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Charest, Jean
(Encyclopedia)Charest, Jean zhäN shäˈrĕ [key], 1958–, Canadian politician. A lawyer and member of the Progressive Conservative party, he was a member of parliament from Quebec from 1984. From 1986 to 1993 Cha...Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel
(Encyclopedia)Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel dŭgˈləs-hyo͞om [key], 1903–95, British politician. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he was elected to the House of Commons in 1931 as a Co...Goebbels, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Goebbels, Joseph (Paul Joseph Goebbels) poul yōˈzĕf göbˈəls [key], 1897–1945, German National Socialist propagandist. He was kept out of the service in World War I by a clubfoot. After graduat...Jospin, Lionel Robert
(Encyclopedia)Jospin, Lionel Robert zhôspăNˈ [key], 1937–, French politician, premier of France (1997–2002). He studied at the elite École Nationale d'Administration (1961–65) and worked (1965–70) in th...Luxemburg, Rosa
(Encyclopedia)Luxemburg, Rosa rōˈzä lo͝okˈsəmbo͝ork [key], 1871–1919, German revolutionary, b. Russian Poland. Her revolutionary activities forced her to flee to Switzerland in 1889, where she became a Mar...Berlusconi, Silvio
(Encyclopedia)Berlusconi, Silvio bĕrˌləskōˈnē [key], 1936–2023, Italian business executive and politician, ...Klaus, Josef
(Encyclopedia)Klaus, Josef yōˈzĕf klous [key], 1910–2001, Austrian politician. He was drafted into the army and fought in World War II on the Axis side. Chosen leader (1963) of the business- and church-oriente...Inukai, Ki
(Encyclopedia)Inukai, Ki (Tsuyoshi) kē ĭno͞oˈkī; tso͞oyōˈshē [key], 1855–1932, Japanese statesman. He became president of the Seiyukai party in 1929 and was prime minister from Jan. to May, 1932. His cab...Myers, Gustavus
(Encyclopedia)Myers, Gustavus, 1872–1942, American historian, b. Trenton, N.J. He worked on a number of newspapers and magazines in New York City, joined the Populist party and the Social Reform Club, and was a m...Malinovsky, Rodion Yakovlevich
(Encyclopedia)Malinovsky, Rodion Yakovlevich rōdyōnˈ yäˈkəvlyĭvĭch mälyĭnŏfˈskē [key], 1898–1967, Soviet marshal, b. Ukraine. He joined the Communist party in 1926. In World War II Malinovsky command...Browse by Subject
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