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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…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…Amnesty International
(Encyclopedia) Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for…Kuyper, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Kuyper, AbrahamKuyper, Abrahamäˈbrähäm koiˈpər [key], 1837–1920, Dutch political figure and Calvinist theologian. After holding important pastorates, he became interested in politics…Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen
(Encyclopedia) Blunt, Wilfrid ScawenBlunt, Wilfrid Scawenskōˈĭn [key], 1840–1922, English poet and political writer. After retiring c.1872 from the diplomatic service, he began a career of travel and…Charles Albert
(Encyclopedia) Charles Albert, 1798–1849, king of Sardinia (1831–49, see Savoy, house of). Because he had not been entirely unsympathetic to the revolutionary movement of 1821 in Sardinia, Charles…Flynn, James Robert
(Encyclopedia) Flynn, James Robert, 1934-2020, American political scientist and psychologist, b. Washington, D.C., Univ. of Chicago (Ph.D., 1958).…Edgeworth, Francis Ysidro
(Encyclopedia) Edgeworth, Francis YsidroEdgeworth, Francis Ysidroəsēˈdrōˌ [key], 1845–1926, British economist, grad. Trinity College, Dublin. He was professor of political economy at Oxford and first…Evans, Luther Harris
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Luther Harris, 1902–81, American librarian and political scientist, b. Bastrop co., Tex. After teaching political science at several universities, he became director of the…Gokhale, Gopal Krishna
(Encyclopedia) Gokhale, Gopal KrishnaGokhale, Gopal Krishnagōpäl krĭshˈnə gōkäˈlā [key], 1866–1915, Indian nationalist leader. A Brahman from Maharashtra, he was educated in India and became involved…Trending
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