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Ley lines are alignments of a number of places of geographical interest, such as ancient megaliths. Their existence was first suggested in 1921 by the amateur archaeologist Alfred Watkins, whose book The Old Straight Track first brought the phenomenon to the attention of the wider public. The existence of these apparently remarkable alignments between sites is easily demonstrated. However, the causes of these alignments are disputed. There are three major schools of thought: Anthropological: According ...

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• Ley line - The anthropological approach: Alfred Watkins and The Old Straight Track
• Ley line - The New Age approach: magical and holy lines
• Ley line - The skeptical approach: chance alignments
• Ley line - Are alignments and ley lines the same thing?
• Ley line - Controversy
• Ley line - Scientific investigation
• Ley line - Compare with

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Following a showcase gig as part of London's first punk festival at the 100 Club in Oxford Street, the band was signed (for a large advance) to the major label EMI. The Sex Pistols' first single, "Anarchy in the UK", released on November 26, 1976, served as a statement of intent -- full of wit, anger and visceral energy. Despite a common misconception that punk bands 'couldn't play', the evidence of live recordings of the time reveal th ...

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Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols - Origins and early days, Sex Pistols - EMI and the Grundy Incident, Sex Pistols - Sid Vicious joins the band, Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen, Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Sex Pistols - Last UK gig, Sex Pistols - The end of the band, Sex Pistols - Post Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols - Influences and legacy, Sex Pistols - Members, Sex Pistols - Discography, Sex Pistols - Albums, Sex Pistols - Sid Vicious Solo album, Sex Pistols - Hit singles, Sex Pistols - References and further reading, Sex Pistols - Films

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General Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Власов; alternative transliterations of his names appear as Andrei Andreievich and as Vlassov or (in German) Wlassow) (September 14 (September 1 O.S.), 1900, Lomakino, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast - August 2, 1946, Moscow) was a Soviet Army General who later worked for the Germans during World War II. Andrey Vlasov - Early career. Originally a student at a Russian seminary, he quit his study after the Rus ...

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• Andrey Vlasov - Early career
• Andrey Vlasov - Defection
• Andrey Vlasov - German client
• Andrey Vlasov - Final days
• Andrey Vlasov - Literature
• Andrey Vlasov - External link

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Tasmania - Sport. The dominant sports in Tasmania are cricket and Australian rules football. The Tasmanian Tigers cricket team, which plays home games at Bellerive Oval on the eastern shore, represents the state in limited overs and first-class cricket competitions. Despite its lack of success in national competitions, Tasmania has produced two international cricket stars, David Boon and current Australian captain Ricky Ponting. However in the last few years Tasmanian cricketing quality has increased with them winning the ING One Day Cup in 200 ...

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Tasmania, Tasmania - History, Tasmania - Physical prehistory, Tasmania - Indigenous people, Tasmania - European arrival, Tasmania - World attention, Tasmania - Geography, Tasmania - Government, Tasmania - Politics, Tasmania - Economy, Tasmania - Transport, Tasmania - Culture, Tasmania - Sport, Tasmania - Events, Tasmania - Prominent Tasmanians, Tasmania - Indigenous animals, Tasmania - Thylacine, Tasmania - Tasmanian Devil, Tasmania - Birds, Tasmania - Places in Tasmania

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Over the next few years they achieved their greatest commercial success and continued to demonstrate their versatility. In 1980 the medium tempo dance single, "He's So Shy", reached number three on the charts, and the following year a slow, sultry, country and western flavoured song "Slow Hand" reached number two. "American Music" and "Should I Do It" were 1950s pop, while "I'm So Excited" was a frenetic contemporary dance track. All were significant hits. With the advent of MTV the sisters were able to exploit their visual style and ...

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Pointer Sisters, Pointer Sisters - Early Days, Pointer Sisters - First success as recording artists, Pointer Sisters - The quartet becomes a trio, Pointer Sisters - The height of their success, Pointer Sisters - Albums, Pointer Sisters - Singles

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Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese School along with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, producing works that combined Mahlerian romanticism with a highly personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. Alban Berg - Life and work. Berg was born in Vienna, the third of four children of Johanna and Conrad Berg. His family lived quite comfortably until the death of his father in 1900. He was more ...

