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Bhumibol Adulyadej

(Encyclopedia) Bhumibol AdulyadejBhumibol Adulyadejp&oomacr;ˈmēpôlˌ äd&oobreve;lˈyädĕtˌ [key], 1927–2016, king of Thailand (1946–2016), b. Cambridge, Mass. A member of the Chakri dynasty, he…

Peng Dehuai

(Encyclopedia) Peng Dehuai or P'eng Teh-huaiP'eng Teh-huaiboth: pŭngˈ dŭˈhwīˈ [key], 1898–1974, Communist Chinese general and political leader. He held various command positions in the Red Army, and…

Sistani, Ali Husaini

(Encyclopedia) Sistani, Ali Husaini or HusayniSistani, Ali Husaini or Husayniäˈlē h&oomacr;sānˈ sĭs-stänˈē [key] or Ali Hussein al-SistaniSistani, Ali Husaini or Husaynih&oomacr;sānˈē äl– […

Renzi, Matteo

(Encyclopedia) Renzi, Matteo, 1975–, Italian political leader. Renzi was a member of the Italian People's party, which merged (2002) with other parties to form Democracy Is Freedom—The Daisy, which…

Susan Margaret COLLINS, Congress, ME (1952)

Senate Years of Service: 1997- Party: Republican COLLINS Susan Margaret , a Senator from Maine; born in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, December 7, 1952; graduated from St. Lawrence University,…

Guzmán Blanco, Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Guzmán Blanco, AntonioGuzmán Blanco, Antonioäntōˈnyō g&oomacr;smänˈ blänˈkō [key], 1829–99, president of Venezuela, a caudillo who dominated the nation from 1870 to 1888. Son of…

Hale, George Ellery

(Encyclopedia) Hale, George Ellery, 1868–1938, American astronomer, b. Chicago, grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1890. He founded and directed three great observatories (Yerkes, Mt.…

Magsaysay, Ramón

(Encyclopedia) Magsaysay, RamónMagsaysay, Ramónrämōnˈ mägsīˈsī [key], 1907–57, president of the Philippines (1953–57). When the Japanese invaded the Philippines (1941), he joined the army and was…

Energy, United States Department of

(Encyclopedia) Energy, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible for coordinating national activities relating to the production, regulation, marketing,…

orders in council

(Encyclopedia) orders in council, in British government, orders given by the sovereign on the advice of all or some of the members of the privy council, without the prior consent of Parliament.…