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Menachem Begin born on 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992 was an Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Before independence, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, [...]

Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr. served as Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1979 to 1991. He was forced to leave office during his third term as a result of his arrest and conviction on drug charges, but afterward he was [...]

Fahd Abdulaziz was born in 1921. He is the eighth son of Ibn Saud. His mother was Hassa Al Sudairi and he was the eldest member of the Sudairi Seven. Fahd's education took place at the Princes' School in Riyadh, [...]

Born in McDonald, Ohio. Kolter moved to Pennsylvania at a young age, attending New Brighton High School in New Brighton, Pa., and Geneva College in Beaver Halls, Pa. Spending the bulk of his youth in Pennsylvania, Kolter’s developed a fierce [...]

A steadfast politician with an accomplished career as a representative in Congress on behalf of the state of California, James Frederick Lloyd, was born in Helena, Montana in 1922. Despite his humble beginnings, he rose to become a beloved friend [...]

Born on 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian statesman, politician and general who served as President of Syria from 1971 to 2000, and Prime Minister from 1970 to 1971. He served as Secretary of the Syrian [...]

Despite being born in Bakos, Alexandria, Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein never truly had a home, moving all over Egypt from an early age. Nasser lived with his uncle, Khalil Hussein, in Cairo for a few years, until he moved [...]

Fiorello Henry LaGuardia was the mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower," the translation of his Italian first name. According to modern historians, LaGuardia is considered one of New York City's [...]

Buddy Roemer was born in Shreveport, LA October 4, 1943. He attended the public schools in the area, graduating from Bossier High School in 1960. He went on to Harvard University where he received his B.S. in 1964 and then [...]

Janklow was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959. He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1964 and received a law degree in 1966. During his political career Janklow, a [...]