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• Alban Berg - Life and work
• Alban Berg - Compositions
• Alban Berg - Bibliography
• Alban Berg - Analytical writings
• Alban Berg - Biographical writings

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Since the passing of this date, there have been unsubstantiated reports claiming that Kaufman is back from the dead and has a blog apparently chronicling his comeback. [1] However, these claims are highly questionable and are even self-contradictory in places (on the blog he contradicts the, now suspended, press release which he apparently wrote and paid for himself). Potentially dozens of fake Kaufmans were expected to appear around this time and this appears to be another example of urban legends inspiring real events. See also:

Andy Kaufman, Andy Kaufman - Early work, Andy Kaufman - Latka, Andy Kaufman - Tony Clifton, Andy Kaufman - Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion, Andy Kaufman - The Fridays Incident, Andy Kaufman - Trivia, Andy Kaufman - Death, Andy Kaufman - Rebirth, Andy Kaufman - Steve Rocco, Andy Kaufman - Jim Carrey, Andy Kaufman - Legacy, Andy Kaufman - Filmography

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The United States Capitol is the capitol building which serves as home for Congress, the legislative branch of the United States federal government. It is located in Washington, D.C., atop Capitol Hill at the east end of the National Mall. The building is marked by its central dome above a rotunda and two wings, one for each chamber of Congress: the north wing is the Senate chamber and the south wing is the House of Representatives chamber. Above these chambers are galleries where people can watch the Senate and House of Repres ...

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• United States Capitol - History of the Capitol Building
• United States Capitol - The Capitol grounds
• United States Capitol - House Chamber
• United States Capitol - Miscellany
• United States Capitol - Major events

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The Sex Pistols remain influential, however, both for their musical style and in terms of their influence on the British cultural landscape. Whereas previous challenges to the class system, and to the post-war British ethos of uncomplaining sacrifice, had come mainly from within, such as from the public school and Oxbridge dominated satire boom of the late 1960s and early '70s (including the Monty Python troupe), or from the social-realist novels and theatre of the 1950s and early '60s, the Pistols communicated directly with a much wider, more vernacular audience and, to some ...

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Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols - Origins and Early Days, Sex Pistols - EMI and the Grundy Incident, Sex Pistols - Sid Vicious and God Save the Queen, Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Sex Pistols - Last UK gig and 1978 US Tour, Sex Pistols - Post Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols - Influences and Legacy, Sex Pistols - Members, Sex Pistols - Discography, Sex Pistols - Albums, Sex Pistols - Vicious Solo album, Sex Pistols - Hit singles, Sex Pistols - References and further reading, Sex Pistols - Films

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Many thinkers have criticized Foucault, ranging from Charles Taylor, Noam Chomsky, Camille Paglia, Jürgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida, and Nancy Fraser to Slavoj Žižek and historian Hayden White, among others. While each of them takes issue with different aspects of Foucault's work, all of these approaches share the same basic orientation: Foucault clearly seems to reject the liberal values and philosophy associated with the Enlightenment while simultaneously secretly relying on them. They argue that this failure either makes him dangerously nihilistic, or that he cannot be taken seriously in his disavowal of normative ...

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Michel Foucault, Michel Foucault - Biography, Michel Foucault - Early life, Michel Foucault - The École Normale Supérieure, Michel Foucault - Early career, Michel Foucault - Post-1968: Foucault the activist, Michel Foucault - The late Foucault, Michel Foucault - Works, Michel Foucault - Madness and Civilization, Michel Foucault - The Birth of the Clinic, Michel Foucault - The Order of Things, Michel Foucault - The Archaeology of Knowledge, Michel Foucault - Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault - The History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault - Lectures, Michel Foucault - Terminology, Michel Foucault - Criticisms of Foucault, Michel Foucault - Foucault's changing viewpoint, Michel Foucault - Intellectual contexts, Michel Foucault - Influences on Foucault's work, Michel Foucault - Influence of Foucault's work, Michel Foucault - Bibliography, Michel Foucault - Monographs, Michel Foucault - The Collège Courses, Michel Foucault - Other books, Michel Foucault - Anthologies, Michel Foucault - Works available online

