* 1980 – The Republic of Zimbabwe ( formerly Rhodesia ) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President.

The connection between the wealth of the banana trade and the influence of outsiders, particularly North Americans, led O. Henry, the American writer who took temporary refuge in Honduras in 1896-97, to coin the term " Banana Republic " to describe Honduras.

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The Streets of Brentwood's upscale shops include Banana Republic, Coldwater Creek, DSW Shoes, Jos.

The mall, owned by Chelsea Premium Outlets, contains stores such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Puma, Banana Republic, J. Crew, Ecco, Guess, Gap, Fossil, and Corning Revere.

This is an outlet mall with many name-brand clothing companies represented, including Adidas, Nike, Gap, and Banana Republic.

Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's " Most Unforgettable Women in the World " advertisements, and she continued her career with other campaigns for L ' Oréal cosmetics, Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Donna Karan, and Versace.

The term Banana Republic was coined by American writer O. Henry.

Flagships are prevalent among upscale retailers, including such familiar names as Banana Republic, Polo Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Coach, and Prada.

* Banana Republic ( clothing retailer ), a chain of clothing stores

In 1980 " Banana Republic " was released, which was their last Top 10 hit, and in the following year the Boomtown Rats ' next studio album Mondo Bongo was issued.

" Banana Republic " savaged their native Ireland, the " septic isle screaming in the suffering sea ".

* " Banana Republic " ( 1980 ) No. 3

Local merchants are complemented by national retailers and restaurants, such as Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, The Cheesecake Factory, Johnny Rockets, Five Guys, Ann Taylor, Sunglass Hut, Banana Republic, Gap, Swatch, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, bebe, Fire & Ice, Starbucks, Brooks Brothers, Urban Outfitters, Uno Chicago Grill, and Swarovski.

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A Banana Republic Outlet has taken over the old GAP Outlet's space.

In response, the Libertarianz party declared 18 October 2006 to be " Banana Republic Day ", and issued press releases.

Other retailers include bebe, bebe sport, Banana Republic, Florsheim, Lacoste, Victoria's Secret, Movado, I Medici Firenze, Sephora, Betsy Johnson, CUSP, Chico's, Ann Taylor, White House Black Market, J. Jill, Oakley, Crabtree & Evelyn, The Limited, Finish Line, Inc., Lids, Aldo, Coach, Forever 21, Wet Seal and the official Chicago Cubs Clubhouse Shop.

Banana is a small seaport in Bas-Congo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Atlantic coast.

Fewer than ten stores of that kind still remain, including Gap, Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, Talbots and aforementioned Brooks Brothers.

In March 2011, it was revealed that Land Securities had secured planning permission to rebuild the last remaining derelect site on the northern end of Buchanan Street opposite the Buchanan Galleries complex-the new buildings will incorporate new residential and retail space, Bringing some big names to Glasgow's retail offering, including Scotland's first Forever 21, Banana Republic ( clothing stores ), Sketchers as well as Scotland's largest Paperchase ( company ), and many more.

He owns a record company called Bananrepubliken ( The Banana Republic ).

Since then, she has been featured in advertisements for Alberta Ferretti, Versace, Saks Fifth Avenue, Givenchy, J. Crew, Valentino, Chanel, and Banana Republic.

* Banana Republic: The United Fruit Company

* Banana Republic, a chain of clothing stores owned by Gap Inc.

The Dickies are popular in the United Kingdom, and had a Top 10 single with " Banana Splits ( Tra La La Song )" in 1979.

* " Banana Splits ( Tra La La Song )" ( 1979 )-UK No. 7

* Banana Splits ( Tra La La Song ) ( 1979 )

In 1979, his popularity was confirmed by the success of the Banana Republic tour and album together with singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori, his band, and his friend Ron.

Production of his recording was radically changing at that time, featuring alternative arrangers including Masayoshi Takanaka ( who participated in Inoue's 1979 Sneaker Dancer album ) and Yuji Kawashima ( also known by pseudonym " Banana ", who has worked with Inoue since Ayashii Yoru wo Matte album released in 1981 and been one of the significant collaborators for him ).

Banana cream, pistachio, or almond cream with cherry water and damson or strawberry water are other options.

Banana board is a term used to describe skateboards made of polypropylene that were skinny, flexible, with ribs on the underside for structural support and very popular during the mid-1970s.

Banana leaves are often used as packaging for ready-made food or as steamer cups such as in ho mok pla, a spicy steamed paté or soufflé made with fish and coconut milk.

It has been suggested that the Milan metropolitan area is part of the so-called Blue Banana, the area of Europe with the highest population and industrial density.

* Joe Bordeaux-Passerby with Banana

** Mr. Banana Brain-A banana-headed doll that Quackerjack seems to always have with him.

One of the biggest attractions is the Big Banana, one of the first of Australia's Big Things ( it celebrated its 40th birthday in 2005 ), with the World's Largest Banana celebrating the region's best known export.

King K. Rool agrees with Cranky and steals the bananas from the Banana Hoard again.

The Nintendo Coin can only be found in the game's third area, Frantic Factory, with Donkey Kong, by playing the original Donkey Kong arcade game and winning twice ( first for the Golden Banana, and second for the Nintendo Coin ).

Calypso, especially a toned-down, commercial variant, became a worldwide craze with the release of the " Banana Boat Song ", or " Day-O ", a traditional Jamaican folk song, whose best-known rendition was done by Harry Belafonte on his album Calypso ( 1956 ); Calypso was the first full-length record to sell more than a million copies.

Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing " The Banana Boat Song ", with its signature lyric " Day-O ".

Vaughan's commercial success at Mercury began with the 1954 hit, " Make Yourself Comfortable ", recorded in the fall of 1954, and continued with a succession of hits, including: " How Important Can It Be " ( with Count Basie ), " Whatever Lola Wants ", " The Banana Boat Song ", " You Ought to Have A Wife " and " Misty ".

In his memoir Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins ( 2006 ), actor Rupert Everett wrote that he had a six-year affair with Yates.

After designing the characters and sets for Hanna-Barbera's Banana Splits series, the Kroffts ' producing career began in 1969 with the landmark children's television series H. R.

Banana supplied guitar, banjo, synthesizer, and back-up vocals to Mimi Fariña's 1985 solo album, Solo, and also toured with her on and off from 1973 until the nineties.

The albums document life in the Gulf of Mexico Region (" Biloxi ", " Banana Republics ", " Wonder Why We Ever Go Home ") with displays of touring craziness (" Miss You So Badly ").

A significant part of the novel Amrita by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto takes place in Saipan with regular references to the landscape and spirituality of the island.

These groups included The Groovie Goolies, The Hardy Boys, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, The Banana Splits ( actually live action with actors in animal costumes and dubbed speaking voices ), The Cattanooga Cats, The Chan Clan, and The Neptunes.

During the first season, the Banana Splits segments often concerned the group's confrontations with a rival club, The Sour Grapes Bunch.