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Mayflower Compact
(Encyclopedia)Mayflower Compact, in U.S. colonial history, an agreement providing for the temporary government of Plymouth Colony. The compact was signed (1620) on board the Mayflower by the adult male passengers; ...Löfven, Stefan
(Encyclopedia)Löfven, Stefan (Kjell Stefan Löfven), 1957–, Swedish union leader and politian, b. Stockholm. He worked as a welder and became a union representative. He was deputy chairman (2002–5) of the Swed...Hill, Sir Rowland
(Encyclopedia)Hill, Sir Rowland, 1795–1879, English educator, inventor, and postal reformer. He introduced the system of self-government in his school at Hazelwood in Birmingham. In his Plans for the Government a...Rõivas, Taavi
(Encyclopedia)Rõivas, Taavi täˈvē roiˈväs [key], 1979–, Estonian political leader, b. Tallinn, grad. Univ. of Tartu. A member of the Reform party, Rõivas was an adviser to prime minister Andrus Ansip (2005...Schlüter, Poul Holmskov
(Encyclopedia)Schlüter, Poul Holmskov, 1929–, Danish political leader, prime minister of Denmark (1982–93). A member of the Conservative People's party, he served in the Danish parliament (1964–94) and becam...Shagari, Shehu
(Encyclopedia)Shagari, Shehu (Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari), 1925–2018, president of Nigeria (1979–83). He served in Nigeria's house of representatives and in several ministerial positions in the 1950s through 197...Smetona, Antanas
(Encyclopedia)Smetona, Antanas äntäˈnäs smĕˈtōnä [key], 1874–1944, Lithuanian dictator. A lawyer, he became a leader of the Lithuanian autonomists under the czarist regime. He was provisional president (1...Parent, Étienne
(Encyclopedia)Parent, Étienne ātyĕnˈ päräNˈ [key], 1801–74, French Canadian journalist and government official, b. Quebec prov. As editor of the Canadien he had a commanding position in French Canadian jou...Nukualofa
(Encyclopedia)Nukualofa no͞oˌkwälôˈfä [key], town (1986 pop. 21,300), capital and chief port of the Kingdom of Tonga, on the northern coast of Tongatapu island. The city has a deep harbor; copra, bananas, van...Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park
(Encyclopedia)Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park, 327,647 acres (132,566 hectares), SW Northern Territory, central Australia. This Anangu-owned park, leased to the Australian government by the aboriginal people, cont...Browse by Subject
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