Aliyev Heydar Aliyev (1923). President of Azerbaijan Republic (06.1993 – 10.2003).
Politburo member (1982-1987), a candidate member of Politburo (1976-1982), member of the CPSU Central Committee (1971-1989), born in 1923 in the city of Nakhchivan of Azerbaijan. (more…)
George Nathaniel Curzon (01/11/1859 – 03/20/1925) British statesman and diplomat. Conservative.
One of most prominent voice of the imperialist bourgeoisie and the landed aristocracy. In 1899-1905 the Viceroy of India, cruelly suppressing the national liberation movement.
In 1919-24 (more…)
Richard the Lionheart (1157 – 1199) – English king, who reigned from 1189 to 1199 Son of Henry II, Richard was born in Oxford in 1157, was educated in the Aquitaine region, spent his childhood and youth in southern France and was a stranger in England. Pet of the country troubadours, he received a good education, loved poetry and music, (more…)
Bark Peter L. (06 (18) .04.1869 – 16.01.1937), Russian statesman.
In 1892 he graduated from St. Petersburg University.
Director, then the manager of the St. Petersburg office of the State Bank (1897-1906), board member of the Russian-Chinese Bank (1899-1905), Managing Director and board member of the Volga-Kama Commercial (more…)
Ignatov, Nikolai Grigorievich (03 (16) .05.1901 – 11.14.1966), Soviet politician and leader, the Hero of Socialist Labor (1961).
Member of the CPSU in 1924. Born in a working class family.
In 1917-32 – in the Red Army and the Cheka-OGPU, took part in the fight against Basmachis. After graduation (more…)
Yasser Arafat (full name – Muhammad Abd Ap-Raouf Al-Kudvah Al-Husseini. Yassir it became known later, Yasser means "light") (08.24.1929 – 11.11.2004). Born August 24, 1929 in Cairo. Been one of Arafat's seven children of a rich merchant. Maternal Arafat was a relative of the Mufti of Jerusalem Amin (more…)
Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) – the third president S.-A. United States. Jefferson was born in Shadvelle in Virginia, studied jurisprudence, and in 1767 engaged in the legal profession in his hometown.
In 1769 he was elected to the legislature of Virginia, which was already advocated the emancipation of slaves. (more…)
Neklyudov Peter V. (06/05/1745 – 15/07/1797) – Privy Councillor, chief procurator of the Governing Senate; son Vassily N. (1718 – 1790), Tver provincial marshal of nobility. H. started service in 1760 at Transfiguration Regiment, which took a long time the position of the regimental secretary and in this (more…)
