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Secretary General Of OPEC
Below is a list with each Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), based on the organization's official publications. The Secretary General is OPEC's chief executive officer. References {{OPEC, state=expanded Lists of politicians, Secretaries General of OPEC Secretaries General of OPEC, *List Secretaries-general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elf Gabon
An elf () is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. Elves appear especially in Norse mythology, North Germanic mythology. They are subsequently mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's Icelandic Prose Edda. He distinguishes "light elves" and "dark elves". The dark elves create new blond hair for Thor's wife Sif after Loki had shorn off Sif's long hair. In medieval Germanic languages, Germanic-speaking cultures, elves generally seem to have been thought of as beings with magical powers and supernatural beauty, ambivalent towards everyday people and capable of either helping or hindering them. However, the details of these beliefs have varied considerably over time and space and have flourished in both pre-Christian and Christian cultures. Sometimes elves are, like dwarfs, associated with craftmanship. Wayland the Smith embodies this feature. He is known under many names, depending on the language in which the stories were distributed. The names inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress For Democracy And Justice Politicians
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of adversaries) during battle, from the Latin '' congressus''. Political congresses International relations The following congresses were formal meetings of representatives of different nations: *The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668), which ended the War of Devolution *The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), which ended the War of the Austrian Succession *The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818) *The Congress of Berlin (1878), which settled the Eastern Question after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) *The Congress of Gniezno (1000) *The Congress of Laibach (1821) *The Congress of Panama, an 1826 meeting organized by Simón Bolívar *The Congress of Paris (1856), which ended the Crimean War *The Congress of Troppau (1820) *The Congress of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabonese Progress Party Politicians
Gabonese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Gabon * A citizen of Gabon, see demographics of Gabon * A person from Gabon, or of Gabonese descent; see ethnic groups in Gabon *Gabonese cuisine Gabonese cuisine is the cooking traditions, practices, foods and dishes associated with Gabon, a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa. French cuisine is prevalent as a notable influence,Foster, Dean (2002)''The Global Etiquette G ... * Gabonese culture See also * Languages of Gabon {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadhil J
Fadhil is a given name. Notable people called Fadhil include: * Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali (died 2015), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) governor for territories held by the organization in Iraq *Fadhil Al-Jamali, Iraqi politician, Iraqi foreign minister, and prime minister of Iraq from 1953 to 1954 * Fadhil Assultani (born 1948), Iraqi poet and the literary editor of Asharq Al-Awsat *Fadhil Al Azzawi (born 1940), Iraqi poet and writer * Fadhil Chalabi (born 1929), Iraqi economist, Acting Secretary General of OPEC from 1983 to 1988 *Abdullah Fadhil or William Richard Williamson, English adventurer who became an oil company representative in the Persian Gulf * Fadhil al-Manasif, photographer and member of the Saudi human rights organization Adala Center for Human Rights *Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil (1976–2001), indicted in the US for his part in US embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya *Syed Fadhil (born 1981), Singaporean footballer *Fadhil Haroun, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta with no bridges to the mainland. Nearby Cape Lopez is Gabon's westernmost point. As of 2013 census, it had a population of 136,462. History In 1473, the Portuguese navigator Lopo Gonçalves sailed near Cape Lopez. In 1722, pirates led by Bartholomew Roberts fought a battle in the Cape Lopez Bay against the Royal Navy. The encounter ended in Roberts' death. The settlement was established on Mandji Island in the delta of the Ogooué River by the French, who signed a treaty with the Orungu people in 1873. It was used as a base for the expeditions of de Brazza into the interior, then in 1894 a customs post was set up, becoming the nucleus of a trading center that included Hatton & Cookson, John Holt, Woermann, Société du Haut-Ogooué, and Compagnie d'Exploitations Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules-Aristide Bourdes-Ogouliguende
Jules-Aristide Bourdes-Ogouliguende (28 February 1938 – 26 March 2018) was a Gabonese politician who was the President of the Congress for Democracy and Justice (CDJ), an opposition party. He served as a minister in the government of Gabon from 1976 to 1990 and was President of the National Assembly from 1990 to 1993; from 1993 until his death in 2018. Early life, education, and legal career A member of the ethnic group, Bourdes-Ogouliguende was born in Libreville on 28 February 1938.CV at the Parliamentary Group of the Forces of Change website .David E. Gardinier, ''Historical Dictionary of Gabon'' (1994), page 71. He attended primary and secondary school in Libreville and |
Congress For Democracy And Justice
The Congress for Democracy and Justice (, CDJ) is a political party in Gabon, led by Jules-Aristide Bourdes-Ogouliguende. History The party won a single seat in the 1996 parliamentary elections. It retained its seat in the elections in 2001 and 2006. African Elections Database Bourdes-Ogouliguende ran for the presidency in the 2009 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2009.
* Electoral calendar 2009
* 2009 United Nations Security Council election
Caribbean
* 2009 Antiguan general election
* 2009 Aruban general election
* 2009 Caymanian constitutional referendu ... , finishing sixth out of eighteen ...
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1993 Gabonese Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 5 December 1993, the first time more than one candidate had contested a presidential election in the country. Incumbent President Omar Bongo, in power since 1967, sought a five-year term against twelve other candidates. According to official results Bongo won in the first round with 51.2% of the vote. However, the main opposition leader, Paul Mba Abessole, alleged fraud, claimed victory, and threatened to form a rival government. Riots in 1994 practically brought the country to a standstill until Bongo agreed to attend a peace conference with opposition groups in September 1994, in which a coalition government was formed until the 1996 parliamentary election, which Bongo's Gabonese Democratic Party won by a landslide. Campaign Bongo was supported by the "New Alliance", a coalition that included the Association for Socialism in Gabon, the Circle of Liberal Reformers, the Gabonese Socialist Union and the People's Unity Party. Results Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democratic Party (Gabon)
Several political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ... from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties usually follow a liberal democratic ideology. Active parties Former parties See also * Liberal democracy * Liberal Party * Liberal Democrats (other) * Democratic Party (other) * Democratic Liberal Party (other) * Free Democratic Party (other) {{SIA Political parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
