected by the Swiss Federal Assembly (the Swiss Parliament) for a year; and the President is merely ''primus inter pares'' (first among equals).
President for Life is a title assumed by some dictators to ensure that their authority or legitimacy is never questioned.
In FranceFrench legal terminology, the president of a court consisting of multiple judges is the foremost judge; he chairs the meeting of the court and directs the debates (and this thus addressed as "Mr President", ''Monsieur le Président'', or appropriate feminine forms).
www.echostatic.com /List_of_Presidents_of_Niger|President.html   (2071 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of Presidents of Bolivia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries.
Manuel Mariano Melgarejo Valencia (1818–1871) was the President of Bolivia from 28 December 1864 to 15 January 1871.
Presidents of Bolivia This is the history of Bolivia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Presidents-of-Bolivia   (2819 words)

  
 URUGUAY FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is bordered by Brazil to the north, the Uruguay_River to the west, the estuary of the Río_de_la_Plata (literally "River of Silver", but commonly known in English as "River Plate") to the southwest, with Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic_Ocean to the southeast.
The work of President José_Batlle_y_Ordóñez made Uruguay an advanced nation with a complex welfare system; for most of the 20th century Uruguay was on par with European nations.
The most popular sport in Uruguay is football (called ''fútbol'' in Spanish), and the country has earned many honours in that sport, including gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and two World Cups.
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 President   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Rather, he or she is called a president (history of the term) president in an older sense of the word to denote the fact that he or she heads the ''cabinet''.
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List of Presidents of the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic/
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 The Secret Wars Of The CIA : Indymedia Uruguay
President Reagan has gone public and said he would reduce the Soviet Union to a pile of ashes.
In November 16, 1981, President Reagan allocated 19 million dollars to form an army, a force of contras, they're called, ex-Somoza national guards, the monsters who were doing the torture and terror in Nicaragua that made the Nicaraguan people rise up and throw out the dictator, and throw out the guard.
And if your name, or your organization, is put on this list, they could kick down your door and haul you away, or kill you, without any due process of the law and search warrants and trial by jury, and all of that, with impunity.
uruguay.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=29763   (5344 words)

  
 Uruguay
Uruguay's early-19th century history was shaped by ongoing fights between the British, Spanish, Portuguese, and colonial forces for dominance in the Argentina-Brazil-Uruguay region.
Uruguay is committed to an open financial system and maintains a floating exchange rate; the government intervenes in the exchange market to maintain a peso devaluation rate of about 1% per month.
Uruguay also has been working with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia--under terms of the River Plate Basin Treaty--on an economic integration plan whose centerpiece is the development of the River Plate Basin as a major shipping and commercial transportation link known as Hidrovia.
www.onlinelearning.net /instructors/smurr/LatAm/sam/urgy.html   (15233 words)

  
 List Of Presidents Of Brazil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Council president Petite Garcia and vice presidents Maxwell Espina...
2001 – The White House releases a list of 22...
This is a list of the Presidents of Brazil.
www.wikiverse.org /list-of-presidents-of-brazil   (224 words)

  
 NIGC - Country Analysis Briefs: Central and South America: Uruguay [eia.doe.org]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Uruguay is a highly urban country of about 3.3 million people, nearly half of whom reside in greater Montevideo, Uruguay's capital and largest city.
Uruguay is a full member of the MERCOSUR common market with Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay (Chile and Bolivia are associate members).
Uruguay has begun integrating parts of its transmission network with neighboring countries and is promoting a series of transmission and generation projects intended to make the country a key link in the growing trade in electricity between Brazil and Argentina.
www.nigc.ir /eia/uruguay.asp   (2921 words)

  
 Albiorix (moon) bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
These are a list of rivers, tributaries and creeks that situate on the island of Prince Edward Island.
This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece.
This is a list of the craters on the Moon:
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 WHKMLA : History of Uruguay, 1918-1945   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As a consequence, the international crises of 1923 was felt to a smaller extent in Uruguay than elsewhere.
Uruguay gained world attention by winning the soccer contest in the Olympic Games of 1924, 1928 and the first soccer world cup in 1930.
Uruguay, a founding member of the League of Nations in 1920, joined World War II in 1945 by declaring war on Germany.
www.zum.de /whkmla/region/samerica/uruguay191845.html   (283 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of Presidents of Uruguay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Venezuela and Uruguay Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreements
In signing on to Telesur, says Aharonian, “Uruguay is expressing a commitment to the democratization of communication and information in South America.” Uruguay will be participating with a 10% share in the TV channel and the right to name one member to the channel’s board of directors.
According to Gorgias Brignone, President of the Venezuelan-Uruguayan Center in Caracas, these agreements “are a prime example of regional cooperation that is mutually beneficial, honest, and fair.” Good economic and political relations between the two countries could give Venezuela added support in its promotion of regional integration, says Brignone.
Broad Front leader Tabaré Vasquez was inaugurated as Uruguayan President, yesterday, in a swearing-in ceremony that was well-attended both by foreign heads of state and ecstatic Uruguayans eager to usher in hoped-for socio-economic changes.
www.venezuelanalysis.com /news.php?newsno=1532   (1138 words)

