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Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick
(Encyclopedia) Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick, 1884–1951, American politician, b. Grand Rapids, Mich. He was editor and publisher of the Grand Rapids Herald from 1906 to 1928, when he was appointed to…Hosokawa, Morihiro
(Encyclopedia) Hosokawa, MorihiroHosokawa, Morihiromōˌrēhēˈrō hōˌsōkäˈwä [key], 1938–, Japanese politician, a member of a noble family and grandson of Fumimaro Konoye. A journalist and member of the…Fukuda, Yasuo
(Encyclopedia) Fukuda, YasuoFukuda, Yasuoyäs&oomacr;ˈō f&oomacr;k&oomacr;ˈdä [key], 1936–, Japanese politician. Son of ex-prime minister (1976–78) Takeo Fukuda, he attended Waseda Univ. (…Hashimoto, Ryutaro
(Encyclopedia) Hashimoto, RyutaroHashimoto, Ryutarorēˌ&oomacr;tärˈō häˌshēmōˈtō [key], 1937–2006, Japanese politician, b. Tokyo, grad. Keio Univ. He entered politics in 1963, when he was elected…Singh, Manmohan
(Encyclopedia) Singh, ManmohanSingh, Manmohanmänmōˈhän sĭng [key], 1932–, Indian economist and government official, prime minister of India (2004–14), b. Gah, West Punjab. Educated at the…duma
(Encyclopedia) dumadumad&oomacr;ˈmä [key], Russian name for a representative body, particularly applied to the Imperial Duma established as a result of the Russian Revolution of 1905. The…legislature
(Encyclopedia) legislature, representative assembly empowered to enact statute law. Generally the representatives who compose a legislature are constitutionally elected by a broad spectrum of the…Meiji
(Encyclopedia) MeijiMeijimāˈjē [key], 1852–1912, reign name of the emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912; his given name was Mutsuhito. He ascended the throne when he was 15. A year later the shogun…Jaruzelski, Wojciech Witold
(Encyclopedia) Jaruzelski, Wojciech WitoldJaruzelski, Wojciech Witoldvōĭˈchĕkh vēˈtōld yär&oomacr;zĕlˈ&oomacr;skē [key], 1923–2014, Polish military and political leader. His family fled the…Abe, Shinzo
(Encyclopedia) Abe, Shinzo Abe, Shinzo shēnˈzō äˈbā [key], 1954–2022, Japanese political leader. The son and grandson of politicians (his grandfather was Prime Minister…Trending
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