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Robinson, Arthur Napoleon Raymond
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Arthur Napoleon Raymond, 1926–2014, Trinidadian political leader, b. Tobago. A barrister before being elected (1961) to parliament, he was a founding member of the People's…Renner, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Renner, KarlRenner, Karlkärl rĕnˈər [key], 1870–1950, Austrian socialist politician. A deputy after 1907, Renner became, following the abdication (Nov., 1918) of Emperor Charles I, the…Guinea-Bissau
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissaugĭnˈē- [key]Guinea-Bissaubĭsˌsouˈ [key], officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,771,000), 13,948 sq mi (36,125 sq km), W…Nepal
(Encyclopedia) CE5 NepalNepalnəpôlˈ [key], officially Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, republic (2015 est. pop. 28,656,000), c.54,000 sq mi (139,860 sq km), central Asia. Landlocked and…Gandhi, Sonia
(Encyclopedia) Gandhi, SoniaGandhi, Soniagänˈdē [key], 1946–, Indian politician, b. Turin, Italy, as Sonia Maino. She met Rajiv Gandhi in 1965 when they were students in Cambridge, England. They were…Hariri, Rafik
(Encyclopedia) Hariri, Rafik or RafiqHariri, Rafik or Rafiqräfēkˈ härēˈrē [key], 1944–2005, Lebanese tycoon and political leader, b. Sidon. The son of a poor Sunni Muslim farmer, he moved to Saudi…MacMahon, Marie Edmé Patrice de
(Encyclopedia) MacMahon, Marie Edmé Patrice deMacMahon, Marie Edmé Patrice demärēˈ ĕdmāˈ pätrēsˈ də mäkmäōNˈ [key], 1808–93, president of the French republic (1873–79), marshal of France. MacMahon,…Canadian Alliance
(Encyclopedia) Canadian Alliance, former Canadian political party that had its origins in the Reform party of Canada, which was founded in 1987 in Winnipeg, Man., as a W Canada–based conservative…U.S. News: Major U.S. news stories, from the Presidential Election to the Chicago Teachers' Strike
Major U.S. news stories, from the Presidential Election to the Chicago Teachers' Strike by Jennie Wood Barack ObamaRelated Links 2012 Year in Review 2012…Bermuda
(Encyclopedia) BermudaBermudabûrmy&oomacr;ˈdə [key], British dependency (2015 est. pop. 70,000), 21 sq mi (53 sq km), comprising some 150 coral rocks, islets, and islands (of which some 20 are…Trending
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