Museveni was involved in rebellions that toppled notorious Ugandan leaders Idi Amin (1971–79) and Milton Obote (1980–85) before capturing power in the 80s. In the mid to late 1990s, Museveni was celebrated by the West as part of a new generation of African leaders. During Museveni's...
A highly competent and intelligent man, he survived many rebellions and assassination attempts by family members and foreign powers to unify China under his own rule, bringing an end to the Warring States era.Bai Qi (d. 257 b.c.e.): the great Qin general who fought a series of ...
He later led successive rebellions against Henry IV of England and was slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his career. Birthplace: Alnwick, United Kingdom 56 Sir Walter Raleigh Practiced Alchemy 57 Johannes Reuchlin Cabalist Magician 58 Rudolph II Roman Emperor 59 ...
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of the global age of revolutions on these islands and seas, where islands were staging points for discourses of rights and freedom, and republican protest as much as imperial rivalry. At the mid-point of its chronology, the paper will construct a connected history of anti-colonial rebellions ...
Guo ZiyiGuo Ziyi was born in Zheng, Huazhou. He raised his family by martial arts, but after the Lushan and Shi Siming rebellions, he was tired of his official duties until Zhongshu Ling, who made him King of Fenyang and gave him the title of Shangfu. He died at the age of eighty...
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The author reveals in meticulous detail each of the kingships as well as the accompanying wars, revolts and rebellions. A considerable amount of space is devoted to the reigns of specific Assyrian kings, including Asshurnazirpal, Shalmaneser, Asshurnirari, Sargon, and many others. Throughout ...
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This was one of the chief reasons behind several rebellions, including the large-scale Pugachev's Rebellion of cossacks and peasants. Catherine decided to have herself inoculated against smallpox by a Scottish doctor, Thomas Dimsdale. While this was considered a controversial method at the time, ...