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Haakon VII
(Encyclopedia) Haakon VII, 1872–1957, king of Norway (1905–57). Formerly Prince Charles, second son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, he was elected by the Storting to the throne on the separation…Dharamsala
(Encyclopedia) Dharamsala, town, Himachal Pradesh, N India. Located on the slopes of the Kangra valley at the edge of Dhauladhar range in the outer…Kanellopoulos, Panayotis
(Encyclopedia) Kanellopoulos, PanayotisKanellopoulos, Panayotispänäyôˈtēs känālōˈp&oomacr;lōs [key], 1902–86, Greek writer and political leader. A professor of sociology at the Univ. of Athens,…Osmeña, Sergio
(Encyclopedia) Osmeña, SergioOsmeña, Sergiosārˈhēō ōsmāˈnyä [key], 1878–1961, Filipino statesman, b. Cebu island. He served as provincial governor of Cebu and as first speaker (1907–22) of the…Dalai Lama
(Encyclopedia) Dalai LamaDalai Lamadäˈlī läˈmə [key] [Tibetan,=oceanic teacher], title of one of the main leaders of Tibetan Buddhism. Believed like his predecessors to be the incarnation of the…Peter II, king of Yugoslovia
(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1923–70, king of Yugoslavia (1934–45). He succeeded under the regency of his cousin, Prince Paul, when his father, King Alexander, was assassinated in Marseilles. In World…Sikorski, Władysław
(Encyclopedia) Sikorski, WładysławSikorski, Władysławvlädĭˈswäf shēkôrˈskē [key], 1881–1943, Polish general and politician. He fought in World War I and later (1922–25) held various cabinet posts.…Mikołajczyk, Stanislaus
(Encyclopedia) Mikołajczyk, StanislausMikołajczyk, Stanislausstänēsˈläs mēkôwīˈchĭk [key], 1901–66, Polish politician and leader of the Polish Peasant party. After the German conquest of Poland, he…Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah
(Encyclopedia) Jaber al-Ahmad al-SabahJaber al-Ahmad al-Sabahjāˈbĕr är-äkhˈmäd ä-säbäˈ [key], 1926–2006, emir of Kuwait (1977–2006). A member of Kuwait's ruling Sabah family, he was the third son of…Masaryk, Jan
(Encyclopedia) Masaryk, JanMasaryk, Janyän mäˈsärĭk [key], 1886–1948, Czechoslovak diplomat, son of Thomas G. Masaryk. He was (1925–38) Czechoslovak minister to Great Britain, and in London he became…Trending
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