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Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh

(Encyclopedia) Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh sēˈdē &oomacr;ld shāk äbdəläˈē [key], 1937–2020, Mauritanian political leader, president of…

Carrero Blanco, Luis

(Encyclopedia) Carrero Blanco, LuisCarrero Blanco, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ kär-rāˈrō blängˈkō [key], 1903–73, Spanish statesman and naval officer. Following the Spanish civil war, during which he served…

Tobruk

(Encyclopedia) TobrukTobruktōbr&oobreve;kˈ [key], Arab. Tubruq, city (1984 pop. 75,282), NE Libya, a port on the Mediterranean Sea. It was a fiercely contested objective in World War II (see…

Utah War

(Encyclopedia) Utah War, in U.S. history, conflict between Mormons and the U.S. government. In the spring of 1857, President James Buchanan appointed a non-Mormon, Alfred Cumming, as governor of the…

Silverius, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Silverius, SaintSilverius, Saintsĭlvērˈēəs [key], d. 537, pope (536–37), an Italian; successor of St. Agapetus I. The son of Pope Hormisdas, who had been married before taking orders,…

Simeon II

(Encyclopedia) Simeon II,&sp;Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, or Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1937–, czar (1943–46) and premier (2001–5) of Bulgaria. He succeeded his father, Boris III,…

Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.stətinˈeəs [key], 1900–1949, American statesman and industrialist, b. Chicago. He held (1926–34) several executive posts in…

Ruffo, Fabrizio

(Encyclopedia) Ruffo, FabrizioRuffo, Fabriziofäbrēˈtsēō r&oomacr;fˈfō [key], 1744–1827, Neapolitan general, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. In the French Revolutionary Wars he led the…

Stuart, James Ewell Brown

(Encyclopedia) Stuart, James Ewell Brown (Jeb Stuart), 1833–64, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Patrick co., Va. Most of his U.S. army service was with the 1st Cavalry in…

Oglethorpe, James Edward

(Encyclopedia) Oglethorpe, James EdwardOglethorpe, James Edwardōˈgəlthôrp [key], 1696–1785, English general and philanthropist, founder of the American colony of Georgia. He had some military…