Amadeo, Mario (Octavio) (b. Jan. 15, 1911, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. March 19, 1983, Buenos Aires), foreign minister of Argentina (1955). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1958-62) and ambassador to Brazil (1966-69).
Amadi Lubenga, Jean-Pierre (b. March 13, 1970, Kasongo, Congo [Kinshasa]), acting governor of Maniema (2020-21).
Amado |
Amado y Reygondaud de Villebardet, Andrés (b. Dec. 14, 1886, Alicante, Spain - d. Aug. 7, 1964, Madrid, Spain), finance minister of Spain (Franco government, 1936-39).
Amador Fierro, Manuel (b. June 27, 1832, Cartagena, New Granada [now Colombia] - d. Nov. 12, 1881, Cartagena), president of Bolívar (1867-70) and war and navy minister of Colombia (1870-71, 1871, 1879-80). He was also minister of education (1880).
H. Amadou | Amamou |
Amadou, Marou (b. Jan. 1, 1972, Kotaki, Falmey département, Niger), justice minister (2011-21) and acting foreign minister (2020-21) of Niger. He was appointed ambassador to Ethiopia in 2021.
Amaechi, (Chief Chibuike) Rotimi (b. May 27, 1965, Ubima, Ikwerre local government area [now in Rivers state], Nigeria), governor of Rivers (2007-15). He was also Nigerian minister of transportation (2015-22).
Amagayev, Matvey (Innokentyevich) (b. June 30 [June 18, O.S.], 1897, Doodo-Naymagut ulus, Irkutsk province, Russia - d. Aug. 18, 1944, Sevzheldor camp, Komi A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Buryat-Mongol A.S.S.R. (1923-24). He was also chairman of the Buryat-Mongol Revolutionary Committee (1922-23) and people's commissar of finance (1923-24).
Amambahy, Antonio Maria Coelho, barão do (b. Sept. 8, 1827, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. Aug. 29, 1894, Corumbá, Mato Grosso [now in Mato Grosso do Sul]), governor of Mato Grosso (1889-91). He was made baron in 1889.
Amamou, Mohamed (b. Oct. 7, 1933, Kairouan, Tunisia - d. March 30, 2014, Tunis, Tunisia), secretary-general of the Arab Maghreb Union (1991-2002). He was also Tunisian chargé d'affaires in Jordan (1969-71) and ambassador to Zaire (1972-73), Lebanon and Jordan (1974-78), Morocco and Portugal (1985-87), and Syria (1987-89).
Åman, (Oskar) Valter (b. March 2, 1905, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Feb. 8, 1998), governor of Örebro (1961-71).
Aman Mikael Andom (b. July 21, 1924, Khartoum, Sudan - d. Nov. 23, 1974, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council of Ethiopia (1974). Shortly after being pushed out of his position by more radical elements of the PMAC, he either committed suicide or was killed while resisting arrest.
Amanbayev, Jumgalbek (Beksultanovich) (b. Feb. 2, 1946, Chayok village, Dzhumgal rayon, Issyk-Kul oblast, Kirgiz S.S.R. - d. Feb. 7, 2005), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Kirgiz S.S.R. (1991). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Issyk-Kul oblast (1988-91), a deputy prime minister (1993-95), and a presidential candidate (1995).
Amangeldiyev, Dadebay (Saparovich), Turkmen Dädebaý (Saparowiç) Amangeldiýew (b. 1965, Khudik Muradov village, Turkmen S.S.R. [now in Dashoguz velayat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2017-19). He was also chairman of Turkmenavtoyollary State Concern (2013-17).
Amanmuradov, Orazgeldy, Turkmen Orazgeldi Amanmyradow (b. 1970, Dostluk village, Turkmen S.S.R. [now in Akhal velayat, Turkmenistan]), interior minister of Turkmenistan (2007-09).
Amani N'Guessan, Michel (b. 1957), defense minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007-10). He was also minister of national education (2000-07).
Amannepesov, Nurmukhammed (Kakabayevich), Turkmen Nurmuhammet (Kakabaýewiç) Amannepesow (b. 1965, Kelteminar, Karakalpak A.S.S.R., Uzbek S.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2022-24). He was also minister of health (2013-22).
Amano, Kimiyoshi (b. March 2, 1921, Tokyo, Japan - d. July 29, 1990), home affairs minister of Japan (1976). He was also director-general of the Hokkaido Development Agency (1976).
Amano, Yukiya (b. May 9, 1947, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan - d. July 18, 2019, Japan), director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (2009-19).
Amanov, Batyr (Amangeldiyevich), Turkmen Batyr (Amangeldiýewiç) Amanow (b. 1978, Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2023- ). He was also chairman of Turkmengaz State Concern (2020-23).
Amanov, Charymurad (Kakaliyevich), Turkmen Çarymyrat (Kakalyýewiç) Amanow (b. 1966, Geoktepe rayon, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Gyokdepe etrap, Akhal velayat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2020-22). He was also minister of national security (2007-11) and secretary of the State Security Council (2020-22).
Amansakhatov, Dzhumageldy, Turkmen Jumageldi Amansahatow (b. 1950, Geoktepe, Ashkhabad oblast, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Gyokdepe, Akhal velayat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (1992-96). He was also head of Akhal velayat (1992-96).
Amantea, Luigi (b. Nov. 30, 1869, Rossano, Calabria, Italy - d. April 9, 1949, Rome, Italy), high commissioner of Fiume (1921).
Amanuel Giorgio, Eritrean diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2016-19).
Amanullah |
Amar, Agdanbuugiyn, also appearing as Anandyn Amar (b. 1886, in present Khangal sum, Bulgan aymag, Mongolia - d. [executed] July 27, 1941, Butovo, near Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), foreign minister (1923-24, 1936-39), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1928-30, 1936-39), and chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Khural (1932-36) of Mongolia. He was also deputy premier (1923-28). He was arrested in March 1939 and sentenced to death by a Soviet military tribunal in July 1941, but posthumously rehabilitated in 1962.
Amar, Jean Baptiste André (or Jean Pierre André Amar) (b. May 11, 1755, Grenoble, France - d. Dec. 21, 1816), president of the National Convention of France (1794).
Amar, Shlomo (b. 1948, Morocco), Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel (2003-13).
Amar, Sidi Mohamed Ould Taleb (b. Dec. 31, 1963), Mauritanian politician. He was minister for hydraulics and energy (2004-05) and rural development, hydraulics, and environment (2005), ambassador to China (2007-09) and Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia, and Estonia (2009-18), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2019-20).
Amaraich |
Amaral, Angelo Thomaz do (b. 1822, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. August 1911), president of Amazonas (1857), Alagoas (1857-59), and Pará (1860-61).
Amaral, Antonio Joaquim Alvares do (b. July 25, 1795, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. May 18, 1853, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Sergipe (1845-46) and Maranhão (1848-49).
Amaral, Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do (b. June 11, 1844, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Aug. 11, 1923, Lisbon), governor of São Tomé and Príncipe (1879), governor-general of Angola (1882-86) and Portuguese India (1886), and prime minister of Portugal (1908). He was also minister of marine and colonies (1892), foreign affairs (1892-93), and interior (1908).
F.X. do Amaral |
Amaral, Honorio Gurgel do (b. March 14, 1860, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Oct. 21, 1920, Rio de Janeiro), acting prefect of Distrito Federal (1899-1900).
Amaral, José Mariano Lustosa do (b. 1829, Parnaguá, Piauí, Brazil - d. 1902, Parnaguá), acting president of Piauí (1859, 1859, 1861, 1878-79).
Amaral, José Rodrigues Coelho do (b. May 15, 1808, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Dec. 14, 1873, Mozambique), governor-general of Angola (1854-60, 1868-70) and Mozambique (1870-73) and governor of Macau (1863-66). He was also Portuguese minister of navy and colonies (1868).
Amaral, Leopoldo Afrânio Bastos do (b. Oct. 14, 1893, Belém, Pará, Brazil - d. Oct. 8, 1965, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil), federal interventor in Bahia (1930-31). He was also acting mayor of Salvador (1930).
Amaral, Sergio Silva do (b. June 1, 1944, São Paulo, Brazil - d. July 13, 2023), Brazilian diplomat/politician. He was ambassador to the United Kingdom (1999-2001), France (2003-05), and the United States (2016-19) and minister of development, industry, and foreign trade (2001-03).
Amarante Baret, Carlos (Alberto) (b. July 3, 1960, Moca, Dominican Republic), interior minister of the Dominican Republic (2016-18). He was also minister of education (2013-16).
Amarasiri (de Silva), M(atarage) S(irisena) (b. Sept. 5, 1925 - d. Jan. 7, 2007, Maharagama, Sri Lanka), Sri Lankan politician; chief minister of Southern province (1988-93) and governor of Uva (1999-2003).
Amarasuriya, Harini (b. March 6, 1970), prime minister of Sri Lanka (2024- ). He has also been minister of justice, public administration, home affairs, provincial councils, local government, labour, science, technology, women's, children's, and youth affairs, sports, trade, commerce, food safety, cooperatives, industry, entrepreneurship development, and health (2024) and education (2024- ).
Amari, Michele (b. July 7, 1806, Palermo, Sicily [Italy] - d. July 16, 1889, Florence, Italy), Italian politician. Also known as a historian, he was minister of education (1862-64).
Amarjargal |
Amaro Domínguez, Joaquín (b. Aug. 16, 1889, Hacienda Corrales de Abrego, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico - d. March 15, 1952, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico), war and marine minister of Mexico (1924-29, 1929-31).
Amaryn, Uladzimir (Viktaravich), Russian Vladimir (Viktorovich) Amarin (b. 1961, Minsk, Belorussian S.S.R.), finance minister of Belarus (2014-18).
Amas, Aleksandr (Semyonovich), original surname Amirbekov (b. May 1, 1904, Tiflis, Russia [now Tbilisi, Georgia] - d. [executed] May 10, 1938, Kuybyshev, Russian S.F.S.R. [now Samara, Russia]), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of Abkhazia (1928-29).
Amathila, Libertina (Inaviposa), née Appolus (b. Dec. 10, 1940, Fransfontein, South West Africa [now Namibia]), deputy prime minister of Namibia (2005-10). She was also minister of regional and local government and housing (1990-96) and health and social services (1996-2005).
Amato |
Amatong, Isagani (Sybico) (b. Oct. 19, 1940, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines), Philippine politician; brother of Prospero Amatong; brother-in-law of Juanita Amatong. He was governor of Zamboanga del Norte (1986-95, 1998-2004).
Amatong, Juanita (Dy) (b. March 23, 1935, Bindoy, Negros Oriental, Philippines), finance secretary of the Philippines (2003-05); sister-in-law of Prospero Amatong.
Amatong, Prospero (Sybico) (b. Oct. 18, 1931, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines - d. May 16, 2009, New York City), Philippine politician. He was governor of Davao del Norte (1986-87, 1988-98) and Compostela Valley (1998).
Amaya Ramírez, Guillermo (b. March 1, 1903, Facatativá, Colombia - d. Nov. 28, 1967, Bogotá, Colombia), justice minister (1950-51) and interior minister (1958-59) of Colombia.
Amayo, Lazarus Ombai (b. March 23, 1955), Kenyan diplomat. He was high commissioner to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Singapore (1999-2004), Zambia and Malawi (2006-10), and the United Kingdom (2015-18), permanent representative to the United Nations (2018-20), and ambassador to the United States (2020-24).
Ambachew Mekonnen (b. 1971, Aqeto [now in Amhara region], Ethiopia - d. [assassinated] June 22, 2019, Bahir Dar, Amhara region), Ethiopian politician. He was minister of construction (2015-16), housing and urban development (2016-18), and industry (2018) and president of Amhara region (2019).
Ambane |
Ambartsumyan, Sarkis (Saakovich) (b. 1880, Shusha, Yelizavetpol province, Russia [now in Artsakh, Azerbaijan] - d. 1944, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1922-25) and chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1925-28) of the Armenian S.S.R. and co-chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Transcaucasian S.F.S.R. (1923-25). He was also people's commissar of health of the Armenian S.S.R. (1921).
Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji, byname Babasaheb Ambedkar (b. April 14, 1891, Mhow [now in Madhya Pradesh], India - d. Dec. 6, 1956, New Delhi, India), Indian politician. In 1924 he organized the Depressed Classes Institute of Bombay, which carried on economic and educational uplift. Soon becoming the foremost champion of the "untouchables" (members of the lowest caste), he also moved into the political arena because he believed that untouchables must take advantage of opportunities afforded by British constitutional reforms. As a member of the Bombay Legislative Council from 1927, he helped the Mahars (his own caste) and other depressed castes receive reserved legislative seats and employment. In the London Round Table Conferences (1930-32), Ambedkar advocated constitutional safeguards for untouchables. In 1942-46 he was labour member of the Viceroy's Executive Council. At odds with Mahatma Gandhi, he wrote What Congress and Gandhi Have Done to the Untouchables (1945). Appointed law minister on independence in 1947, he was the principal author of the Indian constitution, outlawing discrimination against untouchables. He resigned in 1951 with a denunciation of the government's tardiness in adopting the liberalizing principles provided by the new constitution. In October 1956, in despair because of the perpetuation of untouchability in Hindu doctrine, he renounced Hinduism and with thousands of his followers publicly embraced the Buddhist faith at a ceremony in Nagpur.
Amberg, Oskar (b. Dec. 29, 1878, Meeri parish, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. Oct. 24, 1963, Lübeck, West Germany), war minister of Estonia (1924). He was also minister of labour and welfare (1923-24) and transport (1925-26).
