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election
election choosing a candidate for office in an organization by the vote of those enfranchised to cast a ballot . General History In ancient Greek democracies (e.g., Athens) public officials were occasionally elected but more often were chosen by lot. In Rome the popular assemblies elected the... Read more |
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Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin , 1931-2007, Soviet and Russian politician, president of Russia (1991-99). Born in Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) and educated at the Urals Polytechnic Institute, Yeltsin began his career as a construction worker (1953-68). He joined the Communist party in 1961, becoming... Read more |
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Lame Duck
LAME DUCK An elected official, who is to be followed by another, during the period of time between the election and the date that the successor will fill the post. The term lame duck generally describes one who holds power when that power is certain to end in the near future. In the United... Read more |
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Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio Somoza Debayle , 1925-80, president of Nicaragua (1967-72, 1974—79). The younger son of dictator Anastasio Somoza , he was educated in the United States. He assumed command of the national guard at age 21 and was elected president in 1967. Barred from immediate reelection, he... Read more |
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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej , 1901-65, Romanian Communist leader, b. Moldavia. He joined the Communist party in 1930 and while in prison (1933-44) was elected (1936) to the central committee. Escaping in 1944, he became a leading figure in Romanian Communist politics. In 1945 he was elected... Read more |
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Philip Murray
Philip Murray 1886-1952, American labor leader, b. Blantyre, Scotland. He emigrated to the United States in 1902 and worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines. After he was discharged for fighting with a foreman, 600 miners struck, formed a local of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW), and elected... Read more |
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Hun Sen
Hun Sen , 1952-, Cambodian political leader, premier of Cambodia (1985-93, 1998-; second premier, 1993-98). A member of the Khmer Rouge from 1970, he fled to Vietnam with Heng Samrin and other Communists in 1977. When the Vietnamese army invaded Cambodia, Hun Sen returned, becoming foreign... Read more |
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John Winston Howard
John Winston Howard 1939-, Australian political leader and prime minister (1996-2007), b. Sydney. A graduate of Sydney Univ., a conservative lawyer, and a member of the Liberal party, he was elected to parliament in 1974 and served as minister for business and consumer affairs (1975-77) and... Read more |
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Presidential Elections
ELECTIONS, PRESIDENTIAL This entry contains 48 subentries, comprising an overview and brief accounts of each election from 1789 to 2000. Overview Presidential elections have taken place in the United States quadrennially, beginning in 1789. They include both the process of candidate... Read more |
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Constituent Assembly
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY The All-Russian Constituent Assembly, which opened and closed on January 5, 1918, was elected to draft a constitution for the new Russian state. Prior to 1917, most oppositionist parties agreed that a democratically elected assembly should determine Russia's political future.... Read more |
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Vietnam War (1960–1975)
...fighting to retain control of...war against Communist guerrillas...the United States was now at...The United States became involved...held dear. Communists scorned democracy...created closed state economies...when the ... |
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Czechoslovakia
...Former federal state in central Europe...s rise to power and annexation...president. The communists gained a majority...coalition after 1946 elections, and by 1948...resignation of Communist Party leaders. Non-communists ... |
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Vietnam War
...which the United States has participated...torn European powers in 1945 combined...meantime, a veteran communist agitator and...Determined to retain their overseas empire...into two hostile power blocs engaged...effort to contain ... |
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Ex-Communists Retain Power in Serbian Vote; Outcome Fuels Fears of Yugoslav...
...line former Communist who built his power base on impassioned...in Sunday's election in Yugoslavia...manipulation of the state-owned Serbian...dumped former Communist parties. In the...on Sunday, the Communist Party also ... |
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Prague's Communists Accept Minority Role;Cabinet to Be Interim, Pending...
...the "people power" of the pro...divided among the Communists and four smaller...spokesman said. Communists conceivably...this week, Communists agreed to accept...this year by Communist parties in other East European states ... |
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Top ex-communist admits improper use of air miles as lawmakers' ethics face...
...prominent former communist on Monday admitted...Sept. 22 national elections. Gregor Gysi...minister in Berlin's state government. He...main leg of their election campaign Aug. 5...while the ex-communist PDS faces a struggle to ... |
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Analyst: Yeltsin's Communist Death-Knell Was Premature, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
...president. The Communist Party, he said...chairmpersonships in the State Duma. Party...split, the Communist Party will not...say. "The Communist Party saw the...corridors of power by moves by...parties, the Communists ... |
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Pro-Western Communists Favored in Moldova
...to remain in power as Moldovans...parliamentary elections. Polls opened...vote for the elections to be valid...Moldova held elections for a new parliament...pro-Western Communists would retain their grip on...president. The ... |
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Communists Down But Far From Dead, THE MOSCOW TIMES
...president. The Communist Party, he said...chairmanships in the State Duma. Party...split, the Communist Party will not...say. "The Communist Party saw the...corridors of power by a series...parties, the Communists ... |
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COMMUNIST ROLE WIDER IN POLAND.(Main)
...Charles T. Powers Los Angeles...more than two Communists to the Cabinet...acknowledging Communist demands for...that an angry Communist Party could...efforts. "The Communist Party in total...Jaruzelski, the Communists were ... |
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In Soviet Union and Poland, Change Follows a Political Course; Solidarity...
...parliamentary elections, the country...often bitter election campaign...that the Communists will retain control of...unprecedented in the Communist world. The...the pre-election agreement...role the ... |
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Gorbachev Drops Hint About Soviet Future; Communists May Lose Power, Leader Says
...Party will retain influence...face of the Communist Party's...monopoly on power, Gorbachev...The orthodox Communists who dominate...a popular election for the presidency...campaign. The Communist Party now...in popular ... |
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Non-Communist may lead Soviets, says Gorbachev
...News, said the Communist Party will retain influence throughout...that a non-Communist could be elected...weight. Orthodox Communists who dominate...face a popular election for the presidency...voted in popular elections ... |
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