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Goutham Nanda
Goutham Nanda (గౌతమ్ నంద), also spelled Gautham Nanda, is a 2017 Telugu action drama directed by Sampath Nandi, starring Gopichand as lookalikes who swap lives, with Hansika Motwani and Catherine Tresa; released 28 July 2017, it underperformed at the box office.
Gouts-Rossignols
Gouts-Rossignols (officially Gout-Rossignol, INSEE 24199) is a rural commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formed in 1827 from Gout and Rossignol; 360 inhabitants in 2023, canton of Ribérac, two monuments historiques.
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Gouverneur Kemble Warren (1830–1882) was an American army engineer who mapped the trans-Mississippi West and led the Army of the Potomac's engineers in the Civil War.
Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), American Founding Father and Pennsylvania delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention; wrote the Constitution's final draft and Preamble "We the People"; later Minister to France and U.S. Senator.
Gouvernorat de Ben Arous
Gouvernorat de Ben Arous (ولاية بن عروس), a Tunisian governorate south of Tunis, created 1983; 722,828 residents (2024 census), 12 delegations, 11 municipalities, 790 km2, port of Radès, and a major industrial base.
Gouvernorat de Bizerte
Gouvernorat de Bizerte (Bizerte Governorate, بنزرت), Tunisia's northernmost governorate created in 1956: 3,750 km², about 607,000 people, 200 km coast, major port handling 19% of national tonnage, strong agriculture, fishing, and export industry.
Gouvernorat de Kairouan
Gouvernorat de Kairouan (ولاية القيروان), Tunisian governorate in Centre West, code TN41, 11 delegations, population 600,335 (2024); capital Kairouan, founded 670 AD, first Islamic city in Africa, UNESCO World Heritage site.
Gouvernorat de Médenine
Gouvernorat de Médenine (ولاية مدنين), a governorate of southeastern Tunisia with chef-lieu Médenine; includes Djerba and Zarzis, borders Libya, covers 5.5% of national territory, 537,255 inhabitants in 2024.
Gouvernorat de Monastir
Gouvernorat de Monastir (ولاية المنستير), a Tunisian governorate created in March 1974 from Sousse, capital at Monastir city; smallest governorate (97,465 ha), 599,769 residents in 2024, economy of tourism, textiles, and early-produce farming.
Gouvernorat de Nabeul
Gouvernorat de Nabeul (Cap Bon governorate), Tunisia's northeastern peninsula governorate with capital Nabeul: 2,822 km², 16 delegations, 873,825 residents (2023 est.), 310/km² density, major tourism, agriculture, and industry hub.
Gouvernorat de Sfax
Gouvernorat de Sfax (ولاية صفاقس), a Tunisian governorate created in 1956 in the center-east on the Mediterranean; second most populous with 1,047,468 people in 2024, Tunisia's top olive oil producer and second industrial pole.
Gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid
Sidi Bouzid Governorate (ولاية سيدي بوزيد), central-west Tunisia: 489,991 residents (2024 census), 7,405 km², 14 delegations, semiarid climate, groundwater overexploitation, and birthplace of the 2010 Tunisian revolution.
Gouvernorat de Sousse
Gouvernorat de Sousse (ولاية سوسة), Tunisian governorate created 21 June 1956, chef-lieu Sousse; 2,669 km², 762,281 inhabitants (2024), 16 delegations, 105 sectors, Tunisia's second industrial pole.
Gouvernorat de Tunis
Gouvernorat de Tunis (ولاية تونس), also called Governorate of Tunis, is one of Tunisia's 24 governorates, created 21 June 1956, chef-lieu Tunis; 288 km², 21 delegations, 8 municipalities, 1,075,305 inhabitants (2024 census).
Gov't Mule
Gov't Mule is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Atlanta, Georgia, by Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, and Matt Abts as an Allman Brothers side project. The power trio turned quartet blends rock, blues, jazz, and funk across 20+ albums including Dose, Heavy Load Blues, and Peace…Like A River.
Govan Mbeki
Govan Mbeki was a South African anti-apartheid leader of the ANC, sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial, and father of President Thabo Mbeki.
Govardhan
Govardhan was an Indian Mughal miniature painter, active from about 1596 to 1645, who served Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan and excelled at portraits of holy men.
Govardhana
Govardhana (गोवर्धन) was a Sanskrit poet of the twelfth or thirteenth century who served King Lakshmana Sena of Bengal and wrote the Aryasaptashati, a collection of about 700 single-stanza poems.
Govardhanram Tripathi
Govardhanram Tripathi (1855–1907) was a Gujarati novelist, poet, and thinker born at Nadiad, best known for the four-part novel Sarasvatichandra (1887–1901); in 1905 he served as the first president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
Govater Bay and Hur-e-Bahu
Govater Bay and Hur-e-Bahu is a 75,000-hectare Ramsar wetland in southeast Iran on the Gulf of Oman coast, designated in 1999, home to marsh crocodiles and Dalmatian pelicans.
Gove, Northern Territory
Gove is a peninsula at the north-eastern corner of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, about 650 km east of Darwin, known for its extensive bauxite deposits and Rio Tinto mining.
Governador Bento Munhoz Da Rocha Netto hydroelectric plant
The Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto hydroelectric plant, usually called Foz do Areia, is a 1,676 MW hydroelectric dam on the Iguaçu River in Paraná, Brazil, operated by Copel since 1980.
Governador José Richa hydroelectric plant
The Governador José Richa hydroelectric plant, formerly Salto Caxias, is a 1,240 MW dam and hydropower station on the Iguaçu River in Paraná, southern Brazil, completed in 1999.
Governador Ney Aminthas De Barros Braga hydroelectric plant
The Governador Ney Aminthas De Barros Braga hydroelectric plant, usually called Segredo, is a 1,260 MW dam on the Iguaçu River in Paraná, Brazil, inaugurated in 1992.
Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Rio Doce municipality (257,171 people, 2022 census), founded 1938 as Figueira, famed for emigration to the United States sustained by social networks and remittances.
Governance
Governance is the set of traditions and institutions by which authority is exercised in a country, also called public governance. Measured through the World Bank's six Worldwide Governance Indicators dimensions, from Voice and Accountability to Control of Corruption.
Governance, risk management, and compliance
Governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) is a management approach coordinating an organization's governance, risk, and compliance activities, coined as a term by OCEG in 2002.
Governess
A governess is a woman, historically live-in, employed to teach a family's children at home. Central to Victorian middle-class education, the role's 1851 census count was 25,000 women; modern governesses serve UHNW families.
Governing Board
Governing board (also governing body): the group holding legal authority over a health care institution, responsible for strategy, oversight of management, quality of care, and compliance, assessed through board self-assessment and benchmarking.
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses is a body of eleven men at the Warwick, New York headquarters that provides religious direction to about nine million Witnesses.