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131Cuban relations with the Organization of American States — Despite being a founding member of the Organization of American States (OAS), Cuba was effectively suspended from 21 January 1962 to 3 June 2009. Thus, for almost the entire time that the OAS has been operating, Cuba has been barred from sending… …
132List of colleges and universities in San Francisco — Despite its limited geographical space, San Francisco, California is home to a multitude of colleges and universities.Public colleges and universities include: *City College of San Francisco, one of the largest community colleges in the country… …
