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Iturrigaray, José de
(Encyclopedia) Iturrigaray, José deIturrigaray, José dehōsāˈ ᵺā ēt&oomacr;ˈrēgäräˈē [key], 1742–1815, Spanish colonial administrator, viceroy of New Spain (1803–8). During his rule, all of…Oyo
(Encyclopedia) OyoOyoôyôˈ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 226,700), SW Nigeria. It is primarily a farming town, producing tobacco, yams, and cassava. Traditional artisans make textiles and leather goods…Pahlavi language
(Encyclopedia) Pahlavi languagePahlavi languagepäˈləvēˌ [key] or Pehlevi languagePehlevi languagepāˈ– [key], member of the Iranian group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of…O'Connor, Thomas Power
(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, Thomas Power, 1848–1929, Irish journalist and politician, known as Tay Pay [i.e., T. P.] O'Connor. In 1879 he won public notice for his hostile biography of Benjamin Disraeli…Awolowo, Obafemi
(Encyclopedia) Awolowo, ObafemiAwolowo, Obafemiôbäfāˈmē äwōlōˈwō [key], 1909–87, Nigerian statesman, a Yoruba chief, commonly known as “Awo.” In politics from 1940, he was one of the founders (1943)…Athanagild
(Encyclopedia) AthanagildAthanagildəthănˈəgĭld [key], d. 567, Visigothic king of Spain (554–67). Having deposed his predecessor, Agila, with the aid of an army sent by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I,…Pella
(Encyclopedia) PellaPellapĕlˈə [key], ancient city of Macedon, about 24 mi (39 km) NW of Thessalonica (now Thessaloníki). It became the capital of the Macedonian kingdom in the 4th cent. b.c. It…Herero
(Encyclopedia) HereroHererohərārˈō [key], Bantu people, mainly in Namibia and Botswana. They number about 75,000. A pastoral tribe noted for their large cattle herds, the Herero probably migrated…Busia, Kofi Abrefa
(Encyclopedia) Busia, Kofi AbrefaBusia, Kofi Abrefakōˈfē äbrāˈfä b&oomacr;sēˈä [key], 1913–78, political leader in Ghana. He was educated in Africa and in England and taught sociology in African…Bio, Julius Maada
(Encyclopedia) Bio, Julius Maada, 1964–, Sierra Leonean political leader. He served in the Sierra Leone armed forces in Liberia (1990–91) as part of a UN peacekeeping force, and then fought in the…Trending
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