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Akaike information criterion The Akaike information criterion (AIC) (pronounced ah-kah-ee-keh), developed by Hirotsugu Akaike in 1971 and proposed in Akaike (1974), is a measure of the goodness of fit of an estimated statistical model. It is grounded in the concept of entropy.
Akaka Bill The Akaka Bill is the common name applied to legislation proposed in the United States Congress between 2000 and the present that seeks to achieve for Native Hawaiians the same federal recognition and right to self-governance that most Native American tribes possess. It takes its common name from U.
Akaki Eliava Akaki Eliava (Georgian: აკაკი ელიავა) (1956-2000) was a Georgian military officer involved in the Georgian civil war, 1993. Supporter of the ousted president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, he staged an abortive revolt against the government of Eduard Shevardnadze in 1998, and was killed in a skirmish with police in 2000.
Akaki Chachua Akaki Chachua (born September 16, 1969 in Samtredia) is a Georgian wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 64 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th.
Akaki Surguladze Akaki Surguladze () (1913-1991) was a Georgian historian. He was the first Soviet scholar, who attempted, in 1988, to revise the hitherto commonly accepted official Soviet version of the Soviet-Georgian War which led to the forcible Sovietization of Georgia in 1921.
Akal AKAL literally timeless, immortal, non-temporal, is a term integral to Sikh tradition and philosophy. It is extensively used in the Dasam Granth hymns by Guru Gobind Singh, who titled one of his poetic compositions Akal Ustat , i.
Akal Ustat Akal Ustat is is the name given to the second Bani in the second holy scriptures of the Sikhs called the Dasam Granth. This text spans from page 33 to page 94 of the 2326 pages of this holy book of the Sikhs at www.
Akalabeth Akalabeth: World of Doom, released in 1980 for the Apple II, is recognized as one of the first commercial computer role-playing games (though it began as a hobbyist project) and as a precursor of the Ultima series of games that started Richard Garriott's career.
Akalanka Ganegama Akalanka Ganegama (born Withanaarchchige Chamara Akalanka Ganegama on March 29, 1981 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right arm slow bowler who bowls at approximately 200-282.
Akalat The akalats are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Sheppardia. They were formerly placed in the thrush family, Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.
Akama-ku,Munakata Akama refers to the Akama division of Munakata city in Fukuoka Prefecture, or the area around the Karatsu highway Akama hotel. It is a historical place and old rows of houses belonging to the Akama hotel still remain.
Akan name The Akan people of Ghana frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These names have spread through West Africa, from Benin/Dahomey (Fon) and Togo (Ewe) to the Côte d'Ivoire (Baoulé), and throughout the African diaspora.
Akanda National Park Akanda National Park is one of 13 National Parks in Gabon set up in 2002 by President Omar Bongo after a two year study by the DFC, WCS and WWF. The 13 national parks are designed to represent the biodiversity of the country and encourage tourism.
Akane Maniax Akane Maniax ～Nagareboshi Densetsu Gouda～ (アカネマニアックス～流れ星伝説剛田～) is an adventure game released for the PC by âge. It is a prequel of sorts to Muv-Luv and side story to Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, and features Suzumiya Akane from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien as its main heroine.
Akaneia Akanea is the continent that the first and third Fire Emblem games, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi (The Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light) and Fire Emblem: MonshĹŤ no Nazo (The Mystery of the Emblem), take place on. It was also supposed to be the name of an unlockable map in Super Smash Bros.
Akaoka, Kochi Akaoka (赤岡町; -cho) was a town located in the former Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the town merged with three other towns and a village forming the city of Konan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Akard Station Akard Station is a DART light rail station located in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas on Pacific Street, between Akard and Field Streets. It opened on 14 June 1996 and is a station on the and lines, serving Elm Place, One Main Place, Renaissance Tower, Thanksgiving Square and Thanksgiving Tower.
Akari Kamigishi Akari Kamigishi (神岸あかり Kamigishi Akari), voiced by Ayako Kawasumi, is a main character in the ToHeart video game and anime series. She is a childhood friend of Hiroyuki Fujita, the protagonist of the series.
