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Leoni, Raúl
(Encyclopedia) Leoni, RaúlLeoni, Raúlrä&oomacr;lˈ lāōˈnē [key], 1905–72, president of Venezuela (1964–69). As a student (1921) he was jailed for political activity and during the next 37 years…Hugenberg, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Hugenberg, AlfredHugenberg, Alfredälˈfrĕt h&oomacr;ˈgənbĕrkh [key], 1865–1951, German financier and politician. He was president of the directorate of the Krupp firm (1909–18),…Hale, John Parker
(Encyclopedia) Hale, John Parker, 1806–73, American politician, b. Rochester, N.H. He practiced law at Dover, N.H., and had remarkable success with juries. He was U.S. district attorney (1834–41) and…Rolph, John
(Encyclopedia) Rolph, JohnRolph, Johnrŏlf [key], 1793–1870, Canadian physician and politician, b. England. He studied law and medicine in England and served in the Legislative Assembly of Upper…Protić, Stojan
(Encyclopedia) Protić or Protich, StojanProtić or Protich, Stojanboth: stōˈyän prōˈtĭch [key], 1857–1923, Serbian politician. A leader of the Radical party, he edited a radical newspaper, served in…Gronchi, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Gronchi, GiovanniGronchi, Giovannijōvänˈnē grônˈkē [key], 1887–1978, Italian political leader. He entered parliament in 1919 as a member of the new Popular party. When Benito Mussolini…Guaidó, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Guaidó, Juan (Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez), 1983–, Venezuelan political leader. An industrial engineer by training, he helped establish the Popular Will party in 2009 and was a protégé…Zhelev, Zhelyu Mitev
(Encyclopedia) Zhelev, Zhelyu Mitev, 1935–2015, Bulgarian political leader. Initially a member of the Communist party, he was disciplined for his dissident political views and expelled from the party…Berlinguer, Enrico
(Encyclopedia) Berlinguer, EnricoBerlinguer, Enricoənrēkō bûrˈlĭngûr [key], 1922–84, Italian political leader. Born into a wealthy yet politically radical family, Berlinguer joined the Communist…Mountain Meadows
(Encyclopedia) Mountain Meadows, small valley in extreme SW Utah, where in 1857 a party of some 140 emigrants bound for California were massacred. It was a period when friction between Mormons and…Trending
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