Ambrazevicius, Juozas, family name changed to Brazaitis in 1955 (b. Dec. 9, 1903, Trakiskiai, Marijampol region, Russia [now in Lithuania] - d. Nov. 28, 1974, South Orange, N.J.), prime minister of Lithuania (1941).
Ambrose, Myles J(oseph) (b. July 21, 1926, New York City - d. June 3, 2014, Leesburg, Va.), director of the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (1972-73).
Ambrosiis, Giuseppe (Tommaso) (b. Dec. 28, 1755, Novi, Italy - d. 18...), member of the Extraordinary Commission of Government of the Ligurian Republic (1801-02).
Ambrósio, Cordolino José (b. 1904, Miracema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. May 29, 1979, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro), acting governor of Rio de Janeiro (1964). He was also mayor of Petrópolis (1951-55).
Amdemicael Kahsai (b. Oct. 24, 1942, Gherat Ghebru, Eritrea - d. Aug. 13, 2003, Asmara, Eritrea), Eritrean politician. He was mayor of Asmara (1991-92), ambassador to Italy (1993-94, 2002-03) and the United States (1995-97), permanent representative to the United Nations (1995-97), and minister of transport and communications (2001-02). His death was officially ruled an accident but has also been described as murder.
Amdinov, Meretdin (b. 1905 - d. [executed] 1938), chairman of the Executive Committee of Gorny Badakhshan (1934-37).
Ameerali, Robert (Leo Antonius) (b. Aug. 16, 1961, Paramaribo, Suriname), vice president of Suriname (2010-15).
Amega, Atsu Koffi (Louis) (b. March 22, 1932, Lomé, Togo - d. April 29, 2015, Lomé), foreign minister of Togo (1984-87). He was also president of the Supreme Court (1973-81) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1981-84).
Ameghino, César (b. April 14, 1871, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. Sept. 11, 1960, Buenos Aires), finance minister (1943-45) and foreign minister (1945) of Argentina.
Ameliach (Orta), Francisco (José) (b. June 14, 1963, Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela), governor of Carabobo (2012-17). He was also president of the National Assembly (2003-05) and minister of the presidency (2010-11) of Venezuela.
Amelot de Chaillou, Jean-Jacques (b. April 30, 1689, Paris, France - d. May 7, 1749, Paris), foreign minister of France (1737-44).
Amelunxen, Rudolf (b. June 30, 1888, Cologne, Germany - d. April 21, 1969, Grafschaft [now part of Schmallenberg], Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany), Oberpräsident of Westfalen (1945-46) and minister-president of Nordrhein-Westfalen (1946-47).
Amendola, Giovanni (b. April 15, 1882, Rome, Italy - d. [after an attack] April 7, 1926, Cannes, France), Italian politician. He was minister of colonies (1922).
Amer, Abdel Hakim, Arabic `Abd al-Hakim `Amir (b. Dec. 11, 1919, Egypt - d. [alleged suicide] Sept. 14, 1967, Cairo, Egypt), war minister (1954-61), a vice president (1958-61), second vice president (1961-64), and first vice president (1964-67) of Egypt/United Arab Republic. He was also commander-in-chief of the army (1953-62) and "supervisor of general policy in the Syrian Region" (1959-61).
J. Amer | Amerasinghe |
Amerasinghe, Hamilton Shirley (b. March 18, 1913, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] - d. Dec. 4, 1980), president of the UN General Assembly (1976-77). He was also Sri Lankan high commissioner to India and ambassador to Nepal and Afghanistan (1963-67), permanent representative to the UN (1967-78), and ambassador to Brazil (1973-78).
Amerman, A(lmeron) Earl (b. March 24, 1878, Houston, Texas - d. May 31, 1958, Houston), mayor of Houston (1918-21).
Adelbert Ames |
Ames, Albert A(lonzo), byname Doc Ames (b. Jan. 18, 1842, Boone county, Ill. - d. Nov. 16, 1911), mayor of Minneapolis (1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02).
Ames, Benjamin (b. Oct. 30, 1778, Andover, Massachusetts Bay [now Mass.] - d. Sept. 25, 1835, Houlton, Maine), acting governor of Maine (1821-22).
Ames, Eli B. (b. Aug. 3, 1820, Colchester, Vt. - d. Feb. 12, 1897), mayor of Minneapolis (1870-72).
Ames, Julian, president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego (1855?-57?).
Ames, Oliver (b. Feb. 4, 1831, North Easton, Mass. - d. Oct. 22, 1895, North Easton), governor of Massachusetts (1887-90).
Amestoy (Borteiro), Juan Pedro (b. 1925, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. 2010), Uruguayan politician. He was minister of industry and commerce (1971-72), president of the Central Bank (1972-73), and ambassador to Peru (1974-77), Egypt (1977-80?), the Soviet Union (1982-87), and Mexico (1990s).
Amet, Sir Arnold (Karibone) (b. Oct. 30, 1952), governor of Madang (2007-08, 2009-11) and justice minister of Papua New Guinea (2010-11); knighted 1993. He was also chief justice (1993-2003).
Amézaga (Landaraso), Juan José (Julián) de (b. Jan. 28, 1881, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. Aug. 21, 1956, Montevideo), president of Uruguay (1943-47). He was also minister of industries (1915-16) and ambassador to Argentina (1916).
Amherd |
Amherst, Jeffrey Amherst, (1st) Baron (b. Jan. 29, 1717, Sevenoaks, Kent, England - d. Aug. 3, 1797, Sevenoaks), commander of Cape Breton Island (1758), governor-general of British North America (1760-63), and governor of Virginia (1763-68) and Guernsey (1770-97). He was knighted in 1761 and created a baron in 1776.
Amherst (of Arracan), William Pitt Amherst, (1st) Earl (b. Jan. 14, 1773, Bath, Somerset, England - d. March 13, 1857, Knole, Kent, England), governor-general of India (1823-28); nephew of Jeffrey Amherst, Baron Amherst. He was also British minister to Naples (1809-11) and envoy to China (1816-17). He succeeded as (2nd) Baron Amherst in 1797 and was made earl in 1826.
Amiama Tió, Fernando (Arturo) (b. May 1, 1913, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic - d. Sept. 23, 2005), foreign minister (1967-70) and interior minister (1974-75) of the Dominican Republic. He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1970-72) and minister of labour (1975-78).
L. Amiama | D. Amici |
Amici, Denis (b. June 10, 1972, San Marino, San Marino), captain-regent of San Marino (2013).
Amici, Giuseppe (b. Jan. 6, 1939, Fiorentino, San Marino - d. Feb. 24, 2006, Borgo Maggiore, San Marino), captain-regent of San Marino (1979-80, 1984-85).
Amidemiri, Fahreddin, until Jan. 1, 1935, Rumbeyoglu Fahreddin Resad Bey (b. May 30, 1867 - d. Nov. 14, 1943), Ottoman official. He was minister to Montenegro (1912) and minister of education (1920).
Amidu, Martin (Alamisi Burns Kaiser), interior minister of Ghana (2010-11). He was also attorney general and justice minister (2011-12) and special prosecutor (2018-20).
Amin, (Mohamad) Ali (b. Oct. 20, 1915 - d. Nov. 3, 2012), governor of Bengkulu (1968-74).
H. Amin |
I. Amin |
Amín Saleme, Fabio Raúl (b. Oct. 15, 1976, Lorica, Córdoba, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Representatives (2014-15).
Amini, Ali (b. Sept. 12, 1905, Tehran, Iran - d. Dec. 12, 1992, Paris, France), prime minister of Iran (1961-62); grandson of Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar, nephew of Mohammad Ali Qajar, and cousin of Soltan Ahmad Qajar. He was also minister of economic affairs (1951-53) and finance (1953-55) and ambassador to the United States (1956-58).
Aminuddin | Amir-A. | Amir H. |
Amir-Abdollahian, Hossein (b. 1964, Damghan, Semnan province, Iran - d. [helicopter crash] May 19, 2024, Dizmar forest, northwestern Iran), foreign minister of Iran (2021-24). He was also ambassador to Bahrain (2007-10).
Amir (bin) Hussien, Datuk Seri (b. 1971?, Labuan, Malaysia), president of Labuan Corporation (2018- ).
Amiri, Muhammad Adib al- (b. 1907, Jaffa, Ottoman Empire [now part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel] - d. Dec. 15, 1978), foreign minister of Jordan (1967). He was also minister of education (1967-68) and information and tourism (1968-69) and ambassador to Egypt (1968).
Amirkhanov |
Ammar, Habib (b. May 25, 1936, Sousse, Tunisia), interior minister of Tunisia (1987-88). He was also ambassador to Austria (1989-95) and minister of communications (1995-97).
N. Ammar |
Ammash, Saleh Mahdi, Arabic Salih Mahdi `Ammash (b. 1924, Baghdad, Iraq - d. Jan. 30, 1985, Helsinki, Finland), defense minister (1963), foreign minister (1963), interior minister (1968-70), and vice president (1970-71) of Iraq. He was also ambassador to the Soviet Union (1972-74), France (1974-75), and Finland (1975-85).
Ammitzbøll-Bille, Simon Emil ("Bille" added on marriage in 2017) (b. Oct. 20, 1977, Hillerød, Denmark), interior (and economic affairs) minister of Denmark (2016-19). He was leader of the short-lived Forward party (2019-20).
E.M. Ammons | T. Ammons |
Ammons, Teller (b. Dec. 3, 1895, Denver, Colo. - d. Jan. 16, 1972, Denver), governor of Colorado (1937-39); son of Elias M. Ammons.
Ammosov, Maksim (Kirovich) (b. Oct. 23 [Oct. 11, O.S.], 1897, Namsky district [now in Sakha republic], Russia - d. [executed] July 28, 1938, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Kirgiz S.S.R. (1937). He was also executive secretary of the party committee (1923), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1925-28), and chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1927-28) of the Yakut A.S.S.R. and first secretary of the party committees of Zapadno-Kazakhstan (1932-34), Karaganda (1934-36), and Severo-Kazakhstan (1936-37) oblasti.
Ammosov, Pyotr (Vasilyevich) (b. 1903 - d. 1977), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Yakut A.S.S.R. (1948-54). He was also chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1938-47).
Ammoun, Fouad (Scandar), Arabic Fu´ad Iskandar `Ammun (b. Nov. 26, 1899, Dayr al-Qamar, Lebanon - d. Feb. 11, 1977), foreign minister of Lebanon (1964). He was also attorney-general (1942-43), minister of planning and national economy (1964), and a judge of the International Court of Justice (1965-75).
Ammundsen, J(ohn) Graeme (b. November 1940), acting New Zealand representative in the Cook Islands (1975-76). He was also high commissioner to the Solomon Islands (1978-80) and Tonga (1985-88), chargé d'affaires in Iran (1980-82), and ambassador to Bahrain (1982?-85), the Netherlands (1991-95), and Saudi Arabia (1995-96).
Amnuay Viravan (b. May 22, 1932, Bangkok, Thailand - d. April 18, 2023), finance minister (1980-81, 1996-97) and foreign minister (1996) of Thailand. He was also a deputy prime minister (1992-94, 1996-97).
Amon Nikoi | Amon Tanoh |
Amon Tanoh, Lambert (b. Nov. 25, 1926, Eboué, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire] - d. Jan. 13, 2022), Ivorian politician. He was minister of national education (1963-70) and ambassador to Algeria (1983-87).
Amon Tanoh, Marcel (b. Nov. 25, 1951, Abidjan, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire]), foreign minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2016-20); son of Lambert Amon Tanoh. He was also minister of transport (2002), tourism (2003-05), and construction, urban planning, and housing (2005-10).
C. Amorim |
Amorim, Eládio de (b. Nov. 30, 1894, Goiás, Goiás, Brazil - d. March 14, 1974), federal interventor in Goiás (1945-46).
Amorim, Maria do Nascimento da Graça, foreign minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1978-85). She was also ambassador to Portugal (1975-78).
Amorim, Miguel Bernardo Vieira de (b. Oct. 21, 1839, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Sept. 26, 1901, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil), acting president of Espírito Santo (1883-84).
Amorim, Pedro Francisco Massano de (b. Jan. 14, 1862, Fronteira, Portalegre, Portugal - d. May 31, 1929, Goa, Portuguese India [now in India]), governor-general of Angola (1916-17), Mozambique (1918-19), and Portuguese India (1926-29).
Amorín Larrañaga, Julio (b. July 9, 1923 - d. June 3, 2009), labour minister of Uruguay (1972).
Amorín Tenconi, Carlos Daniel (b. Oct. 27, 1956, Montevideo, Uruguay), Uruguayan diplomat. He has been ambassador to Poland (1999-2004), Lithuania (2003-04), and Brazil (2008-17) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2019- ).
Amory, Derick Heathcoat Amory, (1st) Viscount (b. Dec. 26, 1899, Tiverton, Devon, England - d. Jan. 20, 1981, Tiverton), British politician. Amory entered national politics after World War II, being elected Conservative member for Tiverton in 1945. In 1951 he was appointed minister for pensions and subsequently served as minister of state at the Board of Trade (1953-54) and as minister of agriculture, fisheries, and food (1955-58). In January 1958, when the three Treasury ministers simultaneously resigned, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan made Amory chancellor of the exchequer. Self-effacing and moderate, he initiated no major changes in economic strategy. Amory was created a viscount when he retired from politics in 1960 and then served (1961-63) as U.K. high commissioner in Canada. He was created G.C.M.G. in 1961 and K.G. in 1968 and succeeded his brother as 4th Baronet in 1972.
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Amos, Jacob (b. Dec. 18, 1853 - d. Aug. 10, 1932), mayor of Syracuse (1892-95).
Amos, John (Vacher) (b. April 20, 1975), justice minister of Vanuatu (2023- ).
