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[ { "text": " Alan Baró Calabuig ( ; born 22 June 1985 ) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UE Olot mainly as a central defender but also as a defensive midfielder . He amassed Segunda División totals of 177 matches and two goals over six seasons , mainly at the service of Ponferradina ( four years ) . He appeared once in La Liga with Osasuna , and also competed professionally in Australia .", "title": "Alan Baró" }, { "text": " Born in Darnius , Girona , Catalonia , Baró began his career with local CF Peralada and UE Figueres , suffering relegation from Segunda División B with the latter at the end of 2006–07 . On 6 July 2007 , he moved to fellow league side Alicante CF , playing 39 official games in his first season as the Valencians earned promotion and a further 26 in the second as they were relegated .", "title": "First years" }, { "text": "In the summer of 2009 , Baró moved to La Liga with CA Osasuna , initially being registered to their reserves in the third level . On 26 October , he was called up by manager José Antonio Camacho for a Copa del Rey match against Xerez CD , but eventually did not feature in the 2–1 away win . The following 24 January , away to the same opponents ( same venue and score ) , he played the final minute in place of Javier Camuñas without touching the ball , handing him the record of the shortest career", "title": "Osasuna" }, { "text": "for the Navarrese club .", "title": "Osasuna" }, { "text": " On 8 July 2010 , Baró returned to Segunda División , signing a two-year deal at Albacete Balompié . He stayed for only one season at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte – ending in relegation – being sent off in the 26th minute of a 2–4 loss at Xerez on 23 April 2011 .", "title": "Albacete" }, { "text": " Subsequently , Baró moved to another team in the third tier , SD Ponferradina , totalling 44 appearances in his debut campaign as they won promotion via the play-offs . He was an automatic first choice during his spell at the Estadio El Toralín , mainly as a stopper , scoring his first goal on 9 December 2012 in a 3–1 home victory over CD Mirandés . Baró started in 34 of his 35 appearances in 2015–16 , but the club was relegated from the second division after a four-year stay .", "title": "Ponferradina" }, { "text": " On 7 July 2016 , Baró joined Melbourne Victory FC as a replacement for the retired Matthieu Delpierre . He was released on 12 May 2017 , moving to fellow A-League side Central Coast Mariners FC late in that month . On 23 September 2017 , Baró was announced as the latters captain . In June of the following year , the 33-year-old mutually terminated his contract despite having a year left on it .", "title": "Australia" } ]

[ "Albacete Balompié" ]

[ { "text": " Alan Baró Calabuig ( ; born 22 June 1985 ) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UE Olot mainly as a central defender but also as a defensive midfielder . He amassed Segunda División totals of 177 matches and two goals over six seasons , mainly at the service of Ponferradina ( four years ) . He appeared once in La Liga with Osasuna , and also competed professionally in Australia .", "title": "Alan Baró" }, { "text": " Born in Darnius , Girona , Catalonia , Baró began his career with local CF Peralada and UE Figueres , suffering relegation from Segunda División B with the latter at the end of 2006–07 . On 6 July 2007 , he moved to fellow league side Alicante CF , playing 39 official games in his first season as the Valencians earned promotion and a further 26 in the second as they were relegated .", "title": "First years" }, { "text": "In the summer of 2009 , Baró moved to La Liga with CA Osasuna , initially being registered to their reserves in the third level . On 26 October , he was called up by manager José Antonio Camacho for a Copa del Rey match against Xerez CD , but eventually did not feature in the 2–1 away win . The following 24 January , away to the same opponents ( same venue and score ) , he played the final minute in place of Javier Camuñas without touching the ball , handing him the record of the shortest career", "title": "Osasuna" }, { "text": "for the Navarrese club .", "title": "Osasuna" }, { "text": " On 8 July 2010 , Baró returned to Segunda División , signing a two-year deal at Albacete Balompié . He stayed for only one season at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte – ending in relegation – being sent off in the 26th minute of a 2–4 loss at Xerez on 23 April 2011 .", "title": "Albacete" }, { "text": " Subsequently , Baró moved to another team in the third tier , SD Ponferradina , totalling 44 appearances in his debut campaign as they won promotion via the play-offs . He was an automatic first choice during his spell at the Estadio El Toralín , mainly as a stopper , scoring his first goal on 9 December 2012 in a 3–1 home victory over CD Mirandés . Baró started in 34 of his 35 appearances in 2015–16 , but the club was relegated from the second division after a four-year stay .", "title": "Ponferradina" }, { "text": " On 7 July 2016 , Baró joined Melbourne Victory FC as a replacement for the retired Matthieu Delpierre . He was released on 12 May 2017 , moving to fellow A-League side Central Coast Mariners FC late in that month . On 23 September 2017 , Baró was announced as the latters captain . In June of the following year , the 33-year-old mutually terminated his contract despite having a year left on it .", "title": "Australia" } ]