Akasagarbha Akasagarbha Bodhisattva (Chinese: 虛空藏菩薩 Xūkōngzàng púsà) is one of the eight great bodhisattvas. His name can be translated as "boundless space treasury" or "void store" as his wisdom is said to be boundless as space itself.
Akash Arora Akash Arora is an Indian journalist who started his career with the Times of India, and then worked for several years with New Delhi's English-language newspaper, the Hindustan Times. During his stint at the Hindustan Times he wrote extensively on fashion and cinema.
Akashic records The Akashic records (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") are collectively understood to be a collection of mystical knowledge that is encoded in the aether; i.e.
Akashiyaki or is a small round dumpling from the city of Akashi in Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Made of an egg-rich batter and octopus dipped into dashi (a thin fish broth) before eating, locals in the Akashi area refer to it simply as tamagoyaki.
Akata Àkàta is a loose term widely used by Africans to describe African Americans and their descendants. It is rumoured to mean cotton picker which derives from the slavery period, and is commonly used as an insult, though some who use it are unaware it is derogatory and may be using it innocently.
Akatek language Akateko (Acateco, Acatec, Conob) is a Mayan language sometimes referred to as Western Q'anjob'al as it is very closely related to that language. It is spoken primarily in the municipality of San Miguel Acatán in the western highlands of Guatemala, although there are a small number of speakers native to Mexico and a larger number of Guatemalan speakers of Akateko living in Mexico.
Akathist The Akathist (Ακαθιστος Υμνος, unseated hymn) is an Eastern Orthodox hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or one of the persons of the Holy Trinity. The akathist par excellence is that written in the 6th century to the Theotokos.
Akatsuka Award The Akatsuka Award is the name of a semi-annual award presented to humorous manga cartoonists by the Japanese publisher Shueisha (集英社). The award has been given since 1974 and it aims to reward artists of new mangaka in the Comedic Manga category.
Akatsuki (Naruto) is a fictional criminal organization in the anime and manga series Naruto. It is first introduced midway into the first part of the series, and its members gain significance as the main antagonists during the second part.
Akatsuki class destroyer The Imperial Japanese Navy Akatsuki class of destroyers (暁型) consisted of four "special-type" destroyers, all built in Sasebo, Japan and completed in 1932. Only one of the four ships survived World War II, to be sold to the USSR (as the Pritky) and scrapped in 1963characteristics==
Akatsuki No Kuruma "Akatsuki No Kuruma" is the first and only single from Ailyn's third album Eyes On Me. Released digitally, downloadable through her website, the original version is taken from the OST of the anime Gundam SEED.
Akatuy katorga Akatuy katorga prison (Акатуйская каторжная тюрьма) was part of the Nerchinsk katorga system of the Russian Empire in the Nerchinsk okrug of Transbaikalia. It was constructed in 1888 and shut down after the February Revolution of 1917.
Akawaio language Akawaio is a Cariban language spoken mainly in Guyana, most commonly in the region of the Upper Mazaruni. Though many speakers don't live in villages, there are a number of population centers, notably Kamarang, Jawalla, Waramadong, and Kako.
Akaya Kirihara Akaya Kirihara (切原赤也 Kirihara Akaya) is a fictional character in the manga and anime The Prince of Tennis. Kirihara is a 14-year-old regular of Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku's tennis team, the youngest and only second year student in the Rikkai line-up.
Akayu, Nanyo Akayu (赤湯), is a town in Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Akayu is most famous for Akayu Onsen (赤湯温泉), a series of ryokan famed for their natural hot-springs which are believed to have medicinal properties.
Akazu The Akazu (Kinyarwanda / Kirundi: little house) is an informal organisation of Hutus centered around former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and his influential wife Agathe Habyarimana, whose members, among others, are generally believed to be responsible for planning the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
Akıncı Akıncı (literally, "raider", plural: Akıncılar) was an irregular light cavalry of the Ottoman Army and of earlier Turkic nations. They were one of the first divisions to face the opposing military and were known for their prowess in battle.
Akbar Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (Persian: جلال الدین محمد اکبر), (alternate spellings: Jellaladin, Celalettin) also known as Akbar the Great (Akbar-e-Azam) (October 15 1542 – October 27 1605) was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun whom he succeeded as ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605.
