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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaïre zīˈēr, zäērˈ [key], republic ...Lehman, Herbert Henry
(Encyclopedia)Lehman, Herbert Henry lēˈmən [key], 1878–1963, American political leader, b. New York City. At first an executive of a textile firm, he became (1908) a partner in the family banking house of Lehm...Rugova, Ibrahim
(Encyclopedia)Rugova, Ibrahim ēbrähēmˈ ro͞ogōˈvā [key] 1944–2006, ethnic Albanian leader in Kosovo. A scholar and author, he studied at Kosovo's Priština Univ. and the Sorbonne, Paris, and became preside...Bánzer Suárez, Hugo
(Encyclopedia)Bánzer Suárez, Hugo o͞oˈgō bänˈsĕr swäˈrĕs [key], 1926–2002, Bolivian military and political leader, president of Bolivia (1971–78; 1997–2001). Educated at military schools in Bolivia...Bauer, Otto
(Encyclopedia)Bauer, Otto bouˈər [key], 1882–1938, Austrian politician. His Die Nationalitätenfrage und die Sozialdemokratie (1907) advocated creating nation-states to solve the Austro-Hungarian nationalities ...Joko Widodo
(Encyclopedia)Joko Widodo jōkōwēˈ [key] was regarded as a clean politician, popular with the common people and with youth. In 2014, Megawati chose not to run for president and Jokowi became the PDI-P candidate,...Iorga, Nicolae
(Encyclopedia)Iorga, Nicolae nēˈkōlī yôrˈgä [key], 1871–1940, Romanian historian and statesman. A professor at the Univ. of Bucharest, he founded (1910) and later led the National Democratic party; after W...Martinelli, Ricardo
(Encyclopedia)Martinelli, Ricardo (Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal) 1952–, Panamanian business executive and political leader. The son of Italian immigrants, he became the head of a successful supermarket cha...Chandler, Zachariah
(Encyclopedia)Chandler, Zachariah, 1813–79, U.S. Senator from Michigan (1857–75, 1879) and Secretary of the Interior (1875–77), b. Bedford, N.H. He moved to Detroit in 1833 and through merchandising, land spe...Amato, Giuliano
(Encyclopedia)Amato, Giuliano, 1938–, Italian lawyer and political leader, premier of Italy (1992–93, 2000–2001), b. Turin. He has taught at several universities, including Sapienza Univ. of Rome (1975–97)....Browse by Subject
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