(Encyclopedia) Santer, Jacques (Jean Jacques Santer)Santer, JacqueszhäN zhäk säNtĕrˈ [key], 1937–, Luxembourg political leader and European statesman. A lawyer and economist, he entered politics as a…
(Encyclopedia) Thompson, William Boyce, 1869–1930, American financier, b. Virginia City, Mont. He operated silver and copper mines in Montana and Arizona before moving to New York City. He was (1914–…
(Encyclopedia) Fakhfakh, Elyes, 1972–, Tunisian politician, prime minister of Tunisia, 2020. Trained as an engineer and manager in France, he worked for the French company Total in Europe, returning…
(Encyclopedia) Shiller, Robert James, 1946–, American economist, b. Detroit, grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1967), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.M., 1968; Ph.D., 1972). A professor at Yale…
(Encyclopedia) Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806–69, American politician, b. Boscawen, N.H. Admitted (1827) to the bar, he began practice in Portland in 1829 and by 1835 was regarded as one of the…
(Encyclopedia) Giscard d'Estaing, Valéry (Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing)Giscard d'Estaing, Valéryvälārēˈ zhēskärˈ dĕstăNˈ [key], 1926–2020, French political leader, president of France…
(Encyclopedia) Marape, James, 1971–, Papua New Guinea political leader. First elected to parliament in 2007 as a member of the National Alliance party, he served as education minister (2008–11) under…
(Encyclopedia) Matsukata, MasayoshiMatsukata, Masayoshimäsīˈōshē mäts&oomacr;ˈkäˌtä [key], 1835–1924, Japanese statesman. A Satsuma clansman and a genro, he was a leading figure in the…
(Encyclopedia) Briceño, Juan Antonio, 1960–, Belizean political leader, known as Johnny Briceño. A member of the People's United party (PUP), he was first elected to the national assembly in 1993. He…
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