Amoussou, Bruno (Ange-Marie) (b. July 2, 1939, Djakotomey, Dahomey [now Benin]), Beninese politician. He was a presidential candidate (1991, 1996, 2001, 2006), president of the National Assembly (1995-99), and minister of planning and development (1999-2005).
Amoussou, Isidore, finance minister of Dahomey/Benin (1974-84).
Amouzegar, Jahangir (b. Jan. 13, 1920, Tehran, Iran - d. Jan. 17, 2018, Washington, D.C.), finance minister of Iran (1962). He was also commerce minister (1961-62).
Amouzegar, Jamshid (b. June 25, 1923, Tehran, Iran - d. Sept. 27, 2016, Rockville, Md.), prime minister of Iran (1977-78); brother of Jahangir Amouzegar. He was also minister of labour (1958-59), agriculture (1959-60), health (1964-65), finance (1965-74), and interior and employment (1974-76).
Ampatuan, Zaldy (Uy), byname Datu Puti (b. Aug. 22, 1967), governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (2005-11). In 2009 he was arrested and jailed in connection to the brutal killings of 57 people in Maguindanao province; he and various relatives were accused of masterminding the murders. He was convicted in 2019 and sentenced to up to 40 years in jail.
Ampthill, (Arthur) Oliver Villiers Russell, (2nd) Baron (b. Feb. 19, 1869, Rome, Papal State [now in Italy] - d. July 7, 1935, London, England), governor of Madras (1900-06). He succeeded as baron in 1884.
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Amr, Mohamed Kamel, Arabic Muhammad Kamil `Amru (b. Dec. 1, 1942), foreign minister of Egypt (2011-13). He was also ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1995-97).
Amri, Hassan al- (b. 1916, Yemen - d. 1989, Egypt), vice president (1963-66) and prime minister (1964, 1965, 1965-66, 1967-69, 1971) of Yemen (Sana). He was also minister of transport (1962-63).
Amrih, Gatot (Achmad Sapari) (b. May 19, 1936, Magelang, Netherlands East Indies [now in Jawa Tengah, Indonesia] - d. July 10, 2019, Semarang, Jawa Tengah), governor of Kalimantan Tengah (1984-89).
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Amugi II, Nii (b. June 8, 1940 - d. July 13, 2005), Gã Mantse (ruler of Gã) (1965-2005).
Amunátegui (Aldunate), Miguel Luis (b. Jan. 11, 1828, Santiago, Chile - d. Jan. 22, 1888, Santiago), foreign minister (1868-70, 1879-80, 1887-88) and interior minister (1868-70) of Chile. He was also minister of justice, worship, and education (1876-78) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1867-68, 1871-72).
Amunátegui Rivera, José Domingo (b. 1862, Chillán, Chile - d. June 4, 1913, Santiago, Chile), interior minister of Chile (1901). He was also justice and education minister (1897-98, 1902-03) and intendant of Santiago (1906-08).
Amunátegui Solar, Domingo (b. Oct. 20, 1860, Santiago, Chile - d. March 4, 1946, Santiago), interior minister of Chile (1918, 1923-24); son of Miguel Luis Amunátegui. He was also justice and education minister (1907-09, 1910-11) and rector of the University of Chile (1911-23).
Amunátegui Solar, Gregorio (Víctor) (b. Jan. 15, 1868, Santiago, Chile - d. [following automobile accident] July 20, 1938, Santiago), justice (and education) minister of Chile (1915, 1924); son of Miguel Luis Amunátegui; brother of Domingo Amunátegui Solar. He was also rector of the University of Chile (1923-24).
Amundsen, Olaf (b. May 13, 1876, Tromsø, Norway - d. Dec. 12, 1939), justice minister of Norway (1921-22) and governor of Nordland (1922-39).
Amundsen, Per-Willy (Trudvang) (b. Jan. 21, 1971, Harstad, Troms, Norway), justice minister of Norway (2016-18).
Amunugama, Dilum (b. May 9, 1981), Sri Lankan politician; nephew of Sarath Amunugama. He was minister of transport and industries (2022).
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Amvrosy, secular name Andrey (Stepanovich) Zertis-Kamensky (b. Oct. 28 [Oct. 17, O.S.], 1708, Nezhin, Russia [now Nizhyn, Ukraine] - d. [killed by citizens during plague riot] Sept. 27 [Sept. 16, O.S.], 1771, Moscow, Russia), Locum Tenens (1767-68) and metropolitan (1768-71) of Moscow. He was also bishop of Pereyaslavl (1753-61) and Sarsk and Podonsk (1761-64) and archbishop of Krutitsy (1764-68).
Amvrosy, secular name Andrey (Ivanovich) Podobedov (b. Dec. 1 [Nov. 20, O.S.], 1742, Stogovo, Vladimir province, Russia - d. June 2 [May 21, O.S.], 1818, Novgorod [now Veliky Novgorod], Russia), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1799-1818). He was also bishop of Sevsk (1778-81) and Krutitsy (1781-85), archbishop of Kazan (1785-99), and metropolitan of Novgorod (1818).
Amvrosy, secular name Aleksey (Iosifovich) Klyucharov (b. March 29 [March 17, O.S.], 1820, Aleksandrov, Vladimir province, Russia - d. Sept. 16 [Sept. 3, O.S.], 1901, near Kharkov, Russia [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]), Locum Tenens of Moscow (1879, 1882). He was bishop of Mozhaysk (1878) and Dmitrov (1878-82) and bishop (1882-86) and archbishop (1886-1901) of Kharkov.
Amwano, Aloysius (Arabao Iyomago), byname Ali Amwano (b. June 21, 1955), finance minister of Nauru (2001-03). He was also minister of sports and youth affairs (1999) and education (2013) and speaker of parliament (2001, 2010).
Amyx, Jay S. (b. Sept. 27, 1923, Decatur, Texas - d. Jan. 24, 2014), mayor of Boise (1966-74).
Anadón (Mendieta), Lorenzo (b. June 10, 1885, Rosario del Tala, Entre Ríos, Argentina - d. Dec. 13, 1927, Buenos Aires, Argentina), finance minister of Argentina (1913-14). He was also minister to Chile (1906-11).
Anaja, Joshua (Umaru) (b. 1941? - d. June? 1985), administrator of Plateau (1978-79).
Anajatuba, José Maria Barreto, barão de (b. April 18, 1814, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Aug. 25, 1871), acting president of Maranhão (1859). He was made baron in 1867.
Anami, Korechika (b. Feb. 21, 1887, Oita prefecture, Japan - d. [suicide] Aug. 15, 1945, Tokyo, Japan), war minister of Japan (1945).
Anami, Koreshige (b. January 1941, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese diplomat; son of Korechika Anami. He was ambassador to China (2001-06).
Anand, Anita (Indira) (b. 1967, Kentville, N.S.), defence minister of Canada (2021-23). She has also been minister of public services and procurement (2019-21) and president of the Treasury Board (2023- ).
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Anani, Jawad (Ahmad al-) (b. June 28, 1943, Halhul [now in West Bank], Palestine), foreign minister of Jordan (1998). He was also minister of supply (1979-80), labour (1980-84), industry, trade, and tourism (1984), information (1993-95), and industry, trade, and supply (2016), deputy prime minister for development (1997-98), chief of the royal court (1998-99), deputy prime minister for economic affairs (2016-17), and minister of state for investment affairs (2016-17).
Ananiev, Georgi (Gervanov) (b. April 12, 1950, Kosacha, Bulgaria - d. Jan. 26, 2021), defense minister of Bulgaria (1997-99).
Ananiev, Kiril (Milanov) (b. July 2, 1955, Sofia, Bulgaria), finance minister of Bulgaria (2017, 2020-21). He was also health minister (2017-20).
Ananieva, Nora (Krachunova) (b. March 30, 1938, Lovech, Bulgaria - d. Nov. 20, 2021), a deputy premier of Bulgaria (1990).
Ananyan, Armenek (Artemovich) (b. 1896, Pogos-Kilisa, Erivan province, Russia [now Shamakhyan, part of Dilijan, Armenia] - d. Dec. 18, 1958, Yerevan, Armenian S.S.R.), chairman of the Central Executive Committees of the Armenian S.S.R. (1931-33) and of the Transcaucasian S.F.S.R. (1931-35). He was also executive secretary of the party committee of Leninakan city (1930-31) and deputy premier (1933-34) and people's commissar of agriculture (1933-34) and communal services (1937) of the Armenian S.S.R.
Anas, Azwar (b. Aug. 2, 1931, Padang, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sumatera Barat, Indonesia] - d. March 5, 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia), governor of Sumatera Barat (1977-87). He was also Indonesian minister of communications (1988-93) and coordinating minister for public welfare (1993-98).
Anastacio, Sabino (b. April 13, 1953, Koror, Palau), minister of state of Palau (1997-2000). He has also been speaker of the House of Delegates (2013- ).
Anastasia, Antônio Augusto Junho (b. May 9, 1961, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), governor of Minas Gerais (2010-14). He was also acting labour minister of Brazil (1998).
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Anastassy, secular name Aleksandr (Alekseyevich) Gribanovsky (b. Aug. 18 [Aug. 6, O.S.], 1873, Bratki village, Tambov province, Russia - d. May 22, 1965, New York City), metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (1936-64). He was also Russian Orthodox bishop of Serpukhov (1906-14), Kholm (1914-15), and Kishinev (1915-16) and archbishop of Kishinev (1916-19).
Anaya (Vásquez), (Juan) Franklin, byname Panka Anaya (b. Nov. 29, 1945, Cochabamba, Bolivia - d. Jan. 28, 2011, Cochabamba), interior minister of Bolivia (1996-97). He was also minister of urban affairs (1986-89) and ambassador to Cuba (1994-96).
Anaya (Cortés), Ricardo (b. Feb. 25, 1979, Naucalpan, México, Mexico), Mexican presidential candidate (2018). He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (2013-14) and president of the National Action Party (2014-15, 2015-17).
Anaya, Toney (b. April 29, 1941, Moriarty, N.M.), governor of New Mexico (1983-87).
Anaya Arze, Ricardo (b. Feb. 6, 1907, Cochabamba, Bolivia - d. August 1997, Cochabamba), foreign minister of Bolivia (1978). He was also president of the Senate (1966-67), minister of mines and oil (1967-68), and ambassador to Mexico (1968-69).
Anbari, Abdul Amir al- (b. Oct. 10, 1934), Iraqi diplomat. He was ambassador to the United Kingdom (1985-87), the United States (1987-89), and the Vatican (2001-03) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1990-92).
Anchabadze, Givi (Alekseyevich) (b. 1933), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Abkhaz A.S.S.R. (1989-90).
Anchev, Haralambi (Borisov) (b. June 2, 1953, Burgas, Bulgaria), justice minister and a deputy prime minister of Bulgaria (1997).
Anchieta, José de, Júnior (b. March 11, 1965, Jaguaribe, Ceará, Brazil - d. Dec. 6, 2018, Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil), governor of Roraima (2007-14).
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Anchorena (García de Zúñiga), Tomás Severino de (b. Sept. 15, 1827, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. Aug. 29, 1899, Buenos Aires), foreign minister (1892-93) and interior minister (1892-93) of Argentina.
Anciaux, Jean (Marie François) (b. Nov. 6, 1930, Paris, France - d. May 26, 2013), prefect of Réunion (1986-89). He was also prefect of the French départements of Landes (1979-81), Maine-et-Loire (1989-90), and Haute-Vienne (1995-96).
Ancillon, (Johann Peter) Friedrich, also called Jean Pierre Frédéric Ancillon (b. April 30, 1767, Berlin, Prussia [Germany] - d. April 19, 1837, Berlin), foreign minister of Prussia (1832-37).
Ancízar, Manuel (b. Dec. 25, 1812, Fontibón, New Granada [now in Colombia] - d. May 21, 1882, Bogotá, Colombia), foreign minister of New Granada/Colombia (1847, 1848, 1861-62, 1876). He was also minister to Venezuela (1846).
Anckarsvärd, Mikael (Cosswa) friherre (b. March 9, 1742, Högfors, Västmanland, Sweden - d. March 23, 1838, Karlslund, Örebro, Sweden), governor of Kalmar (1790-1810). He became friherre (baron) in 1805.
Ancona Albertos, Antonio (b. June 10, 1883, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico - d. 1954, Mexico City), governor of Yucatán (1920) and Quintana Roo (1926-27).
Ancora, Armando de Morais (b. Aug. 5, 1901, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Sept. 26, 1964, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Alagoas (1957).
Ancuta, Dimitrie (b. Oct. 3, 1937, Suceava, Romania), a deputy prime minister of Romania (1986-87).
Andaija, Andrew (d. [air crash] June 19, 1980), premier of Southern Highlands (1978-80).
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Andara, José Ladislao (b. June 27, 1864, Coro, Falcón state, Venezuela - d. Sept. 1, 1922, Caracas, Venezuela), foreign minister of Venezuela (1912-13). He was also minister to Bolivia (1910), Peru (1910-11), Ecuador (1911), and Cuba (1911-12).
Andel, Marián (b. Sept. 10, 1950, Modra, Czechoslovakia [now in Slovakia]), a deputy prime minister of Slovakia (1993-94).
Andely, Rigobert Roger (b. June 7, 1953), finance minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (2002-05, 2021-22).
Anderkopp, Ado (b. Jan. 18, 1894, Massu parish, Lääne county, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. June 30, 1941, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R.), war minister (1923-24) and interior and justice minister (1930-31, 1932-33) of Estonia.
Anders, William (d. 1873), mayor of Houston (1863-66).
