(Encyclopedia) Bhutto, Zulfikar AliBhutto, Zulfikar Aliz&oobreve;lˈfĭkär älēˈ b&oomacr;tˈtō [key], 1928–79, Pakistani political leader. Member of a wealthy landowning family, he entered…
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LARCADE, Henry Dominique, Jr., a Representative from Louisiana; born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., July 12, 1890; attended the public and parochial schools, Opelousas High School,…
(Encyclopedia) Majid, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Ali Hassan al-äˈlē hāˈsän äl-mäjēdˈ [key], 1941–2010, Iraqi general and Ba'athist, cousin of Saddam Hussein. After Hussein took power (1979), Majid played a…
NASH, Charles Edmund, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., May 23, 1844; attended the common schools; was a bricklayer by trade; during the Civil War…
(Encyclopedia) OpelousasOpelousasŏpəl&oomacr;ˈsəs [key], city (1990 pop. 18,151), seat of St. Landry parish, S central La.; inc. 1821. Its industries are based chiefly on the agricultural…
Black History Month Special Features: Famous People & Literature (Ali, King, etc)
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(Encyclopedia) Muhammad Ali, 1769?–1849, pasha of Egypt after 1805. He was a common soldier who rose to leadership by his military skill and political acumen. In 1799 he commanded a Turkish army in…
(Encyclopedia) Muhammad Ali, 1872–1925, shah of Persia (1906–9), son of Muzaffar ad-Din Shah, of the Qajar dynasty. Muhammad Ali, who was an opponent of constitutional government, began to rule at a…
