G20
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...20 The Group of Twenty (G20) represents a club of states that meets annually to discuss important economic, financial, and political issues. It is made up of the G7 industrialized democratic countries, the five ‘emerging’ BRICS countries, six other economically emerging countries, and the European Union , which together as the G20 represent the twenty largest global economies, generating approximately 85 per cent of global GDP. Originating as a forum for central bankers in 1999 , ongoing economic stability issues, as well as the 2008 Financial Crisis ,...
• Born: July 20, 1732, New Garden, Pa.• Political party: Anti-Federalist• Senator from Pennsylvania: 1789–91• Died: Apr. 16, 1804, Harrisburg, Pa.• Born: July 20, 1732, New Garden, Pa.• Political ...
(b. Qom, 1928; d. Libya, 31 Aug. 1978)Lebanese; Imam (Guide) 1959–78 Al-Sadr was born in Iran's holy city, Qom, the son and grandson of Ayatollahs and a sayyed (descendant of the Prophet through the ...
Parties representing farmers have been a significant feature of many Western political systems, but are now declining in importance. As urbanization and industrialization reduce the share of the ...
Title given to victor of US presidential election during the transitional period between the election in November and taking office on 20 January.
The smallest unit of local administration or of vote counting; also known (especially in the USA) as a precinct.
First Lady• Born: May 20, 1768, Guilford County, N.C.• Wife of James Madison, 4th President• Died: July 12, 1849, Washington, D.C.• Born: May 20, 1768, Guilford County, N.C.[...]
(b. Scranton, Pennsylvania, 20 Nov. 1942)US; Vice-President 2009– Biden grew up in Scranton and graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 and from Syracuse (New York State) Law School in ...
(1944–91)Indian statesman, Prime Minister (1984–89). The eldest son of Indira Gandhi, he entered politics following the accidental death of his brother Sanjay (1946–80), becoming Prime Minister after ...
The Communist ideal of proletarian supremacy following the overthrow of capitalism and preceding the classless state.
Associate Justice, 1943–49• Born: July 20, 1894, Cloverport, Ky.• Education: University of Wisconsin, B.A., 1914; University of Colorado, LL.B., 1922• Previous government service: judge, U.S. Court ...
A political condition in which the people are soverreign, that is, the people exercise the definitive decision-making power.
• Born:Nov. 20, 1917, North Wilkesboro, N.C.• Political party: Democrat• Representative from West Virginia: 1953–59• Senator from West Virginia: 1959–2010• Senate majority whip: 1971–77• Senate ...
(b. Wichita, Kansas, 20 May 1891; d. Princeton, New Jersey, 27 June 1973)US; Communist Party presidential candidate 1936, 1940 The son of an impoverished farmer, Browder was largely forced to finish ...
(b. Vincennes, 20 Mar. 1916, d. Paris, 29 Aug. 2007)French; Prime Minister 1972–4 A Doctor of Law and graduate of the School of Oriental Languages in Paris, Messmer embarked on a career as a colonial ...
(1856–1929)Uruguayan statesman. He was President of Uruguay (1903–07; 1911–15) and initiated legislation to increase public welfare. He believed that the Swiss Bundesrat or federal council was well ...
The titles of several recent historical examinations of the Canadian–Australian relationship convey ideas of separation and detachment: ‘parties long estranged’, ‘distant ally’, and ‘parallel paths’. ...
Electioneering—the effort parties and others make to persuade electors to vote a particular way—formally begins once the date of an election or referendum is announced; for national elections, the ...
The paid-for promotions in support of political parties or issues or specifically, the marketing of a political campaign.
(b. Lewes, England, 5 Oct. 1751; d. Edenton, N.C., 20 Oct. 1799; interred Gov. Samuel Johnston's private burial ground, Hayes, N.C.); associate justice, 1790–1799.The son of Francis and Margaret ...
