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Mann, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Mann, Tom, 1856–1941, British labor leader and socialist. He was an organizer of the 1889 London dock strike, which was an important step in the unionization of unskilled English…Minseito
(Encyclopedia) MinseitoMinseitomēnˌsāˈtō [key], Japanese political party. It is usually called the Liberal party in English. Founded by Shigenobu Okuma in 1882 as the Kaishinto, or Progressive party…Presidential Elections, 1789-2020
Election results for every election, from 1789 to the present. Includes all candidates, their parties, number of electoral and popular votes. For the original method of electing the president and…Why the Donkey and Elephant?
The Question: What is the origin of the donkey and elephant as the symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties in America? The Answer: The Donkey Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was…Who Then Will Speak for the Common Good?
by Barbara Jordan Democratic Convention Keynote Address One hundred and fourty-four years ago, members of the Democratic Party first net in convention to select a Presidential…Lévesque, René
(Encyclopedia) Lévesque, RenéLévesque, Renélāvĕkˈ [key], 1922–87, Canadian political leader and Quebec separatist. After a career in journalism and television, he served in the Quebec National…Hu Yaobang
(Encyclopedia) Hu YaobangHu Yaobangh&oomacr;ˈ youˈbängˈ [key], 1915–89, Chinese Communist political leader, b. Hunan prov. A protegé of Deng Xiaoping, Hu became general secretary of the Communist…Pereira, Aristides Maria
(Encyclopedia) Pereira, Aristides MariaPereira, Aristides Mariaärĭshˈtēdĭsh märēˈä pərāˈrä [key], 1923–2011, first president of Cape Verde. In the late 1940s he became an activist in the struggle…Tsipras, Alexis
(Encyclopedia) Tsipras, Alexis, 1974–, Greek political leader. A civil engineer by training, he was the head (2008–13) of Snyaspismos, a leftist party that was part of the Coalition of the Radical…Gandhi, Rahul
(Encyclopedia) Gandhi, RahulGandhi, Rahulräˈh&oobreve;l [key]Gandhi, Rahul gänˈdē [key], 1970–, Indian political leader, B.A. Rollins College, 1994, M.Phil. Cambridge, 1995. Son of Rajiv Gandhi…Trending
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