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Brewer's: Body Politic
(A). A whole nation considered as a political corporation; the state. In Latin, totum corpus reipublicae. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Body-snatcherBody…Ershad, Hussain Muhammad
(Encyclopedia) Ershad, Hussain Muhammad, 1930–2019, Bangladeshi military and political leader, b. Cooch Behar (now part of West Bengal, India). Commissioned in Pakistan's army in 1952, he was a…Karamanlis, Costas
(Encyclopedia) Karamanlis, Costas (Konstantinos Alexandrou Karamanlis)Karamanlis, Costaskōˈstäs kärämänlēsˈ, kōnstäntēˈnōs älĕkˈsänᵺ&oomacr; [key], 1956–, Greek politician, b. Athens. The nephew…Berkman & Goldman: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Preparedness, the Road to Univ...A New Declaration of IndependenceTHE PSYCHOLOGY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE TO ANALYZE the psychology of political violence is not only extremely difficult, but…Alia, Ramiz
(Encyclopedia) Alia, Ramiz, 1925–2011, Albanian politician. He fought with Communist guerrillas in World War II and joined (1943) the Communist party, becoming an officer and political commisar.…Suharto
(Encyclopedia) Suharto or SoehartoSuhartoboth: s&oomacr;härˈtō [key], 1921–2008, president of Indonesia (1967–98). A veteran of the war for independence (1945–49) against the Dutch, he became…Odebrecht corruption scandal
(Encyclopedia) Odebrecht corruption scandal, series of graft scandals involving the Odebrecht (now Novonor), a Brazilian construction and petrochemicals conglomerate, as well as Petrobras, the…Lusinchi, Jaime Ramón
(Encyclopedia) Lusinchi, Jaime RamónLusinchi, Jaime Ramónhīˈmā rämōnˈ l&oomacr;sĭnˈchē [key], 1924–2014, Venezuelan political leader. Lusinchi joined the Democratic Action party (AD) upon its…Amato, Giuliano
(Encyclopedia) Amato, Giuliano, 1938–, Italian lawyer and political leader, premier of Italy (1992–93, 2000–2001), b. Turin. He has taught at several universities, including Sapienza Univ. of Rome (…Ruef, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Ruef, Abraham (Abe Ruef)Ruef, Abrahamr&oomacr;f [key], 1864–1936, American political boss, b. San Francisco. He practiced law in San Francisco after 1886 and became a familiar…Trending
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