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Liu Zhijun

Last mentioned in Beijing :: China

Liu Zhijun (simplified Chinese: 刘志军; traditional Chinese: 劉志軍; pinyin: Liú Zhìjūn) (born 1953) is Minister of Railways in the People's Republic of China, he was born in January 1953 in Hubei Province....

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Haing S. Ngor

Last mentioned in Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia

Dr. Haing S. Ngor (Traditional Chinese: 吳漢, March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian American physician, actor and author who is best known for winning the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the movie The Killing Fields, in which he portrayed journalist ...

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Sydney Schanberg

Last mentioned in Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia

Sydney Hillel Schanberg (born January 17, 1934 in Clinton, Massachusetts) is an American journalist who is best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia....

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Dith Pran

Last mentioned in Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia

Dith Pran (September 27, 1942 – March 30, 2008) was a Cambodian photojournalist best known as a refugee and Cambodian Genocide survivor and was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film The Killing Fields. He was portrayed in the movie by first-time actor Haing S. Ngor, who won an Academy Award ...

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Hui Liangyu

Last mentioned in Beijing :: China

Hui Liangyu (Chinese: 回良玉; born October 1944 in Jilin Province) is the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China in charge of agriculture....

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Kevin Andrews

Last mentioned in Sydney :: Australia

Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November 1955), is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia. He is a member of the House of Representatives, and was Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in the Howard Government, having previously been Minister for Employment and ...

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Samy Vellu

Last mentioned in Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia

Dato' Seri Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu (Tamil: சாமிவேலு சங்கிலிமுத்து) (More recently: Semi Value by Malaysian political newspaper) (born 8 March 1936), is the longest serving president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition. He has held the position ...

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Wong Kan Seng

Last mentioned in Singapore :: Singapore

Wong Kan Seng (simplified Chinese: 黄根成; pinyin: Huáng Gēnchéng; born 1946) is the Minister for Home Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. Wong is considered to be part of Singapore's third-generation leadership that includes Lee Hsien Loong, S Jayakumar, Yeo Cheow Tong, Mah Bow Tan and ...

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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Last mentioned in Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia

Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (born November 26, 1939 in Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang) is the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and leads the governing Barisan Nasional ...

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