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Commonwealth
Commonwealth (1649–60) Official name of the republic established in England after the execution of
Charles I in 1649. After a series of unsuccessful attempts to find a suitable constitution, the
Protectorate was set up in 1653, in which Oliver
Cromwell was given almost regal powers. The Commonwealth ended with the
Restoration of
Charles II.
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Commonwealth whose wealth?
Magazine article from: New African; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...been no shortage of news about the Commonwealth in the past two months. But how does the Commonwealth impact or benefit the ordinary African...political and economic essence of the Commonwealth, and asks: what is in it for the...
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Commonwealth Savings Association holds annual meeting Houston.
PR Newswire; 10/29/1986; 700+ words
; ...HOUSTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Savings Association (NASDAQ: CFGI...an announcement was made concerning Commonwealth's plans to acquire 17 of the Houston...1986 were approximately $70 million. Commonwealth's Houston area retail banking employment...
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Commonwealth: How Much Longer?; Tashkent Summit Faces Differing Views of Post-Soviet Grouping
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/15/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...citizens would now be citizens of the new Commonwealth of Independent States. Ukraine's president...Leonid Kravchuk said. "There will be no Commonwealth citizenship, as the Commonwealth is not a state." Since that confused inaugural...
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PAKISTAN: COMMONWEALTH ISSUES WEAK THREAT TO MUSHARRAF.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 11/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...Nov. 12, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- Commonwealth ministers warned Pakistani dictator...could face partial suspension from the Commonwealth if Musharraf does not lift the state...somewhat half-baked: The nine-member Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group warned that...
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The Commonwealth: still a going concern; As the Manchester Games swing into action today, GORDON LUCY looks at the relevance in today's world of a unique family of nations.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...colourful opening ceremony of the 17th Commonwealth Games will take place today. Her Majesty...competition. But what role does the Commonwealth play in today's modern society? The Commonwealth is a free association of sovereign states...
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Commonwealth Savings president resigns. (Jamie J. Jackson)
PR Newswire; 2/9/1988; 700+ words
; COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS PRESIDENT RESIGNS HOUSTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Savings Association (NASDAQ: CFGIC) today...Bank Board -- also served as the chairman of Commonwealth's Residential Mortgage Banking Group. This...
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First Commonwealth and Southwest National Announce Partnership
PR Newswire; 7/16/1998; 700+ words
; ...July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE...stock will be exchanged for First Commonwealth common stock at a fixed exchange ratio of 2.9 shares of First Commonwealth. Based on the closing price of...
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Commonwealth Mortgage of America L.P. announces completion of plan for liquidation and dissolution. (Commonwealth Mortgage of America L.P.)
PR Newswire; 6/22/1990; 674 words
; COMMONWEALTH MORTGAGE OF AMERICA L.P. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF...AND DISSOLUTION HOUSTON, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Mortgage of America L.P. ("Commonwealth"), announced today that it is distributing to its...
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COMMONWEALTH ALUMINUM COMPLETES TENDER OFFER FOR CASTECH ALUMINUM; NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE CREATION OF FOUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT POSITIONS.
Business Wire; 9/20/1996; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 1996--Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq/NM...were subject to Guaranteed Delivery. Commonwealth said it expects to complete the acquisition...right to receive $20.50 per share. Commonwealth also announced that it has closed the...
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Commonwealth Federal reports record-retained earnings in 1988. (Commonwealth Federal Savings and Loan Association)
PR Newswire; 2/9/1989; 700+ words
; COMMONWEALTH FEDERAL REPORTS RECORD RETAINED EARNINGS...Pa., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Federal, one of the largest thrifts...chairman and chief executive officer of Commonwealth Federal. The figures released today...
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Commonwealth
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
Commonwealth. The transition from British empire to British Commonwealth, which had begun before 1914, accelerated during...influential in formulating the idea of a British Commonwealth of Nations, united by ties of history and tradition...
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Commonwealth of Nations
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Commonwealth of Nations The present Commonwealth comprises Britain and most of her old empire: 54 states...admitted as a special case in 1995. The term ‘commonwealth’, in this context, dates from the early 20th...
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Commonwealth, The
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Commonwealth, The Commonwealth is a term (in Latin, res publica ) with a rich and varied usage...organization with shared interests, as in the phrase “ the commonwealth of learning. ” The principal and best-known contemporary...
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Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. 100 CTE...Public Company Incorporated: 1907 as Commonwealth Telephone Co. Employees: 1,081...Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. is the...
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COMMONWEALTH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
COMMONWEALTH. 1. A term originally meaning ‘...official name of a territory or state, as in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (a constituent state of the USA), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (a territory part-integrated...
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