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Oli, K. P. Sharma
(Encyclopedia) Oli, K. P. Sharma (Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli), 1952–, Nepalese political leader. Opposed to the antidemocratic Nepalese monarchy, he joined the Nepal Communist party (1970), was…Behbahani, Simin
(Encyclopedia) Behbahani, Simin, 1927–2014, Iranian poet and political activist, b. Tehran as Siminbar Khalili. The daughter of intellectuals, she studied law at the Univ. of Tehran, then worked as a…Vučić, Aleksandar
(Encyclopedia) Vučić, Aleksandar, 1970– Serbian political leader. First elected to Serbia's national assembly in 1993 as a member of the far-right Serbian Radical party (SRS), he was an advocate of a…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…di Stéfano, Alfredo
(Encyclopedia) di Stéfano, Alfredo, 1926–2014, Argentinian-born soccer star, one of the game's greats. Nominally a center-forward, he became famous for his versatility on the field as well as for his…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…Falluja, Al
(Encyclopedia) Falluja, Al Falluja, Al äl fäl&oomacr;ˈjə [key], town, Anbar prov., central Iraq, on the Euphrates…Abdul-Mahdi, Adel
(Encyclopedia) Abdul-Mahdi, Adel, 1942–, Iraqi political leader. Born into a prominent Shiite family, he joined the Ba'ath party in the early 1960s, then left the party and went into self-exile in…Crosby, Sidney Patrick
(Encyclopedia) Crosby, Sidney Patrick, 1987–, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Cole Harbour, N.S. The first draft pick in 2005, Crosby, scored 120 points in his second season with the Pittsburgh…Aarhus
(Encyclopedia) Aarhus Aarhus ôrˈh&oomacr;s [key], city (2021 est. pop. 282,910), capital of Aarhus co., central Denmark, on Aarhus Bay, an arm of the Kattegat. The…Trending
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