Fifty-four forty or fight
Fifty-four forty or fight in U.S. history, phrase commonly used by extremists in the controversy with Great Britain over the Oregon country. The rights of the United States, they maintained, extended to the whole region, i.e., to lat. 54°40′N, the recognized southern boundary of Russian America. It was used as a campaign slogan in the presidential election of 1844 by Democrat James K. Polk , who was elected.
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Indira, el shari de hierro: en el siglo de las mujeres, Indira Gandhi constituyó todo un símbolo. Fue uno de los líderes más carismáticos del Tercer Mundo, junto con Nasser y Suharto, pero impuso en la India una férrea dictadura y su personalidad estuvo marcada por traumas familiares como pone de relieve Katherine Frank en un libro que ha provocado la polémica. (historia).(The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi)(TT: Indira, iron-fisted woman: Indira Gandhi was a landmark in the international political scene. Alongside Nasser and Suharto, she was one of the most charismatic leaders of the Third World. She imposed a centralist government in India and her political life was marred by personal tragedies. Katherine Frank's biography has caused quite a stir. (History).)(TA: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 6/10/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Katherine Frank, The life of Indira Nehru Gandhi (Harper Collins), ha sido...social. Por ejemplo, seala que Indira Gandhi particip en trabajos voluntarios...privado en el que el personaje de Indira Gandhi puede aparecer a los ojos del...
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Indira Gandhi was the 'best sub-editor in the world'
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 4/30/2006; 700+ words
; New Delhi, April 30 -- Indira Gandhi could be silent and aloof when...many thought, Malhotra says, Indira Gandhi was always a voracious reader...who in his earlier study on Indira Gandhi had echoed the generally accepted...
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Interview: Katherine Frank talks about her book, "Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 3/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...host: And I'm Jacki Lyden. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of India's...that as intellectually able as Indira Gandhi may have been, her lack of confidence...re absolutely right. I mean, Indira Gandhi was not inherently an extraordinary...
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Indira Gandhi: Marcada por el autoritarismo.(El Angel)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 9/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...famosa dinasta Nehru-Gandhi, extraordinaria y hbil...una dictadura y mrtir, Indira Gandhi marc la escena poltica...de Motilal y padre de Indira, Jawaharlal Nehru, estudi...regreso a su pas, se uni a Gandhi, conocido como Mahatma...
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New Indira Gandhi biography begins, and ends, in Kashmir
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 6/8/2001; ; 625 words
; ...India Abroad 06-08-2001 New Indira Gandhi biography begins, and ends, in Kashmir 'Indira: The Life of Indira Gandhi' by Katherine Frank; published...Katherine Frank's biography of Indira Gandhi, reviewers say, will be the...
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INDIA FILE: THE RETURN OF INDIRA GANDHI
News Wire article from: United Press International; 11/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...0000 India File: The Return of Indira Gandhi NEW DELHI, Nov 23, 2002 (United...marked the 85th aniversary of Indira Gandhi's 85th birthday, yet she is...hands of her own security detail, Indira Gandhi's last testament was found among...
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Book Review: The rise and fall and rise of Nehru's child Indira - The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi.
News Wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 6/2/2006; 700+ words
; ...reaching the pinnacle of politics, Indira Gandhi found herself without a home...There is little question that Indira Gandhi would have liked to succeed Nehru...work is a gripping account of Indira Gandhi's rise, almost to mythical...
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Indira's independence Power came late to Indira Gandhi, but when it did it transformed her, says Sunil Khilnani
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 3/18/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...AT THE HEIGHT of her career, Indira Gandhi was not merely one of the most...Frank is especially good on Indira Gandhi's early life, and is ever alert...Nehru's death. It was precisely Indira Gandhi's unpreparedness for high office...
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India File: The Return of Indira Gandhi.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 11/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...marked the 85th aniversary of Indira Gandhi's 85th birthday, yet she is...hands of her own security detail, Indira Gandhi's last testament was found among...yes. India is still proud of Indira Gandhi. And many of its people miss...
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Tributes paid to Indira Gandhi
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 11/19/2005; 451 words
; ...former prime minister the late Indira Gandhi on her 88th birth anniversary...Speakers were of the view that Indira Gandhi was a great leader with qualities...should follow the path showed by Indira Gandhi to make the country a developed...
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Gandhi, Indira
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Indira Gandhi Born: November 19, 1917 Allahabad...Indian politician and prime minister Indira Gandhi, a prime minister of India, was the...enemies, who later assassinated her, Indira Gandhi paved the way for democracy in India...
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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (1917...politician of her day in that country. Indira Gandhi was born in the northern Indian...particularly children's welfare. Indira Gandhi attended Santiniketan University...
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Indira Gandhi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Indira Gandhi , 1917-84, Indian political leader...this time as leader of the Congress (Indira) party, and held the office until assassinated...security guards in 1984. Her son Rajiv Gandhi succeeded her as prime minister. Bibliography...
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Gandhi, Sonia
Book article from: U*X*L Newsmakers
...prime minister, and his mother, Indira Gandhi, held that office throughout...meeting Rajiv's famous mother, Indira Gandhi (1917 – 1984), who...the "first lady" of India. Indira Gandhi's father, Jawaharlal Nehru...
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Rajiv Gandhi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991) entered Indian politics...adviser to his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and as an elected member of Parliament...the eldest son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her journalist, parliamentarian...
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