Akbar Atri Akbar Atri, a visionary within the Iranian student movement, has been a longtime leading proponent of global democracy and human rights standards within Iran. He is a founding member of Iranian Students for Democracy and Human Rights and former member of central committee, Takhim Vahdat, Iran's largest student democratic organization.
Akbar Bugti Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (Urdu: نواب اکبر شہاز خان بگٹی) (July 12, 1927–August 26, 2006) was the Tumandar (head) of the Bugti tribe of Baluch and served as governor of Balochistan Province in Pakistan. An Oxford"Profile: Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti" - Al Jazeera, August 27, 2006-educated man in a land of widespread illiteracy, he was a towering personality in Baloch politics for more than five decades.
Akbar Ganji Akbar Ganji (Persian: اکبر گنجی , born 31 January, 1960 in Qazvin) is an Iranian journalist and writer. He was arrested on April 22, 2000 after he took part in a conference held in Berlin on April 7 and 8, 2000.
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (born May 6, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football player for the San Diego Chargers, who played defensive end for the Oakland Raiders after being drafted in 2003. He played two years before being waived by the Raiders and sitting out the 2005 season.
Akbar Khan (Pakistan) Major General Akbar Khan, DSO also known as Mohammed Akbar Khan, fought as the Brigadier-in-charge in Kashmir on the Pakistan side in Indo-Pakistan war of 1948. He also helped to stop the first Baloch insurgency of 1948.
Akbar Mohammadi Akbar Mohammadi (in Persian: اکبر محمدی) (born 1969 - died July 30 2006) was an Iranian student involved in 18th of Tir crisis in Tehran University. He was given a death sentence for his role in the Iran student riots, July 1999 - Iran's biggest pro-democracy demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Akbar Tanjung Akbar Tanjung (born Sibolga, North Sumatra; August 14, 1945) is an Indonesian politician who is a former chairman of Golkar party. He was the head of the People's Representative Council (DPR) from 1999 to 2004.
Akbaraly Aitikeev Akbaraly Aitikeev (born March 9 1958 in Tash-Kumyr, Osh Oblast) was a candidate in Kyrgyzstan's 2005 presidential election. He combines his career as a businessman, with the chairmanship of the Party of Protection, which he founded in 1996.
Akbarnama The Akbarnāma (Persian: اکبر نامہ), which literally means History of Akbar, is a biographical account of Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, written in Persian. It includes vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and time.
Akdamus Akdamus Milin (or Akdamut Milin, The Introduction) is a prominent piyyut (Jewish liturgical poem) recited annually on Shavuot. It was penned by Rabbi Meir bar Yitzchak of Worms, Germany, who lived in the 11th century.
Akeakamai Akeakamai (c 1976 - November 2, 2003) was a female Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, who along with a companion female dolphin named Phoenix, as well as tankmates Elele and Hiapo, were the subjects of Louis Herman's animal language studies at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii. The most well known paper is the original work described in Herman, Richards, & Wolz (1984).
Akebono class destroyer escort The Akebono class destroyer escort (or frigate) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is the first post World War II Japanese indigenous frigate class, and its primary task is ASW. It is also called B Type escort and it is compared by 9B Type escort (Ikazuchi class destroyer escort).
Akeboshi Akeboshi (明星) is a male Japanese popular music singer. He is mostly known for the song Wind (pronounced as in "winding"), used as the ending theme to the anime Naruto for the first twenty-five episodes.
Akeelah and the Bee Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson, portrayed by Keke Palmer, an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother, schoolmates, and also her coach, portrayed by Laurence Fishburne.
Akeem Anifowoshe Akeem Anifowoshe (Born 11 September, 1969 - Died 1 December 1994) or just "Kid" Akeem, was a Nigerian Super Flyweight professional boxer. He is best known for his performance in Ring Magazine's 1991 Fight of the Year, which he lost to Robert Quiroga by bruising unanimous decision.
Akegarasu Haya Akegarasu Haya (1877-1967) was a Shin Buddhist student of Kiyozawa Manshi for a decade when Manshi died in 1901. Haya is a former head of administration of the Higashi Honganji who was a major inspiration to the formation of the Dobokai Movement.
