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Yar'Adua, Umaru Musa

(Encyclopedia) Yar'Adua, Umaru MusaYar'Adua, Umaru Musa&oomacr;mäˈr&oomacr; m&oomacr;ˈsä yär äd&oomacr;ˈä [key], 1951–2010, Nigerian politician, president of Nigeria (2007–10). Born…

Vallandigham, Clement Laird

(Encyclopedia) Vallandigham, Clement LairdVallandigham, Clement Lairdvəlănˈdĭghămˌ, –gămˌ [key], 1820–71, American political leader, leader of the Copperheads in the Civil War, b. New Lisbon (now…

Radičová, Iveta

(Encyclopedia) Radičová, Iveta, 1956–, Slovakian political leader, b. Bratislava. A sociologist, she graduated from the Univ. of Bratislava (B.A., 1979; Ph.D., 1981), later teaching at Comenius Univ…

Balkenende, Jan Peter

(Encyclopedia) Balkenende, Jan PeterBalkenende, Jan Peteryän pāətûr bälˈkənĕndə [key], 1956–, Dutch political leader, prime minister of the Netherlands (2002–10), b. Kapelle. He attended the Free…

Persson, Göran

(Encyclopedia) Persson, GöranPersson, Göranyöˈrän pĕrsˈsôn [key], 1949–, Swedish politician, prime minister (1996–2006). A member of the Social Democratic party, he was first elected to parliament in…

Kyprianou, Spyros

(Encyclopedia) Kyprianou, SpyrosKyprianou, Spyroskēprēän&oomacr; [key], 1932–2002, Greek Cypriot political leader and president of Cyprus (1977–1988). He served (1960–72) as foreign minister, and…

Gray, George

(Encyclopedia) Gray, George, 1840–1925, American jurist, b. New Castle, Del. A lawyer, he was (1879–85) attorney general of Delaware and (1885–99) a Democratic senator. Gray often served (1898–1916)…

Ikeda, Hayato

(Encyclopedia) Ikeda, HayatoIkeda, Hayatohäyäˈtō ēkāˈdä [key], 1899–1965, Japanese political leader, prime minister (1960–64). After serving as an official in the finance ministry (1925–48) he…

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…

Macphail, Agnes Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Macphail, Agnes CampbellMacphail, Agnes Campbellməkfālˈ [key], 1890–1954, Canadian legislator, b. Ontario. She was elected (1921) to the Canadian House of Commons as a representative…