antiapartheid movement
1Kuzwayo, Ellen — ▪ 2007 Nnoseng Ellen Kate Merafe South African antiapartheid activist, feminist, and writer (b. June 29, 1914, Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State, S.Af. d. April 19, 2006, Soweto, S.Af.), was a founder of the antiapartheid movement. She won the …
2Charles Kernaghan — (born c. 1948) is the executive director of the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights ([1]), currently headquartered in Pittsburgh. He has spoken out against sweatshops, corporate greed and the appalling living and… …
3Allegations of state terrorism by the United States — Articleissues citationstyle = March 2008 POV = July 2007 original research = April 2008|The United States government has been accused of having directly committed acts of state terrorism, as well as funding, training, and harboring individuals… …
4Ashe, Arthur Robert, Jr. — ▪ 1994 U.S. tennis player and social activist (b. July 10, 1943, Richmond, Va. d. Feb. 6, 1993, New York, N.Y.), captured centre court when he won the men s singles title at the debut of the U.S. Open championship in 1968, becoming the… …
5South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …
6Mary-Louise Hooper — Mary Louise Fitkin Hooper Born June 12, 1907(1907 06 12) Swampscott, Massachusetts Died August 14, 1987(1987 08 14) (aged 80) Klamath Falls, Oregon Nationality American K …
7Calendar of 1996 — ▪ 1997 JANUARY JANUARY 1 King Fahd cedes power Still experiencing the effects of a stroke suffered in November 1995, Saudi Arabia s King Fahd, who also held the post of prime minister, ceded temporary power to Crown Prince Abdullah,… …
8Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
9Calendar of 1997 — ▪ 1998 JANUARY JANUARY 1 Ghanaian Kofi Annan replaces Egyptian Boutros Boutros Ghali in the position of United Nations secretary general. Among those knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the annual New Year s Day ceremony is pop musician …
10Calendar of 1993 — ▪ 1994 January January 1 Czechoslovakia now two nations. What had been the single nation of Czechoslovakia officially became two independent states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Vaclav Havel, the former president of Czechoslovakia, and… …
