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(Encyclopedia) South Yorkshire, former metropolitan county, N central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county embraced the Sheffield conurbation and comprised four…Ranković, Aleksandar
(Encyclopedia) Ranković, AleksandarRanković, Aleksandarälĕksänˈdär ränkōvĭˈtyə [key], 1909–83, Yugoslav political leader. A Serbian, he joined the Yugoslav Communist party in 1928 and later became (…Guelleh, Ismaïl Omar
(Encyclopedia) Guelleh, Ismaïl OmarGuelleh, Ismaïl Omarhĭsˈmäĭl ōˈmär gĕlˈlä [key], 1947–, Djiboutian political leader, b. Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. He moved to Djibouti (then a French territory) in the…hue and cry
(Encyclopedia) hue and cry, formerly, in English law, pursuit of a criminal immediately after he had committed a felony. Whoever witnessed or discovered the crime was required to raise the hue and…Anzengruber, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Anzengruber, LudwigAnzengruber, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh änˈtsəngr&oomacr;ˌbər [key], 1839–89, Austrian writer. An actor and a clerk in the imperial police, Anzengruber had…Decazes, Élie
(Encyclopedia) Decazes, ÉlieDecazes, Élieālēˈ dəkäzˈ [key], 1780–1860, French statesman, a favorite of King Louis XVIII, who made him a duke in 1820. A lawyer and judge, Decazes was made minister of…Briard
(Encyclopedia) BriardBriardbrēärdˈ [key], breed of muscular, wiry working dog whose origins may be traced back to 12th-century France. It stands from 22 to 27 in. (55.9–68.6 cm) high at the shoulder…Toledo, Francisco , Mexican artist
(Encyclopedia) Toledo, Francisco, 1940–2019, Mexican artist and activist, b. Francisco Benjamín López Toledo. He drew upon his Zapotec heritage for his paintings, drawings, prints, collages, ceramics…Tonton Macoutes
(Encyclopedia) Tonton MacoutesTonton Macoutestŏntŏnˈ mäk&oomacr;tˈ [key] [Haitian Creole,=bogeymen], personal police force of dictator Francois Duvalier (Papa Doc) of Haiti. Unpaid volunteers who…Shuvalov, Piotr Andreyevich, Count
(Encyclopedia) Shuvalov, Piotr Andreyevich, CountShuvalov, Piotr Andreyevich, Countpyôˈtər əndrāˈəvĭch sh&oomacr;väˈləf [key], 1827–89, Russian administrator and diplomat. An adviser to Czar…Trending
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