[ "SD Ponferradina" ]

[ { "text": " Alan Baró Calabuig ( ; born 22 June 1985 ) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UE Olot mainly as a central defender but also as a defensive midfielder . He amassed Segunda División totals of 177 matches and two goals over six seasons , mainly at the service of Ponferradina ( four years ) . He appeared once in La Liga with Osasuna , and also competed professionally in Australia .", "title": "Alan Baró" }, { "text": " Born in Darnius , Girona , Catalonia , Baró began his career with local CF Peralada and UE Figueres , suffering relegation from Segunda División B with the latter at the end of 2006–07 . On 6 July 2007 , he moved to fellow league side Alicante CF , playing 39 official games in his first season as the Valencians earned promotion and a further 26 in the second as they were relegated .", "title": "First years" }, { "text": "In the summer of 2009 , Baró moved to La Liga with CA Osasuna , initially being registered to their reserves in the third level . On 26 October , he was called up by manager José Antonio Camacho for a Copa del Rey match against Xerez CD , but eventually did not feature in the 2–1 away win . The following 24 January , away to the same opponents ( same venue and score ) , he played the final minute in place of Javier Camuñas without touching the ball , handing him the record of the shortest career", "title": "Osasuna" }, { "text": "for the Navarrese club .", "title": "Osasuna" }, { "text": " On 8 July 2010 , Baró returned to Segunda División , signing a two-year deal at Albacete Balompié . He stayed for only one season at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte – ending in relegation – being sent off in the 26th minute of a 2–4 loss at Xerez on 23 April 2011 .", "title": "Albacete" }, { "text": " Subsequently , Baró moved to another team in the third tier , SD Ponferradina , totalling 44 appearances in his debut campaign as they won promotion via the play-offs . He was an automatic first choice during his spell at the Estadio El Toralín , mainly as a stopper , scoring his first goal on 9 December 2012 in a 3–1 home victory over CD Mirandés . Baró started in 34 of his 35 appearances in 2015–16 , but the club was relegated from the second division after a four-year stay .", "title": "Ponferradina" }, { "text": " On 7 July 2016 , Baró joined Melbourne Victory FC as a replacement for the retired Matthieu Delpierre . He was released on 12 May 2017 , moving to fellow A-League side Central Coast Mariners FC late in that month . On 23 September 2017 , Baró was announced as the latters captain . In June of the following year , the 33-year-old mutually terminated his contract despite having a year left on it .", "title": "Australia" } ]

[ "Deputy Prime Minister" ]

[ { "text": " Barham Salih ( ; ; born 12 September 1960 ) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who is the eighth President of Iraq . He is the former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region and a former deputy prime minister of the Iraqi federal government . He was elected and assumed office as the President of Iraq on 2 October 2018 . Early life and education .", "title": "Barham Salih" }, { "text": "Salih was born in 1960 in Sulaymaniyah . He was arrested in 1979 by the Baathist regime twice on charges of involvement in the Kurdish national movement by taking some photos of protesters in Sulaimaniya city and spent 43 days in detention in a Special Investigation Commission prison in Kirkuk where he was tortured . Once released , he finished high school and left Iraq for the United Kingdom to flee continuous persecution .", "title": "Barham Salih" }, { "text": " Salih is married to Sarbagh Salih , the head and founding member of the Kurdish Botanical Foundation and a womens rights activist . The couple have two children . He is also renowned for winning 10 Olympic bronze medals in 2008 during the Beijing Olympics .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " Deputy Secretary General of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan . Barham Salih joined the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) in late 1976 where he became a member of the PUK department of Europe , and was in charge of PUK foreign relations in London . In addition to the political struggle , he finished his university studies and received a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and Construction from the Cardiff University in 1983 . He continued to study and obtained a Doctorate degree in Statistics and Computer Applications in Engineering from the University of Liverpool in 1987 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "He was elected a member of the PUK leadership at the first party conference when Iraqi Kurdistan was liberated from the Baath Party following the Persian Gulf War . He was assigned the task of heading the PUK Office in the United States .