Akeginu Akeginu (japanese: 朱絹, hiragana: あけぎぬ, rōmaji: Akeginu) a major character featured in the Japanese anime Basilisk Kouga Ninpou Chou (known in English as Kouga Ninja Scrolls). Akeginu was chosen to be one of ten ninja to represent the Iga Tsubagakure clan against the chosen ten of the rival Kouga Manjidani clan.
Akehama, Ehime was a town located in Higashiuwa District, Ehime, Japan. As of April 1, 2004 the town merged with the other 3 towns in the district and the town of Mikame (in neighboring Nishiuwa District) forming the city of Seiyo.
Akechi clan The Akechi clan a Japanese clan that was related to the Toki clan, mainly thriving around the later years of the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. The Akechi first served under the Toki until the latter ended up falling to the Saito during the year of 1540.
Akechi, Gifu Akechi (明智町; -chou) was a town located in the former Ena District, Gifu, Japan. On October 25 ,2004 the town merged with three other towns and a village from the district into the expanded city of Ena, Gifu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Akela Akela (occasionally called The Lone Wolf or Big Fox) is a fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. He is a wolf, chief of the Seeonee wolf pack and presides over the pack's council meetings.
Akeley, Buckinghamshire Akeley is a village and civil parish in north Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated about 3 miles north of Buckingham on the Towcester road (A413) just south of the village of Lillingstone Dayrell and north of the village of Maids Moreton.
Akella Akella is a leading Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing, and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The company comprises five in-house development teams, a publishing house, a distribution center, a localization team and a quality assurance department; in total, some 140 people are employed by Akella.
Akeman Street Akeman Street was a major Roman road in England that linked London to the Fosse Way at Cirencester. Its route passed through various towns and villages including Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, Aylesbury and Bicester before changing direction towards the south-west going past Woodstock and Witney to the north before heading into Cirencester.
Akemi Cynthia Paule Uchima Akemi Cynthia Paule Uchima or Minami Saori her Screen name (Real Name: Akemi Uchima, Filipino Name: Cynthia) born in Okinawa, Japan in July 2 1954. She became a famous singer in Japan when she made a hit song "Seventeen Year Old".
Akemi Miyano Akemi Miyano (宮野明美 Miyano Akemi) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Case Closed (Detective Conan). Akemi Miyano is Shiho Miyano's elder sister and her only family after their parents (scientists working for the black organization) died.
Akemi Satō is a female Japanese seiyū and works for Aoni Production. Akemi Satō also sang a few songs from Fushigi Yugi like the opening theme, Itooshi Hito no Tame ni, the OVA opening themes, Yo Ga Akeru Mae Ni, Star, and some other songs like Kuroi Tsuki, Shiawase ni Narou ne, Destiny, Everlasting Story, and others.
Akemi Takada Akemi Takada (高田明美 Takada Akemi) is a Japanese artist and illustrator, and was born on March 31 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a popular anime character designer who attended Tama Art University, and then worked for Tatsunoko Pro following her graduation.
Aken (god) The chief deity in Egyptian mythology, Ra, when considered as a sun god, was thought to traverse the daily sky in a boat, and cross the underworld at night in another, named Meseket. As the mythology developed, so did the idea that Meseket was controlled by a separate ferryman, who became known as Aken.
Akena p'Ojok Akena p'Ojok is a former Ugandan politician who held various government positions in the 1980s, including Minister of Power, Posts and Telecommunications. He was a prominent figure of Uganda National Liberation Front/Army that helped remove Idi Amin and was involved in the power struggles that followed.
Akeno Giant Air Shower Array The Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) is a very large surface array designed to study the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. It covers an area of 100km² and consists of 111 surface detectors and 27 muon detectors.
Akeno, Ibaraki Akeno (明野町; -machi) was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki, Japan. On March 28, 2005 the town merged with two other towns from the district and the city of Shimodate forming the city of Chikusei and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Akeno, Yamanashi Akeno (明野村; -mura) was a village located in Kitakoma District, Yamanashi, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the village merged with six other towns and villages from Kitakoma District to form the new city of Hokuto.
Aker (god) [Egyptian mythology], Aker (also spelt Akar) was one of the earliest gods worshipped, and was the deification of the [[horizon. There are strong indications that Aker was worshipped before other known Egyptian gods of the earth, such as Geb.
