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Lubbers, Ruud
(Encyclopedia) Lubbers, Ruud (Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers), 1939–2018, Dutch political leader. After the death of his father (1965), he became codirector of the family's engineering firm. A…Franco, Itamar Augusto
(Encyclopedia) Franco, Itamar Augusto, 1930–2011, Brazilian political leader. He began his political career as mayor (1966–74) of his hometown, Juiz de Fora, and was subsequently (1974, 1982) elected…Halonen, Tarja Kaarina
(Encyclopedia) Halonen, Tarja KaarinaHalonen, Tarja Kaarinatärˈyä käˈrēnä häˈlōnĕn [key], 1943–, Finnish political leader, president of Finland (2000–), b. Helsinki, grad. Univ. of Helsinki (LL.M.,…Torrijos Espino, Martín Erasto
(Encyclopedia) Torrijos Espino, Martín Erasto, 1963–, Panamanian political leader, president of Panama (2004–), b. Panama City. The son of Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera, he studied economics and…Black Panthers
(Encyclopedia) Black Panthers, U.S. African-American militant party, founded (1966) in Oakland, Calif., by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Originally aimed at armed self-defense against the local…Zhirinovsky, Vladimir Volfovich
(Encyclopedia) Zhirinovsky, Vladimir VolfovichZhirinovsky, Vladimir Volfovichvlədyēˈmĭr vôlˈfəvyĭchˌ zhĭrˌĭnôfˈskē [key], 1946–, Russian politician, b. Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan) as Vladimir…Obuchi, Keizo
(Encyclopedia) Obuchi, KeizoObuchi, Keizokāˈzō ōb&oomacr;ˈchē [key], 1937–2000, Japanese politician, prime minister of Japan (1998–2000), b. Nakanojo. The son of a silk manufacturer and…Miyazawa, Kiichi
(Encyclopedia) Miyazawa, KiichiMiyazawa, Kiichikē-ēˈchē mēˌäzäˈwä [key], 1919–2007, Japanese politician, b. Fukuyama. A member of an eminent political family, he graduated from Tokyo Univ. and served…Chiluba, Frederick Jacob Titus
(Encyclopedia) Chiluba, Frederick Jacob Titus, 1943–2011, Zambian labor and political leader. After several low-level jobs, he joined a union and rose in the labor movement to become (1974) chairman…Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale
(Encyclopedia) Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, 1937–1998, Nigerian businessman and politician. A Yoruba from the southwest, he trained as an accountant at Glasgow Univ. Abiola joined the ITT…Trending
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