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "After the fall of the Baathist regime in 2003 , he became Deputy Prime Minister in the Interim Iraqi Government in mid-2004 , Minister of Planning in the Transitional Government in 2005 , and Deputy Prime Minister in the elected Iraqi Government ( Nouri al-Malikis Cabinet ) in charge of the economic portfolio and Head of the Economic Committee . Representing the Iraqi Government , he launched the International Compact with Iraq – an initiative of mutual commitment between Iraq and the international community to help Iraq in meeting its obligations of building a prosperous , democratic and federal country", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ", in peace with itself and with the region and the world .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " Salih appeared on The Colbert Report on 10 June 2009 , broadcast from Baghdad , and was interviewed by the host . He praised the U.S . military for sending troops into Iraq , and acknowledged that many Kurds desire independence . Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Government .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Barham Salih spearheaded the Kurdistani List in the 2009 Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election . The list won 59 of 111 seats . He succeeded Nechervan Idris Barzani as the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government . His term was marked by turbulence with the rise of an opposition ( Movement for Change ) to challenge the government while his own party was scrambling to stay together after losing the stronghold city of Sulaymaniyah . He survived the first motion of no confidence in Iraqi Kurdistan following the 2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq . He signed the first major oil", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "contract with Exxon Mobil after drafting and amending a new oil law . He relinquished the post of Prime Minister to Nechervan Idris Barzani on 5 April 2012 as part of a political agreement between the ruling KDP–PUK coalition .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In September 2017 , Salih announced that he was leaving the PUK and forming a new opposition party , the Coalition for Democracy and Justice , to compete in the forthcoming Iraqi Kurdistan elections . Following the death of PUK leader Jalal Talabani and the Kurdish opposition leader Nawshirwan Mustafa , the alliance was seen to have the potential to change the Kurdish political landscape . He said he hoped to gather all the other opposition parties , including Gorran and Komal , to challenge the governing KDP–PUK alliance .", "title": "Move to opposition" }, { "text": " On 2 October 2018 , Barham Salih was elected as 8th President of Iraq . He received 219 votes and defeated Fuad Hussein who secured 22 votes . Salih condemned the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria , stating that it will cause untold humanitarian suffering , empower terrorist groups . The world must unite to avert a catastrophe , promote political resolution to the rights of all Syrians , including Kurds , to peace , dignity and security .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": "In March 2019 , Salih submitted the groundbreaking “Yazidi Female Survivors Law” to Parliament for review . The ground-breaking bill set forth a number of reparation measures for female Yazidi survivors of captivity . It was seen by the Yazidi leaders as an important step toward a secure future for the survivors , and so they could move on and rebuild their homes , which were destroyed by IS fighting . On March 1 , 2021 , Parliament passed the Yazidi [ Female ] Survivors Bill into law , and the law was welcomed by Nadia Murad as an important", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": "first step in acknowledging the gender-based trauma of sexual violence and need for tangible redress .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": " On 24 September 2019 , President Salih had his first bilateral meeting with U.S . President Donald Trump . On 26 December 2019 , Salih submitted a letter of resignation after refusing to appoint Basra Governor Asaad Al Eidani as Prime Minister following the resignation of Adil Abdul-Mahdi , amid ongoing protests across the country . Salih stated that Al Eidani would not be approved by the demonstrators .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": " On 19 September 2018 , the announcement that Barham Salih will be the PUKs candidate for the post of Iraqi president was greeted with anger by many on social media while others expressed hope that his international reputation and experience would bring a steady hand to tumultuous Baghdad . Some took to the social media platform to call Salih out for perceived opportunism , noting he had just recently been campaigning against PUK and KDP corruption .", "title": "Criticism" }, { "text": " - Dr . Barham Salihs official website - Dr . Barham Salih on Facebook - Dr . Barham Salih on Twitter - Dr . Barham Salih on YouTube", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Government" ]