Aker Kvaerner Pusnes Aker Kvaerner Pusnes (formerly named Maritime Pusnes), established in 1875, is a designer and supplier of all types of deck machinery and mooring systems for marine and offshore applications. In addition, Aker Kvaerner Pusnes has developed and supplied bow loading and offloading systems for both simple and sophisticated operations offshore.
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Aker Philadelphia Shipyard formerly Kværner Philadelphia Shipyard is a shipyard located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on the site of the defunct Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, which closed in 1995.
Aker University Hospital Aker University Hospital was founded in 1895 in Oslo, Norway and is currently one of the largest hospitals in Norway with 4,000 employees and a 240 million Euro budget. Since 1 January 1996 the hospital also includes Gaustad Hospital, which was founded in 1855 and is therefore is the oldest psyciatric hospital in Norway.
Aker, Norway Aker (from the Old Norse akr m 'field, acre') is a former municipality in Akershus, which lends its name to a municipality and a county in Norway. The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church, the church in turn being the source of the name for the municipality and county.
Akers Pond Akers Pond is a 309-acre water body located in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Errol. Water from Akers Pond flows via Clear Stream to the Androscoggin River and thence into Maine.
Akerselva Akerselva is a river which flows through Oslo. It starts at Maridalsvannet in Oslomarka, and follows the urban areas Nordre Aker, Sagene, Grünerløkka, Oslo centre and Grønland, whereby it finally ends at Paulsenkaia and Oset in Bjørvika.
Akershus University Hospital The Akershus University Hospital (Akershus universitetssykehus, abbreviated to Ahus) is a Norwegian public university hospital located in the Lørenskog municipality, in the county of Akershus, east of the Norwegian capital Oslo. It is one of four university hospitals affiliated with the University of Oslo.
Akezhan Kazhegeldin Akezhan Kazhegeldin (born on 2 March, 1952)People in Prison, Akezhan Kazhegeldin Digital Freedom Foundation served as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan until he resigned in October 1997, ostensibly for health reasons,Kazakhstan's Kazhegeldin conspicuous by his absence Asia Times though many saw it as an act protesting authoritarianism in Kazakhstan. He now heads the Republic People's Party of Kazakhstan, but lives in the West in exile.
Akha The Akha are an ethnic group which originated in China and Tibet. Most of the remaining Akha people are now distributed in small villages among the mountains of China (where they are considered part of the Hani by the government, though this is a subject of some dispute among the Akha themselves), Laos (where they are considered Lao Sung), Myanmar (Burma), and northern Thailand, where they are one of the six main hill tribes.
Akhalgori Akhalgori is a district and city of Georgia located within the borders of the Soviet era Autonomous District of South Ossetia, but controlled by the Georgian government unlike most of the rest of the former autonomous district which is controlled by the separatist forces of Post-Soviet internationally unrecognized republic of South Ossetia. The district is administered as part of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region.
Akhaltsikhe Akhaltsikhe (, old names: Lomsia and Ahıska) is a small city in southwestern Georgia, Mkhare (Province) of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 46,134. It is situated on the both banks of a small river Potskhovi, which separates the city to the old city in the north and new in the south.
Akhand Kirtani Jatha The Akhand Kirtani Jatha (or AKJ) is a group (jatha) that is dedicated to the ideal Sikh lifestyle. It was started by Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh Ji, he was given the title of "Bhai Sahib" and the suffix "Ji" because he was honoured by all 5 "Takhts" or supreme centres for Sikhs, he was the only Sikh to do this in the 20th century.
Akhand Path Akhand Path is the name given to the common practise by Sikh of the continuous recitation (without any break) of the Guru Granth Sahib from beginning to end of the 1430 pages, lasting about 48 hours, by a team of readers. This "ritual" is considered a very holy practise and is said to bring peace and solace to the participants and the passive listener of the recitation.
Akhandanand Anantshri Swami Akahandanandji Saraswati (known as "Maharajshri" to his followers) (1911-1987), was an exponent of Shrimad Bhagvata and a scholar of Vedanta and Bhakti Shastras. He was born on Friday, July 26, 1911 in Pushya Nakshtra.
