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López Obrador, Andrés Manuel
(Encyclopedia) López Obrador, Andrés ManuelLópez Obrador, Andrés Manueländrāsˈ mänwĕlˈ lōˈpĕs ōbrädôrˈ [key], 1954–, Mexican politician, president of Mexico (2018–). A lawyer, he was active in the…Gore, Albert Arnold, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Gore, Albert Arnold, Jr., 1948–, Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1969. After serving in the army in Vietnam and working as a…Mas i Gavarró, Artur
(Encyclopedia) Mas i Gavarró, Artur, 1956–, Catalonian nationalist leader, b. Barcelona, grad. Univ. of Barcelona. An economist, he was the head of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC), a…Kufuor, John Kofi Agyekum
(Encyclopedia) Kufuor, John Kofi Agyekum, 1938–, Ghanaian political leader. A lawyer educated at Lincoln's Inn, London, and Oxford, he served in Ghana's parliament (1969–72, 1979–81) between periods…Smith, Margaret Chase
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897–1995, U.S. senator from Maine (1949–73), b. Skowhegan, Maine. She taught school briefly and then worked (1919–28) on the Skowhegan weekly newspaper. In 1930…Jenkins of Hillhead, Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Jenkins of Hillhead, Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron, 1920–2003, British politician, b. Abersychan, Wales; grad. Oxford. He entered the House of Commons in 1948 as a Labour member and soon…Papandreou, George, 1952–, Greek political leader
(Encyclopedia) Papandreou, George (Georgios Andreou Papandreou)Papandreou, Georgepäˌpəndrāˈ&oomacr; [key], 1952–, Greek political leader, b. Minnesota. The son of Andreas Papandreou and grandson…Trimble of Lisnagarvey, William David Trimble, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Trimble of Lisnagarvey, William David Trimble, Baron, 1944–, Northern Irish political leader, grad. Queens Univ., Belfast (LL.B.). A Protestant Unionist, he became (1969) a barrister…spoils system
(Encyclopedia) spoils system, in U.S. history, the practice of giving appointive offices to loyal members of the party in power. The name supposedly derived from a speech by Senator William Learned…Mečiar, Vladimír
(Encyclopedia) Mečiar, Vladimír, 1942–, Slovakian political leader. A member of the Communist party of Czechoslovakia, Mečiar was ousted in 1970 after having supported party reforms following the…Trending
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