Anders, William A(lison) (b. Oct. 17, 1933, Hong Kong - d. [plane crash] June 7, 2024, near San Juan Islands, Wash.), U.S. diplomat. A former astronaut, he was ambassador to Norway (1976-77).
Andersen, Alsing (Emanuel) (b. Feb. 5, 1893, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. Dec. 15, 1962, Copenhagen), defense minister (1935-40), finance minister (1942), and interior minister (1947) of Denmark and president of the Socialist International (1957-62).
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Andersen, Dag Terje (b. May 27, 1957, Frogn, Akershus, Norway), Norwegian politician. He was minister of agriculture (1996-97), trade and industry (2006-08), and labour and social inclusion (2008-09) and president of the Storting (2009-13).
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Andersen, Hans G(eorg) (b. May 12, 1919, Winnipeg, Man. - d. April 23, 1994), Icelandic diplomat. He was ambassador to France and Belgium (1961-62), Sweden and Finland (1962-63), Israel and Italy (1962-69), Norway, Poland, and Czechoslovakia (1963-69), the United States (1976-86), Canada (1976-87), Mexico (1976-88), Cuba (1976-89), The Bahamas (1977-89), and Argentina and Brazil (1978-87) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1986-89).
Andersen, Knud Børge (b. Dec. 1, 1914, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. March 23, 1984, Copenhagen), foreign minister of Denmark (1971-73, 1975-78). He was also education minister (1964-68) and speaker of the Folketing (1978-81).
Andersen, Sigrídur Á(sthildur) (b. Nov. 21, 1971, Reykjavík, Iceland), justice minister of Iceland (2017-19).
Andersen, Valdemar Jens (b. March 21, 1919, Palmerston North, N.Z. - d. Nov. 14, 2004), resident commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1962-70).
Anderson, Andrew (b. c. 1796, New Jersey - d. April 15, 1867), mayor of Nashville (1856-57).
Anderson, Anne (b. July 1952, Clonmel, Ireland), Irish diplomat. She was ambassador to France (2005-09), Monaco (2007-09), and the United States (2013-17) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-13).
Anderson, Anton, mayor of Anchorage (1956-58).
Anderson, Benjamin (Joseph Knight) (b. Jan. 4, 1835, Baltimore, Md. - d. June 27, 1910, Monrovia, Liberia), treasury secretary (1863-64, 1870, 1877-78) and interior secretary (c. 1886) of Liberia. He is also known as an explorer.
C.P. Anderson |
Anderson, Dillon (b. July 14, 1906, McKinney, Texas - d. Jan. 28, 1974, Houston, Texas), U.S. national security advisor (1955-56).
Anderson, Donald D., acting U.S. commissioner of reclamation (1977).
Anderson, Eileen (Ruth), née Pulling (b. Oct. 18, 1928, Bell, Calif. - d. Nov. 3, 2021), mayor of Honolulu (1981-85).
Anderson, (Helen) Eugenie (Moore), née Moore (b. May 26, 1909, Adair, Iowa - d. March 31, 1997, Red Wing, Minn.), U.S. diplomat. The first woman to serve as a U.S. ambassador, she was ambassador to Denmark (1949-53) and minister to Bulgaria (1962-64).
F.H. Anderson |
Anderson, George W(helan), Jr. (b. 1906, Brooklyn, N.Y. - d. March 20, 1992, McLean, Va.), U.S. chief of naval operations (1961-63). He was ambassador to Portugal in 1963-66.
Anderson, Harold David (b. Sept. 6, 1923, Adelaide, S.Aus. - d. June 17, 2020, Sydney, N.S.W.), Australian diplomat. He was ambassador to South Vietnam (1964-66), France (1973-78), and Belgium and Luxembourg (1983-87) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1978-82).
Anderson, Hugh J(ohnston) (b. May 10, 1801, Wiscasset, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. May 31, 1881, Portland, Maine), governor of Maine (1844-47).
Anderson, Sir John (b. Jan. 23, 1858, Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - d. March 24, 1918, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]), governor of the Straits Settlements (1904-11) and Ceylon (1916-18).
Anderson, Sir John (1882-1958): see Waverley, John Anderson, Viscount.
Anderson, John (Duncan) (b. Nov. 14, 1956, Sydney, N.S.W.), leader of the National Party and deputy prime minister of Australia (1999-2005). He was also minister of primary industries and energy (1996-98) and transport and regional services (1998-2005).
Anderson, John, Jr. (b. May 8, 1917, near Olathe, Kan. - d. Sept. 15, 2014, Olathe), governor of Kansas (1961-65).
J.B. Anderson |
Anderson, John Edward (b. Aug. 25, 1879, Rockingham county, N.C. - d. Feb. 4, 1947), mayor of El Paso (1939-47).
Anderson, Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel (b. Dec. 25, 1891, Dhazwar, Madras, India - d. April 29, 1959, Gibraltar), governor of Gibraltar (1947-52); knighted 1943.
Anderson, Sir (David) Murray (b. April 11, 1874, Newton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England - d. Oct. 30, 1936, Sydney, N.S.W.), governor of Newfoundland (1932-35) and New South Wales (1936); knighted 1930.
R.B. Anderson |
Anderson, Rocky, byname of Ross Carl Anderson (b. Sept. 9, 1951, Logan, Utah), mayor of Salt Lake City (2000-08). In 2012 he was presidential candidate of the Justice Party.
Anderson, Sigurd (b. Jan. 22, 1904, Arendal, Norway - d. Dec. 21, 1990, Webster, S.D.), governor of South Dakota (1951-55).
Anderson, Victor Emanuel (b. March 30, 1902, Lincoln, Neb. - d. Aug. 15, 1962, Lincoln), mayor of Lincoln (1950-53) and governor of Nebraska (1955-59).
W.R. Anderson |
Anderson, William A. (b. Oct. 19, 1873, Adams county, Wis. - d. Dec. 12, 1954), mayor of Minneapolis (1931-33).
Anderssen-Rysst, Torgeir (b. Aug. 9, 1888, Ålesund, Norway - d. Sept. 8, 1958, Reykjavík, Iceland), defense minister of Norway (1928-31). He was also ambassador to Iceland (1945-58).
Andersson, (Karl) Börje (b. June 26, 1930, Stora Tuna, Kopparberg [now Dalarna], Sweden - d. April 19, 1994), defense minister of Sweden (1982).
Andersson, (Johan) Elon (b. Jan. 25, 1891, Gävle, Gävleborg, Sweden - d. Sept. 28, 1954), governor of Gävleborg (1950-54).
Andersson, Erik Gustaf (b. July 8, 1895, Eskilstuna, Södermanland, Sweden - d. Nov. 24, 1958), governor of Södermanland (1958).
Andersson, Georg (Leander) (b. March 3, 1936, Älvsby, Norrbotten, Sweden), governor of Västerbotten (1995-2001). He was also Swedish minister of immigrant affairs (1986-89) and communications (1989-91).
Andersson, Gustaf (Henning) (b. Dec. 18, 1884, Rasjön, Gustafs socken, Kopparberg [now Dalarna], Sweden - d. Nov. 12, 1961), governor of Kopparberg (1944-51). He was also leader of the Liberal Party (1935-44) and minister of communications (1939-44) of Sweden.
Andersson, (Erik) Jörgen (b. Aug. 22, 1946, Halmstad, Halland, Sweden), interior minister of Sweden (1996-98). He was also minister of housing and energy (1994-96) and industry (1996).
Andersson, (Yngve) Lorentz (b. May 21, 1942, Byske, Västerbotten, Sweden), governor of Västerbotten (2001-07).
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Andersson, (Winnie Ester) Magdalena (b. March 9, 1954, Hagfors, Värmland, Sweden), governor of Västerbotten (2012-20).
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Andrada, Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de (b. Sept. 5, 1870, Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Jan. 1, 1946, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), finance minister of Brazil (1917-18) and president of Minas Gerais (1926-30); grandson of Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada (1775-1844); nephew of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1827-1886). He was also mayor of Belo Horizonte (1905-06) and president of the National Constituent Assembly (1933-34) and the Chamber of Deputies (1935-37).
Andrada, José Bonifácio Lafayette de (b. May 1, 1904, Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Feb. 18, 1986, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), Brazilian politician; nephew of Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada. He was mayor of Barbacena (1931-34) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1968-70).
Andrada, Martim Francisco Ribeiro de (b. April 19, 1775, Santos, Brazil - d. Feb. 23, 1844, Santos), finance minister of Brazil (1822-23, 1840-41); brother of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763-1838). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1831).
Andrada, Martim Francisco Ribeiro de (b. June 10, 1825, Mussidan, Dordogne, France - d. March 2, 1886, São Paulo, Brazil), foreign minister of Brazil (1866); son of the above. He was also justice minister (1866-68) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1882).
Andrade, Amancio João Pereira de (b. 180..., São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. Dec. 2, 1851, São Salvador da Bahia), president of Sergipe (1849-51).
Andrade, Americo de Moura Marcondes de (b. 1840, Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil - d. Feb. 22, 1908, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Rio Grande do Sul (1878-79) and Rio de Janeiro (1879-80).
Andrade, Antônio Paes de (b. May 18, 1927, Mombaça, Ceará, Brazil - d. June 17, 2015, Brasília, Brazil), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1989-91) and ambassador to Portugal (2003-07).
Andrade, Auro Soares de Moura (b. Sept. 19, 1915, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil - d. May 30, 1982, São Paulo, Brazil), prime minister of Brazil (1962). He was also president of the Senate (1961-68) and ambassador to Spain (1968-69).
Andrade (López), Camilo Octavio (b. Feb. 20, 1870, Jipijapa, Manabí province, Ecuador - d. Dec. 4, 1953, Guayaquil, Ecuador), foreign minister of Ecuador (1925). He was also governor of Cotopaxi (1896) and minister of justice and education (1924-25).
Andrade, Francisco de Carvalho Paes de (d. 1857), president of Pernambuco (1831-32); brother of Manoel de Carvalho Paes de Andrade.
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Andrade, João Paulo Monteiro de (b. July 25, 1828, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Aug. 27, 1884, aboard the Espírito Santo, en route from Maranhão to Ceará, Brazil), acting president of Maranhão (1881-82).
Andrade, João Walter de (b. July 24, 1919, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil - d. April 26, 2008, Aracaju), governor of Amazonas (1971-75).
Andrade, Joaquim José de Oliveira (b. Sept. 18, 1836, Goiana, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Nov. 17, 1923, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Pernambuco (1888-89).
Andrade, Joaquim Manoel Gonçalves de (b. Nov. 7, 1807, Campanário, Madeira, Portugal - d. Feb. 7, 1879, São Paulo, Brazil), acting president of São Paulo (1875, 1878).
Andrade, José Baptista de (b. March 27, 1819, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Feb. 26, 1902, Lisbon), governor-general of Angola (1862-65, 1873-76).
Andrade, José Pereira dos Santos (b. April 9, 1842, Paranaguá, São Paulo [now in Paraná], Brazil - d. Feb. 15, 1900, Curitiba, Paraná), governor of Paraná (1896-1900).
Andrade (Díaz), Luis Ignacio (b. Feb. 9, 1894, Altamira, Huila, Colombia - d. Dec. 30, 1966, Neiva, Huila), interior minister of Colombia (1949-50, 1951-53). He was also president of the Senate (1939-41), minister of public works (1947-49), and ambassador to the Vatican (1950-51).
Andrade, Manoel de Carvalho Paes de (b. Dec. 21, 1774, Pernambuco captaincy [now state], Brazil - d. June 18, 1855, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of the Governing Junta (1823-24) and acting president (1834-35) of Pernambuco and head of the Confederation of the Equator (1824).
Andrade, Manoel Joaquim Gonçalves de (b. March 14, 1767, Campanário, Madeira, Portugal - d. May 26, 1847, São Paulo, Brazil), acting president of São Paulo (1828, 1829, 1830-31, 1831). He was bishop of São Paulo (1827-47).
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Andrade, Moacir Lopes de (b. Dec. 17, 1938, Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil), acting governor of Alagoas (1989-91).
Andrade, Ovidio João Paulo de (d. March 29, 1901, Itaverava, Minas Gerais, Brazil), president of Maranhão (1883-84).
Andrade Carmona, Alberto (Manuel) (b. Dec. 24, 1943, Lima, Peru - d. June 19, 2009, Washington, D.C.), Peruvian politician; great-grandson of Nicanor M. Cardona. He was mayor of Miraflores (1990-95) and Lima (1996-2002) and a minor presidential candidate (2000).
M. Andrade D. |
Andrade Díaz-Durán, Fernando (Enrique José) (b. Sept. 23, 1937, Guatemala City, Guatemala), foreign minister of Guatemala (1983-86). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1986-88), a presidential candidate (1995), and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1996-2001) and Mexico (2012-15).
Andrade Labarca, Nectario (Emiro) (b. Dec. 27, 1917, Isla de San Carlos, Zulia, Venezuela - d. June 27, 2004, Maracaibo, Zulia), interior minister of Venezuela (1972-74). He was also minister of justice (1969-70) and labour (1970-72).
Andrade Manrique, Felio (b. Sept. 14, 1926, Tello, Huila, Colombia - d. Oct. 14, 2010, Bogotá, Colombia), justice minister of Colombia (1980-82). He was also governor of Huila (1958-60).
Andrade Serrano, Hernán Francisco (b. 1960, Neiva, Huila, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was president of the Senate (2008-09).
Andræ, Carl Christopher Georg (b. Oct. 14, 1812, Hjertebjerg, Møn island, Denmark - d. Feb. 2, 1893, Copenhagen, Denmark), finance minister (1854-58) and prime minister (1856-57) of Denmark. He was also speaker of the Folketing (1850-52).
