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1. David (Anthony Llewellyn), Baron. born 1938, British politician: Labour foreign secretary (1977--79); cofounder of the Social Democratic Party (1981) and its leader (1983--87): leader (1988--92) of the section of the Social Democratic Party that did not merge with the Liberal Party in 1988; peace envoy to Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992--94) 2. Michael (James). born 1979, British footballer; plays for Real Madrid and England (from 1997) 3. Sir Richard. 1804--92, English comparative anatomist and palaeontologist 4. Robert. 1771--1858, Welsh industrialist and social reformer. He formed a model industrial community at New Lanark, Scotland, and pioneered cooperative societies. His books include New View of Society (1813) 5. Wilfred. 1893--1918, English poet of World War I, who was killed in action Owen falls in East Africa (Uganda) on the Victoria Nile River, 2.5 km below the river’s outlet from Lake Victoria. The section with rapids is approximately 50 km long. The Owen Falls hydroelectric power plant is situated at the falls. The construction of the power plant resulted in the partial submergence of the falls. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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