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The series was created by Irna Phillips, who based it on personal experiences. After giving birth to a still-born baby at age 19, she found spiritual comfort listening to sermons by a preacher of a church centered on the brotherhood of man. It was these sermons that formed the nucleus of the creation of The Guiding Light. Guiding Light - The radio years. The radio show's original storyline centered around a preacher named Rev. John Ruthledge (Arthur Peterson, Jr.) and all the people of a fictional s ...

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Guiding Light, Guiding Light - History, Guiding Light - The radio years, Guiding Light - Early years on television, Guiding Light - 1960s, Guiding Light - 1970s, Guiding Light - 1980s, Guiding Light - 1990s, Guiding Light - 2000s, Guiding Light - Trivia, Guiding Light - Day-Behind airings, Guiding Light - Cast, Guiding Light - Current cast members, Guiding Light - Recurring cast members, Guiding Light - Coming and going cast members, Guiding Light - Head writers and executive producers

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Omaha's Eppley Airfield serves much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Eppley is situated near Carter Lake, which is part of Iowa and is the only city in Iowa west of the Missouri River. Carter Lake was cut off from the rest of Iowa by a Missouri River flood in 1877. The primary mode of transportation in Omaha is by car, with I-80, I-480, I-680, I-29, and U.S. Highway 75 (JFK Freeway and North Freeway) providing freeway service in the metropolitan area. The expressway along West Dodge Road (U.S. Highway 6 and Nebraska Link 28B) and U.S. Highway 275 is currently being upgraded to freeway standards from I-680 t ...

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Omaha Nebraska, Omaha Nebraska - History, Omaha Nebraska - Arts culture and attractions, Omaha Nebraska - Downtown redevelopment, Omaha Nebraska - Media, Omaha Nebraska - Economy, Omaha Nebraska - Military, Omaha Nebraska - Sports, Omaha Nebraska - Omaha-area venues, Omaha Nebraska - Education, Omaha Nebraska - School districts, Omaha Nebraska - Colleges and universities, Omaha Nebraska - Omaha hospitals, Omaha Nebraska - Geography, Omaha Nebraska - Metropolitan area, Omaha Nebraska - Neighborhoods and suburbs, Omaha Nebraska - Transportation, Omaha Nebraska - Airports, Omaha Nebraska - Railroads, Omaha Nebraska - People, Omaha Nebraska - Famous people from Omaha, Omaha Nebraska - Movies made in Omaha, Omaha Nebraska - Demographics, Omaha Nebraska - Songs about Omaha, Omaha Nebraska - Sister cities

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Milligan was born in Ahmednagar, India, on 16 April, 1918 to the wife of an Irish-born officer in the British Army. Though he lived most of his life in England and served in the British Army, he was declared stateless in 1960, and took Irish citizenship. He suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life, having at least ten mental breakdowns. He was a strident campaigner on environmental matters, particularly arguing against unnecessary noise. He served in the Royal Artillery in World War 2 in North Africa and also Italy, where h ...

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Spike Milligan, Spike Milligan - Biography, Spike Milligan - Radio comedy shows, Spike Milligan - Other radio shows, Spike Milligan - TV Comedy shows, Spike Milligan - Theatre, Spike Milligan - Movies, Spike Milligan - Books, Spike Milligan - Quotations

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The January 1919 engagement of Princess Nagako to her distant cousin then-Crown Prince Hirohito was unusual in two respects. First, she was a princess of the imperial blood (albeit a minor one), whereas for centuries the chief consorts of Japanese emperors and crown princes had come one of the five senior branches of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Ichijō, Nijō, Takatsukasa, and Kujō), the most illustrious families of the court nobility or kuge. Second, although Princess Nagako's father was an offshoot of the imperial family, her mother descended from daimyo, the feudal or military aristocracy. ...