B. André |
André, Charles (Claude Séraphin) (b. Jan. 3, 1920, Lyon, France - d. Aug. 5, 2002, Lyon), resident of Wallis and Futuna (1953-55).
André, Louis (Joseph Nicolas) (b. March 29, 1838, Nuits [now Nuits-Saint-Georges], Côte-d'Or, France - d. March 18, 1913, Dijon, France), war minister of France (1900-04).
André T. |
Andréa, Bernardo José de Souza Soares de (b. April 13, 1795, Lisbon, Portugal - d. April 28, 1844), governor of Macau (1833-37) and São Tomé and Príncipe (1839-43); brother of Francisco José de Souza Soares de Andréa, barão de Caçapava.
Andrea Marcazzolo, Tulio de (b. March 18, 1923), finance minister of Peru (1967-68).
Andreatta |
Andreazza, Mário David (b. Aug. 20, 1918, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. April 19, 1988, São Paulo, Brazil), interior minister of Brazil (1979-85). He was also minister of transport (1967-74).
Andrei, Stefan (b. March 29, 1931, Livezi village, Podari municipality, Dolj county, Romania - d. Aug. 31, 2014, Snagov, Ilfov county, Romania), foreign minister of Romania (1978-85). He was also a deputy prime minister (1987-89).
Andrejcák, Imrich (b. July 12, 1941, Haniska, near Kosice, Slovakia - d. Sept. 5, 2018), defense minister of Czechoslovakia (1992) and Slovakia (1993-94).
Andrejevs, Georgs (b. Oct. 30, 1932, Tukums, Latvia - d. July 16, 2022), foreign minister of Latvia (1992-94). He was also ambassador to Canada (1995-98).
Andrén, Georg (b. Dec. 10, 1890, Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden - d. Sept. 1, 1969), governor of Uppsala (1952-57). He was also Swedish minister of ecclesiastical affairs (1944-45).
Andrén, (Bengt Erik) Georg (b. Feb. 27, 1960, Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden), governor of Värmland (2019- ); grandson of the above. He was also Swedish ambassador to Guatemala (2014-17).
Andreoli | Andreolli |
Andreolli, Tarcisio (b. Sept. 20, 1936, Brentonico [now in Trentino-Alto Adige], Italy), president of Trentino-Alto Adige (1992-93).
Andreotti |
Andrés Rodríguez, Juan Antonio de (b. 1942, Teruel, Aragón, Spain), president of the Diputación General of Aragón (1982-83).
Andresen, Edmund (High) (b. 1949), justice minister of Solomon Islands (1998). He was also minister of commerce and primary industry (1989-90), agriculture and fisheries (1994-96), and police and national security (1996-97).
Andresen, Nigol (b. Oct. 2, 1899, Haljala, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. Feb. 24, 1985, Tartu, Estonian S.S.R.), acting chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian S.S.R. (1946-47). He was also foreign minister (1940) and people's commissar of education (1940-44).
Andreu |
Andrew, A(bram) Piatt (b. Feb. 12, 1873, La Porte, Ind. - d. June 3, 1936, Gloucester, Mass.), director of the U.S. Mint (1909-10).
Andrew, Joe, byname of Joseph Jerald Andrew (b. 1960, Indianapolis, Ind.), national chairman of the U.S. Democratic Party (1999-2001).
Andrew, John A(lbion) (b. May 31, 1818, Windham, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. Oct. 30, 1867, Boston, Mass.), governor of Massachusetts (1861-66).
Andrew, (John) Neil (b. June 7, 1944, Waikerie, S.Aus.), speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia (1998-2004).
Andrew, Robin McCheyne (b. June 5, 1918 - d. Jan. 7, 2000, Devon, England), acting British political agent and consul in Muscat and Oman (1949).
Andrews, Charles (b. May 27, 1827 - d. Oct. 22, 1918), mayor of Syracuse (1861-62, 1868).
C.B. Andrews | Daniel Andrews |
Andrews, Charles M(cLean) (b. Feb. 22, 1863, Wethersfield, Conn. - d. Sept. 9, 1943, New Haven, Conn.), president of the American Historical Association (1924-25).
Andrews, Daniel (Michael) (b. July 6, 1972, Williamstown, Vic.), premier of Victoria (2014-23).
David Andrews |
Andrews, Harry Thomson (b. Dec. 11, 1897, Cape Town, Cape Colony [now in South Africa] - d. April 29, 1985, Johannesburg, South Africa), South African diplomat. He was permanent representative to the League of Nations (1936-40) and the United Nations (1945-49), minister (1945-49) and ambassador (1949) to the United States, ambassador to France (1949-57), and minister to Switzerland (1954-56).
Andrews, John Day (b. Aug. 30, 1795, Spotsylvania county, Va. - d. Aug. 30, 1882), mayor of Houston (1841-43).
Andrews, Kevin (b. Nov. 9, 1955, Sale, Vic.), defence minister of Australia (2014-15). He was also minister of ageing (2001-03), employment and workplace relations (2003-07), immigration and citizenship (2007), and social services (2013-14).
Andrews, Major Andre (b. July 8, 1792, Cornwall, Conn. - d. Aug. 18, 1834), mayor of Buffalo (1833-34).
Andrews, T(homas) Coleman (b. Feb. 19, 1899, Richmond, Va. - d. Oct. 15, 1983, Richmond), commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (1953-55). He was a minor presidential candidate (Independent States' Rights Party) in 1956.
Andreyev, Anany (Kononovich) (b. September 1901, Zhekhsogonsky nasleg [village], Yakutsk oblast [now in Sakha republic], Russia - d. 1944), chairman of the Central Executive Committee and of the Council of People's Commissars of the Yakut A.S.S.R. (1929-31). He was also people's commissar of communal services (1937-38).
Andreyev, Andrey (Andreyevich) (b. Oct. 30 [Oct. 18, O.S.], 1895, Kuznetsovo, Smolensk province [now oblast], Russia - d. Dec. 5, 1971, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. He was people's commissar of workers' and peasants' inspection (1930-31), railways (1931-35), and agriculture (1943-46), chairman of the Soviet of the Union (1938-46), and a deputy premier (1946-53).
Andreyev, Andrey (Viktorovich) (b. June 15, 1953, Saratov, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. May 24, 2021), chairman of the government of Penza oblast (2011-12).
Andreyev, Pyotr (Ilich) (b. Oct. 11 [Sept. 28, O.S.], 1900, Andryushenki, Vyatka province [now in Mari El republic], Russia - d. [executed] May 11, 1938, Kazan, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Executive Committee (1937) and of the Executive Committee of Soviets (1937) of the Mari A.S.S.R.
Andreyeva, Zoya (Ananevna) (b. April 6 [March 25, O.S.], 1899, Oraushi, Kazan province [now in Chuvashia republic], Russia - d. Feb. 3, 1983, Cheboksary, Chuvash A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1937-38) and of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938-55) of the Chuvash A.S.S.R. She was also people's commissar of social security (1934-36).
Andriamahazo, Gilles (b. May 1919, Fort-Dauphin [now Tolanaro], Toliara province, Madagascar - d. Sept. 13, 1989, Antananarivo, Madagascar), president of Madagascar (1975). He was also military governor of Tananarive (1972) and minister of territorial development (1972-75).
N.H. Andriamanjato |
Andriamanjato, Richard (Mahitsison) (b. July 31, 1930, Mahitsy, Madagascar - d. May 16, 2013, Paris, France), Malagasy politician. He was mayor of Antananarivo (1959-77), president of the National Assembly (1993-98), and a presidential candidate (1996).
Andriamiarisoa, Vero Henintsoa, Madagascar diplomat. She has been chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2020- ).
Andrian, secular name Aleksandr (Gennadiyevich) Chetvergov (b. 1951 - d. Aug. 10, 2005, during a procession from Kirov to the settlement Velikoretskoye, Yuryansky rayon, Kirov oblast, Russia), metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, head of the Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church (2004-05).
Andrianarivelo-Razafy, Zina (b. Oct. 30, 1951, Madagascar), Malagasy diplomat; cousin of Joseph Albert Blaise Rabetafika. He was ambassador to the United States (1999-2002) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2002-18).
Andrianarivo |
Andrianov, Yury (Mikhailovich) (b. Oct. 18, 1950, Andrianovka, Tambov oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Dec. 29, 2021), chairman of the government of Tula oblast (2012-18).
Andriantiana | Andriantsitohaina | Andric-Luzanski |
Andriantsitohaina, Naina (b. 1963, Toamasina, Madagascar), foreign minister of Madagascar (2019-20).
Andric, Filip (b. Oct. 20, 1960, Duvno [now Tomislavgrad, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]), governor (1996) and premier (1996-98) of Herzeg-Bosnia.
Andric-Luzanski, Ivo (b. April 3, 1956, Zivinice, near Tuzla [now in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]), president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999-2000, 2001). He was also vice president (2000-01).
Andriessen, Frans, byname of Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph Andriessen (b. April 2, 1929, Utrecht, Netherlands - d. March 22, 2019, Bilthoven, Netherlands), finance minister of the Netherlands (1977-80). He was also European commissioner for competition and relations with the European Parliament (1981-85), agriculture and fisheries (1985-89), and external relations and trade policy (1989-93) and a vice president of the European Commission (1985-93).
Andrieux, Louis (b. July 23, 1840, Trévoux, Ain, France - d. Aug. 27, 1931, Paris, France), prefect of police of Paris (1879-81). He was also French ambassador to Spain (1881-82).
Andriukaitis, Vytenis (Povilas) (b. Aug. 9, 1951, Kyusyur, Yakut A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. [now Sakha republic, Russia]), Lithuanian politician. He was a presidential candidate (1997, 2002), minister of health (2012-14), and EU commissioner for health and food safety (2014-19).
Andronnikov, Ivan (Malkhazovich) (b. 1798 - d. Oct. 1 [Sept. 19, O.S.], 1868), military governor of Tiflis (1849-55); great-grandson of Irakli II.
Andropov, Igor (Yuryevich) (b. Aug. 18, 1941, Pudozh, Karelo-Finnish S.S.R. [now Karelia, Russia] - d. June 13, 2006), Soviet diplomat; son of Yury Andropov. He was ambassador to Greece (1984-86).
Yury Andropov |
Andros |
Androsch, Hannes (b. April 18, 1938, Vienna, Germany [now in Austria]), finance minister (1970-81) and vice chancellor (1976-81) of Austria.
Androutsopoulos, Adamantios (b. 1919, Psari, Greece - d. Nov. 10, 2000), finance minister (1967-71), interior minister (1971-73), and prime minister (1973-74) of Greece.
Andrus, Cecil D(ale) (b. Aug. 25, 1931, Hood River, Ore. - d. Aug. 24, 2017, Boise, Idaho), governor of Idaho (1971-77, 1987-95) and U.S. secretary of the interior (1977-81).
Andueza (Acuña), José Guillermo (b. July 8, 1928, Carúpano, Sucre, Venezuela - d. April 25, 2022, Caracas, Venezuela), justice minister (1979-81) and interior minister (1996-98) of Venezuela. He was also prosecutor-general (1969-74) and minister of decentralization (1994-96) and the presidency (1998-99).
Andze Tsoungui, Gilbert (b. Aug. 7, 1930, Nkolondom, French Cameroons [now in Cameroon] - d. April 9, 2007, Brussels, Belgium), armed forces minister of Cameroon (1983-85). He was also minister of agriculture (1975-79, 1983), justice (1979-83), and territorial administration (1990-97) and a deputy prime minister (1992-97).
Anefal |
Aneizi, Ali (b. 1904 - d. March 31, 1983, London, England), finance minister of Libya (1953-55). He was also governor of the National Bank (1955-61), ambassador to Lebanon (1961-63), and minister of petroleum (1963-64).
Anesoglyan, Gevorg (Saribekovich) (b. Nov. 20 [Nov. 8, O.S.], 1891, Aleksandropol, Erivan province, Russia [now Gyumri, Armenia] - d. [executed] 1938), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Armenian S.S.R. (1936-37).
Anethan, Auguste (Joseph Marie), baron d' (b. Feb. 17, 1829, Dendermonde, Netherlands [now in Belgium] - d. June 11, 1906, Paris, France), Belgian diplomat; son of Jules Joseph, baron d'Anethan. He was minister to Portugal (1867-75), the Vatican (1875-80), the Netherlands (1881-94), and France (1894-1903).
Anethan, Jules Joseph, baron (from 1840) d' (b. April 23, 1803, Brussels, France [now in Belgium] - d. Oct. 8, 1888, Schaerbeek [now in Brussels-Capital region], Belgium), cabinet chief and foreign minister of Belgium (1870-71). He was also justice minister (1843-47), acting interior minister (1845), acting war minister (1846), and chairman of the Senate (1884-85).
Aney, Madhav Shrihari (b. Aug. 29, 1880, Wani, Central Provinces [now in Maharashtra], India - d. Jan. 26, 1968), governor of Bihar (1948-52). He was also Indian high commissioner to Ceylon (1943-47).
Áñez |
Anga, Pierre (b. 1940 - d. [killed] July 4, 1988, near Owando, Congo [Brazzaville]), member of the Military Committee of the Congolese Labour Party (during presidential vacancy 1977). He led a rebellion with other members of his Kouyou tribe in 1987-88.
Angami, T(hepfulo) N(akhro) (b. November 1913, Jotsoma, Assam [now in Nagaland], India - d. ...), chief minister of Nagaland (1966-69).
Angammarre, Raoul (Eugène) (b. June 23, 1898, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France - d. Jan. 1, 1991, Chambéry, Savoie, France), governor of New Caledonia (1951-54).
