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Afwerki, Isaias

(Encyclopedia) Afwerki or Afewerki, Isaias, 1945–, Eritrean political leader, president of Eritrea (1993–), b. Asmara. He studied engineering at the Univ. of Addis Ababa, leaving in 1966 to join the…

Dukhobors

(Encyclopedia) Dukhobors or DoukhoborsDukhoborsboth: d&oomacr;ˈkəbôrz [key] [Russ.,=spirit wrestlers], religious group, prominent in Russia from the 18th to the 19th cent. The name was coined by…

Lapointe, Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Lapointe, ErnestLapointe, ErnestläpwăNtˈ [key], 1876–1941, Canadian political leader, b. Quebec prov. A lawyer, he was from 1904 to 1941 a Liberal member of the Canadian House of…

Chouans

(Encyclopedia) ChouansChouanssh&oomacr;ˈənz, Fr. shwäN [key] [Norman Fr.,=owls], peasants of W France who rose against the French Revolutionary government in 1793. One of their first leaders was…

Boyen, Hermann von

(Encyclopedia) Boyen, Hermann vonBoyen, Hermann vonboiˈən [key], 1771–1848, Prussian field marshal. After the Prussian defeat by Emperor Napoleon I and the disastrous treaties of Tilsit in 1807 (see…

Berkman & Goldman: Address by Alexander Berkman

Discrimination Against the DefenseEmma Goldman's Address to the JuryAddress by Alexander Berkman GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY: It is for the first time that I rise to address a jury. * It was…

Berkman & Goldman: Motion for Dismissal

Opening SessionIntroductory Address by the ProsecutorMotion for Dismissal ALEXANDER BERKMAN: The defense wants to make a motion for dismissal on several grounds. THE COURT: I made that…

Seymour, Horatio

(Encyclopedia) Seymour, HoratioSeymour, Horatiosēˈmôr, sēˈmər [key], 1810–86, American politician, b. Pompey Hill, N.Y. He studied law at Utica, N.Y. and was admitted to the bar in 1832. A Democrat,…

Bourassa, Henri

(Encyclopedia) Bourassa, HenriBourassa, HenriäNrēˈ b&oomacr;räsäˈ [key], 1868–1952, Canadian political leader and publisher, b. Montreal; grandson of Louis Joseph Papineau. He was elected as an…