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Tanu Balak
Tanu may refer to: People * Malietoa Tanumafili I (1879–1939), Samoan prince * Tanu Nona (1902–1980), Australian pearler and politician * Tanu Roy (born 1980), Indian actress and model * Tanu (born 1997), a Finnish/Assyrian rapper Places * Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) * Tanu (Haida village), a village of the Haida people on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada * Tanu, Canada, a National Historic Site of Canada in British Columbia * Tanu, Sarawak, Malaysia, a town near Tusor * Tanu Forest Park, Gambia Other uses * ''A tanu'' (''The Witness''), a 1969 Hungarian film * CCGS ''Tanu'', a Canadian fisheries patrol vessel * ''Pseudophilautus tanu'', a frog of the family Rhacophoridae * Tanu, a character in the children's fantasy novel ''Fablehaven'' by Brandon Mull * The Tanu, a race from the Saga of Pliocene Exile book series by Julian May See also * Le Tanu Le Tanu () is a Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malietoa Tanumafili I
Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili I (1879 – 5 July 1939) was the Malietoa in Samoa from 1898 until his death in 1939. Personal and political life Tanumafili was born in 1880 to Malietoa Laupepa and Sisavai‘i Malupo Niuva‘ai. He attended the London Missionary College in Malua, before continuing his education in Fiji.Last King of Samoa ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', August 1939, p29 He married Momoe Lupeuluiva Meleiseā and had five children: Sisavai‘i Lupeuluiva, Vaimo‘oi'a, Salamāsina, Tanumafili II, and Sāveaali‘i Ioane Viliamu. When his father died in 1898, Tanumafili was declared "King of Samoa" (Tafa'ifa) by , and recognised by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanu Nona
Tanu Nona OBE (c. 1902 — 10 December 1980) was an Australian pearler and politician. Nona, of mixed Samoan and Torres Strait Islander ancestry, operating pearling boats along the coast of Queensland from the 1920s until his death. He was also a local councillor on the Badu Island Badu or Badu Island (; mwp, Badhu, ; also Mulgrave Island), is an island in the Torres Strait north of Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia. Badu Island is also a locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, and Wakaid is the only town, loc ... council and a leading figure in local government among the western islands group. References 1900s births 1980 deaths Politicians from Queensland Australian sailors Torres Strait Islanders Australian people of Samoan descent Officers of the Order of the British Empire Pearlers 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanu Roy
Tanu Roy is an Indian actress and model. A Bengali by birth, she has predominantly appeared in Telugu films apart from some Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada films. She is mostly known for her item numbers in films like ''Mass'' and ''Hero''. She is known for her role in the Malayalam movie ''Ee Adutha Kalathu''. Career Tanu Roy was born and brought up in Kolkata. She is a commerce graduate. She made her acting debut in 2001 with Puri Jagannadh's ''Itlu Sravani Subramanyam'', after which she played small roles in ''Anandam'' and ''Manasantha Nuvve''. She appeared in ''Avunu Nijame'' and Kodi Ramakrishna's ''Keelugurram''. Later, she starred in low budget B movies and did many item numbers in films including '' Satyam'', ''Mass'', ''No'', ''Viyyalavari Kayyalu'' and ''Pellikani Prasad''. She was seen in two Bengali films; ''Basho Na'', in which she portrayed the role of a young widow, and ''Moner Majho Tumhi'', a remake of ''Mansantha Nuvve'', and in the Kannada films '' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanganyika African National Union
The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika (now Tanzania). The party was formed from the Tanganyika African Association by Julius Nyerere in July 1954 when he was teaching at St. Francis' College (which is now known as Pugu High School). From 1964 the party was called the Tanzania African National Union. In January 1977 the TANU merged with the ruling party in Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ..., the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), to form the current Revolutionary State Party or Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). The policy of TANU was to build and maintain a socialist state aiming towards economic self-sufficiency and to eradicate corruption and exploitation, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanu (Haida Village)
New Clew, also Clue, Kloo, Kliew, Klue, Clew Indian Reserve, is a locality and First Nations reserve of the Haida people, located on the north shore of Louise Island, which is located in Cumshewa Inlet on Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, of the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. New Clew is believed to be the site of the historically important Haida village of Tanu or Tlanú, a National Historic Site of Canada which has been cited by anthropologist Wilson Duff as being "of historical importance". "Kloo" is the word in the Skidegate dialect of the Haida language for "canoe". Across the inlet from New Clew is Cumshewa, which is near the site of another historical village, Djí-gua. "...Kloo (Tlanú)... would seem to be a very modern town. In recent times the people of this town moved to a place where the so-called "Kloo Oil Works" were built, not far from the old site of Djí-gua, but after living there a few years, passed on the Skidegate." (Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanu, Canada
