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| Black people The term black people usually refers to a racial group of humans with a dark brown skin color, but it has also been used to categorise a number of diverse populations into one common group. Some definitions of the term include only people of relatively recent Sub Saharan African descent (see African diaspora). Black_people | |
| Economy of Chile Chile has a dynamic market-oriented economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade. During the early 1990s, Chile's reputation as a role model for economic reform was strengthened when the democratic government of Patricio Aylwin - which took over from the military in 1990 - deepened the economic reform initiated by the military government. Economy_of_Chile | |
| COINTELPRO COINTELPRO (an acronym for Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert, and often illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at investigating and disrupting dissident political organizations within the United States. COINTELPRO | |
| Comet Talk:Comet | |
| Cavalry The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces. A soldier in the cavalry is known as a cavalryman. Cavalry | |
| Daniel Ortega José Daniel Ortega Saavedra () (born 11 November 1945) is the current (83rd) President of Nicaragua, having served since 10 January 2007. He previously served as the 79th President, between 10 January 1985 and 25 April 1990. For much of his life, he has been a leader in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional or FSLN).After a popular rebellion resulted in the overthrow and exile of dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, Ortega became a member of the ruling multipartisan junta and was later elected president, serving from 1985 to 1990. Daniel_Ortega | |
| Hezbollah Hezbollah | |
| Indonesia Indonesia | |
| History of Indonesia Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited) stretching along the equator in South East Asia. The country's strategic sea-lane position fostered inter-island and international trade; trade has since fundamentally shaped Indonesian history. History_of_Indonesia | |
| Iran–Iraq War Iran–Iraq_War | |
| International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, in particular those with an impact on exchange rates and the balance of payments. It is an organization formed to stabilize international exchange rates and facilitate development. It also offers highly leveraged loans mainly to poorer countries. Its headquarters are located in Washington, D.C., USA. International_Monetary_Fund | |
| Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is an American activist and member of the American Indian Movement who was convicted and sentenced in 1977 to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the murder of two FBI Agents who were killed during a 1975 shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Leonard_Peltier | |
| Green Party (United States) The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is one of the political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties. The Greens, a voluntary association of state parties, have been active as a nationally recognized political party since 2001. Green_Party_(United_States) | |
| USS Liberty incident The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a neutral United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli jet fighter planes and motor torpedo boats on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crewmembers (naval officers, seamen, two Marines, and a civilian), wounded 171 crew members, and damaged the ship severely. The ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish. USS_Liberty_incident | |
| Vietnam War Vietnam_War | |
| Yom Kippur War Yom_Kippur_War | |
| Fidel Castro Fidel_Castro | |
| Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was a Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. Salvador_Dalí | |
| American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (abbreviated APA) is a professional organization representing psychologists in the U.S., with around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. The American Psychological Association is occasionally confused with the American Psychiatric Association, which also uses the acronym APA. American_Psychological_Association | |
| Project MKULTRA Project MK-ULTRA, or MKULTRA, was the code name for a covert CIA mind-control and chemical interrogation research program, run by the Office of Scientific Intelligence. The program began in the early 1950s, continuing at least through the late 1960s, and it used United States citizens as its test subjects. The published evidence indicates that Project MK-ULTRA involved the surreptitious use of many types of drugs, as well as other methods, to manipulate individual mental states and to alter brain function. Project_MKULTRA | |
| Paradox Talk:Paradox | |
| Patrice Lumumba Patrice Émery Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was an African anti-colonial leader and the first legally elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo after he helped win its independence from Belgium in June 1960. Only ten weeks later, Lumumba's government was deposed in coup during the Congo Crisis. He was subsequently imprisoned and murdered in controversial circumstances. Patrice_Lumumba | |
| History of South America The history of South America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent in the Earth's southern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. South America has a history that spans the full range of human cultural and civilizational forms. History_of_South_America | |
| Sabra and Shatila massacre This page is related to the 1982 events only. For the 1985war of the camps.The Sabra and Shatila massacre (or Sabra and Chatila massacre; 'Palestinian and Lebanese civilians carried out between September 16 and 18, 1982 by the Lebanese Forces Christian militia group. Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre | |
| U2 U2 are a rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion).The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. U2 | |
| War on Terror/Archive 1 Talk:War_on_Terror/Archive_1 | |
| Gaza Gaza | |
| Taft–Hartley Act The Labor–Management Relations Act, 80 Pub.L. 101; 61 Stat. 136, informally the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that serves as a great impediment to the activities and power of labor unions. The act, still effective, was sponsored by Senator Robert Taft and Representative Fred A. Taft–Hartley_Act | |
