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De Lancey
(Encyclopedia)De Lancey də lănˈsē [key], family of political leaders, soldiers, and merchants prominent in colonial New York. Étienne De Lancey or Stephen De Lancey, 1663–1741, b. Caen, France, was among the...Mosquera, Tomás Cipriano de
(Encyclopedia)Mosquera, Tomás Cipriano de tōmäsˈ sēprēäˈnō ᵺā mōskāˈrä [key], 1798–1878, Colombian general and president. He first gained attention by his service in the war against Spain. As pres...Collor de Mello, Fernando
(Encyclopedia)Collor de Mello, Fernando fərnäNdo͞o kôlôrˈ də mĕlˈo͞o [key], 1949–, president of Brazil (1990–92). In 1990, he became the youngest president of Brazil following the first public electio...Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian historian
(Encyclopedia)Garcilaso de la Vega gärsēläˈsō dā lä vāˈgä [key], 1539–1616, Peruvian historian; son of the Spanish conquistador Sebastián Garcilaso de la Vega and an Incan princess and therefore called...de Blasio, Bill
(Encyclopedia)de Blasio, Bill, 1961–, American politician, b. New York City as Warren Wilhelm, Jr., B.A New York Univ., 1984, M.A. Columbia, 1987. A liberal Democrat, de Blasio worked in the New York City governm...Sarney de Araújo Costa, José
(Encyclopedia)Sarney de Araújo Costa, José, 1930–, Brazilian politician, president of Brazil (1985–90), b. José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa. He served as a federal deputy (1958–64), governor of Maran...Piérola, Nicolás de
(Encyclopedia)Piérola, Nicolás de nēkōläsˈ dā pyāˈrōlä [key], 1839–1913, president of Peru (1879–81, 1895–99). Minister of finance under José Balta, he was accused of misappropriating funds and wa...Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de
(Encyclopedia)Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de chämōˈrō [key], 1929–, president of Nicaragua (1990–97). Widow of martyred newspaper editor Joaquim Chamorro, she briefly joined the ruling Sandinista junta follo...Pedro II
(Encyclopedia)Pedro II (Dom Pedro II de Alcântara), 1825–91, emperor of Brazil (1831–89). At the age of five, he succeeded under a regency when his father, Pedro I, abdicated. He was declared of age in 1840. P...Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de
(Encyclopedia)Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de shärl lwē də səkôNdäˈ bärôNˈ də lä brĕd ā də môNtĕskyüˈ [key], 1689–1755, French jurist and political philosopher....Browse by Subject
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