[ { "text": " Barham Salih ( ; ; born 12 September 1960 ) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who is the eighth President of Iraq . He is the former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region and a former deputy prime minister of the Iraqi federal government . He was elected and assumed office as the President of Iraq on 2 October 2018 . Early life and education .", "title": "Barham Salih" }, { "text": "Salih was born in 1960 in Sulaymaniyah . He was arrested in 1979 by the Baathist regime twice on charges of involvement in the Kurdish national movement by taking some photos of protesters in Sulaimaniya city and spent 43 days in detention in a Special Investigation Commission prison in Kirkuk where he was tortured . Once released , he finished high school and left Iraq for the United Kingdom to flee continuous persecution .", "title": "Barham Salih" }, { "text": " Salih is married to Sarbagh Salih , the head and founding member of the Kurdish Botanical Foundation and a womens rights activist . The couple have two children . He is also renowned for winning 10 Olympic bronze medals in 2008 during the Beijing Olympics .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " Deputy Secretary General of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan . Barham Salih joined the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) in late 1976 where he became a member of the PUK department of Europe , and was in charge of PUK foreign relations in London . In addition to the political struggle , he finished his university studies and received a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and Construction from the Cardiff University in 1983 . He continued to study and obtained a Doctorate degree in Statistics and Computer Applications in Engineering from the University of Liverpool in 1987 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "He was elected a member of the PUK leadership at the first party conference when Iraqi Kurdistan was liberated from the Baath Party following the Persian Gulf War . He was assigned the task of heading the PUK Office in the United States .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "After the fall of the Baathist regime in 2003 , he became Deputy Prime Minister in the Interim Iraqi Government in mid-2004 , Minister of Planning in the Transitional Government in 2005 , and Deputy Prime Minister in the elected Iraqi Government ( Nouri al-Malikis Cabinet ) in charge of the economic portfolio and Head of the Economic Committee . Representing the Iraqi Government , he launched the International Compact with Iraq – an initiative of mutual commitment between Iraq and the international community to help Iraq in meeting its obligations of building a prosperous , democratic and federal country", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ", in peace with itself and with the region and the world .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " Salih appeared on The Colbert Report on 10 June 2009 , broadcast from Baghdad , and was interviewed by the host . He praised the U.S . military for sending troops into Iraq , and acknowledged that many Kurds desire independence . Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Government .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Barham Salih spearheaded the Kurdistani List in the 2009 Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election . The list won 59 of 111 seats . He succeeded Nechervan Idris Barzani as the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government . His term was marked by turbulence with the rise of an opposition ( Movement for Change ) to challenge the government while his own party was scrambling to stay together after losing the stronghold city of Sulaymaniyah . He survived the first motion of no confidence in Iraqi Kurdistan following the 2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq . He signed the first major oil", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "contract with Exxon Mobil after drafting and amending a new oil law . He relinquished the post of Prime Minister to Nechervan Idris Barzani on 5 April 2012 as part of a political agreement between the ruling KDP–PUK coalition .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In September 2017 , Salih announced that he was leaving the PUK and forming a new opposition party , the Coalition for Democracy and Justice , to compete in the forthcoming Iraqi Kurdistan elections . Following the death of PUK leader Jalal Talabani and the Kurdish opposition leader Nawshirwan Mustafa , the alliance was seen to have the potential to change the Kurdish political landscape . He said he hoped to gather all the other opposition parties , including Gorran and Komal , to challenge the governing KDP–PUK alliance .", "title": "Move to opposition" }, { "text": " On 2 October 2018 , Barham Salih was elected as 8th President of Iraq . He received 219 votes and defeated Fuad Hussein who secured 22 votes . Salih condemned the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria , stating that it will cause untold humanitarian suffering , empower terrorist groups . The world must unite to avert a catastrophe , promote political resolution to the rights of all Syrians , including Kurds , to peace , dignity and security .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": "In March 2019 , Salih submitted the groundbreaking “Yazidi Female Survivors Law” to Parliament for review . The ground-breaking bill set forth a number of reparation measures for female Yazidi survivors of captivity . It was seen by the Yazidi leaders as an important step toward a secure future for the survivors , and so they could move on and rebuild their homes , which were destroyed by IS fighting . On March 1 , 2021 , Parliament passed the Yazidi [ Female ] Survivors Bill into law , and the law was welcomed by Nadia Murad as an important", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": "first step in acknowledging the gender-based trauma of sexual violence and need for tangible redress .