  
 WHC Report of the Bureau, 24-29 June 1996   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
His oral presentation began with the continued concern over the tentative lists indicating that 54 States Parties had still not submitted this list and that those from 34 other States Parties were not in the required format.
The Committee, therefore, decided to retain the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger and requested the Bulgarian authorities to prepare a status report on their efforts to restore the site, to be presented in three year's time.
In 1995 a dialogue was established between the parties, which has paved the way for a return to a normal situation and may allow for a detailed evaluation of the state of conservation of the site as well as the development of an action programme for its recovery.
whc.unesco.org /archive/repbur96.htm   (15509 words)

  
 Is Bush Compromised by Israeli Intelligence? : Indymedia Uruguay
A few weeks ago, Bush made the nearly hallucinatory remark that Afghanistan and Iraq are well on their way to being good examples for “a remaking” of the entire Middle East by Bush’s soldiers.
Hints by Bush officials that a number of other mideastern countries are on Bush’s list of to-do’s further underscore Bush’s historically weak, if not compromised position re the regime of Sharon, the suspected war criminal.
Previous presidents acted with dignity and courage to further the peace process in Israel, but Bush Jr.
uruguay.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=29640   (1790 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- FAQs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The World Factbook is not a gazetteer (a dictionary or index of places, usually with descriptive or statistical information) and cannot provide more than the names of the administrative divisions (in the Government category) and major cities/towns (on the country maps).
Taiwan is listed after the regular entries because even though the mainland People's Republic of China claims Taiwan, elected Taiwanese authorities de facto administer the island and reject mainland sovereignty claims.
In the future, such a category may be adopted listing the extremes, but also adding a normal temperature range found throughout most of a country’s territory.
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/docs/faqs.html   (2415 words)

  
 WHKMLA : History of Uruguay, 1830-1870   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1830 a constitution was passed, and General FRUCTUOSO RIVERA elected first president of Uruguay.
Early in the 19th century the remaining Indio population was decimated and the interior opened for cattle ranching, Uruguay being GAUCHO country.
Swiss immigrants established a Swiss colony in 1869, which was to have a lasting impact, as Uruguay was to be nicknamed LITTLE SWITZERLAND.
www.zum.de /whkmla/region/samerica/uruguay183070.html   (299 words)

  
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 washingtonpost.com: Uruguay
Six Latin American presidents attend a 1997 summit at the Mercosru administrative building in Montevideo.
A detailed list of facts and figures for Uruguay.
A description of the history, government, politics and economy of Uruguay.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/world/americas/southamerica/uruguay   (280 words)

  
 Uruguay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
85th, List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
67nd, List of countries by GDP (Nominal) per capita
Uruguay XII - Investment and Export Promotion (in Spanish and English)
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/Uruguay.htm   (1703 words)

  
 Uruguay
Met with President Batlle y Ordonez and Foreign Minister Romeu; delivered several public addresses.
Met with President Terra and delivered a public address.
Met with President Sanguinetti and senior Uruguayan officials.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ho/trvl/13774.htm   (134 words)

  
 Saul Landau: Cuba High on Neo-Con Hit List
In December 2003, Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi narrowed the possibilities by removing his nation from competition when he eschewed nuclear, chemical and biological weapons ambitions and invited UN inspectors to Tripoli.
By repeating cliches about US motives being noble and democratic while Presidents authorize illegal wars and overthrows of foreign governments, the Administration induces the mass media to follow the line whatever it is; at least temporarily.
In 2002, President Bush placed Iran and North Korea with Iraq on his "axis of evil" list.
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 List of Presidents of Uruguay at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
List of Presidents of Uruguay at opensource encyclopedia
See also: History of Uruguay, Politics of Uruguay fr:Liste des présidents de l'Uruguay
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Provides a list of leaders by country and date.
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