antiapartheid movement

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• Kuzwayo, Ellen — ▪ 2007 Nnoseng Ellen Kate Merafe        South African antiapartheid activist, feminist, and writer (b. June 29, 1914, Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State, S.Af. d. April 19, 2006, Soweto, S.Af.), was a founder of the antiapartheid movement. She won the …   Universalium

• Charles Kernaghan — (born c. 1948) is the executive director of the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights ([1]), currently headquartered in Pittsburgh. He has spoken out against sweatshops, corporate greed and the appalling living and… …   Wikipedia

• Allegations of state terrorism by the United States — Articleissues citationstyle = March 2008 POV = July 2007 original research = April 2008|The United States government has been accused of having directly committed acts of state terrorism, as well as funding, training, and harboring individuals… …   Wikipedia

• Ashe, Arthur Robert, Jr. — ▪ 1994       U.S. tennis player and social activist (b. July 10, 1943, Richmond, Va. d. Feb. 6, 1993, New York, N.Y.), captured centre court when he won the men s singles title at the debut of the U.S. Open championship in 1968, becoming the… …   Universalium

• South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …   Universalium

• Mary-Louise Hooper — Mary Louise Fitkin Hooper Born June 12, 1907(1907 06 12) Swampscott, Massachusetts Died August 14, 1987(1987 08 14) (aged 80) Klamath Falls, Oregon Nationality American K …   Wikipedia

• Calendar of 1996 — ▪ 1997 JANUARY JANUARY 1       King Fahd cedes power       Still experiencing the effects of a stroke suffered in November 1995, Saudi Arabia s King Fahd, who also held the post of prime minister, ceded temporary power to Crown Prince Abdullah,… …   Universalium

• Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …   Universalium

• Calendar of 1997 — ▪ 1998 JANUARY JANUARY 1       Ghanaian Kofi Annan replaces Egyptian Boutros Boutros Ghali in the position of United Nations secretary general.       Among those knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the annual New Year s Day ceremony is pop musician …   Universalium

• Calendar of 1993 — ▪ 1994 January January 1       Czechoslovakia now two nations. What had been the single nation of Czechoslovakia officially became two independent states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Vaclav Havel, the former president of Czechoslovakia, and… …   Universalium

• Woods, Donald — ▪ 2002       South African journalist and antiapartheid campaigner (b. Dec. 15, 1933, Elliotdale, S.Af. d. Aug. 19, 2001, Sutton, Surrey, Eng.), captured the attention of the world in 1977 with an exposé on the death while in police custody of… …   Universalium