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• REFUGEES — (1933–1949). When the Nazis came to power, many Jews believed that this chapter in German history would soon pass, that Germany would come to its senses, and that Hitler could not last long. Over time, however, the ranks of the pessimists swelled …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Refugees —    In earlier times, both the Ottoman and Persian empires deported large numbers of Kurds from their historic homelands in an attempt to control them better. More recently, the modern Republic of Turkey has also internally displaced many ethnic… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

• Refugees of Iraq — Throughout the past 100 years, there have been a growing number of refugees fleeing Iraq and settling throughout the world, peaking recently with the latest Iraq War. The Iran–Iraq War from 1980 to 1988, the 1990 Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, the… …   Wikipedia

• Refugees —    The causes of the Tuareg refugee problems reside in the wider context of the profound and, in many ways, catastrophic social, political, economic, and environmental changes that had affected the area for several decades prior to the refugee… …   Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)

• Palestinian refugees — are individuals, predominantly Arabs, who fled or were expelled during the 1948 Arab Israeli War from their homes within that part of the British Mandate of Palestine that became the territory of the State of Israel. The term originated during… …   Wikipedia

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representation in Cyprus — Established on December 14 1950, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary… …   Wikipedia

• Greek refugees — is a collective term used to refer to the Greeks from Asia Minor who were evacuated or relocated in Greece following the Treaty of Lausanne and the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Although the term has been used in various times to …   Wikipedia

• Nansen International Office for Refugees — ▪ international affairs       international office opened by the League of Nations in 1931 to complete the work of Fridtjof Nansen (Nansen, Fridtjof), who had been the League of Nations high commissioner for refugees from 1921 until his death in… …   Universalium

• Russian Federation Law on Refugees — The Russian Federation’s Law on Refugees defines who is a “refugee” for purposes of obtaining asylum in the country. Russian Federation Law No. 95 F 3 “On Refugees,” February 19, 1993, as amended (Law on Refugees), available in Russian at… …   Wikipedia

• Jewish refugees — In the course of history, Jewish populations have been expelled or ostracised by various local authorities and have sought asylum from antisemitism numerous times. The articles History of antisemitism and Timeline of antisemitism contain more… …   Wikipedia

• Laos — /lah ohs, lows, lay os/; Fr. /lann aws /, n. a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 5,116,959; 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Cap.: Vientiane. * * * Laos Introduction Laos Background: In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took… …   Universalium