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Saavedra y Fajardo, Diego de
(Encyclopedia) Saavedra y Fajardo, Diego deSaavedra y Fajardo, Diego dedyāˈgō ᵺā sävāˈᵺrä ē fähärˈᵺō [key], 1584–1648, Spanish writer and diplomat in the reign of Philip IV. His chief works are…Garibashvili, Irakli
(Encyclopedia) Garibashvili, Irakli, 1982–, Georgian businessman and political leader. Garibashvili worked in the business and charitable enterprises of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili from 2004, and…Seiyukai
(Encyclopedia) SeiyukaiSeiyukaisāˈy&oomacr;kīˌ [key], Japanese political party, founded in 1900. It was derived, via the Kenseito (see Minseito) from the Jiyuto, organized by Taisuke Itagaki in…Mendieta y Montefur, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Mendieta y Montefur, CarlosMendieta y Montefur, Carloskärˈlōs māndyāˈtä ē mōntāf&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1873–1960, Cuban political leader. He was one of the chief opponents of Gerardo…Kolettes, Ioannis
(Encyclopedia) Kolettes, IoannisKolettes, Ioannisyō-äˈnēs kôlĕtˈās [key], 1773–1847, Greek political leader. A major political figure both during and after the Greek War of Independence. His cynical…Gwinnett, Button
(Encyclopedia) Gwinnett, Button, c.1735–1777, American political figure, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Gloucestershire, England. Emigrating to America, he became a Georgia planter and…Abacha, Sani
(Encyclopedia) Abacha, Sani, 1943–98, Nigerian military officer and political leader, b. Kano. He received military training in Nigeria and England, joining the Nigerian army in 1963. Abacha…Kubitschek, Juscelino
(Encyclopedia) Kubitschek, JuscelinoKubitschek, Juscelinozh&oomacr;səlēˈn&oobreve; k&oomacr;ˈbəchĕk [key], 1902–76, president of Brazil (1956–61). A surgeon and political centrist who…Ter-Petrossian, Levon
(Encyclopedia) Ter-Petrossian, Levon, 1945–, Armenian political leader, president of Armenia (1991–98), b. Aleppo, Syria, grad. Yerevan State Univ. (1971), Leningrad Oriental Studies Institute (Ph.D…Evren, Kenan
(Encyclopedia) Evren, KenanEvren, Kenankĕnänˈ ĕv-rĕnˈ [key], 1918–2015, Turkish military and political leader, president of Turkey (1982–89). Educated at the Turkish Military Academy, he graduated as…Trending
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