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Bercow, John Simon

(Encyclopedia)Bercow, John Simon, 1963–, British politician. A member of the Conservative party, he was first elected to Parliament in 1997. In 2009, Bercow was elected speaker of the House of Commons, a post he ...

British Guiana

(Encyclopedia)British Guiana: see Guyana.

British Honduras

(Encyclopedia)British Honduras: see Belize.

British Somaliland

(Encyclopedia)British Somaliland: see Somalia.

British Togoland

(Encyclopedia)British Togoland: see Togoland.

British Isles

(Encyclopedia)British Isles: see Great Britain; Ireland. ...

British Cameroons

(Encyclopedia)British Cameroons: see Nigeria, Federation of; Cameroon, Republic of. ...

Brand, Sir John Henry

(Encyclopedia)Brand, Sir John Henry, or Jan Hendrik Brand yän hĕnˈdrək bränt [key], 1823–88, South African politician, president of the Orange Free State, b. Capetown. He was called to the English bar in 184...

Lynch, John Roy

(Encyclopedia)Lynch, John Roy, 1847–1939, African-American politician, b. near Vidala, La. Born a slave, he became active in the Republican party after the Civil War in Natchez, Miss., and served (1869–73) in t...

British Indian Ocean Territory

(Encyclopedia)British Indian Ocean Territory, archipelago, c.1,180 mi (1,900 km), NE of Mauritius, in the central Indian Ocean. The more than 50 islands, which form the Chagos Archipelago and are located on the sou...