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121Hoar, Ebenezer R. — ▪ American politician in full Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar born Feb. 21, 1816, Concord, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 31, 1895, Concord American politician, a leading antislavery Whig in Massachusetts who was briefly attorney general in President Ulysses S …
122BAMBERGER, LUDWIG — (1823–1899), German banker, politician, and economist; leading advocate of a gold standard for German currency. He studied law at Heidelberg and practiced as an attorney in his native city of Mainz. He joined the revolutionary movement of 1848… …
123Knights Templar — This article is about the medieval order. For the Knights Templar associated with Freemasonry, see Knights Templar (Freemasonry). For other uses, see Knights Templar (disambiguation) and Templar (disambiguation) …
124Itagaki Taisuke — For information on the warrior woman, see Itagaki In this Japanese name, the family name is Itagaki . Count Itagaki Taisuke (板垣 退助 …
125The Standard (Kenya) — The Standard is an important newspaper in Kenya with a 20% market share, and Kenya s oldest newspaper. It is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the KTN Television station. The Standard Group is headquartered at the I M Bank Tower in… …
126Michel Kilo — ميشيل كيلو Born 1940 Latakia, Syria Nationality Syrian Occupation Writer Known for Democracy Activist Political Prisoner Michel Kilo (Arabic …
127Geilo (bishop) — Geilo or Gilon (died 888) was the Bishop of Langres from 880 until his death. His episcopate coincided mostly with the emperorship of Charles the Fat and after 885 he is a leading ecclesiastical figure at the imperial court. Geilo increased the… …
128Republic of the Congo presidential election, 1992 — A presidential election was held in the Republic of the Congo in August 1992, marking the end of the transitional period that began with the February ndash;June 1991 National Conference. It was won by Pascal Lissouba of the Pan African Union for… …
