• The 1998 Riga bombings were a series of bombings that took place in Riga, Latvia and which received considerable coverage at the time, most notably for...
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    Riga (/ˈriːɡə/ REE-gə) is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia. Home to 605,273 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's...
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    diplomatic missions resident in Latvia. At present, the capital city of Riga hosts 38 embassies. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to...
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    consulate general in the Latvian capital city of Riga (the Consulate General of the Republic of China in Riga). This policy was allegedly due to Latvian desires...
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  • v t e Diplomatic missions in Latvia Americas United States Asia Taiwan Europe Holy See Russia 1998 Riga bombing Ukraine...
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    (Ukrainian: Посольство України в Латвії) is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine in Riga, Latvia. Since February 27, 2019, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary...
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  • documentación e investigación. "Beirut Bomb Razes Libya Embassy". The Los Angeles Times. July 11, 1984. p. 6. "Embassy Bombing in Colombia Spurs More Americans...
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  • printing press in Riga. Born in Antwerp, he left his home region, probably due to increasing religious unrest in the area, and settled in Riga in 1588. From...
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    Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca, German: St. Petrikirche) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia, dedicated to Saint Peter. It is a parish church of...
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    Peitav Synagogue (category Art Nouveau architecture in Riga)
    January 2, 2014. "Latvian police chief sacked over Riga synagogue bombing". BBC News. April 2, 1998. Retrieved January 2, 2014. Rettig Gur, Haviv (August...
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    and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders, unofficially known simply as the Victory Monument, was a memorial complex in Victory Park, Pārdaugava, Riga, Latvia...
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    members convicted for their involvement in bombing the Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders in June 1997...
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    who would participate in the election to be held in the Russian embassy in Riga could face criminal liability for justifying the invasion of Ukraine under...
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    about 25,000 Jews were murdered in or on the way to Rumbula forest near Riga, Latvia, during World War II. Except for the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine...
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    deported to Łódź, Kovno, Riga, and Minsk. In late November, 5,000 German Jews were shot outside of Kovno and another 1,000 near Riga, but Himmler ordered...
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    some impressive bombing feats; when released at an altitude of 20,000 m (66,000 ft) and a speed above Mach 2, a 500 kg (1,100 lb) bomb would have a range...
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    operational in the Russian Navy in 1995. The initial name of the ship was Riga; it was launched as Leonid Brezhnev, embarked on sea trials as Tbilisi, and...
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    naval bases and the Soviet airfields from Riga to Kronstadt. Šiauliai, Vilnius and Kaunas were also bombed. Soviet aircraft had been on one-hour alert...
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  • Philippe Halsman (category Engineers from Riga)
    He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City. Halsman was born in Riga to a Jewish couple...
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    can not be done by bombing from the air, as the first victims would be the Jews who are gathered in these camps, and such a bombing would be a welcome...
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  • parade in Riga dedicated to the 58th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. On 6 November, the Storozhevoy arrived at the Riga roadstead...
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    Major-General, becoming its first Chechen general. Dudayev served in a strategic bombing unit of the Soviet Air Force in Siberia and Ukraine. He allegedly participated...
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    February 2000). "Report Says NATO Bombing Killed 500 Civilians in Yugoslavia". Washington Post. p. A02. "220. Bombing to Bring Peace | Wilson Center"....
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  • Secretary-General of the Association of European Airlines; the aviation writer Rigas Doganis. Directed by Richard Vaughan, produced by Chris Haws, made by InCA...
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    between 1975 and 1988. They were originally intended to replace the older Riga-class frigates, but were instead chosen as a design for export to various...
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    and oil refining during the Nazi era, so was often a target of Allied bombing raids during World War II: nevertheless, over a third of the city's buildings...
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    July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018. A month before [the alliance's summit in Riga in 2006], Victoria Nuland, then the U.S. ambassador to NATO, called the 2...
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  • based on psychological gratification. Holmes, Ronald M.; Holmes, Stephen T. (1998). Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder. SAGE Publications. p. 1....
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    are: Brno, Czech Republic Dijon, France Kolkata, India Monterrey, Mexico Riga, Latvia Saratov, Russia (ties suspended in 2022) Sendai, Japan Taipei, Taiwan...
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  • Savannah), heart failure. Dzintra Grundmane, 79, Latvian basketball player (TTT Riga). Johnny Jeter, 79, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego...
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