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National People's Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会 in Pinyin: Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, literally "Pan-Nation Congress of the People's Representatives"), abbreviated NPC (人大, Pinyin Réndà), is the highest legislative body in the People's Republic of China. A similar term is "National Congress", which is a less common translation of People's Political Consultative Conference. Delegates are formally elected by the provincial people's congresses for a term of five years. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_People's_Congress   (649 words)

African National Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1947 the ANC allied with the Natal Indian Congress and Transvaal Indian congress, broadening the basis of its opposition to the government. In April 1994, in a tripartite coalition with the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the ANC won a landslide victory in the 1994 general election, and Nelson Mandela was appointed the first President of South Africa. In June 1955, the Congress of the People, organised by the ANC and Indian, Coloured and White organizations at Kliptown near Johannesburg, adopted the Freedom Charter, henceforth the fundamental document of the anti-apartheid struggle with its demand for equal rights for all regardless of race. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_National_Congress   (1390 words)

Indian National Congress - Open Encyclopedia The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the oldest surviving political organisation in India, and is also one of its largest political parties. In the 2004 general elections, the Congress alliance won the most number of seats and got an assurance of support from the Left Front upsetting the Atal Behari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance which according to all forecasts was going to coast to victory. Founded in 1885 with the object of obtaining a greater share in government for educated Indians, the Indian National Congress was initially not opposed to British rule. open-encyclopedia.com /Indian_National_Congress   (1007 words)

Congress and National Security Ultimately, it is in the national interest that the Congress not be pliant; that is the essence of the separation of powers, which undergirds American strength and leadership around the world. It is equally true that the Congress is no less responsive than in the past to the urgings of special interest groups on a host of national security issues. The Congress, sensing the change in Navy attitudes, responded by under funding the program to the point where it was no longer viable. www.nixoncenter.org /publications/monographs/congress.htm   (1160 words)

Iraqi National Congress In December of 2002, Iraqi National Congress presented a list of 4,000 recruits to the Pentagon officials, of whom 1,000 were selected to be given military training in Hungary with the U.S. Army's European Command, in order to provide the basis of a new Iraqi national army. Iraqi National Congress was founded in 1992, and it is based in London. Iraqi National Congress is an umbrella organization, nominally embracing all major opposition groups. www.iraqinews.com /party_iraqi_national_congress.shtml   (158 words)

Global Mappings: The National Congress of British West Africa The National Congress of British West Africa was founded in 1920 by J.Casely Hayford, a Ghanaian lawyer educated in Ghana and London. Patterned in part on the formation of the Indian National Congress, which sought independence from Britain through national self-determination, the Congress's leadership broadened the concept of nationalism to encompass all West African colonies under British rule. A second line of antagonists towards the congress were traditional chiefs, who saw the prospects of their own future power and influence in Ghanaian society diminished by a Congress led by a Western educated but nonetheless Ghanaian elite. diaspora.northwestern.edu /mbin/WebObjects/DiasporaX.woa/wa/displayArticle?atomid=620   (532 words)

Indian National Congress National Congress of American Indians Press Luncheons Sept. 22 and 23 in Conjunction with Opening of NMAI. In the 1971 national elections and the 1972 state elections Gandhi's faction won strong victories, but, in a reaction against her emergency rule, it lost the election of 1977. Although he led Congress to reelection in 1984, the party was defeated in 1989 because of scandals and became the major opposition party. www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0825112.html   (736 words)

National 4-H Congress National 4-H Congress is the flagship event of the 4-H program. The Congress provides youth, ages 14-19, a quality, educational, and cross-cultural experience that exceeds what any state independently provides. The nation's most outstanding community leaders, speakers, and educators present the most current and timely information available. www.national4-hcongress.com   (164 words)

National Democratic Congress - Grenada We are concerned about the cumulative effect on the national debt as the framework for the financing plan puts future obligations on the public finances. However, we remain concern that given the sensitive character of energy supplies, stakeholders and the national community have not been given the opportunity to participate in any meaningful dialogue to achieve a national consensus on the issue. The nation is yet to be advised about the articles and the composition of the Board of Directors of the proposed government-owned company, which will be mandated to manage the commercial aspects of the Petro Caribe deal. www.ndcgrenada.org   (509 words)

National 4-H Congress Susan Stewart, National 4-H Congress Coordinator says, "Each of the young people who will attend have demonstrated leadership potential and a desire to improve his or her community and the world. Stewart says, "These projects were a great success in Memphis, where the National 4-H Congress was located for the last three years. The National 4-H Congress is a program of the www.agnr.umd.edu /events/DistEd/returns.htm   (466 words)

