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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...reat Lakes (Africa)|Great Lakes]] region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on the north, [[T...
3: ...tsi]] minority with the growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
11: image_map = LocationBurundi.png |
14: capital = [[Bujumbura]] |
34: GDP_PPP_per_capita = 627 | - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
14: ...[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
28: ..., Archbishop George]], (1562-1633), Archbishop of Canterbury
29: ...a Abbot|Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar
37: *[[Emma Abbott|Abbott, Emma]], (1849-1891), American singer - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
3: ...|Feminist]] and an active supporter of the [[American Civil Rights Movement]].
5: ... of Human Rights]]. President [[Harry S. Truman]] called her the ''First Lady of the World'', in honor...
16: ...here I can look at you most of my waking hours! I can't kiss you [in person] so I kiss your picture go...
20: ... perform at [[Constitution Hall]] in Washington because of her skin color. Mrs. Roosevelt arranged fo...
22: ...cism), she was the connection to the African-American population and helped Mr. Roosevelt win a lot of... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...n 1945, her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they...
8: ... first husband, Miguel Fr�, whom she married in 1962.
14: ...[Venezuela]]. While there, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a ...
18: ...Gordon, and has lived since then in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]. In [[2003]] she obtained [[... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...er account of living in [[Kenya]], ''[[Out of Africa]]''.
5: ...Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...ron Bror von Blixen-Finecke]], and the couple relocated to Kenya where they operated a [[coffee]] plan...
17: * ''The de Cats Family'' (1909, published in ''[[Tilskueren]]''...
20: * ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1937 in Denmark and England, 1938 in USA) - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
4: ...rsue a career as a test pilot. In the 1930s she became fairly famous, setting many [[glider]] aerobati...
6: ...le under direct command of Karl Franke she soon became a major test pilot on the [[Junkers Ju 87]] ''S...
8: ...ting [[barrage balloon]] cables. Eventually she became [[Adolf Hitler]]'s favourite pilot. Reitsch wa...
10: Near the end of the war she became involved in testing the [[V-1 Flying Bomb]], wh...
12: ...h their parents, but he would not allow it. She escaped Berlin through heavy Russian anti-aircraft fir... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
5: ...smonaut corps. Out of more than four hundred applicants, five were selected: [[Tatiana Kuznetsova]], [...
7: ...t woman and first civilian to fly into space. Her call sign in this flight was '''Chayka''' ([[English...
9: ...o her prominence she was chosen for several political positions: From [[1966]] to [[1974]] she was a m... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ...]] - [[April 16]], [[1958]]) was a British [[physical chemist]] and [[crystallographer]] who made impo...
5: ...lped settle Jewish refugees from Europe who had escaped the ''Nazis''.
7: ==Cambridge and early career 1938-1950==
8: ... and was the basis of her doctoral degree in physical chemistry that she earned in 1945.
9: ... on the structure of carbons. Indeed on several occasions after accepting a position at King's, but be... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: ...rald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940]]
2: ..." improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
6: ...d several hit songs with them, including "(If You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was...
10: ...uite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...ngers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening their shows with the famous Ellington'... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...eatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1...
6: ...ild, Franklin and her sisters, [[Carolyn Franklin|Carolyn]] and [[Erma Franklin|Erma]], sang at her fa...
8: ...tist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin said herself of this perio...
12: ...ance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]].
14: ...'"Angel",'' written by her sister Carolyn which became a soul classic. - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
3: ..., [[Missouri]], [[United States|USA]]) is an American [[blues rock]] [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and son...
7: ...rnia|Los Angeles]] and found work as a [[backup vocalist]] for many major label acts. She was recruite...
9: ...ll Bottrell and other musicians to form what they called "The Tuesday Night Music Club." They would ge...
11: ... [[Grammy]] awards in [[1994]]: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "All I Wanna Do"; Record of the ...
13: ...etted her two Grammy awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Album. Other singles in... - Ulrike Meinhof (1853 bytes)
3: ...76]], [[Stuttgart]]) was a [[Germany|German]] radical leftist militant who started out as a journalist...
5: ...girls, Bettina and Regine, on [[September 21]], [[1962]].
7: ...ommon man and the imperialism of the [[capitalism|capitalist]] system.
9: Captured in [[1972]] in [[Langenhagen]], she was, du... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ...ench cuisine]] and cooking techniques to the American mainstream through her many [[cookbook]]s and te...
6: ...in. Civic-minded, she volunteered with the [[American Red Cross]] and, after the bombing of [[Pearl Ha...
8: ...re husband Paul Cushing Child, a high-ranking OSS cartographer, and later to [[China]], where she rece...
10: ...] to Mr. Child, a man of sophisticated palate who came from a prominent [[Boston, Massachusetts | Bost...
14: ...s. Child work with them to make it appeal to Americans. - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
3: ...an [[Academy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
5: ...lle Ball]] home because she was "too shy"), and became a star.
7: ...he received many write-in votes from disgruntled Academy members.
9: ...]]'' ([[1950]]), for which she received another Oscar nomination, put her back on top.
11: ... ever worked together onscreen in either of their careers, was a smash hit and a top-grosser that year... - Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
2: ...vember 19]], [[1962]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Actor|actress]] and [[Film director|director...
4: ==Life and career==
5: ...orn in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]] where she attended an exclusive prep sc...
7: ...the age of 14, she earned a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her r...
9: ...den Globe]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Awards]] as Best Actress for her role as a ga... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...an 70-year acting career. In [[1999]], the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest act...
5: ...n children became well-versed in social and political issues. Once a very young Katharine Hepburn eve...
7: ...e would later be recognized for her athletic physicality — she fearlessly performed her own prat...
10: ...r got a degree from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree ...
12: ...e married, the couple separated. They decided to carry on their marriage in a platonic fashion, and t... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...o teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Scicolone and grew up in poverty in wartime [[...
7: ...discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Carlo Ponti]].
9: ...ting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...ich she appeared blonde for the first time in her career).
13: ... being the first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English lang... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] of the [[20th century]]. Her...
6: ...s not her true biological father. The most likely candidate for a while seemed to be [[Charles Stanley...
8: ...eane with Albert and Ida Bolender of [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]], southwest of [[Downtown Los ...
10: ... died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]].
12: ...adys's best friend, Grace McKee, later Goddard, became her guardian. After Grace married in [[1935]], ...
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