| Edward Said Talk:Edward_Said | |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (, ) Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish-born American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. Known for his hawkish foreign policy at a time when the Democratic Party was increasingly dovish, he is a foreign policy "realist" and considered by some to be the Democrats' response to Republican Henry Kissinger. Zbigniew_Brzezinski | |
| Chicago Boys Chicago Boys (c. 1970s) were a group of about 25 young Chilean economists who trained at the University of Chicago under Milton Friedman and Arnold Harberger. In 1973, Chile was in shambles - inflation was hundreds of percents, the country had no foreign reserves, and GDP was falling. Chicago_Boys | |
| Ethnic cleansing Ethnic cleansing is a euphemism referring to the persecution through imprisonment, expulsion, or killing of members of an ethnic minority by a local majority to achieve ethnic homogeneity in majority-controlled territory. The term entered English and international media usage in the early 1990s to describe war events in the former Yugoslavia. Synonyms include ethnic purification . Ethnic_cleansing | |
| Superpower superpower is a state with a leading position in the international system and the ability to influence events and its own interests and project power on a worldwide scale to protect those interests; it is traditionally considered to be one step higher than a great power. Superpower | |
| David Horowitz David Joel Horowitz (born January 10, 1939) is an American conservative writer and activist. The son of two life-long members of the Communist Party, and a former supporter of Marxism as well as a former member of the New Left in the 1960s, Horowitz later renounced his "left-wing political radicalism" and became an advocate for conservatism. David_Horowitz | |
| Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Vietnamese:city in Vietnam. It was known as Prey Nokor () before being annexed by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon (VietnameseCochinchina and later of the independent state of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. In 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding province of Gia Định and was officially renamed Hồ Chí Minh City (although the name Sài Gòn - formally known as District 1 - is still commonly used.) Ho_Chi_Minh_City | |
| Amalek According to the Book of Genesis and 1 Chronicles, Amalek (Arabic,عماليق,) was the son of Eliphaz and the grandson of Esau (Gen. 36Edomite tribe (Gen. 36Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized. According to the genealogy in Gen. Amalek | |
| Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs was an American-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist. She is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States. The book has been credited with reaching beyond planning issues to influence the spirit of the times.Along with her well-known printed works, Jacobs is equally well known for organizing grass-roots efforts to block urban-renewal projects that would have destroyed local neighborhoods. Jane_Jacobs | |
| Timeline of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict/references Talk:Timeline_of_the_Israeli-Palestinian_conflict/references | |
| Marwan Barghouti Marwan_Barghouti | |
| Crime against humanity Talk:Crime_against_humanity | |
| Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut. First elected to the Senate in 1988, Lieberman was elected to a fourth term on November 7, 2006. In the 2000 United States presidential election, Lieberman was the Democratic nominee for Vice President, running with presidential nominee Al Gore, becoming the first Jewish candidate on a major American political party presidential ticket. Joe_Lieberman | |
| Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment was "dedicated to preserving human rights through legal advocacy." Also known as LAW (as in Law Society) (Arabical-qanoun), this legal society is an affiliate to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) and is a member of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network. Palestinian_Society_for_the_Protection_of_Human_Rights | |
| Hamid Karzai Hamid_Karzai | |
| Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte () is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. Belo Horizonte (or "Beagá", as it is more familiarly known from the sound of its initials "BH" in Portuguese) has a population of almost 3 million, reaching over 5.4 million in the official Metropolitan Area.The first settlements in the region occurred in the early 1700s, but the city as it is known today was planned and constructed in the 1890s, in order to replace Ouro Preto as the capital of Minas Gerais. Belo_Horizonte | |
| Víctor Jara Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez () (September 28, 1932 – September 15, 1973) was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist. A distinguished theatre director, he devoted himself to the development of Chilean theatre, directing a broad array of works from locally produced Chilean plays, to the classics of the world stage, to the experimental work of Ann Jellicoe. Víctor_Jara | |
| Battle of Jenin Talk:Battle_of_Jenin | |
| Neoliberalism Neoliberalism is a label for new, or recent (neo) economic liberalism used by adherents and critics of the doctrine alike. The central principle of neoliberal policy is free markets and free trade. The prime global advocate is the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, whose self-defined trade and commerce mandate is to break down barriers to international trade and investment so that all countries can benefit from improved living standards through increased trade and investment flows. Neoliberalism | |
| Monsanto The Monsanto Company () is an American-based multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed as "Roundup". Monsanto is also the leading producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed, holding 70%–100% market share for various crops.Agracetus, owned by Monsanto, exclusively produces Roundup Ready soybean seed for the commercial market. Monsanto | |
| Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was an influential German-Jewish political theorist. She has often been described as a philosopher, although she refused that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular." She described herself instead as a political theorist because her work centers on the fact that "men, not Man, live on the earth and inhabit the world." Hannah_Arendt | |
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