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The following is a list of people and places in recent VOA news items.
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Pronunciation |
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| ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA
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Thailand
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ah-PEE-siht way-CHAH-chee-wah
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| AHMADINEJAD, MAHMOUD
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Iran
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mah-MOOD ahh-mah-dee-nee-ZHAHD
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| AL QAEDA
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al K-EYE-(eh)-duh
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| Notes: terrorist group. Alternate spelling "al Qaida
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| AL-MABHOUH, MAHMOUD
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Palestinian
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mah-MOOD al-mahb-HOO
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| AL-MALIKI, NOURI KAMAL
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Iraq
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NOOR-ee kah-MAHL al MAL-ih-kee
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| AL-SADR, MOQTADA
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Iraq
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MUHK-tah-dah ah SAH-drr
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| ALLAWI, IYAD
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Iraq
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eh-YAHD ah-LAH-wee
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| ATMAR, HANIF
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Afghanistan
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hah-NEEF aht-MAHR
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| BACHELET, MICHELLE
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Chile
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mee-SHELL bah-cheh-LET
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| BASBUG, ILKER
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Turkey
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EEL-k-air bahsh-BOO
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| BELLERIVE, JEAN-MAX
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Haiti
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JAH(n) MAX bell eh-REEV
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| CHINCHILLA, LAURA
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Costa Rica
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LAO-rah cheen-CHEE-ah
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| Notes: "Lao" rhymes with "how"
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| DANDAH, MAHAMADOU
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Niger
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mah-hah-mah-DOO DAHN-dah
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| DIAKITE, ABOUBACAR SIDIKI
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Guinea
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ah-boo-bah-KAHR see-dee-KEE DYAH-KEE-TAY
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| Notes: a.k.a. Toumba: TOOM-bah
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| DJIBOU, SALOU
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Niger
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sah-LOO jih-BOO
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| DORE, JEAN-MARIE
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Guinea
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ZAH(n) mah-REE DAW-ray
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| DULMATIN
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Indonesia
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dool-MAH-tihn
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| FABRE, JEAN-PIERRE
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Togo
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ZAH(n) pee-AIR FAHB-(reh)
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| FONSEKA, SARATH
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Sri Lanka
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SAH-raht fahn-SEH-kah
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| GHANI, MULLAH ABDUL
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Afghanistan
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moo-LAH ahb-duhl-gah-NEE
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| Notes: a.k.a. Mullah Beradar "moo-LAH beh-rah-DAHR".
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| GNASSINBE, FAURE
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Togo
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FOUR nah-SING-bay
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| INGABIRE, VICTOIRE
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Rwanda
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veek-TWAH een-GAHB-ee-ray
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| IRAN
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Iran
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ih-RAHN
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| Notes: also "ih-RAH-nee-ahn" ...VOA preferred pronunciation
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| IRAQ
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Iraq
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ih-RAHK
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| Notes: VOA preferred
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| JONATHAN, GOODLUCK
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Nigeria
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GOOD-LUHK JAH-nah-thahn
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| KAHIYE, MOHAMED GELLE
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Somalia
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moh-HAH-mehd GAY-leh kah-HE-ah
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| KARZAI, HAMID
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Afghanistan
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haw-MIHD kahr-Z-EYE
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| KHAMENEI, AYATOLLAH ALI
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Iran
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eye-ah-toh-LAH ah-LEE hah-mehn-a-EE
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| KONATE, SEKOUBA
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Guinea
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say-koo-BAH koh-NAH-tay
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| KYAW ZAW LWIN
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Burma
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CHAW SAW luh-WIN
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| Notes: a.k.a. Nyi Nyi Aung (NYEE NYEE AUNG)
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| MARJAH
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Afghanistan
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mahr-JAH
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| Notes: town
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| MICHELETTI, ROBERTO
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Honduras
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roh-B-AIR-toh mee-chih-LEH-tee
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| MOUSAVI, MIR HOSSEIN
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Iran
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MEER hoh-SAY-N moo-sah-VEE
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| ORNEK, OZDEN
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Turkey
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ooz-DEHN err-NEHK
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| PARAD, ALBADER
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Philippines
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al-bah-DARE PAH-rahd
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| SALEHI, ALI AKBAR
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Iran
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ah-LEE ahk-BAHR SAW-LEH-HEE
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| TALEBAN
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Afghanistan
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tah-lee-BAHN
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| TANDJA, MAMADOU
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Niger
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mah-mah-DOO TAHN-jah
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| THAKSIN SHINAWATRA
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Thailand
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TAHK-sihn shih-nah-WAHT
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| Notes: the "ra" at the end of "Shinawatra" is silent
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| TIGIPKO, SERGEI
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Ukraine
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sir-HEE tee-HEEP- kaw
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| TYMOSHENKO, YULIA
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Ukraine
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YOOL-yah tih-moh-SHEHN-kaw
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| UDA, MAHER
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Palestinian
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MAH-her AW-day
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| YANUKOVICH, VIKTOR
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Ukraine
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VEEK-tor yah-noo-KOH-vihch
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| YAR'ADUA, UMARU
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Nigeria
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oo-MAH-roo YAHR ah-DOO-ah
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| YATSENYUK, ARSENIY
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Ukraine
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ahr-SEHN-yee yaht-sehn-YOOK
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Short Pronunciation List as of Mar 21, 2010