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Xi Jinping

(Encyclopedia) Xi Jinping Xi Jinping shē jēnpēng [key], 1953–, Chinese political leader, b. Beijing. He is the son…

Wafd

(Encyclopedia) WafdWafdwŏft [key], in modern Egyptian history, a political party. It arose out of the delegation [Arabic wafd=delegation] headed by Zaghlul Pasha that was to have visited Great…

politburo

(Encyclopedia) politburo, the former central policy-making and governing body of the Communist party of the Soviet Union and, with minor variations, of other Communist parties. It was first created…

Hawke, Bob

(Encyclopedia) Hawke, Bob (Robert James Lee Hawke), 1929–2019, Australian statesman. A Rhodes scholar at Oxford, he gained a reputation as a skillful labor mediator during his tenure at the…

Holyoake, Sir Keith Jacka

(Encyclopedia) Holyoake, Sir Keith JackaHolyoake, Sir Keith Jackahōˈlē-ōkˌ, hōlˈyōk [key], 1904–83, New Zealand statesman. A farmer, he was active in agricultural organizations in the 1930s and 40s.…

Simeon II

(Encyclopedia) Simeon II,&sp;Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, or Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1937–, czar (1943–46) and premier (2001–5) of Bulgaria. He succeeded his father, Boris III,…

Quisling, Vidkun

(Encyclopedia) Quisling, VidkunQuisling, Vidkunkwĭzˈlĭng, Nor. vĭdˈk&oobreve;n kvĭsˈlĭng [key], 1887–1945, Norwegian fascist leader. An army officer, he served as military attaché in Petrograd (…

Szydło, Beata Maria

(Encyclopedia) Szydło, Beata Maria, 1963–, Polish political leader, grad. Jagiellonian Univ., 1989. A member of the conservative Law and Justice party, she was first elected to the Sejm, Poland's…