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Muhammad VI (king of Morocco)
Muhammad VI 1963-, king of Morocco (1999-), formerly Muhammad ben Al-Hassan, crown prince Sidi Muhammad. He studied at Muhammad V Univ., Rabat, where he received bachelor's (1985) and master's (1988) degrees in law, and at the Univ. of Nice, France, where he obtained (1993) his doctorate in law. In... Read more |
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Arsenio Martinez de Campos
Arsenio Martínez de Campos , 1831-1900, Spanish general. He served in Morocco (1859-60), in Mexico (1861-63), and in Cuba (1869-72). He played a leading role in the proclamation (1874) of Alfonso XII as king and helped bring the Carlist Wars to an end (1876). In 1877 he was sent to Cuba,... Read more |
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morocco
morocco goatskin leather, dyed on the grain side and boarded by hand or machine to bring up the grain in a bird's-eye effect. It probably originated with the Arabs in North Africa as an alum-tanned product typically dyed red. The process later spread to the Levant, to Turkey, and along the... Read more |
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Sylvanus Olympio
Sylvanus Olympio , 1902-63, African political leader, president of Togo from 1961 to 1963. He was active in trade before entering politics and helped bring about Togo's independence from France. Before Togo became a republic in 1960, he was premier and minister of finance and justice. He was... Read more |
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Baldassare Cossa
Baldassare Cossa , c.1370-1419, Neapolitan churchman, antipope (1410-15; see Schism, Great ) with the name John XXIII. He had a military career before entering the service of the church. He was made a cardinal by Boniface IX (1402) and proved himself able, especially in financial matters. In 1408... Read more |
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Pierre Mendes-France
Pierre Mendès-France , 1907-82, French statesman. A lawyer and economist, he entered (1932) the chamber of deputies as a Radical Socialist. In World War II he was a pilot in the Free French forces. Popular as a democratic leader, he became premier in 1954 after the French defeat at... Read more |
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Thomas Mowbray 1st duke of Norfolk
Thomas Mowbray Norfolk, 1st duke of c.1366-1399, English nobleman. He was created earl of Nottingham in 1383, and in 1385 he was made earl marshal of England for life. He joined Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester , and the other baronial opponents of Richard II in 1387 and was one of the... Read more |
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Writs
writs. The writ was originally an administrative command issued by the king to a subject, often an official such as the sheriff. After the Norman Conquest, and especially after the reign of Henry I, the king might issue a writ to permit a subject to have his case heard before the king's person or... Read more |
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Morocco's King Hassan II Dead at 70
...Morocco's King Hassan II Dead at 70 RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- King Hassan II, a Middle...ruled this North African nation for...health of the ... |
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Morocco's King Hassan dies
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - King Hassan II, who helped forge Mideast...ruled his North African country for...attack at age 70. He was...The new monarch, who announced...described ... |
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MOROCCO'S KING HASSAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK.(News)
King Hassan II, who helped forge Mideast...ruled his North African country for...attack at age 70. He was...The new monarch, who announced...described Hassan as ``a...men.'' ... |
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MOROCCO'S KING HASSAN DIES.(MAIN)
...Press RABAT, Morocco -- King Hassan II, who helped forge Middle...ruled his North African country for...attack at 70. The king...The new monarch, who ... |
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KING HASSAN II, WHO HELPED FORGE MIDEAST PEACE, DIES
King Hassan II, who helped forge Mideast...ruled his North African country for...attack at age 70. The king...The new monarch, who announced...announcement of ... |
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Peacemaker king of Morocco dies, aged 70.(News)
King Hassan II, a Middle...who ruled Morocco for 38 years...was aged 70. The king...succeed him. Hassan, a moderate Arab monarch who was on...diplomacy helped ... |