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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bahrain or Bahrein Bahrein both: bärānˈ, bə– [key], officially Kingdom of Bahrain,…Crerar, Thomas Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Crerar, Thomas Alexander, 1876–1975, Canadian political leader. Under his able direction the United Grain Growers, Ltd., of which he was president (1907–29), became one of the most…Granger, David Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Granger, David Arthur, 1945–, Guyanese political leader and military officer. He served in the Guyanese army (1965–92), rising to the rank of brigadier and becoming commander of the…Applegate, Jesse
(Encyclopedia) Applegate, Jesse, 1811–88, American pioneer in Oregon, b. Kentucky. With his family he moved (1821) to Missouri, and there in 1843 he joined the Great Migration of more than 900 people…Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple
(Encyclopedia) Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple, 1856–1929, American economist, b. St. Clair, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1878, Ph.D. Univ. of Halle, 1885. He was professor of political economy (1891–1912…Mishustin, Mikhail Vladimirovich
(Encyclopedia) Mishustin, Mikhail Vladimirovich, 1966–, Russian economist and political leader. Trained in systems engineering and economics, he was Russia's deputy tax minister (1998–2004), then…Clergy Reserves
(Encyclopedia) Clergy Reserves, those lands set apart in Upper and Lower Canada under the British Constitutional Act of 1791 “for the support and maintenance of a Protestant clergy.” “Protestant…Dehaene, Jean-Luc
(Encyclopedia) Dehaene, Jean-Luc, 1940–2014, Belgian political leader, b. Montepellier, France. A member of the Flemish Christian People's (after 2001, Christian Democratic) party, he held numerous…Klein, Ralph Phillip
(Encyclopedia) Klein, Ralph Phillip, 1942–2013, Canadian politician, b. Calgary. He served in the Canadian air force and worked in public relations and as a weathercaster and reporter in radio and…Ledóchowski, Count Mieczisław
(Encyclopedia) Ledóchowski, Count MieczisławLedóchowski, Count Mieczisławmyĕchĭsˈläf lĕd&oomacr;khôfˈskē [key], 1822–1902, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Russian Poland. He became (…Trending
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