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Theodore Roosevelt
(1858—1919) American Republican statesman, 26th President of the US 1901–9
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(1858–1919)
US Republican statesman, 26th President of the USA (1901–09). He was elected Vice-President in 1900, succeeding William McKinley in 1901 following the latter's assassination. At home Roosevelt was noted for his antitrust laws, while abroad he successfully engineered the US bid to build the Panama Canal (1904–14) and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War.
Subjects: Social sciences — Warfare and Defence