NSW Office of Fair Trading: Corporate The National Consumer Congress was held on 15 and 16 March 2005 at the InterContinental Hotel, Sydney. The 2005 National Consumer Congress was highly successful in generating discussion about the future of consumer protection in Australia. The Congress highlighted the different approaches that may be required from the consumer protection sector for this to be achieved. www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au /corporate/aboutus/nationalcongress.html   (177 words)

National Congress of Pedestrian Advocates National Congress of Pedestrian Advocates, go to the past Congress report page. Since 2001, America Walks has called together pedestrian advocates from across the country to participate in the National Congress of Pedestrian Advocates, a hands-on, feet-on-the-ground training camp for building pedestrian power and an annual opportunity for delegates from the member groups of America Walks to take collective action on pedestrian issues of national significance. America Walks will convene the National Congress of Pedestrian Advocates 2004 from May 6-8 at the Hilton Silver Spring in Silver Spring, Maryland. www.americawalks.org /congress   (222 words)

National People's Congress Li Peng was elected member of the CPC Central Committee at the 12th CPC National Congress in 1982 and was co-opted member of the Political Bureau and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 12th CPC Central Committee in 1985. The number of delegates to the National People's Congress shall be decided in accordance with the proportion of the population in each province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government. According to the Constitution and the Organic Law of the National's People's Congress, NPC deputies are elected for a term of five years. www.china.org.cn /english/27743.htm   (3118 words)

Druk National Congress Druk National Congress (DNC) with membership from all parts of the country. Druk National Congress - Political Organisation of Bhutan The 1990 problem led to the mushrooming of many dissident organizations in exile to address the problems of the innocent people and their eventual repatriation to Bhutan in dignity and honour. www.bhutandnc.com   (309 words)

Indian National Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The President of the Indian National Congress is in effect the party's national leader, head of the organization, head of the Working Committee and all chief Congress committees, chief spokesman and the Congress choice to become the Prime Minister of India. Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party or Congress (I), abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. Congress is accused of being the root cause of fifty years of stagnation of India (Bharat) since independence. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_National_Congress   (2429 words)

MSN Encarta - Search View - Sudan The constitution calls on the president, in consultation with the first vice president, to appoint 52 percent of the seats to the National Congress Party, 28 percent to the SPLM, 14 percent to northern opposition parties, and the remaining 6 percent to southern opposition parties. Bashir was reelected with 86.5 percent of the vote and his party, the National Congress Party, won 355 of the 360 seats in the National Assembly. The constitution granted significant autonomy to southern Sudan, and allocated 34 percent of the offices in the national unity government to southerners. encarta.msn.com /text_761559614__1/Sudan_(country).html   (4579 words)

India's Freedom Struggle : Indian National Congress at Kamat's Potpourri Congress Archive -- Rare pictures and artifacts from the archives of Indian National Congress. Subsequent to the Sepoy Mutiny (1857), some Englishmen in India felt that a harmony between the ruling English and the lndian people has to be built and Sir Allen Octavian Hume founded the Indian National Union which gave way to the Indian National Congress (INC). India's Freedom Struggle : Indian National Congress at Kamat's Potpourri www.kamat.com /kalranga/freedom/inc.htm   (562 words)

Indian National Congress,Congress I,INA,Congress Party India News The oldest Indian political party, the Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 and was the most powerful force behind the country's struggle for independence It also held power for most years after independence. India Elections » Political Parties » Indian National Congress The Congress popularity nose-dived mainly due to the involvement of its leaders, including Narasimha Rao, in the vote buying case during a confidence vote and other corruption charges. www.indian-elections.com /partyprofiles/congress.html   (313 words)

Mapping the National Parks The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The goal of the Library's National Digital Library Program is to offer broad public access to a wide range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. The Mapping the National Parks collection documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/gmdhtml/nphtml   (194 words)

Iraqi National Congress - SourceWatch The Iraqi National Congress (INC) was created at the behest of the U.S. government for the purpose of fomenting the overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. According to ABC, Rendon came up with the name for the Iraqi National Congress, an opposition coalition of 19 Iraqi and Kurdish organizations whose main tasks were to "gather information, distribute propaganda and recruit dissidents." ABC also reported that the INC received $12 million of covert CIA funding between 1992 and 1996. The intelligence community last month recommended the Iraqi National Congress' Information Collection Program continue at least until July 1 but has specific concerns after that date if the program is either continued or disbanded, according to government officials and documents. www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Iraqi_National_Congress   (2679 words)

