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Jean-Bertrand Aristide, 2004 News

president of Haiti, resigned in February, under intense pressure from the United States, France, and his political opponents, and went into exile. He was strongly criticized for failing to…

Jean O'Leary 2005 Deaths

Jean O'LearyAge: 57 former nun and pioneer in the gay-rights movement who in 1977 organized the first meeting of gay leaders at the White House. She cofounded National Coming Out Day. Died:…

Jean-François Revel 2006 Deaths

Jean-François RevelAge: 82 French philosopher and writer who contemplated subjects ranging from democracy to food and frequently railed against Europe's anti-Americanism. In his 1970 book,…

Brewer's: Jean de la Suie

(French). A Savoyard. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jean de la VigneJean de Lettre A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…

Brewer's: Jean de la Vigne

(French). A crucifix. (See next article.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jean des VignesJean de la Suie A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Jean CARNAHAN, Congress, MO (1933)

Senate Years of Service: 2001-2002 Party: Democrat CARNAHAN Jean , a Senator from Missouri; born in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 1933; graduated George Washington University 1955, with BA in…

Jean SCHMIDT, Congress, OH (1951)

SCHMIDT Jean , a Representative from Ohio; born November 29, 1951; B.A., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1974; Lead Clermont, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993; trustee,…

Jean-Claude Van Damme Biography

Jean-Claude Van Damme(Jean-Claude Van Varenberg)actorBorn: 10/18/1960Birthplace: Berchem-Sainte Agathe, Belgium As a teenager, Van Damme won the European Professional Karate Association's…

Giono, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Giono, JeanGiono, JeanzhäN jônōˈ [key], 1895–1970, French novelist, b. Provence. His semiautobiographical novel, Jean le bleu (1932, tr. Blue Boy, 1946) concerns his childhood. His…

Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert

(Encyclopedia) Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert or Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinHoudin, Jean Eugène RobertzhäN özhĕnˈ rōbĕrˈ &oomacr;dăNˈ [key], 1805–71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a…