Angara, Edgardo (Javier) (b. Sept. 24, 1934, Baler, Aurora, Philippines - d. May 13, 2018, Tagaytay, Cavite, Philippines), Philippine politician. He was president of the University of the Philippines (1981-87), president of the Senate (1993-95), secretary of agriculture (1999-2001), and executive secretary (2001).
Angeja, Pedro Antônio de Noronha Albuquerque e Sousa, (2º) conde de Villa Verde, (1º) marquês de (b. June 13, 1661 - d. July 16, 1731, Lisbon, Portugal), viceroy of Portuguese India (1693-98) and Brazil (1714-18). He was made marquess in January 1714.
Ángel Mejía, Juan Guillermo (b. March 10, 1946, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was mayor of Pereira (1982-85) and president of the Senate (1994-95).
Angelarij, secular name Cvetko Krstevski (b. 1911 - d. [traffic accident] June 15, 1986), archbishop of Ohrid, head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church (1981-86).
Ángeles (Ramírez), Felipe (de Jesús) (b. June 13, 1869, Zacualtipán, Hidalgo, Mexico - d. [executed] Nov. 26, 1919, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico), governor of Coahuila (1915) and Nuevo León (1915).
Angelescu, Constantin (b. June 10, 1869, Craiova, Romania - d. Sept. 14, 1948, Bucharest, Romania), prime minister of Romania (1933-34). He was also minister of public works (1914-16) and education (1918-19, 1922-26, 1927-28, 1933-37) and minister to the United States (1918).
Angelescu, Paul (b. Oct. 10, 1872, Iasi, Romania - d. Feb. 4, 1949, Bucharest, Romania), war minister of Romania (1927-28, 1934-37).
Angeli, Pierluigi (b. March 14, 1938, Dro, Trento province, Italy), president of Trentino-Alto Adige autonomous region (1984-87) and of Trento autonomous province (1985-89).
Angeli, Pierre (Louis) (b. Aug. 7, 1921, Sant'Andréa-di-Cotone, Corse [now in Haute-Corse], France - d. Jan. 5, 2008, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France), governor (1969-73) and high commissioner (1986-87) of French Polynesia.
Angelim, Eduardo Francisco Nogueira dito (b. July 6, 1814, Aracati, Ceará, Brazil - d. July 11, 1882, Barcarena, Pará, Brazil), president (cabano) of Pará (1835-36).
Angelin, Ângelo (b. Jan. 21, 1935, Capivari, São Paulo, Brazil - d. July 3, 2017, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil), governor of Rondônia (1985-87).
Angelis, Odysseas (b. Feb. 3, 1912, Chalcis, Greece - d. March 22, 1987, Athens, Greece), Greek politician. He was commissioned in 1934 and served during World War II in Albania (1940-41) and the Middle East (1943-45). In the postwar period he was involved in the anti-Communist campaign in Greece. A member of the military junta headed by Col. Georgios Papadopoulos, which ruled Greece during the period 1967-74, he was chief of army general staff (1967-68) and commander in chief, Hellenic Armed Forces (1969-73), before serving as vice-president of Greece for a short period during 1973. Following the return to civilian rule, Angelis was sentenced in 1975 to 20 years in prison for high treason and insurrection. Although he became eligible to apply for parole in 1986, he refused to do so, maintaining his innocence of the charge. Angelis was found hanged in his cell at Koryllados Prison, and his death was ruled to be a suicide.
Angell, James B(urrill) (b. Jan. 7, 1829, Scituate, R.I. - d. April 1, 1916), president of the American Historical Association (1892).
Angelov, Anyu (Zapryanov) (b. Dec. 22, 1942, Haskovo, Bulgaria), defense minister of Bulgaria (2010-13).
Angelovska, Nina (b. July 13, 1988, Skopje, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), finance minister of North Macedonia (2019-20).
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Anger, Erling (b. April 17, 1909, Kristiansund, Romsdals amt [now Møre og Romsdal fylke], Norway - d. April 22, 1999), governor of Møre og Romsdal (1958-65) and Hedmark (1966-79).
Angeren, Johannes Regnerus Maria van (b. May 9, 1894, Utrecht, Netherlands - d. March 19, 1959, The Hague, Netherlands), justice minister of the Netherlands (1942-44).
Angers, Sir Auguste Réal (b. Oct. 4, 1837, Québec, Lower Canada [now Que.] - d. April 14, 1919, Westmount, Que.), lieutenant governor of Quebec (1887-92); knighted 1913. He was also Canadian minister of agriculture (1892-95).
Angier, Nedon L., mayor of Atlanta (1877-78).
Angjeli, Anastas (Mihal) (b. May 6, 1956, Sarandë, Albania), finance minister of Albania (1991, 1998-2002). He was also minister of labour and social affairs (1998) and economy (2003-05).
Angjusev, Koco (b. June 20, 1969, Veles, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), a deputy prime minister of (North) Macedonia (2017-20).
Anglès, Jules (Jean-Baptiste) (b. July 28, 1778, Grenoble, France - d. Jan. 16, 1828, Cornillon, Loire, France), prefect of police of Paris (1815-21). He was also French minister of police (1814).
Anglesey, Henry William Paget, (1st) Marquess of, original surname Bayly (b. May 17, 1768, London, England - d. April 29, 1854, London), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1828-29, 1830-33). His father changed the family name to Paget in 1770; he succeeded him as (10th) Baron Paget and (3rd) Earl of Uxbridge in 1812 and was created Marquess of Anglesey in 1815.
Angot des Rotours, Jean Julien, baron (b. June 2, 1773, Les Rotours, Orne, France - d. March 28, 1844, Paris, France), governor of Guadeloupe (1826-30).
Angoulvant, Gabriel (Louis) (b. Feb. 8, 1872, Longjumeau, Seine-et-Oise [now in Yvelines], France - d. Oct. 15, 1932, Paris, France), acting governor of French Somaliland (1900), governor of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1905-06), French India (1906-07), and Ivory Coast (1908-16), governor-general of French Equatorial Africa (1917-20), and acting governor-general of French West Africa (1918-19).
Anguiano Moreno, Mario (b. Aug. 15, 1962, Tinajas, Colima municipality, Colima, Mexico), governor of Colima (2009-15). He was also mayor of Colima (2006-09).
Anguilé, André Gustave (b. March 3, 1920, Libreville, Gabon - d. May 23, 1999, Paris, France), foreign minister of Gabon (1960-61).
Anguita | N. Angula |
Angula, Helmut (Kangulohi) (b. Nov. 11, 1945, Ontananga, Oshikoto region, South West Africa [now Namibia]), finance minister of Namibia (1995-96). He was also minister of fisheries and marine resources (1991-95), agriculture, water, and rural development (1996-2005), and works and transport (2008-10).
Angula, Nahas (Gideon) (b. Aug. 22, 1943, Onyaanya, Oshikoto region, South West Africa [now Namibia]), prime minister (2005-12) and defense minister (2012-15) of Namibia. He was minister of education, culture, and sport in 1990-95 and of higher education in 1995-2005.
Angulo (y Lemos), Diego Euclides de (b. Nov. 12, 1841, Popayán, New Granada [now Colombia] - d. Feb. 14, 1917, near Bogotá, Colombia), war minister (1905-06, 1909) and interior minister (1906-08) of Colombia.
Angulo (Bustillo), Felipe (b. April 24, 1854, San Juan Nepomuceno, Bolívar, New Granada [now Colombia] - d. March 23, 1912, Bogotá, Colombia), finance minister (1884-85), war minister (1885-86, 1886-87, 1888), and acting foreign minister (1887) of Colombia. He was also minister to the United Kingdom (1888-94).
Angulo, Manuel, finance minister of Peru (1869-70).
Angulo (Hernández), Mauro (b. Nov. 12, 1889, La Magdalena Tlaltelulco, Chiautempan municipality, Tlaxcala, Mexico - d. [assassinated] Feb. 17, 1948, Mexico City, Mexico), provisional governor (1933) and interim governor (1944-45) of Tlaxcala.
Angulo (Gallardo), Melquíades (b. July 26, 1889, San José de Porras [now La Porreña] hacienda, Allende municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico - d. 1966, Mexico City, Mexico), provisional governor of Chihuahua (1920). He was also Mexican minister of communications and public works (1939-40).
P. Angulo |
Angulo (y Ortiz de Traspeña), Santiago (de) (b. Dec. 30, 1823, Madrid, Spain - d. Jan. 25, 1900, Madrid), finance minister of Spain (1871-72). He was also mayor of Madrid (1893-94).
Angulo Gómez, Guillermo (b. July 19, 1934, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia - d. Aug. 11, 2009, Ibagué), Colombian politician. He was president of the Senate (1967-68) and minister of education (1980-81).
Ani, Valter (Fritsevich) (b. Jan. 30, 1914, Nizhniye Oselki, St. Petersburg province [now in Leningrad oblast], Russia - d. July 19, 1990, Tallinn, Estonia), Soviet politician. He was first secretary of the party committee of Tallinn city (1952-61) and interior minister of the Estonian S.S.R. (1961-79).
Anibelli, Antonio (b. Oct. 14, 1911, São Paulo, Brazil - d. Aug. 15, 1997, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil), acting governor of Paraná (1955).
Anichkov, Nikolay (Miliyevich) (b. Feb. 26 [Feb. 14, O.S.], 1844, Tambov, Russia - d. June 23 [June 10, O.S.], 1916, Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia), acting education minister of Russia (1898).
Anictomatis | Anifah | Anin |
Aniebo, Augustine (b. March 23, 1950), administrator of Borno (1997-98) and Kogi (1998-99).
Anifah (bin Haji) Aman, Tan Sri (b. Nov. 16, 1953, Keningau, British North Borneo [now Sabah, Malaysia]), foreign minister of Malaysia (2009-18) and chairman of Labuan Corporation (2023- ); brother of Datuk Musa Aman. He was awarded the titles Datuk in 1998, Datuk Seri in 2009, and Tan Sri in 2023.
Anin, Patrick Dankwa (b. July 27, 1928, Bekwai, Amansie East district, Ashanti region, Gold Coast [now Ghana] - d. Oct. 24, 1999, Accra, Ghana), foreign minister of Ghana (1968-69, 1969). He was also communications minister (1967-68) and president of The Gambia Court of Appeal (1993-94).
Aninat Ureta, Eduardo (b. Feb. 25, 1948, Santiago, Chile), finance minister of Chile (1994-99). He was also ambassador to Mexico (2005-06).
Anio, Pama (d. July 3, 2000, Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea), premier of Morobe (1978-80).
Aniyar de Castro, Lolita, byname of Lola Rebeca Aniyar Sananes de Castro (b. May 8, 1937, Caracas, Venezuela - d. Dec. 7, 2015, Maracaibo, Venezuela), governor of Zulia (1993-95).
Anjaiah, Tanguturi (b. 1919 - d. October 1986), chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (1980-82).
A. dos Anjos | Ankourao | Ankrah |
Anjos, Carlos Gustavo dos (b. Sept. 1, 1956, São Tomé), foreign minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2006-07). He has also been ambassador to Belgium (2008-12) and Mozambique and Namibia (2018- ).
Ankarcrona, Theodor, original surname Christophers (b. Feb. 15, 1687, Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden - d. Nov. 2, 1750, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Stockholm (1743-50). He was ennobled under the name Ankarcrona in 1717.
Ankourao, Kalla, also spelled Hankouraou (b. Jan. 1, 1946, Dakoro, Niger), foreign minister of Niger (2018-20). He was also minister of public health (1995-96) and equipment (2011-12).
Ankrah, Joseph (Arthur) (b. Aug. 18, 1915, Accra, Gold Coast [now Ghana] - d. Nov. 25, 1992), chairman of the National Liberation Council (1966-69) and foreign minister (1966-67) of Ghana.
Ankvab |
Anna (Ivanovna) (b. Feb. 7 [Jan. 28, O.S.], 1693, Moscow, Russia - d. Oct. 28 [Oct. 17, O.S.], 1740, St. Petersburg, Russia), empress of Russia (1730-40); daughter of Ivan V; niece of Pyotr I and Vasily Saltykov; wife of Friedrich Wilhelm.
Annadif |
Annan |
Annaorazov, Jumaniyaz (Amanyazovich) (b. 1970, Kipchak village, Turkmen S.S.R. [now in Akhal velayat, Turkmenistan]), economy and finance minister of Turkmenistan (2005). He was also head of the central bank (2005-06) and a deputy prime minister (2005-06).
Anne |
Annenkov, Nikolay (Nikolayevich) (b. Dec. 17 [Dec. 6, O.S.], 1799, Sergachsky district, Nizhny Novgorod province, Russia - d. Dec. 6 [Nov. 24, O.S.], 1865, St. Petersburg, Russia), acting governor-general of Novorossiya and Bessarabia (1854-55) and military governor of Kiev and governor-general of Podolia and Volyn (1863-65); son-in-law of Ivan Bukharin. He was also Russian state comptroller (1855-62).
Annerstedt, (Per Samuel) Ludvig (b. Aug. 7, 1836, Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden - d. Nov. 20, 1904, Stockholm, Sweden), justice minister of Sweden (1896-1901).
Annet, Armand (Léon) (b. June 5, 1888, Paris, France - d. April 25, 1973, Paris), governor of French Somaliland (1935-37) and Dahomey (1938-40) and governor-general of Madagascar (1941-42).
Annus, Lembit (Elmarovich) (b. Sept. 17, 1941, Kohtla-Järve, Estonian S.S.R. - d. July 4, 2018), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Estonian S.S.R. (CPSU Platform) (1990-91).
Annuss, Janis (b. Feb. 2, 1883, Libava, Courland, Russia [now Liepaja, Latvia] - d. 1964), finance minister of Latvia (1931, 1933-34).
