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Talabani, Jalal
(Encyclopedia) Talabani, Jalal, 1933–2017, Iraqi political leader, president of Iraq (2005–14), b. Kelkan. He joined the Kurdish Democratic party (KDP) in 1947, becoming a member of its central…Berisha, Sali
(Encyclopedia) Berisha, SaliBerisha, Salisälēˈ bərĭˈshä [key], 1944–, Albanian political leader, b. Tropoja. A cardiologist and former Communist, he became involved in politics in the early 1990s,…Sall, Macky
(Encyclopedia) Sall, Macky, Senegalese political leader. Trained as a geologist, he graduated from Dakar's Cheikh Anta Diop Univ. and also studied in France. A protégé of President Abdoulaye Wade and…Lansbury, George
(Encyclopedia) Lansbury, GeorgeLansbury, Georgelănzˈbərē [key], 1859–1940, British Labour party leader. During the 1880s he was influenced by Christian socialism, and he later joined (1892) the…Tsai Ing-wen
(Encyclopedia) Tsai Ing-wenTsai Ing-wentsī ēng-wŭn [key], 1956–, Taiwanese political leader, president of Taiwan (2016–), b. Pingtung, grad. National Taiwan Univ. (LL.B., 1978), Cornell (LL.M., 1980…Chauncey Judd: A Quilting Party
Puritan Training The Abduction A Quilting Party Year after year passed, and still the war dragged on. The battles of Trenton and Princeton had revived the drooping hopes of the…Amy Lowell: The Dinner-Party
The Dinner-PartyFish"So . . ." they said, With their wine-glasses delicately poised, Mocking at the thing they cannot understand. "So . . ." they said again, Amused and insolent. The silver…Kwanzaa Party! — Various Artists
Rounder The year's finest world-music anthology succeeds partly because it doesn't try to be a rip-roaring introduction to everything or some sort of crossover dream. As the title indicates,…Cox, James Middleton
(Encyclopedia) Cox, James Middleton, 1870–1957, American political leader and journalist, b. Butler co., Ohio. After serving on the editorial staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer, he bought the Dayton (…Anastasiades, Nikos
(Encyclopedia) Anastasiades, NikosAnastasiades, Nikosnēˈkōs änäs-täsēyäˈdĕs [key], 1946–, Greek Cypriot politician, president of the Republic of Cyprus (2013–). A lawyer, Anastasiades founded (1972)…Trending
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