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Terry Waite Terry Waite
Terry Waite (Terence Waite), 1939-, British church official. An adviser to Robert Runcie , the Archbishop of Canterbury, he successfully negotiated the release of British hostages in Iran (1981) and Libya (1985). His later efforts to free U.S. hostages in Beirut were unsuccessful and were... Read more
Iran-contra affair Iran-contra affair
Iran-contra affair in U.S. history, secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran. The Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan . The first was... Read more
John M. Poindexter John M. Poindexter
REPORT ON THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR (13 November 1987) In 1985, high-ranking officials in the Ronald Reagan administration began selling arms clandestinely to Iran for its war with America-supported Iraq. The money from these arms sales was laundered in Israel and diverted to the Contras, rebels... Read more
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Daniel Ken Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye , 1924-, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu. A Democratic senator from Hawaii since 1963, he was a member of the committee that investigated the Watergate affair (1973-74) and served as chairman of the committee that investigated the Iran-contra affair (1987). He became chair of the... Read more
William Sebastian Cohen William Sebastian Cohen
William Sebastian Cohen 1940-, American politician, b. Bangor, Maine. He attended Bowdoin College (B.A., 1962) and Boston Univ. (LL.B., 1965). A Republican, he was elected to the House of Representatives from Maine, serving three terms (1973-79), and became senator from Maine, also for three terms... Read more
United States Department of State United States Department of State
United States Department of State executive department of the federal government responsible, under the President's direction, for the making and execution of American foreign policy. Current Organization and Duties The secretary of state, who heads the department, is aided by a deputy secretary... Read more
Edwin Meese 3d Edwin Meese 3d
Edwin Meese, 3d 1931-, American public official, b. Oakland, Calif. As a deputy district attorney of Alameda co., he was a tough prosecutor with little toleration for radical protest. As a result, Gov. Ronald Reagan appointed him secretary of legal affairs. Meese served as counselor to President... Read more
William II (Germany) William II (Germany)
William II 1859-1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888-1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England. Early Life William was early alienated from his liberal-minded parents by his belief in the divine nature of kingship,... Read more
Affair of the Diamond Necklace Affair of the Diamond Necklace
Affair of the Diamond Necklace scandal that took place at the court of King Louis XVI of France just before the French Revolution. An adventuress who called herself the comtesse de La Motte duped Cardinal de Rohan , the grand almoner, who was out of favor with Queen Marie Antoinette , into... Read more

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