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Common Cause
(Encyclopedia) Common Cause, U.S. organization that seeks a “reordering of national priorities and revitalization of the public process to make our political and governmental institutions more…Compaoré, Blaise
(Encyclopedia) Compaoré, BlaiseCompaoré, Blaiseblāz cŏmpôrˈrā [key], 1951–, Burkinabe military and political leader, president of Burkina Faso (1987–2014), b. Ouagadougou. An army captain and…Golding, Bruce
(Encyclopedia) Golding, Bruce, 1947–, Jamaican political leader. The son of Tacius Golding, a member of parliament and speaker of the house in the 1960s, he is a graduate of the Univ. of the West…Gómez, José Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Gómez, José MiguelGómez, José Miguelhōsāˈ mēgĕlˈ gōˈmĕs [key], 1858–1921, president of Cuba (1909–13). He took part in the Ten Years War (1868–78) and the successful revolution begun…Gregory X
(Encyclopedia) Gregory X, d. 1276, pope (1271–76), an Italian named Tebaldo Visconti, b. Piacenza; successor of Clement IV. After Clement IV's death the cardinals took 34 months to elect a pope.…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…Vázquez, Tabaré
(Encyclopedia) Vásquez, Tabaré (Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas)Vásquez, Tabarétäbärāˈ rämōnˈ väsˈkĕs rôˈsäs [key], 1940–2020, Uruguayan political leader, president of Uruguay (2005–10, 2015–20). He…Vieira, João Bernardo
(Encyclopedia) Vieira, João BernardoVieira, João BernardozhwouN bârnärˈdō vēâˈrə [key], 1939–2009, Guinean political leader, president of Guinea-Bissau (1994–99, 2005–9), b. Bissau. He joined the…Whitney, William Collins
(Encyclopedia) Whitney, William Collins, 1841–1904, American financier and political leader, b. Conway, Mass. After attending (1863–64) Harvard law school, he moved to New York City, became…Batu Khan
(Encyclopedia) Batu KhanBatu Khanbäˈt&oomacr; kän [key], d. 1255, Mongol leader; a grandson of Jenghiz Khan. In 1235 Batu became commander of the Mongol army assigned to the conquest of Europe;…Trending
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