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separatists

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
separatists in religion, those bodies of Christians who withdrew from the Church of England. They desired freedom from church and civil authority, control of each congregation by its membership, and changes in ritual. In the 16th cent. a group of early separatists were known as Brownists after their leader, Robert Browne . The name Independents came into use in the 17th cent. Among other separatist groups were the Pilgrims, the Quakers, and the Baptists. See Congregationalism . ... Read more
Separatists
The Oxford Companion to American Literature Separatists, name applied to those who split from the Established...organization within the local church. The Pilgrims were Separatists, but most of the other New England settlers, such as...America the two groups tended to merge, but extreme Separatists, such as Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, were ... Read more
separatist
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military separatist n. a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender: religious separatists. adj. of or relating to such separation or those supporting it: a separatist rebellion. Read more

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Newspaper article from: Washington Informer; 11/1/1995; ; 678 words ; ...Muhammed Washington Informer 11-01-1995 "Good Separatists" and "Bad Separatists". While I remain firm in my insistence that...S. media. By comparison, however, with Black separatists in America, those White separatists in Canada... Read more
Chechen separatist attacks kill 57
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 6/23/2004; 698 words ; NAZRAN, Russia: Suspected Chechen separatists rampaged through a southern Russian...violence. In a brazen operation, the separatists seized the Interior Ministry building...offensive was the biggest armed operation by separatists in Ingushetia since war between separatists... Read more
Seeking Dyke Separatists of Oppressed, Underrepresented Backgrounds to Co-organize a Dyke Separatist Gathering --First Call to Dyke Separatists of Color--.
Magazine article from: off our backs; 4/1/2001; 437 words ; Dyke Separatists of Color are enthusiastically encouraged...experience Fat Oppression, and Young Dyke Separatists. We realize of course that many Dykes...one identity. So far we are 2 Dyke Separatists: jody jewdyke and Sheila Anne. jody... Read more
Aceh peace talks blocked as separatists reject offerStalemate on allowing local political parties
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 7/16/2005; ; 486 words ; ...between the Indonesian government and Aceh separatists remained bogged down after the rebels...the government offered to help the separatists form a national political party and...candidates for the province's top posts. The separatists, known as the Free Aceh Movement, or... Read more
Separatist attempt doomed to fail
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 5/15/2002; ; 381 words ; Separatists in Taiwan were dealt a heavy blow when their latest...forward by a few countries. Surely it is time that the separatists learn from their repeated failure? The overwhelming...from the motherland will be doomed to fail. Die-hard separatists, however, have never given up even after failure and... Read more
Separatists decry French `colonial war' // Melanesians call 22 `POWs'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/2/1988; 440 words ; NOUMEA, New Caledonia Melanesian separatists declared Sunday that the 22 French paramilitary...now considered "prisoners of war." The separatists' leaders called on the United Nations...what they call their politburo, the separatists said the hardening of their position... Read more
Indon armed forces claim success against separatists
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/29/2003; ; 339 words ; ...Indon armed forces claim success against separatists Byline: Abdul Razak Ahmad Edition: Main...Merdeka (GAM - Free Aceh Movement) armed separatists, and are now moving into the second...first phase of their campaign saw 87 separatists killed in direct engagement. Ditya said... Read more
Corsican separatists blow up vacation villas
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/8/2003; 135 words ; Corsican separatists blow up vacation villas From Journal...2003 Ajaccio, Corsica -- Corsican separatists blew up four vacant vacation villas...had backed the offer, while radical separatists apparently disdained it. After the... Read more
Separatists in Quebec Facing Independence-Minded Indians
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/6/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...self-determination has powered Quebec separatists this year to their most promising rendezvous...15 years. But now the French-speaking separatists are perturbed to hear, emanating from...territory. To the consternation of the separatists, the natives are finding their most... Read more
Slovaks to oppose Havel's reelection Separatists also call for vote on division of Czechoslovakia
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/8/1992; ; 700+ words ; PRAGUE -- Victorious Slovak separatists representing the poor eastern...playwright-turned-president into doubt. The separatists also said they want a referendum...begin negotiations with the Slovak separatists to form a coalition government... Read more

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