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111Nimeiri, Gaafar Mohamed el- — born Jan. 1, 1930, Wad Nubawi, Omdurman, Sudan President of The Sudan (1971–85). In 1969 he helped overthrow the civilian regime of Ismaʽīl al Azharī. Nimeiri s own government was temporarily ousted in 1971, but he was returned to office… …
112German Christian — ▪ German religious group any of the Protestants who attempted to subordinate church policy to the political initiatives of the German Nazi Party. The German Christians Faith Movement, organized in 1932, was nationalistic and so anti Semitic …
113Liddell Hart, Sir Basil — ▪ British military historian born Oct. 31, 1895, Paris died Jan. 29, 1970, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Eng. British military historian and strategist known for his advocacy of mechanized warfare. Liddell Hart left studies at Cambridge… …
114John Allan (Australian politician) — Infobox Premier name =John Allan nationality =Australian order =29th Premier of Victoria term start =18 November 1924 term end =20 May 1927 predecessor =George Prendergast successor =Edmond Hogan deputy = caption = birth date =27 March 1866 birth …
115Gorbachev, Mikhail (Sergeyevich) — born March 2, 1931, Privolye, Stavropol region, Russia, U.S.S.R. Soviet official and last president of the Soviet Union (1990–91). After earning a law degree from Moscow State University (1955), he rose through the ranks to become a full… …
116Olga, Saint — or Saint Helga born с 890 died 969, Kiev; feast day July 11 Princess of Kiev. The first recorded female ruler in Russia, she served as regent of Kiev (945–964) after the assassination of her husband Igor I (877?–945); she avenged his death by… …
117Martin Noell — Sir Martin Noell was an eminent London merchant, engaged in an extensive colonial trade that included the slave trade. He thrived under the Commonwealth as a tax farmer, taking up farms of the excise or customs and advancing other sums, secure in …
118Ali Bey Mihaloğlu — For other uses, see Ali Bey (disambiguation). The Transylvanian campaign of Ali Bey Mihaloglu in 1493 Ali Bey Mihaloğlu or Gazı Alauddin Ali Bey Mihaloğlu, (1425 1507)[1] was an Ottoman military commander in 15th centur …
119Antiochus — Of the thirteen Seleucid kings of this name, the best known is Antiochus Ⅳ Epiphanes, who ruled from 175 to 164 BCE. His efforts to Hellenize his dominions were resisted by Jews under the Maccabees [[➝ Maccabees, books of]] (1 Macc. 1:10, 20;… …
120vocal — [[t]vo͟ʊk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED You say that people are vocal when they speak forcefully about something that they feel strongly about. He has been very vocal in his displeasure over the results... A public inquiry earlier this year produced… …
