Strait of Malacca
Strait of Malacca , c.500 mi (800 km) long and from c.30 to 200 mi (50-320 km) wide, between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. Linking the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea, it is one of the world's most important sea passages. Chief ports include Belawan in Indonesia and Melaka and Penang in Malaysia; Singapore is at the southern end of the strait. The Strait of Malacca has been controlled by the Arabs, the Dutch, the Portuguese, and the British. In the mid-19th cent. it was a haven for pirates who menaced Dutch and British traders. Piracy remained a problem in the strait into the early 2000s.
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Abidjan port regains its regional importance.(PORTS AND HARBOURS)(Interview)
Magazine article from: African Business; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Cote d'lvoire's Abidjan port is the country's maritime gateway...African Business: How did the port of Abidjan regain its role as the region's gateway...conflict? Marcel Gossio: The port of Abidjan has never really lost its position as...
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Abidjan bourse leads the world.(regional stock exchange in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire)
Magazine article from: African Business; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...s first regional stock exchange, in Abidjan and explains its significance to the regional...Valeurs Mobiliares (BRVM) located in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire). Its members (Benin...currency. What the regional bourse of Abidjan shares with an eventual European stock...
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Abidjan Airport Management Company picks SITA's CUTE to streamline passenger services; Increased airport efficiency expected from five year contract.
M2 Presswire; 10/24/2000; 700+ words
; ...M2 PRESSWIRE-24 October 2000-SITA: Abidjan Airport Management Company picks SITA...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24102000 ROME -- Abidjan Airport Management Company (AERIA) has...office operations across 45 workstations at Abidjan International Airport, Ivory Coast...
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Abidjan With Its Armenians
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/9/1999; 700+ words
; ...Armenian Reporter, The 01-09-1999 Abidjan With Its Armenians In this European city...in the Zartonk and Baikar papers. In Abidjan, there are Armenians from Beirut, Argentina...other Armenians have established roots in Abidjan's daily life. RAYMOND YEZEGUELIAN...
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2 Officials Die in Abidjan Uprising
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/19/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 [image omitted] ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) _ The interior minister...outside a paramilitary police base in Abidjan. About 15 gunmen broke into the compound...inside the base. Shooting died down in Abidjan later Thursday, but there was no indication...
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Loyalists Put Down Abidjan Uprising
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/19/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 [image omitted] ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) _ Loyalist forces...12 hours of gunfire and explosions in Abidjan, the commercial capital. Interior Minister...Officials said Guei was shot at a downtown Abidjan military checkpoint after his car refused...
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Abidjan's Youth Try and Take Back North
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...AP Online 12-08-2003 Dateline: ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast Youth leader Eugene Djue, left, with his bodyguard in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Saturday, Dec...Thousands of pro-government youths in Abidjan are pushing for rebels, who hold half...
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WHO Launches Urgent Appeal For $2.9 Million To Cover Abidjan Epidemic.
Newspaper article from: TB & Outbreaks Week; 10/9/2001; 700+ words
; ...disastrous outbreak of yellow fever in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Cote d'Ivoire...been confirmed in 5 of the 10 communes in Abidjan; suspected cases have also been reported...20 suspected cases had been reported in Abidjan at press time, including 4 deaths; 6...
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WHO Launches Urgent Appeal For $2.9 Million To Cover Abidjan Epidemic.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA; 10/14/2001; 700+ words
; ...disastrous outbreak of yellow fever in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Cote d'Ivoire...been confirmed in 5 of the 10 communes in Abidjan; suspected cases have also been reported...20 suspected cases had been reported in Abidjan at press time, including 4 deaths; 6...
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SOc: Fulltime ASEC Abidjan 3 Esperance 1
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 9/16/2002; 232 words
; 00-00-0000 SOc: Fulltime ASEC Abidjan 3 Esperance 1 ABIDJAN, Sept 15 Reuters - Result of African Champions League, group B soccer match played today: ASEC Abidjan (Ivory Coast) 3 Esperance (Tunisia) 1 Scorers: ASEC...
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Abidjan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abidjan , city (1995 pop. 2,793,000), former...Lagoon (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea). Abidjan is Côte d'Ivoire's administrative...the chief items shipped from the port. Abidjan's major industries are food processing...
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Côte D'ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...Ivory Coast) Republic of the Ivory Coast Major Cities: Abidjan, Bouak é , Yamoussoukro Other Cities: Aboisso...of timber and other tropical products. MAJOR CITIES Abidjan Abidjan, with a population of approximately 2 million, is...
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Gbagbo, Laurent 1945–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...diploma from the Traditional College of Abidjan. After completing his freshman year at the University of Abidjan, Gbagbo enrolled at the University of...undergraduate studies at the University of Abidjan, earning a bachelor ’ s degree...
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Ouattara 1957–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...Ouattara was born Ouattara Watts in 1957 in Abidjan, a modern multicultural city that is...period Ouattara also discovered books at Abidjan ’ s French Cultural Center that...At a Glance … Born in 1957 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Education: Attended the...
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Côte d'Ivoire
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
...The official capital is Yamoussoukro; Abidjan is the administrative capital. The country's three largest population centers are Abidjan (2.6 million), Daloa (1 million...is concentrated in the urban cities of Abidjan and Bouak é . Demography. The...
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