Biography of Nelson Mandela In 1991, at the first national conference of the ANC held inside South Africa after being banned for decades, Nelson Mandela was elected President of the ANC while his lifelong friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, became the organisation's National Chairperson. Their chief contention was that the political tactics of the old guard' leadership of the ANC, reared in the tradition of constitutionalism and polite petitioning of the government of the day, were proving inadequate to the tasks of national emancipation. By 1952 Mandela and Tambo had opened the first black legal firm in the country, and Mandela was both Transvaal president of the ANC and deputy national president. www.anc.org.za /people/mandela.html   (3581 words)

Kurdish National Congress of North America - kncna.org The Kurdish National Congress is a non-profit, member-driven organization representing Kurds from all parts of Kurdistan living in the United States and Canada. Copyright © Kurdish National Congress of North America, 2004. Kurdish National Congress Holds 17th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee www.kncna.org   (339 words)

United National Congress - MPs - Opening statement of the Chairman of the National Executive - Press Releases The United National Congress (UNC) wishes a speedy recovery to Wendell Blenman and Sunil Persad who were injured in a blast at the National Flour Mills (NFM) last night and again renews its demands for the PNM Government to proclaim the Occupational Safety and Health Act without further delay. Opening statement of the Chairman of the National Executive at the first meeting of the Executive following upon the Elections thereto Oct 13, 2005. Speaker, I respond to this Budget of the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance for fiscal year 2005-2006 in the context of a nation that is on the brink of collapse. www.unc.org.tt   (755 words)

National Fraternal Congress of America - The Association of America's Fraternal Benefit Societies The National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) announced that Michael Stivoric, Vice President of Fraternal Operations, Catholic Knights, has advanced to the position of Immediate Past Chair of the NFCA Board of Directors. MICHAEL J. The National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) announced that Michael J. Wade, President and CEO, Gleaner Life Insurance Society, Adrian, Michigan, was elected chair of the NFCA Board of Directors. CATHOLIC KNIGHTS' LOIS L. The National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) announced that Lois L. Maurer, a member of Catholic Knights, from Marshfield, Wisconsin, is the 2005 Fraternalist of the Year. www.nfcanet.org /scripts/index.cfm?flash=yes   (539 words)

Online NewsHour -- Intervention in Iraq? -- Iraqi National Congress Profile The Iraqi National Congress [INC] was formed when the two main Kurdish separatist militias — the Kurdistan Democratic Party [KDP] headed by Masud Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan [PUK] headed by Jalal Talabani — participated in a June 1992 meeting in Vienna of nearly 200 delegates from dozens of opposition groups. At the June meeting, a National Assembly of 87 members was elected. A number of Iraqi coalitions formed alliances and so began a series of meetings in the Middle East and Europe to establish a plan of action to remove Saddam Hussein from office. www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/iraq/player4.html   (325 words)

Library of Congress National Digital Library Program The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program (NDLP) is assembling a digital library of reproductions of primary source materials to support the study of the history and culture of the United States. In 1995, in conjunction with the launch of the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program, the Library brought together leading history and social studies K-12 teachers and librarians to consider how archival on-line resources could best be used in the nation's schools. We envision the National Digital Library as a set of distributed repositories of managed content and a set of interfaces (some of which will resemble traditional catalogs) to that content. memory.loc.gov /ammem/dli2/html/lcndlp.html   (1061 words)

National Congress of State Games The National Congress of State Games (NCSG) is the membership organization of all states conducting State Games competitions and the rights holder for State Games of America. State Games member states belong to the National Congress of State Games (NCSG), a membership organization committed to the development of sports for people of all ages and abilities. State Games of America is a property of the National Congress of State Games (NCSG). www.stategames.org /sgoa/info.html   (293 words)

African National Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In April 1994, in a tripartite coalition with the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the ANC won a landslide victory in the 1994 general election, and Nelson Mandela was appointed the first President of South Africa. In 1947 the ANC allied with the Natal Indian Congress and Transvaal Indian Congress, broadening the basis of its opposition to the government. In June 1955, the Congress of the People, organised by the ANC and Indian, Coloured and White organizations at Kliptown near Johannesburg, adopted the Freedom Charter, henceforth the fundamental document of the anti-apartheid struggle with its demand for equal rights for all regardless of race. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_National_Congress   (1472 words)

United National Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The UNC was formed as the result of a split in the ruling National Alliance for Reconstruction in 1988. This gave the UNC an absolute majority, and led to deterioration in relations with the NAR. This led to the calling of early elections in 2001 in which the UNC were reduced to 18 seats in the House of Representatives. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_National_Congress   (905 words)

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