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Empress Kojun, Empress Kojun - Early life, Empress Kojun - Marriage, Empress Kojun - Children, Empress Kojun - Life as empress

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Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include Carolus Linnaeus, Emanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Vilhelm Moberg, Harry Martinson and Astrid Lindgren. Many well-known inventions and discoveries, historical and modern, were made by Swedes. Some notable figures are Alfred Nobel, Anders Celsius, Baltzar von Platen, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, John Ericsson, ...

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Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Provinces, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Swedish Nobel Prize Winners, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes

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Roads in Sikkim are in a poor condition because most are exposed to landslides and flooding by nearby streams. The roads are maintained by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), an offshoot of the Indian army. The roads in South Sikkim and NH-31A are in a good condition, landslides being less frequent in these areas. The state government maintains 1857.35 km of roadways that do not fall in the BRO jurisdiction.[4] Sikkim has a number of hydroelectric power stations, providing a steady electricity source. However the voltage i ...

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Sikkim, Sikkim - Origin of name, Sikkim - History, Sikkim - Geography, Sikkim - Geology, Sikkim - Climate, Sikkim - Sub-divisions, Sikkim - Flora and fauna, Sikkim - Economy, Sikkim - Transport, Sikkim - Demographics, Sikkim - Culture, Sikkim - Government and politics, Sikkim - Infrastructure, Sikkim - Media, Sikkim - Education

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He was born Eugene Luther Vidal in West Point, New York, the son of Eugene Vidal and Nina Gore. His birth took place at the United States Military Academy where his father was an aeronautics instructor. Vidal later adopted as his first name the surname of his maternal grandfather, Thomas P. Gore, Democratic Senator from Oklahoma. Vidal was brought up in the Washington, D.C., area. It was there that he attended St. Albans School. His grandfather Gore was blind, and the young Vidal both read aloud to him and frequently acted as h ...

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Gore Vidal, Gore Vidal - Biography, Gore Vidal - Writing career, Gore Vidal - Controversial Political Views, Gore Vidal - Views on September 11 2001, Gore Vidal - Essays and Non-Fiction, Gore Vidal - Plays, Gore Vidal - Novels, Gore Vidal - Under Pseudonyms

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Main article: Geography of Somalia Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa on and north of the Equator between the Gulf of Aden on the north and Indian Ocean on the east. Together with Ethiopia and Djibouti it is often referred to as the Horn of Africa. It borders Djibouti on the northwest, Ethiopia on the west, and Kenya on southwest. Somalia comprises Italy's former Trust Territory of Somalia and the former British Protectorate of Somaliland (now seeking recognition as an independent state). The coastline extends 2,720 kilometres (1,700 mi ...

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Somalia, Somalia - History, Somalia - Politics, Somalia - Population, Somalia - Provinces, Somalia - Geography, Somalia - Economy, Somalia - Demographics and languages, Somalia - Culture, Somalia - Telecommunications

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Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky in Amsterdam, New York to Herschel Danielovitch and Bryna Sanglel, poor Belarusian Jewish parents (who came from Homel, also known as Gomel). He was on the wrestling team at St. Lawrence University. To help make his way through college, he thought getting an acting scholarship might work. His talents got him noticed at the acclaimed American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where he soon received a scholarship, along side classmate Betty Joan Perske (better, and soon to be known as Lauren Bacal ...

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Kirk Douglas, Kirk Douglas - Early Life, Kirk Douglas - Career, Kirk Douglas - Filmography, Kirk Douglas - Bibliography, Kirk Douglas - External link

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List of cricket topics - Australia. See also: List of cricket grounds in Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sydney Cricket Ground · Adelaide Oval · Exhibition Ground · Brisbane Cricket Ground · WACA Ground · Bellerive Oval · Marrara Oval · Bundaberg Rum Stadium · AAMI Stadium · Allan Border Field · Manuka Oval See also:

