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Davangere
(Encyclopedia) Davangere Davangere däˈvəng–gĕrĕ [key], city, Karnataka state, SW India. It is on the Bengaluru-Pune…Bodinayakkanur
(Encyclopedia) Bodinayakkanur Bodinayakkanur bōˌdĭnäyəkˌən&oomacr;rˈ [key], town, Tamil Nadu state, at the foot of…Botsaris, Markos
(Encyclopedia) Botsaris, MarkosBotsaris, Markosbōzărˈĭs, –zäˈrĭs, Gr. bôtˈsärēs [key], c.1788–1823, Greek patriot. Exiled from his native Epirus in 1803, he joined Ali Pasha in 1820 and later was…Bozzaris, Marcos
(Encyclopedia) Bozzaris, MarcosBozzaris, Marcosbōzărˈĭs, –zäˈrĭs, Gr. bôtˈsärēs [key], c.1788–1823, Greek patriot. Exiled from his native Epirus in 1803, he joined Ali Pasha in 1820 and later was…Malcolm X
(Encyclopedia) Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb…Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, 2001 News
Libyan intelligence officer, was found guilty by a Scottish court in January of murder in the 1988 deaths of 270 passengers aboard Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The court,…Farrakhan, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Farrakhan, LouisFarrakhan, Louisfârˈəkănˌ, färˈəkänˌ [key], 1933–, African-American religious leader, b. New York City, as Louis Eugene Walcott. A former calypso singer known as “The…Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, Sir Hassanal
(Encyclopedia) Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, Sir Hassanal, 1946–, sultan of Brunei (1967–). He succeeded to the throne after the abdication of his father, Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin. Known as a…Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali
(Encyclopedia) Bhutto, Zulfikar AliBhutto, Zulfikar Aliz&oobreve;lˈfĭkär älēˈ b&oomacr;tˈtō [key], 1928–79, Pakistani political leader. Member of a wealthy landowning family, he entered…