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9/11 Reference library
Matthew Pratt Guterl
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
The term “9/11” is shorthand for the events of 11 September 2001. On that date, four U.S. planes were hijacked by nineteen members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. The surprisingly ...
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A. J. Foyt
(1935– )US motor racing driver, who has won more races and set more records in many different types of cars and events than any other driver.Foyt was born in Houston Heights, Texas, and grew up in a ...
Aaland Islands
Some 6,500 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia, between Finland and Sweden. They were part of Sweden until 1809, when, together with Finland, they were annexed by Russia. After the collapse of the Russian ...
Aaland Islands Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
Some 6,500 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia, between Finland and Sweden. They were part of Sweden until 1809, when, together with Finland, they were annexed by Russia. After the collapse of ...
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Abacha, Sani (20 Sept. 1943) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
Born in northern Nigeria of the Hausa people, he was educated at the local government college before entering the army in ...
Abbas, Ferhat (24 Aug. 1899) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
A student of chemistry, he founded a Muslim students' association in 1924. Abbas fought in the French army from 1939...
Abbas, Mahmoud (26 Mar. 1935) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
Born in a town near the Sea of Galilee, he fled to Syria in 1948, and studied both in Damascus and in Moscow. After his return he co-founded ...
Abbott, Tony (4 Nov. 1957) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
Born in the UK, he arrived in Australia with his parents in 1960. He studied economics and law at the University of Sydney, and then, as a Rhodes scholar, went to Oxford University and ...
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Abboud, Ibrahim (26 Oct. 1900) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
Educated at Gordon College, Khartoum, he became a soldier and, after distinguished service with the British army in World War II, became a general in ...
Abd al-Ilah ibn Ali ibn Hussein
(b. 1912, d. 14 July 1958).Regent of Iraq Born in Hejaz as the grandson of Hussein ibn Ali, he became regent of Iraq for his 4-year-old cousin Faisal II, after the death of his brother-in-law, King ...
Abd al-Ilah ibn Ali ibn Hussein (1913) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
The grandson of *Hussein ibn Ali, he became regent of Iraq for his 4-year-old cousin *Faisal II, after the death of his brother-in-law, King Ghazi in ...
Abd el-Krim (1882) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
Educated at Fes, he became a teacher and journalist, and then rose through the ranks of the Spanish administration of northern Morocco to become chief justice for Mellila district in ...
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Abdelaziz Bouteflika
(b. 2 Mar. 1937).Algerian President, 1999– Born in Morocco, he joined the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in 1956. Following independence he served as Foreign Minister (1962–79) under Ben Bella ...
Abdication Crisis ((UK)) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
This crisis in the British establishment was provoked by King *Edward VIII's desire to marry a twice-divorced American, ...
