captain
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captain, in all navies the commissioned rank next below that of rear admiral (but see
commodore); also by custom the title of the commanding officer of any naval ship irrespective of his commissioned rank. In the
merchant marine, it is the
master of a merchant ship. By extension, captain is also the title of the senior rating in charge of a group of seamen engaged in particular duties, e.g. captain of the
hold, captain of the maintop, etc. French,
capitaine de vaisseau; German,
Kapitän-zur-See. See also
post-captain.
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Hoover Archives Adds Rare Evita Peron Document and Exile Archive of Juan Domingo Peron.
Business Wire; 2/26/2004; 652 words
; ...rare handwritten political manuscript by Evita Peron and the bulk of Juan Domingo Peron's archive during his exile from 1955 to 1972. The new Peron materials, consisting of almost 1,200 letters...
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Borges against Peron: a contextual approach to "El fin".(Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Domingo Peron)
Magazine article from: The Romanic Review; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...cannot be properly understood unless "El fin" is seen in the context of Borges's opposition to the regime of Juan Domingo Peron. Borges's choice of El gaucho Martin Fierro as the principal intertext for "El fin" was deeply political, for...
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Juan and Eva Peron are still a powerful political presence in Argentina.(Originated from The Orange County Register)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/16/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...they rose to power, the politics of Juan and Evita Peron still reverberate in Argentina. Champions of the...Moreno, a Buenos Aires resident and student of the Peron era. Juan Domingo Peron was one of a group of colonels who seized power in...
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Thousands Mob Coffin of Juan Peron
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...jostling, weeping admirers of Juan Domingo Peron tossed carnations and cheered the...When military leaders overthrew Juan Peron in 1955, they were apparently...In 1971, it was delivered to Juan Peron's home in exile in Spain. Peron...
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JUAN PERON: MAN AND MYTH
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/21/1988; ; 700+ words
; THE PERON NOVEL, by Tomas Eloy Martinez; translated...Pantheon. 357 pp. $19.95. General Juan Domingo Peron would have appreciated the paradox. In...Tomas Eloy Martinez's brilliant "The Peron Novel," a chilling tale of power, decline...
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ARGENTINA: FORMER PRESIDENT AND PARTY FOUNDER JUAN PERON REBURIED AMID VIOLENT CONFRONTATIONS.
Newspaper article from: NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs; 12/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...body of former Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron (1945-1955, 1973-1974) was...and unity of the party that bears Peron's name, the Partido Justicialista...ceremony to rebury former strongman Peron, as rival factions hurled rocks...
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When politics was a family business: Peron legacy endures. (Juan Peron and Argentina)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 11/14/1988; 688 words
; For almost half a century, Juan Domingo Peron and his second and third wives...campaigns under huge portraits of Juan and Evita and has to cope with Isabel, the keeper of the flame. Peron, an Army colonel who learned his...
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Violent Protests Mar Reburial of Peron
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...entrance to a new mausoleum for Juan Domingo Peron on Tuesday as a motorized caravan...When military leaders overthrew Juan Peron in 1955, they were apparently...Italy. In 1971 it was delivered to Juan Peron's home in exile in Spain. Peron...
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Return of Isabel Peron Stirs Argentine Politics;Strikes, Rhetoric, Even a Falling Dog Rank Ahead of the Issues in Public Debate
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/5/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...decidedly unusual turn since Isabel Peron decided to pop home for a visit...exiled former president and widow of Juan Domingo Peron, strongman founder of Argentina...Isabel Peron was president from Juan Peron's death in 1974 until she...
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Argentina, Israel, and the Jews: Peron, the Eichmann Capture and After.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Shofar; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Argentina, Israel, and the Jews: Peron, the Eichmann Capture and After...the first two administrations of Juan Domingo Peron (1946-1955), the military dictatorship...public opinion. Rein's analysis of Juan Peron's policies is, probably...
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Argentina, Intelligence and Security
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...democratic rule. Conflict between the military and government factions is endemic. In 1946, the election of President Juan Domingo Peron began a period of authoritarian rule and heightened tensions between military and civilian forces. A military junta...
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Perón, Juan: 1895-1974: Former Argentine President
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
...Former Argentine president Juan Domingo Perón was indisputably...Sweeney writing in America, "Juan Peron was unquestionably highly intelligent...legend and politics in Argentina. Juan Domingo Perón was born on October...
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Argentina
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...in the case of Peronism, the populist movement created with the support of trade unions by Juan Domingo PERÓN (1946–55). Peron was re-elected as President in 1973 after an 18-year exile. His death in 1974 was followed...
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