Año, Eduardo (Manahan) (b. Oct. 26, 1961, San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines), interior secretary of the Philippines (2018-22). He has also been chief of staff of the armed forces (2016-17) and national security advisor (2023- ).
Anokhin |
Anoshin, Ivan (Semyonovich) (b. Nov. 17, 1904, Shepelevka, Saratov province, Russia - d. Sept. 1, 1991, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party committees of the Volga German A.S.S.R. (1938-39) and the Bashkir A.S.S.R. (1939-42).
Anoul, Victor Prosper Ernest (b. Jan. 15, 1794, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands [now Belgium] - d. Sept. 6, 1862, Brussels), war minister of Belgium (1851-55).
Anouparb Vongnorkeo (b. Dec. 28, 1973, Viengxay, Houaphan province, Laos), Laotian diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2020- ).
Ansari, Ali Gholi Khan, Moshaver-ol-Mamalek (b. 1869 - d. 1940), foreign minister of Iran (1915-16, 1918, 1919, 1926-28). He was also minister to the Ottoman Empire (1920), Russia/the Soviet Union (1920-26, 1928-31), and the United Kingdom (1931-33).
Ansari, (Mohammad) Hamid (b. April 1, 1937, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India), vice president of India (2007-17). He was also ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1976-79), Afghanistan (1989-90), Iran (1990-92), and Saudi Arabia (1995-99), high commissioner to Australia (1985-89), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1993-95).
Ansari, Shaukatullah Shah (b. June 16, 1908, Mirzapur, United Provinces [now in Uttar Pradesh], India - d. Dec. 29, 1972), governor of Orissa (1968-71). He was also Indian ambassador to Sudan (1960-66).
Ansary |
Ansberg, Aleksander, Russian Aleksandr (Yanovich) Ansberg (b. Nov. 27, 1909, Gatchina [now in Leningrad oblast], Russia - d. Feb. 20, 1975, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R.), acting chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian S.S.R. (1970). He was also a deputy premier (1950-52), chairman of the Executive Committee of Tallinn oblast (1952-53), and culture minister (1953-63).
Ansel, Martin F(rederick) (b. Dec. 12, 1850, Charleston, S.C. - d. Aug. 23, 1945, Greenville, S.C.), governor of South Carolina (1907-11).
Ansell, Graham (Keith) (b. March 2, 1931, Lower Hutt, N.Z.), administrator of Tokelau (1990-92). He was also New Zealand high commissioner to Fiji (1973-76), Nauru (1974-76), and Australia (1985-89) and ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (1977-81) and Japan (1983-84).
Anselmi |
Ansharullah, Mahyeldi (b. Dec. 25, 1966, Bukittinggi, Indonesia), governor of Sumatera Barat (2021- ). He was also mayor of Padang (2014-21).
Ansi, Saud ibn Salim al- (b. Dec. 23, 1949, Salalah, Muscat and Oman [now Oman]), Omani diplomat. He was ambassador to Djibouti (1980-82) and Kuwait (1982-84) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1984-87).
Ansip |
Anslinger, Harry J(acob) (b. May 20, 1892, Altoona, Pa. - d. Nov. 14, 1975, Holidaysburg, Pa.), commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics (1930-62).
Anson, Sir Archibald Edward Harbord (b. April 16, 1826, London, England - d. Feb. 26, 1925), lieutenant governor of Penang (1867-83) and acting governor of Straits Settlements (1877, 1879-80); knighted 1882.
Ansquer, Vincent (Félix Jean-Marie) (b. Jan. 11, 1925, Treize-Septiers, Vendée, France - d. June 1, 1987, Paris, France), president of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire (1974) and French minister of commerce and craft industry (1974-76) and of quality of life (1976-77).
Antadze, Merab (b. Aug. 4, 1952, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), acting foreign minister of Georgia (2003). He was deputy foreign minister (1998-2006, 2007) and ambassador to Ukraine (2007-09) and Moldova (2014-19).
Antal, István (b. Feb. 18, 1896, Kenderes, Hungary - d. Sept. 5, 1974, Budapest, Hungary), justice minister of Hungary (1944). He was also a minister without portfolio (1942-44) and acting minister of worship and education (1944).
Antall |
Antanovich |
Antas, Francisco Xavier da Silva Pereira, (1º) barão, (1º) visconde e (1º) conde das (b. March 14, 1793, Valença, Portugal - d. May 20, 1852, Lisbon), governor-general of Portuguese India (1842-43).
Antelo Arauz, Germán, interior and justice minister of Bolivia (1930).
Anthonioz, Pierre (Amédée Joseph Émile Jean) (b. Jan. 7, 1913, Geneva, Switzerland - d. May 5, 1996), French resident commissioner of the New Hebrides (1949-58) and high commissioner of Mauritania (1959-60). He was also ambassador to Mauritania (1960-62), Ghana (1968-72), and Sri Lanka (1975-78).
D. Anthony |
Anthony, George T(obey) (b. June 9, 1824, Mayfield, N.Y. - d. Aug. 5, 1896, Leavenworth, Kan.), governor of Kansas (1877-79).
Anthony, Henry B(owen) (b. April 1, 1815, Coventry, R.I. - d. Sept. 2, 1884, Providence, R.I.), governor of Rhode Island (1849-51).
K. Anthony |
Anticevic-Marinovic, Ingrid (b. Oct. 4, 1957, Zadar, Croatia), justice minister of Croatia (2001-03).
Antich |
Antim, secular name Atanas (Mihailov) Chalakov (b. 1816, Kirk Kilise, Ottoman Empire [now Kirklareli, Turkey] - d. Dec. 1, 1888, Vidin, Bulgaria), exarch of the Bulgarians (1872-77). He was also metropolitan of Vidin (1868-88) and chairman of the National Assembly (1879).
Antoci, Constantin (Grigore) (b. Feb. 28, 1949, Mihailovca, Moldavian S.S.R.), interior minister of Moldova (1992-97).
Antoine, Denis G(odwin), Grenadian diplomat. He was ambassador to the United States (1996-2009) and China (2016-19) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2013-16).
J.L. Antoine |
Antoine, Marcel (b. Feb. 8, 1900, Port-au-Prince, Haiti - d. ...), Haitian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Chile (1957-59), ambassador to Panama (1959-62), Venezuela (1962-64), and Argentina (1964-67), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1967-71).
Antoine y Zayas, Juan (Bautista de la Cruz) (b. Dec. 16, 1805, Alicante, Spain - d. 1876, Alicante), foreign minister of Spain (1840). He was also minister to Mexico (1849-52, 1855-56).
Anton II, original name T`eimuraz (b. Jan. 8, 1762, Telavi, Georgia - d. Dec. 2, 1827, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), catholicos-patriarch of Iberia (1788-1811); son of Irakli II.
Anton, Henry (b. 1824, Aberdeen, Scotland - d. Aug. 1, 1871, at sea en route from Gambia to Britain), acting administrator of Gambia (1870-71).
Antón de Luzuriaga, Claudio (b. Oct. 30, 1792, Soto en Cameros, Spain - d. June 23, 1874, San Sebastián, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (1854-55). He was also justice minister (1843, 1856) and president of the Supreme Court (1855-56).
C. Antonescu |
I. Antonescu |
Antonescu, Mihai (b. 1907 - d. [executed] June 13, 1946), foreign minister of Romania (1941-44).
Antonescu, Victor (b. Sept. 3, 1871, Antonesti municipality, Teleorman county, Romania - d. Aug. 22, 1946, Bucharest), finance minister (1935-36) and foreign minister (1936-37) of Romania.
Antonetti, Raphaël (Valentin Marius) (b. Dec. 2, 1872, Marseille, France - d. April 7, 1938, Paris, France), administrator of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1906-08), acting governor of Dahomey (1909-10, 1911) and Senegal (1914-16), acting lieutenant governor of Haut-Sénégal-Niger (1916-17), governor of Ivory Coast (1918-24), and governor-general of French Equatorial Africa (1924-34).
Antonic, Vasilije (b. April 12, 1860, Rudnik, Serbia - d. 1929, Belgrade, Yugoslavia [now in Serbia]), foreign minister of Serbia (1902-03, 1905-06). He was also minister to Montenegro (1901-02) and armed forces minister (1902, 1905-06).
António, Daniel (b. 1949, Mozambique), Mozambican diplomat. He was ambassador to Cuba and Nicaragua (1983-86), Ethiopia and Egypt (1986-94), and Japan and South Korea (2004-09) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-11).
Antonio, Hospice, finance and economy minister of Benin (1984-87).
J.P. Antonio | T. António |
António, Tete (b. Jan. 22, 1955, Bembe, Uíge, Angola), foreign minister of Angola (2020- ).
Antonioli Vásquez, Augusto (Alejandro) (b. 1930, Lima, Peru), justice minister of Peru (1990-91). He was also minister of education (1991-92) and labour and social promotion (1992-95) and ambassador to the Vatican (1995-97).
Antonione |
Antoniy II, secular name Aleksey (Pavlovich) Khrapovitsky (b. 1863, Vatagino, Novgorod province, Russia - d. Aug. 10, 1936, Sremski Karlovci, Yugoslavia [now in Serbia]), metropolitan of Kiev (1918-24). He was also bishop of Cheboksary (1897-99), Chistopol (1899-1900), Ufa (1900-02), and Volyn (1902-06), archbishop of Volyn (1906-14) and Kharkov (1914-17), and metropolitan of Kharkov (1917-18) and of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (1921-36).
Antonov, Aleksey (Konstantinovich) (b. June 8 [May 26, O.S.], 1912, Grodno, Russia [now in Belarus] - d. July 9, 2010, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was minister of electro-technical industry (1965-80) and a deputy premier (1980-88).
Antonov, Mikhail (Vyacheslavovich) (b. Oct. 13, 1966, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the government of Perm kray (2011-12).
Antonov, Sergey (Fyodorovich) (b. Sept. 25, 1911, Pokrovskoye, Tobolsk province, Russia - d. Dec. 28, 1987, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. He was minister of meat and dairy industry (1954-57, 1965-84) and ambassador to Afghanistan (1960-65).
Antonov-Ovseyenko, Vladimir (Aleksandrovich) (b. March 21 [March 9, O.S.], 1883, Chernigov, Russia [now Chernihiv, Ukraine] - d. [executed] Feb. 8, 1938, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. A leader in the storming of the Winter Palace during the October Revolution in 1917, he was people's commissar of defense of the Ukrainian S.S.R. (1919), Soviet ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1924-28), Lithuania (1928-30), and Poland (1930-34), and people's commissar of justice of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1937).
Antonovich, Platon (Aleksandrovich) (b. Nov. 25 [Nov. 13, O.S.], 1811, Krolevets, Chernigov province, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. Dec. 20 [Dec. 8, O.S.], 1883, Kerch, Russia [now in Ukraine]), governor of Bessarabia (1863-67). He was also mayor of Odessa (1861-63).
Antonsson, Johannes (Mikael) (b. Nov. 20, 1921, Frillesås, Halland, Sweden - d. Aug. 24, 1995), president of the Nordic Council (1974) and governor of Halland (1979-86). He was also Swedish minister of local government (1976-78).
Antony I, secular name Grigory (Antonovich) Rafalsky (b. March 2 [Feb. 19, O.S.], 1789, Nuyno, Volyn province, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. Nov. 28 [Nov. 16, O.S.], 1848, St. Petersburg, Russia), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1843-48). He was also bishop (1834-40) and archbishop (1840-43) of Warsaw.
Antony II, secular name Aleksandr (Vasilyevich) Vadkovsky (b. Aug. 15 [Aug. 3, O.S.], 1846, Tsarevka village, Tambov province, Russia - d. Nov. 15 [Nov. 2, O.S.], 1912, St. Petersburg, Russia), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1899-1912). He was also bishop (1887-92) and archbishop (1892-99) of Vyborg.
Antony |
Antos, István (b. June 25, 1908, Nagyszombat, Hungary [now Trnava, Slovakia] - d. Jan. 5, 1960, Budapest, Hungary), finance minister of Hungary (1957-60).
Antosenko | Antrobus |
Antrobus, Sir Charles (James) (b. May 14, 1933, Old Montrose, Saint Vincent - d. June 3, 2002, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), governor-general of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996-2002); knighted 1996.
Antti, (Hans) Johan (b. Oct. 10, 1962, Stockholm, Sweden), acting governor of Norrbotten (2018).
Antulay, A(bdul) R(ehman) (b. Feb. 9, 1929, Ambet village, Kolaba district [now Raigad district, Maharashtra], India - d. Dec. 2, 2014, Mumbai, India), chief minister of Maharashtra (1980-82). He was also Indian minister of health and family welfare (1995-96), water resources (1996), and minority affairs (2006-09).
E.A. Antunes |
Antunes, Fernando (b. Feb. 2, 1887, Porto Alegre, Brazil - d. Aug. 21, 1950, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), justice and interior minister of Brazil (1943).
Antunes, João do Canto e Castro Silva (b. May 19, 1862, Lisbon, Portugal - d. March 14, 1934, Lisbon), prime minister (1918) and president (1918-19) of Portugal. He was also navy minister (1918) and acting foreign minister (1918).
Antúnez (González), Carlos (b. Dec. 30, 1847, Santiago, Chile - d. Oct. 27, 1897, Santiago), Chilean politician. He was minister of war and navy (1884-86), interior (1886-87, 1896-97), and foreign affairs, worship, and colonization (1896), president of the Senate (1887), and minister to France (1887-91).
Antunovic, Zdenko (b. Aug. 8, 1960, Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina), premier of Central Bosnia (2001-03).
Antunovic, Zeljka (b. Sept. 15, 1955, Virovitica, Croatia), defense minister of Croatia (2002-03). She was also a deputy prime minister (2000-03).
