Anastasio Somoza Garcia Anastasio was born in San Marcos, Nicaragua on February 1, 1896. He was born the son of a wealthy coffee planter. As a teenager he was sent to Philadelphia in the US to live with his relatives. While living in Philadelphia he met his future wife Salvadora Sacasa Anastasio joined the Liberal rebellion in 1926 to support Juan Sacasa. After waging a six year battle with General Augusto Sandino the Marines evacuated the country.
Marc Dunkerley Mrs. Dana English 12 CP 06 February 2011 The Return of Religious Symbolism, the End. The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman is a science fiction novel. Phillip Pullman was born in Norwich on October 19, 1946. During his first seven years Pullman moved from base to base because his dad was part of the Royal Air Force. When he was seven his father died, which caused hims to move back to Britain to live with their grandfather in Norfolk, who was an Anglican Clergyman.
George Whitefield and James Madison This paper is written for the purpose of comparing two historical figures: George Whitefield and James Madison. Written in this report are the following: backgrounds about the life of George Whitefield and James Madison, their similarities and their differences. George Whitefield George Whitefield was born at Gloucester, England, into a prosperous family. Tragically, his father died when he was two years old. His mother ran their Inn in with the help of her eldest son, (George was the sixth child).
Maurice Jarre was born on September 13th, 1924 in Lyon France. He just recently passed away from cancer on March 29th, 2009 in Los Angeles California. Maurice was the son of Andre and Gabrielle Jarre, his father was a radio technical director. Jarre was married four times, first to a woman named Francette Pejot whom he had one son with, second to Dany Saval in 1965 whom he had one daughter with, third to Laura Devon in 1967 whom he had another son with, and was last married in 1984 to Fong F. Khong who he was married to until his death. Maurice Jarre’s three children Jean Michel, Kevin, and Stefanie followed in their father’s footsteps into the film industry.
Assess the Political Career of Lord Palmerstone Henry John Temple, later know as Lord Palmerstone, held numerous positions within the British Government before rising to become Prime Minister twice between 1855-1858 and 1859-1865. He was a typical politician of the time being educated at Harrow and then Cambridge. He became an MP aged 20 in 1806 and 3 years later was offered the position, Secretary of War. He originally stood for the Conservatives but switched his allegiances to the Whig party and, later, oversaw the transition from the Whig too the Liberal party at the turn of the century. Many historians consider Lord Palmerstone to be influential in his dealings with foreign powers, both as Foreign Secretary as well as Prime Minister and greatly favoured the controversial Liberal Interventionist policies, in which Britain helps although does not get directly involved, for example, the sending of arms to the King of Sicily in order that they could protect themselves from the Austrians.
To what Extent is William Wilberforce responsible for ending slavery in the British Empire? William Wilberforce was born on August the 24th 1759 in Hull, Yorkshire, and played a key role in the abolishment of the slave trade. William had a severe illness which affected his life greatly, and sadly he died of it on the 29th of September 1833, at the age of 73. William was elected to parliament at the age of 21 in September 1780and he first started to consider a political career during university, where both he and William Pitt watched the House of Commons regularly from the Gallows. In many ways William Wilberforce was largely responsible for the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire, he presented many anti slave trade bills, such as his first ‘Abolition of the Slave Trade’ Bill, which he planned to present in 1789, but his plan was cut short when he fell ill.
He joined a group of young reformers, a group which included David Lloyd George, who was to be Prime Minister through the First World War. This group left their mark by a series of welfare reforms that were the beginning of the welfare state – a social system whereby the state takes responsibility for health, education and employment. The fact that these changes, coupled with Churchill's mutual agreement with the government on building new dreadnoughts, managed to alleviate Churchill into the Cabinet after being in politics for just eight years suggests that Churchill wasn't a political failure. In 1911, Churchill was moved from the position of Home Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty. This position gave him the power of the Royal Navy.
He inherited this business and became very successful. He was not content doing this for long and became involved in Parliament. The next year, he joined the government as an undersecretary for war and the colonies. “In 1821 Peel was recalled to high office as home secretary in Lord Liverpool's government” (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004). He remained in that office until 1830.
‘Sybil: The Two Nations’ is a book that was published by Benjamin Disraeli in 1845. Benjamin was a British conservative Politician, who served as the Prime Minister twice. He provided the Country with democracy. He was born a Jew, but he then converted to the Church of England. In 1837 Disraeli was elected to parliament and became a leader of a Tory splinter group called ‘Young England’.
Douglas Haig, the eleventh child of John Haig, the head of the successful whisky distilling company, was born in Edinburgh on 19th June 1861. Haig was sent to Clifton College in 1875 and entered Brasenose College five years later. At Oxford University he led an active sporting and social life but left without taking a degree. Haig went to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst in 1884. His biographer,Trevor Wilson, has argued: "There he devoted himself to his work, developed a reputation for being aloof and taciturn, passed out first in his year, and was awarded the Anson memorial sword.