Alison
Alison ♀ From a very common medieval name, a Norman French diminutive of
Alice. Despite its early popularity, it became quite rare in England in the 16th century. However, it survived in Scotland, with the result that until its revival in England in the 20th century it had a strongly Scottish flavour.
Variants:
Allison (the usual North American spelling),
Al(l)yson;
Alysoun (a medieval English spelling, which was revived in the 20th century).
Pet forms:
Allie,
Ally.
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France Rebuffs Chad On Aiding Air Defenses; Libya Said to Continue to Bomb Border Strip
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/11/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...Chad's sudden push into the Libyan-occupied Aozou strip. The French leader, in a statement to reporters...air base at Tanoa on the northern edge of the Aozou strip about 50 miles north of Aozou town. This would be a likely next target if...
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Chadian Troops Pursue Libyans to Border Strip
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/2/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...s invaders out of the contested Aozou Strip that runs along the frontier between...south of the 42,000-square-mile strip that Libya annexed in 1973. But...weeks, was intent on recapturing the strip, which reputedly contains mineral...
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Libya and Chad Agree To Stop Border Fight;Cease-Fire Appears to Be in Agreement With French, Not U.S., Policy in Region
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/12/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...action to settle Habre's claim to Aozou Strip. The 600-mile-long, 60-mile...strikes against Libyan troops in the Aozou strip. French analysts in Paris...its success, Chad moved into the Aozou Strip in August. Its forces were...
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U.S. Weighs Bid for Stingers In Chad's War Against Libya
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/9/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...from the disputed, 70-mile-wide Aozou strip in northern Chad. Pentagon spokesman...Washington urging Habre to take back the Aozou strip. French Foreign Minister Jean...the Chad-Libya dispute over the Aozou strip. Yesterday, French President...
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Gadhafi's army taking a real beating in Chad
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/29/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...northern region of Chad, called the Aozou strip, Mr. Habre launched a three-pronged...8 against the garrison town of Aozou. Led by veteran guerrilla commanders...counterattacks to retake the town of Aozou. These were repulsed, and the Libyan...
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KHADAFY'S COMEUPPANCE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/14/1987; 543 words
; ...have begun an effort to liberate the Aozou Strip, a piece of uranium-rich real...Mitterrand, is that the problem of the Aozou Strip should be submitted to international...Unity to resolve the issue of the Aozou Strip. The Chadian case rests upon...
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Libya, Chad Restore Diplomatic Relations; Gadhafi Takes Another Step to Win Friends
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/4/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...desolate border region known as the Aozou Strip. The accord fit into a pattern of...to resolve competing claims to the Aozou Strip, a 43,000-square-mile...forces have remained in control of the Aozou area to back Gadhafi's claim that...
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French Down Libyan Plane Over Chad;U.S.-Made Missile Destroys Bomber
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/8/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...resolve to reconquer the contested Aozou strip separating Chad and Libya. After...Habre to leave the dispute over the Aozou strip to mediation by the Organization...There have been reports that the Aozou area contains rich uranium deposits...
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Libya loses bomber in Chad // French down jet during raid on capital
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/8/1987; 700+ words
; ...mineral-rich territory known as the Aozou Strip, and Paris, fearing escalation...palm tree oasis town also known as Aozou. Several hundred Libyans reportedly...later, he rushed troops back into Aozou, and they regained the town, reportedly...
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Just a handshake. (Chad and Libya) (International)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 7/29/1989; 700+ words
; ...into Africa. He also wanted the Aozou strip, a barren belt of desert and mountain...restored diplomatic relations. But the Aozou dispute persists, with both sides...announce a home-grown solution to the Aozou dispute when the Organisation of...
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Aozou Strip
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
AOZOU STRIP Disputed border land between Libya and Chad. The Aozou Strip is disputed land along the common border between...although not by Libya. In November 1972, Libya occupied the Aozou Strip and administered it until forced out of most of...
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Libya
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...of 1,770 km (1,100 mi). The Aozou Strip (114,000 sq km/44,000 sq mi...International Court of Justice returned the Aozou strip to Chad. Monitored by an observer...However, Chadian rebels from the Aozou still reside in Libya. Libya also...
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Sahara
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...including those between Morocco and Algeria over the Tindouf area, and Libya and Chad with regard to the Aozou strip. see also aozou strip; berber; deserts; tindouf; twareg; western sahara. bruce maddy-weitzman
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Chad
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...troops retreated, retaining only the uranium-rich Aozou Strip. A cease-fire took effect in 1987. In 1990, Habr...in a coup led by Idriss Déby. In 1994, the Aozou Strip was awarded to Chad. In 1996, a new democratic constitution...
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The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia
...socialism and Islam. In 1987, Libyan expansionism was stopped as military troops were ejected from Northern Chad (Aozou Strip). During the period 1992 through 1999, UN sanctions were imposed on the Qadhafi regime, particularly in view of...
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