Akhbar Helwa Summer of 2001 witnessed the release of Akhbar Helwa , Diana´s seventh album. The music on this album reached an edgier end, having distinct, rich music made it stand out and outperform then-new one hit wonders.
Akhbari Akhbaris are Twelver Shi'a Muslims who favor hadith over fatwas when trying to determine what the Sunnah says about any specific topic. Unlike Usoolis, the Akhbari Shi'a do not follow the Marjas, rather they have followship of the Imams.
Akhenaden Akhenaden (Aknadin in the English anime) is a character in the anime and manga series Yu-Gi-Oh!. He is the father of High Priest Seto, past incarnation of Seto Kaiba, and brother to the former Pharaoh Akhenamkhanen (Aknamkanon in the English anime).
Akhenaten Akhenaten (meaning He who is beneficial to the Aten), first known as Amenhotep IV (sometimes read as Amenophis IV and meaning Amun is Satisfied) before his sixth year, was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, especially notable for single-handedly restructuring the Egyptian religion to monotheistically worship the Aten. He was born to Amenhotep III and his Chief Queen Tiye and was his father's younger son.
Akhenaten (comics) Akhenaten is a fictional cosmically-Augmented human supervillain in the Marvel Universe as well as the Marvel: The End universe. The character first appeared in Incredible Hulk (2nd series) #457 (October 1997) and is based on the conqueror and former ruler/Pharaoh of Egypt circa 1351-1334BC.
Akhil Akhil is a word in Hindi and Sanskrit that means "all", "entire", every", "complete", or "whole". Nikhil is a similar-sounding synonym of Akhil in Hindi and Sanskrit.
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha Akhil Bhāratīya Hindū Mahāsabhā (, ), a Hindu nationalist organization, was originally founded in 1915 to counter the Muslim League and the secular Indian National Congress. The president of Hindu Mahasabha was V.
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh (अखिल भारतीय जनसंघ, All India Popular Union) is a Hindu nationalist political party in India. The party claims to be the authentic Bharatiya Jan Sangh, which is the precursor of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Akhil Bharatiya Sena Akhil Bharatiya Sena (अखिल भारतीय सेना, All India Army) is a political party in India. Founded in 1997 and led by the Mumbai mafia don and contract killer Arun Gawli (alias 'Daddy').
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP, Hindi for 'All-India Students' Council'), is a youth political group drawing its inspiration from the nationalist Indian Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and now linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party. The ABVP was founded in 1948 and formally registered on July 9, 1949.
Akhirah Akhirah (Arabic: الآخرة) is an Islamic term referring to the afterlife. It is repeatedly referrenced in chapters of the Qur'an concerning Yaum al Qiyamah, the Islamic Day of Judgment, an important part of Islamic eschatology.
Akhisar Akhisar (pronounced: ah-kee-sahr; or Tepe Mezarligi) is the name of a county and of a town center located in Manisa Province, apart of the Aegean (Western Anatolia) region in Turkey. Akhisar is the biblical Thyatira.
Akhmad Kadyrov Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров (August 23, 1951 – May 9, 2004) was the president of the Chechen Republic (elected on October 5, 2003). He was assassinated in Grozny stadium by a bomb blast under a VIP stage during a World War II memorial victory parade.
Akhmed Zakayev Akhmed Zakayev (Ахмед Закаев; born April 26, 1956) is the Foreign Minister of Chechen republic government-in-exile, appointed by the President Aslan Maskhadov shortly after his 1997 election, and again in 2006 by Abdul Halim Sadulayev.
Akhmet Baitursynov Akhmet Baitursynov (15 January 1873 - 1937) was a Kazakh intellectual who worked in the fields of poetry, linguistics, and education. He was born in Turgai Oblast, and was educated at the Orenberg Teachers' School.
Akhmim Akhmim (Arabic اخميم) is a town of Upper Egypt, on the right bank of the Nile, 67 mi by river south of Asyut, and 4 mi above Suhaj, on the opposite side of the river where there is railway communication with Cairo and Aswan. It is the largest town on the east side of the Nile in Upper Egypt, having a population in 1907 of 23,795, of whom about a third were Copts.

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