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Page 962
... chief Buluggin , son of the Fatimids ' chief ally in Algeria , Zīrī ibn Manād . In the 70 years during which the Zirids ( Banū Zīrī ) ruled Ifriqiyah in the name of the Fatimids , they fell progressively under the influence of the Arab ...
... chief Buluggin , son of the Fatimids ' chief ally in Algeria , Zīrī ibn Manād . In the 70 years during which the Zirids ( Banū Zīrī ) ruled Ifriqiyah in the name of the Fatimids , they fell progressively under the influence of the Arab ...
Page 975
... chief in Algeria . De Gaulle remained unshaken , and the rising , lacking substantial support from the army , col- lapsed after only three days . In May 1961 , negotiations were opened in France with representatives of the GPRA . This ...
... chief in Algeria . De Gaulle remained unshaken , and the rising , lacking substantial support from the army , col- lapsed after only three days . In May 1961 , negotiations were opened in France with representatives of the GPRA . This ...
Page 1015
... chief sources of construc- tion timber . It also is a major source of pulp and paper and a home for large numbers of red deer and mountain elk and also of black bear , lynx , and beaver . Fish - eating hawks and eagles abound . North ...
... chief sources of construc- tion timber . It also is a major source of pulp and paper and a home for large numbers of red deer and mountain elk and also of black bear , lynx , and beaver . Fish - eating hawks and eagles abound . North ...
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