Tanu (Haida: ''T'aanuu llnagaay'') is a traditional Haida village site located on Tanu Island, Haida Gwaii, opposite of Kung'a Island in Laskeek Bay, within the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. The village site is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada. Name The anglicized name Tanu (anachronistically spelled Tanoo) derives from the Haida (''X̱aayda Kil'') word ''t'aanuu'', meaning eel grass – referring to the abundant sea grass found at the mouth of the village. Historically, European newcomers commonly referred to the village as “Klue’s Village” (alternatively spelled Kloo, Clue, or Clew), referring to the original town chief, Xe-u (meaning 'Southeast Wind'). Note that the village New Clew (''K’aadas Guu Gandlaay'') at Church Creek in the Cumshewa Inlet on Moresby Island is often mistaken for the village of Tanu. History According to George F. MacDonald, basing his estimation off of the accounts given by informants to John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tusor
Tusor is a settlement in Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: *Tanu north * Jangkar north *Empaong Empaong is a settlement in Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: *Semumoh west *Tusor east *Salulap Salulap is a settlement in Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately ea ... west * Bedanum east * Penurin south * Sekuyat northeast * Maja southeast References Populated places in Sarawak {{Sarawak-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanu Forest Park
Tanu Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio .... It covers 3,000 hectares. References Forest parks of the Gambia {{Africa-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tanu
''The Witness'' ( hu, A tanú, also known as ''Without A Trace''), is a 1969 Hungarian satire film, directed by Péter Bacsó. The film was created in a tense political climate at a time when talking about the early 1950s and the 1956 Revolution was still taboo. Although it was financed and allowed to be made by the communist authorities, it was subsequently banned from release and grew a cult film following among the population. As a result of its screening in foreign countries, the communist authorities eventually relented and allowed it to be released in Hungary. It was screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. A sequel was made in 1994 named " Megint tanú" (English: Witness Again). In April 2019, a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film features József Pelikán as a single father who previously participated in the WW2 communist movement of Hungary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCGS Tanu
CCGS ''Tanu'' is a fisheries patrol vessel in service with the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship was constructed in 1968 by Yarrows at their yard in Esquimalt, British Columbia and entered service the same year. Home ported at Patricia Bay, British Columbia, the ship is primarily used to carry out fisheries patrols and search and rescue missions along Canada's Pacific coast. Description ''Tanu'' was the third of three vessels designed for fisheries patrol use on Canada's Pacific coast. ''Tanu'' had two near-sister ships, and all designed for fisheries patrols but differed slightly in layout. ''Tanu'' has a full load displacement of , a gross tonnage (GT) of 753 and net tonnage (NT) of 203. ''Tanu'' is long with a beam of and a draught of . The ship is powered by two Fairbanks Morse-38D8 geared diesel engines driving one controllable pitch propeller and bow and stern thrusters.. The machinery is rated at and gives the vessel a maximum speed of . ''Tanu'' has capacity fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophilautus Tanu
Sri Lanka petite shrub frog, (''Pseudophilautus tanu''), is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. This relatively recently described species is only known from two locations in the Galle District, Beraliya and Kanneliya Forest Reserves. The specific name ''tanu'' is Sinhalese for "slender" and refers to the habitus of this frog. Description Three adult males in the type series measure in snout–vent length; females were not reported. The snout is obtusely pointed. The tympanum is distinct and vertically elongated. The finger tips have discs with circum-marginal grooves; there is no webbing nor dermal fringes. The toes are webbed and bear discs with circum-marginal grooves. The head and body are dorsally pale brown. There are about eight dark-brown stripes of varying width on the dorsum and a dark-brown stripe about as wide as pupil running from the snout through the pupil backward to the flank, fading away on mid-flank. The lower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
