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Freitas do Amaral, Diogo
(Encyclopedia)Freitas do Amaral, Diogo dēōˈgō frāˈtäs do͞o ämärälˈ [key], 1941–2020, Portuguese political leader. A law professor at the Univ. of Lisbon, he was a founder (1974) and leader (1974–82,...Koštunica, Vojislav
(Encyclopedia)Koštunica, Vojislav voiˈsläv kôshto͞oˈnētsä [key], 1944–, Serbian politician, president of Yugoslavia (2000–3) and prime minister of Serbia (2004–8) b. Belgrade. A constitutional lawyer ...May, Theresa Mary
(Encyclopedia)May, Theresa Mary, 1956–, British political leader, b. Eastbourne, Sussex, as Theresa Mary Brasier, grad. Oxford (1977). She worked for the Bank of England (1977–83) and the Association for Paymen...Keppler, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Keppler, Joseph, 1838–94, American cartoonist, b. Vienna. Emigrating to America in 1867, he established with Adolph Schwarzmann in St. Louis a humorous German periodical, Puck (1871). Upon its failu...Plenković, Andrej
(Encyclopedia)Plenković, Andrej, 1970–, Croatian political leader. He studied law then joined (1994) the Croatian ministry of foreign affairs in the department for European integration, heading the department fr...Solih, Ibrahim Mohamed
(Encyclopedia)Solih, Ibrahim Mohamed, 1964–, Maldivian political leader, president of the Maldives (2018–). Popularly known as “Ibu,” he had a successful career as a journalist before he was first elected t...Ferris, Woodbridge Nathan
(Encyclopedia)Ferris, Woodbridge Nathan, 1853–1928, American educator and public official, b. Tioga co., N.Y. After study (1873–74) at the Univ. of Michigan, he taught in country schools, and became a successfu...Fakhfakh, Elyes
(Encyclopedia)Fakhfakh, Elyes, 1972–, Tunisian politician, prime minister of Tunisia, 2020. Trained as an engineer and manager in France, he worked for the French company Total in Europe, returning to Tunisia in ...Canalejas y Méndez, José
(Encyclopedia)Canalejas y Méndez, José hōsāˈ känälāˈhäs ē mānˈdāth [key], 1854–1912, Spanish politician. After holding several cabinet posts, he became premier in 1910. A democratic radical who hope...Hillman, Sidney
(Encyclopedia)Hillman, Sidney, 1887–1946, American labor leader, b. Lithuania. He emigrated to the United States in 1907. Beginning as a garment worker, he became a union leader after his key participation in a s...Browse by Subject
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