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Bao Dai
Bao Dai , 1913-97, emperor of Annam (1926-45) and chief of state of Vietnam (1949-55). Born Prince Nguyen Vinh Thuy, he was the son of Emperor Khai Din and succeeded to the throne in 1926, but did not occupy it until 1932. Bao Dai cooperated with both the Vichy French and Japanese during World War... Read more |
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Emperor of Mexico Cuauhtemoc
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Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie
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Emperor angelfish
emperor angelfish (Pomecanthus imperator) See CHAETODONTIDAE.... Read more |
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Avitus
Avitus , d. 456?, Roman emperor of the West (455-56). He was proclaimed emperor in Gaul with the support of the Visigoths but was deposed by Ricimer . He was elected bishop of Placentia but died soon afterward.... Read more |
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mikado
mikado , a former title of the emperor of Japan used chiefly in the English language.... Read more |
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Philip (Roman emperor)
Philip or Philip the Arabian (Marcus Julius Philippus), 204?-249, Roman emperor (244-49). He served under Gordian III against the Persians, instigated the assassination of the emperor, and concluded a peace with Persia. The millennium of Rome was celebrated by him with the splendor of secular... Read more |
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Antonines
Antonines , collective name of certain Roman emperors of the 2d cent., namely Antoninus Pius ; his adopted sons, Marcus Aurelius and Verus; and Commodus .... Read more |
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Yellow Emperor
Yellow Emperor Mandarin Huangdi, legendary Chinese ruler and culture hero; tradition holds that he reigned from 2697 BC to 2597 BC He is one of the mythical prehistoric emperors who supposedly created the basic elements of Chinese civilization. His wife is said to have developed silk production.... Read more |
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Valerian (emperor)
Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus) , d. after 260, Roman emperor (253-60). He held important posts, both civil and military, under the emperors Decius and Gallus . After the short reign of the former general Aemilianus, Valerian was proclaimed emperor. In 257 he organized a general... Read more |
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Vietnam
...Vietnam during World War 2, and established a Vietnamese state under Emperor Bao Dai. After the war, Bao Dai's government collapsed, and the nationalist...Viet Minh, led by Ho Chi Minh, set up a Vietnamese ... |
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Bao Dai
Bao Dai (b. 22 Oct. 1913, d. 2 Aug. 1997). Emperor of Vietnam 1926–45 Born as Prince Vinh Thuy, he adopted...Japanese from 1940 which discredited him in the eyes of many Vietnamese. He was deposed by Ho Chi Minh's Vietminh, and left... |
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Vietnam
...rule in 939 and Emperor Dinh Bo Linh (d. 979) renamed it Dai Viet. In 968...taken control of all Dai Viet, he renamed it Dai Co Viet ‘Great Viet...founded the last Vietnamese dynasty (1802...when the powerless Bao ... |
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Ngo Dinh Diem
...e. officials) in the Vietnamese imperial court, he graduated...1933). He rejected Emperor Bao Dai's subservience to...October 1955, he deposed Bao Dai as President of the...alienated many groups in ... |
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Diem, Ngo No Dingh
...Dingh (1901–63) South Vietnamese president (1955–63...the interior under the emperor Bao Dai (1933). When the...1954 at the request of Bao Dai to serve as the prime...support among the South Vietnamese. When ... |
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Bao Dai, Former Emperor of Vietnam, Dies
...into North and South, Bao Dai made a serious attempt at ruling, as emperor of South Vietnam. He...referendum. The exiled Bao Dai stood largely aloof from politics and Vietnamese affairs for the rest of... |
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The End of the Vietnamese Monarchy.(Review)
The End of the Vietnamese Monarchy. By BRUCE...before the death of Bao Dai, the last Vietnamese Emperor, in 1997. Its topic is the Vietnamese monarchy during his...45), and the "Bao Dai ... |
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'It's time for the Indochinese Revolution to show its true colours': the...
...camp concluded an agreement with Vietnamese Emperor Bao Dai and established the State of Vietnam...released internal party documents, Vietnamese newspapers, and memoirs and interviews...nationalist arch-rivals such as Bao ... |
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Today In History
...revolts, forcing King Otto I to resign.1873 - Emperors of Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary form...and most violent cartel.Today's Birthdays:Bao Dai, former Vietnamese emperor (1913-1997); Franz Liszt, Hungarian-born... |
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Wednesday, October 22
...revolts, forcing King Otto I to resign.1873 - Emperors of Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary form...capital, killing 40 people.Today's Birthdays:Bao Dai, former Vietnamese emperor (1913--); Franz Liszt, Hungarian-born composer... |
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Friday, October 22
...revolts, forcing King Otto I to resign.1873 - Emperors of Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary form...in the war on terrorism.Today's Birthdays:Bao Dai, former Vietnamese emperor (1913--); Franz Liszt, Hungarian-born composer... |
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Saturday, October 22
...revolts, forcing King Otto I to resign.1873 - Emperors of Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary form...reconsider its objections.Today's Birthdays:Bao Dai, former Vietnamese emperor (1913-1997); Franz Liszt, Hungarian-born... |
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Tuesday, October 22
...revolts, forcing King Otto I to resign. 1873 - Emperors of Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary form...Paris killed 113 people. Today's Birthdays: Bao Dai, former Vietnamese emperor (1913--); Franz Liszt, Hungarian- born composer... |
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LAST EMPEROR IN LINE THAT RULED VIETNAM FOR 150 YEARS DIES IN PARIS AT...
...Shenon The New York Times Bao Dai, the last emperor in a line that ruled...a hospital in Paris. Bao, 83, had spent nearly...Despite the hopes of Vietnamese nationalists early in the century that Bao Dai ... |
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Obstetrician, Teacher De Dinh Tran, 86
...Tran, whose father was a ranking official to Vietnamese emperor Bao Dai, was born in Hue, Vietnam. After graduating from...education. He was founder and first president of the Vietnamese Medical Society of the northeastern United States... |
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