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5 days ago · Nelson Mandela is known for several things, but perhaps he is best known for successfully leading the resistance to South Africa’s policy of apartheid in the 20th century, during which he was infamously incarcerated at Robben Island Prison (1964–82).
- Incarceration
Nelson Mandela - Anti-Apartheid, Imprisonment, Activist:...
- What is Nelson Mandela Known For
Nelson Mandela is known for several things, but perhaps he...
- Apartheid
Apartheid was a policy in South Africa that governed...
- Nelson Mandela Summary
Nelson Mandela, (born July 18, 1918, Umtata, Cape of Good...
- 15 Nelson Mandela Quotes
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who...
- National Party
Table of Contents National Party (NP), South African...
- Samora Machel
Samora Machel (born September 29, 1933, Chilembene,...
- Oliver Tambo
Oliver Tambo (born October 27, 1917, Bizana, Pondoland...
- Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma (born April 12, 1942, Nkandla, South Africa) is a...
- Incarceration
4 days ago · On a brand-new season of Still Watching, hosts Hillary Busis, Richard Lawson, and Chris Murphy dive headfirst into HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series, as they discuss and debate who will—and ...
3 days ago · Oda Nobunaga (born 1534, Owari province, Japan—died June 21, 1582, Kyōto) was a Japanese warrior and government official who overthrew the Ashikaga (or Muromachi) shogunate (1338–1573) and ended a long period of feudal wars by unifying half of the provinces in Japan under his rule.
- In 1534 Oda Nobunaga was born into a clan of minor magistrates in Japan’s Owari province. He took control of his family’s lands and retainers after...
- In 1549 a teenaged Oda Nobunaga outfitted 500 soldiers with matchlock muskets. Although the Portuguese had introduced firearms to Japan in 1543, No...
- Oda Nobunaga was a ruthless daimyo who extended his power over much of central Japan and deposed the reigning Ashikaga shogun. However, Nobunaga wa...
- Oda Nobunaga considered Buddhism a threat to his power in Japan. In 1571 he razed Enryaku-ji, a long-standing temple of the Tendai Buddhists. His e...
- Oda Nobunaga ushered in the Azuchi-Momoyama period, which saw both violent unification struggles and key artistic developments from 1573 to 1600. N...
- In June 1582 Oda Nobunaga was at the temple of Honnō-ji, in Kyōto, making preparations to pacify the western Japanese provinces. However, one of hi...
1 day ago · Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( ISO: Mōhanadāsa Karamacaṁda Gāṁdhī; [pron 1] 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
3 days ago · Edward Snowden, American intelligence contractor who in 2013 revealed the existence of secret wide-ranging information-gathering programs conducted by the NSA. He was charged with espionage and subsequently sought refuge in Russia.
3 days ago · Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227; it later became the largest contiguous empire in history.
4 days ago · Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer ( / ˈdɑːmər /; May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, [4] was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen males between 1978 and 1991. [5]