List of cricket topics, List of cricket topics - General, List of cricket topics - Competitions events and seasons, List of cricket topics - Australia, List of cricket topics - Bangladesh, List of cricket topics - France, List of cricket topics - England, List of cricket topics - India, List of cricket topics - New Zealand, List of cricket topics - Pakistan, List of cricket topics - South Africa, List of cricket topics - Sri Lanka, List of cricket topics - West Indies, List of cricket topics - Zimbabwe, List of cricket topics - Cricket World Cups, List of cricket topics - ICC Trophy seasons, List of cricket topics - International competitions, List of cricket topics - Domestic competitions, List of cricket topics - Other Competitions, List of cricket topics - Culture, List of cricket topics - Equipment and playing field, List of cricket topics - Grounds, List of cricket topics - Australia, List of cricket topics - Bangladesh, List of cricket topics - England, List of cricket topics - India, List of cricket topics - New Zealand, List of cricket topics - Pakistan, List of cricket topics - South Africa, List of cricket topics - Sri Lanka, List of cricket topics - United States, List of cricket topics - West Indies, List of cricket topics - Zimbabwe, List of cricket topics - Neutral venue, List of cricket topics - History, List of cricket topics - Media and Awards, List of cricket topics - Published works, List of cricket topics - Lists, List of cricket topics - Clubs, List of cricket topics - Grounds, List of cricket topics - Records, List of cricket topics - Matches & series, List of cricket topics - People, List of cricket topics - National team lists, List of cricket topics - Organisations, List of cricket topics - Administrators, List of cricket topics - Statistics, List of cricket topics - Rules and regulations, List of cricket topics - Dismissals, List of cricket topics - Skills, List of cricket topics - Captaincy and strategy, List of cricket topics - Batting, List of cricket topics - Bowling, List of cricket topics - Fielding, List of cricket topics - Teams clubs and supporter groups, List of cricket topics - National teams, List of cricket topics - Supporter groups, List of cricket topics - First-class teams, List of cricket topics - Amateur associations clubs and teams, List of cricket topics - Terminology, List of cricket topics - Types of cricket, List of cricket topics - Computer games, List of cricket topics - Umpiring umpires, List of cricket topics - Women's cricket

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Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States and was a resident from 1914 to 1952, he retained his British nationality. During the era of McCarthyism, Chaplin was accused of "un-American activities" as a suspected communist; and J. Edgar Hoover, who had instructed the FBI to keep extensive files on him, tried to end his United States residency. FBI pressure on Chaplin grew after his 1942 campaign for a second front in the war, and reached a critical level in the late 1940's, when Congressional figures threatened to call him as a witness in hearings. This was never done, probably because of fear of Chaplin's abi ...

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Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin - Birth, Charlie Chaplin - Childhood, Charlie Chaplin - Stage, Charlie Chaplin - America, Charlie Chaplin - Auteur, Charlie Chaplin - United Artists, Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin - Politics, Charlie Chaplin - McCarthyism, Charlie Chaplin - Academy Award, Charlie Chaplin - Marriages, Charlie Chaplin - Mildred Harris, Charlie Chaplin - Lita Grey, Charlie Chaplin - Oona O'Neill, Charlie Chaplin - Knighted, Charlie Chaplin - Death, Charlie Chaplin - Misinformation, Charlie Chaplin - Legacy, Charlie Chaplin - Media, Charlie Chaplin - Trivia, Charlie Chaplin - Filmography, Charlie Chaplin - Short films as actor, Charlie Chaplin - Feature films, Charlie Chaplin - Notes

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After the coup, the military is faced with the issue of the type of government to establish. In Latin America, it was common for the post-coup government to be led by a junta, a committee of the chiefs of staff of the various armed forces. A common form of African post-coup government is the revolutionary assembly, a quasi-legislative body made of members elected by the army. In Pakistan, the military leader ...

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Coup d'état, Coup d'état - History, Coup d'état - Recent forms of coup, Coup d'état - Types of coups, Coup d'état - Post-military-coup governments, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 19th century, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 20th century, Coup d'état - Recent coups and coup attempts, Coup d'état - Currently-serving leaders who came to power via coups, Coup d'état - Reference

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