Anua, Vladimir (Ivanovich) (b. Jan. 2, 1957, Tamysh, Abkhaz A.S.S.R., Georgian S.S.R.), defense minister of Abkhazia (2020- ).
Anundsen, Anders (b. Nov. 17, 1975, Stavern, Vestfold, Norway), justice minister of Norway (2013-16).
Anusauskas, Arvydas (b. Sept. 29, 1963, Vilnius, Lithuanian S.S.R.), defense minister of Lithuania (2020-24).
Anusic, Ivan (b. Oct. 13, 1973, Osijek, Croatia), defense minister and a deputy prime minister of Croatia (2023- ). He was also prefect of Osijek-Baranja (2017-23).
Anutin Charnvirakul (b. Sept. 13, 1966, Bangkok, Thailand), interior minister of Thailand (2023- ); son of Chavarat Charnvirakul. He has also been a deputy prime minister (2019- ) and minister of public health (2019-23).
Anvelt, Andres (b. Sept. 30, 1969, Tallinn, Estonian S.S.R.), justice minister (2014-15) and interior minister (2016-18) of Estonia; grandson of Jaan Anvelt. He was also minister of agriculture (2014).
Anvelt, Jaan (b. April 18, 1884, Oorgu village, Võisiku parish, Viljandi county, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. [in prison] Dec. 11, 1937, U.S.S.R.), chairman of the Council of the Estonian Workers' Commune (1918-19).
Anwar, Jusuf (b. Jan. 2, 1941, Tasikmalaya, Netherlands East Indies [now in Jawa Barat, Indonesia] - d. May 15, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia), finance minister of Indonesia (2004-05). He was also ambassador to Japan (2006-10).
Anwar I. |
Anwar-ul-Haq |
Anwari, Sayed Hussain (b. 1956?, Parwan province, Afghanistan - d. July 5, 2016, India), Afghan politician. He was minister of social affairs (1993-96) and agriculture (2001-04) and governor of Kabul (2004-05) and Herat (2005-09).
Anyaoku |
Anza (Bezerra), Juan Bautista de (b. July 7?, 1736, Cuquiárachi or Presidio de Fronteras, Sonora [near present Douglas, Ariz.] - d. Dec. 19, 1788, Arizpe, Sonora), governor of New Mexico (1777-88).
Anzaldo, Sebastian (A.), byname Subby Anzaldo (b. Aug. 3, 1933 - d. Aug. 7, 2019), acting mayor of Omaha (1994-95).
Anze Matienzo, Eduardo (b. Oct. 14, 1902, Cochabamba, Bolivia - d. 1979, Argentina), foreign minister of Bolivia (1941-42) and UN high commissioner for Eritrea (1951-52). He was also minister to Peru (1940-41).
Anziani, Armand (b. November 1904, Marseille, France - d. May 6, 1960, Murcia, Spain), governor of the French Settlements in Oceania (1949-50).
Anzilotti, Dionisio (b. Feb. 20, 1867, Pescia, Tuscany, Italy - d. Aug. 23, 1950, Pescia), president of the Permanent Court of International Justice (1928-30).
Anzilotti, Enrico (b. Feb. 8, 1898 - d. Dec. 17, 1983), administrator of Somalia (1955-58); son of Dionisio Anzilotti.
Anzola Anzola, Eligio (b. July 10, 1908, Cerritos Blancos, Iribarren municipality, Lara, Venezuela - d. April 23, 2001, Barquisimeto, Lara), interior minister of Venezuela (1948). He was also governor of Lara (1945-48, 1959-63) and ambassador to Argentina (1964-66), West Germany (1966-68), and Spain (1967-68).
Anzueto Vielman, Gustavo (b. 1929? - d. ...), Guatemalan politician. He was minister of communications (1974-77) and a presidential candidate (1982).
Anzuluni (Isiloketshi), Floribert (b. Jan. 5, 1983, Kinshasa, Zaire [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), Congo (Kinshasa) politician; son of Anzuluni Bembe Isilonyonyi. He was a minor presidential candidate in 2023.
Anzuluni Bembe Isilonyonyi, (Célestin) (b. Feb. 25, 1943, Mukera, Kivu, Belgian Congo [now in Sud-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)]), Zairian politician. He was president of the National Assembly (1988-92).
Ao, (P.) Shilu (b. Dec. 24, 1916, Longjang village, Assam [now in Mokokchung district, Nagaland], India - d. Sept. 19, 1988, Mokokchung, Nagaland), chief minister of Nagaland (1963-66).
Aoki, Kazuo (b. Nov. 28, 1889, Nagano prefecture, Japan - d. June 25, 1982), finance minister of Japan (1939-40). He was also minister of Greater East Asia (1942-44).
M. Aoki |
Aoki, Shuzo, in full (from 1884) Shishaku (Viscount) Shuzo Aoki (b. March 3 [Jan. 15, lunar calendar], 1844, Choshu domain, Nagato province [now in Yamaguchi prefecture], Japan - d. Feb. 16, 1914, Tokyo, Japan), foreign minister of Japan (1889-91, 1898-1900). He was also minister to Germany (1874-85, 1892-97) and the United Kingdom (1894-95) and ambassador to the United States (1906-08).
Aoki, Tadashi (b. December 1898, Tokyo, Japan - d. April 12, 1966), Japanese politician. He was director-general of the Autonomy Agency (1958, 1959).
Aoshima |
Aouad, Mohamed (b. Jan. 13, 1922, Salé, Morocco - d. Feb. 22, 2007), defense minister of Morocco (1958-60). He was also ambassador to Spain (1957-58), Algeria (1962-64), and Tunisia (1964-67) and minister of posts and telegraphs (1958, 1959-60).
Aoun |
Aoussou, Koffi (Séraphin) (b. Oct. 7, 1924, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire] - d. April 4, 2009, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), Ivorian politician. He was ambassador to Italy (1961-65) and Belgium (1964-69), president of Air Afrique (1973-85), and minister of public works and transport (1986-90).
Apakan, Ertugrul (b. 1947, Bornova, Izmir province, Turkey), Turkish diplomat. He was ambassador to North Cyprus (1996-2000) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-12).
Apang |
Apaydin, (Aziz) Zekai, before 1935 Zekai Bey (b. 1884, Graveska, Ottoman Empire [now in Bosnia and Herzegovina] - d. April 29, 1947, Istanbul, Turkey), defense minister of Turkey (1930-35). He was also minister of agriculture (1924) and public works (1930) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1924-25) and the Soviet Union (1925-27, 1935-39).
Apedo-Amah, Georges (Amakué Dohué) (b. Aug. 21, 1914, Aného, Togo - d. 1992), finance minister (1956-58) and foreign minister (1963-67) of Togo. He was also ambassador to Nigeria (1973-80) and president of the National Assembly (1980-85).
Apel, Erich (b. Oct. 3, 1917, Judenbach, Saxe-Meiningen [now part of Föritztal, Thüringen], Germany - d. [suicide] Dec. 3, 1965, East Berlin), East German politician. He was minister of heavy engineering (1955-58) and a deputy premier and chairman of the Planning Commission (1963-65).
H. Apel |
Apfel, Kenneth S(tephen) (b. Oct. 12, 1948, Worcester, Mass.), commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration (1997-2001).
Apin, Ivan (Andreyevich), Latvian Janis Apins (b. 1877, Vets-Brezhe, Livonia province, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. [executed] March 20, 1938), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Turkestan S.F.R. (1919-20).
Apithy |
Aplogan, Dominique (b. April 25, 1913, Abomey, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. Nov. 3, 1989), defense minister of Dahomey (1967). He was also minister of posts and telecommunications (1963, 1967) and public works and transport (1967).
Aplogan-Djibodé, François (b. Oct. 4, 1916, Allada, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. April 8, 1983, Paris, France), finance minister of Dahomey (1960, 1964-65). He was also minister of economic affairs and planning (1964-65).
Apodaca, Jerry, byname of Raymond S. Apodaca (b. Oct. 3, 1934, Las Cruces, N.M. - d. April 26, 2023, Santa Fe, N.M.), governor of New Mexico (1975-79).
Aponte (Silvero), (José) Alfredo (b. March 19, 1874, Yhacanguazú village, Paraguay - d. 19...), member of the Triumvirate of Paraguay (1912).
Aponte (Mendible), Daniel (Alejandro) (b. Aug. 10, 1988, Caracas, Venezuela), chief of government of Distrito Capital (2016-17).
Apostol, Danylo (Pavlovych) (b. Dec. 14 [Dec. 4, O.S.], 1654 - d. Jan. 28 [Jan. 17, O.S.], 1734, Sorochyntsi, Ukraine), hetman of Ukraine (1727-34).
Apostol, Gheorghe (b. May 16, 1913, Tudor Vladimirescu, Galati judet, Romania - d. Aug. 21, 2010), first secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1954-55). He was also president of the Grand National Assembly (1948, 1950-51, 1952), a deputy premier (1952-54), agriculture minister (1953-54), first deputy premier (1961-67), and ambassador to Argentina (1977-83), Uruguay (1978-83), and Brazil (1983-88).
Apostol, John C., mayor of Annapolis (1973-81).
Apostolidis, Andreas (b. 1898, Volos, Greece - d. 1970), finance minister (1938-41, 1955-56) and deputy prime minister (1956-57) of Greece. He was also minister of agriculture (1952-53, 1956-57) and coordination (1955-56).
Apostolov, Nikola (Nastev) (b. 1866, Patele, Ottoman Empire [now Agios Panteleimonas, Greece] - d. September 1952, Sofia, Bulgaria), Bulgarian politician. He was minister of education (1907-08) and railways, posts, and telegraphs (1913-17).
Apostolski, Vanco (b. 1925 - d. Sept. 8, 2008), president of the Presidency of Macedonia (1985-86).
Appelbom, Anders (b. Jan. 7, 1614 - d. Oct. 13, 1686), governor of Härnösand (1653-54).
Appelius, Jean Henry (b. April 30, 1767, Middelburg, Netherlands - d. April 12, 1828, The Hague, Netherlands), finance minister of Holland/the Netherlands (1809-10, 1824-28). He was also acting minister of justice and police (1809).
Appelman, Gustaf Gabriel friherre (b. May 16, 1656, Pudagla, Sweden [now in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany] - d. Nov. 24, 1721, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Kopparberg (1716-19). He was made friherre (baron) in 1719.
Appiah, Joe, byname of Joseph Emmanuel Appiah (b. Nov. 16, 1918, Kumasi, Gold Coast [now Ghana] - d. July 8, 1990, Accra, Ghana), Ghanaian politician; son-in-law of Sir Stafford Cripps. He was appointed permanent representative to the United Nations in 1978 but did not take up the post.
Apraksin, Graf Fyodor (Matveyevich) (b. Dec. 7 [Nov. 27, O.S.], 1661 - d. Nov. 21 [Nov. 10, O.S.], 1728, Moscow, Russia), governor-general of Azov (1710-19) and governor of Reval (1719-28); brother of Graf Pyotr (Matveyevich) Apraksin; brother-in-law of Fyodor III. He was also president of the Admiralty Collegium (1718-28).
Apraksin, Graf Pyotr (Ivanovich) (b. 1784 - d. Jan. 1, 1853 [Dec. 20, 1852, O.S.]), governor of Vladimir (1821-27) and Tver (1831); great-great-grandnephew of Graf Fyodor Apraksin.
Apraksin, Graf Pyotr (Matveyevich) (b. July 4 [June 24, O.S.], 1659 - d. June 9 [May 29, O.S.], 1728), governor of Astrakhan (1705-08) and Kazan (1708-13), president of the Russian Collegium of Justice (1722-26), and governor-general of St. Petersburg (1724-25). He was made Graf (count) in 1710.
Apraksin, Graf Pyotr (Nikolayevich) (b. Jan. 3, 1876, Nervi, Italy - d. Feb. 3, 1962, Brussels, Belgium), governor of Tavrida (1911-13); grandson of Graf Pyotr (Ivanovich) Apraksin.
Apresyan, Derenik (Zakharovich) (b. 1899, Tatlu, Erivan province, Russia [now Tatli, Azerbaijan] - d. [executed] Feb. 22, 1939), acting executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of Votyak autonomous oblast (1923-24). He was also people's commissar of interior of the Uzbek S.S.R. (1937-38).
Apró, Antal (b. Feb. 8, 1913, Szeged, Hungary - d. Dec. 9, 1994, Budapest, Hungary), a deputy premier (1953-56, 1957-58, 1961-71) and first deputy premier (1958-61) of Hungary. He was also minister of building materials industry (1952-53), construction (1956), and industry (1956-57) and president of the National Assembly (1971-84).
Apryatkin, Semyon (Semyonovich) (b. 1911, Baku, Russia [now in Azerbaijan] - d. Feb. 12, 1977, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Chechen-Ingush A.S.S.R. (1966-75).
Apsitis, Hermanis (b. Nov. 19, 1893, Naukseni, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. [executed] Jan. 19, 1942, U.S.S.R.), justice minister of Latvia (1934-40). He was also minister of welfare (1937).
Apsitis, Romans (b. Feb. 13, 1939, Riga, Latvia - d. Feb. 17?, 2022), justice minister of Latvia (1994-95). He was also ombudsman (2007-11).
Aqlan, Talal (Abdul Karim), acting prime minister of Yemen (2016). He was also minister of civil service and insurance (2016-19).
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Aquiraz, Gonçalo Baptista Vieira, barão de (b. May 17, 1819, São Matheus [now Jucás], Ceará, Brazil - d. March 10, 1896, Fortaleza, Ceará), acting president of Ceará (1868). He was made baron in 1871.