Welser
Welser , German family of wealthy merchants and bankers at Augsburg. It reached the height of its prosperity under Bartholomäus Welser, 1488-1561, who had advanced large sums to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Unable to repay his debts, Charles granted (1528) virtual sovereignty over present Venezuela to his creditor, who sent out agents and had the territory explored. Charges (probably false) of oppressive administration brought a prolonged trial (1541-56); the Welser concession was revoked in 1556. A niece of Bartholomäus Welser, Philippine Welser, 1527-80, was famed for her beauty and erudition. She secretly married (1557) Archduke Ferdinand, second son of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I.
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Ouagadougou Agreement leading to direct dialogue between parties 'real turning point' for Ivorian peace process, Security Council told.
M2 Presswire; 5/21/2007; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-21 May 2007-UN: Ouagadougou Agreement leading to direct dialogue...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18052007 The Ouagadougou Agreement, having given rise to direct...in his capacity as Facilitator of the Ouagadougou Agreement, Mr. Bassole said the former...
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OUAGADOUGOU AGREEMENT LEADING TO DIRECT DIALOGUE BETWEEN PARTIES 'REAL TURNING POINT' FOR IVORIAN PEACE PROCESS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...issued the following press release: The Ouagadougou Agreement, having given rise to direct...in his capacity as Facilitator of the Ouagadougou Agreement, Mr. Bassole said the former...faith on the part of the parties. The Ouagadougou Agreement was signed in the Burkinabe...
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Social and environmental malaria risk factors in urban areas of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.(Research)(Report)
Magazine article from: Malaria Journal; 1/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...disease, in different areas of Ouagadougou. Previous studies have investigated the prevalence of malaria in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. A study conducted...urban center and the periphery of Ouagadougou. The results of the present study...
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Letter from Ouagadougou.
Magazine article from: The Antioch Review; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...boys, my brothers and I had chosen Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, as the weirdest-sounding...usual emblem of the far out, for us Ouagadougou was by far the more intriguing. Perhaps...sounds. For I have now returned from Ouagadougou. Upper Volta, however, exists no...
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UN to recognize Ouagadougou agreement on Cote d'Ivoire's peace process
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 3/9/2007; 502 words
; UN to recognize Ouagadougou agreement on Cote d'Ivoire's...which was reached last Sunday in Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso...warm reception that has greeted the Ouagadougou agreement from both within Cote d...
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BURKINA FASO: CITY OFFICIALS INSTALL TOILETS IN OUAGADOUGOU
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 1/2/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Service English News Wire 01-02-2008 OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Dec. 31, 2007 (IPS...of infrastructure and transport for Ouagadougou. A program to build public fountains...regulations banning housing development in Ouagadougou without sanitation. "We see that we...
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Burkina Faso president invites Guinean political parties to Ouagadougou for talks
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/6/2009; 630 words
; ...invites Guinean political parties to Ouagadougou for talks Burkina Faso president invites Guinean political parties to Ouagadougou for talks CONAKRY, Oct. 6 (Xinhua...and his political opponents to Ouagadougou for talks on a lasting solution...
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BURKINA FASO: CITY OFFICIALS INSTALL TOILETS IN OUAGADOUGOU.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 1/2/2008; 700+ words
; By Brahima Ouedraogo/IFEJ * OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Dec. 31, 2007...infrastructure and transport for Ouagadougou. A program to build public fountains...banning housing development in Ouagadougou without sanitation. "We see...
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The Ouagadougou Oscars; African films.(Africa's film festival)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...Burkina Faso, in west Africa. Though Ouagadougou, the capital, is richer in dust than...audiences not only among the film buffs of Ouagadougou but also through the distributors and...this uplifting story, he says. But in Ouagadougou he did screen his film "Teranga Blues...
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Ethiopian Delegation Returns from Ouagadougou
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 11/9/1998; 468 words
; ...Monday after attending the two-day Ouagadougou meeting on a peaceful resolution to...result of Eritrea's intransigence, the Ouagadougou summit was forced to conclude that it...conflict resolution," she said. The Ouagadougou summit was attended by presidents of...
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Ouagadougou
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu , city (1991 est. pop...communications, and economic center. Ouagadougou is also the trade and distribution center...and road links with Niamey, Niger. Ouagadougou was founded in the late 11th cent...
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Burkina Faso
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
BURKINA FASO Major Cities: Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso Other Cities: Koudougou, Ouahigouya...political and economic life of the country. MAJOR CITIES Ouagadougou Ouagadougou (pronounced Wah-gah-doo-goo), the capital city...
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Ouedraogo, Idrissa
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Education Cin é matographique in Ouagadougou; studied film in Kiev, Ukraine; graduated...Larle Naba's Funeral ) (co-d); 1985 Ouagadougou, Ouaga deux roues ( Ouagadougou, Ouaga Two Wheels ); Issa le tisserand...
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Kaboré, Jean-Marie Gaston
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...1951. Education: Primary school in Ouagadougou; secondary education in boarding school...Sup é rieures d'Histoire d'Ouagadougou, 1970 – 1972; received Master...African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou), for Buud Yam , 1997. Films as Director...
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Sankara, Thomas 1949–1987
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...in Upper Voita, formerly Burkina Faso; died 1987, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Career: Attended military secondary school...Angola, and Nicaragua; was assassinated in capital city of Ouagadougou, 1987, at age 37. austere lifestyle, and he became increasingly...
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