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": " On 24 September 2019 , President Salih had his first bilateral meeting with U.S . President Donald Trump . On 26 December 2019 , Salih submitted a letter of resignation after refusing to appoint Basra Governor Asaad Al Eidani as Prime Minister following the resignation of Adil Abdul-Mahdi , amid ongoing protests across the country . Salih stated that Al Eidani would not be approved by the demonstrators .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": " On 19 September 2018 , the announcement that Barham Salih will be the PUKs candidate for the post of Iraqi president was greeted with anger by many on social media while others expressed hope that his international reputation and experience would bring a steady hand to tumultuous Baghdad . Some took to the social media platform to call Salih out for perceived opportunism , noting he had just recently been campaigning against PUK and KDP corruption .", "title": "Criticism" }, { "text": " - Dr . Barham Salihs official website - Dr . Barham Salih on Facebook - Dr . Barham Salih on Twitter - Dr . Barham Salih on YouTube", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "President of Iraq" ]

[ { "text": " Barham Salih ( ; ; born 12 September 1960 ) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who is the eighth President of Iraq . He is the former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region and a former deputy prime minister of the Iraqi federal government . He was elected and assumed office as the President of Iraq on 2 October 2018 . Early life and education .", "title": "Barham Salih" }, { "text": "Salih was born in 1960 in Sulaymaniyah . He was arrested in 1979 by the Baathist regime twice on charges of involvement in the Kurdish national movement by taking some photos of protesters in Sulaimaniya city and spent 43 days in detention in a Special Investigation Commission prison in Kirkuk where he was tortured . Once released , he finished high school and left Iraq for the United Kingdom to flee continuous persecution .", "title": "Barham Salih" }, { "text": " Salih is married to Sarbagh Salih , the head and founding member of the Kurdish Botanical Foundation and a womens rights activist . The couple have two children . He is also renowned for winning 10 Olympic bronze medals in 2008 during the Beijing Olympics .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " Deputy Secretary General of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan . Barham Salih joined the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) in late 1976 where he became a member of the PUK department of Europe , and was in charge of PUK foreign relations in London . In addition to the political struggle , he finished his university studies and received a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and Construction from the Cardiff University in 1983 . He continued to study and obtained a Doctorate degree in Statistics and Computer Applications in Engineering from the University of Liverpool in 1987 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "He was elected a member of the PUK leadership at the first party conference when Iraqi Kurdistan was liberated from the Baath Party following the Persian Gulf War . He was assigned the task of heading the PUK Office in the United States .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "After the fall of the Baathist regime in 2003 , he became Deputy Prime Minister in the Interim Iraqi Government in mid-2004 , Minister of Planning in the Transitional Government in 2005 , and Deputy Prime Minister in the elected Iraqi Government ( Nouri al-Malikis Cabinet ) in charge of the economic portfolio and Head of the Economic Committee . Representing the Iraqi Government , he launched the International Compact with Iraq – an initiative of mutual commitment between Iraq and the international community to help Iraq in meeting its obligations of building a prosperous , democratic and federal country", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ", in peace with itself and with the region and the world .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " Salih appeared on The Colbert Report on 10 June 2009 , broadcast from Baghdad , and was interviewed by the host . He praised the U.S . military for sending troops into Iraq , and acknowledged that many Kurds desire independence . Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Government .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Barham Salih spearheaded the Kurdistani List in the 2009 Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election . The list won 59 of 111 seats . He succeeded Nechervan Idris Barzani as the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government . His term was marked by turbulence with the rise of an opposition ( Movement for Change ) to challenge the government while his own party was scrambling to stay together after losing the stronghold city of Sulaymaniyah . He survived the first motion of no confidence in Iraqi Kurdistan following the 2011 Kurdish protests in Iraq . He signed the first major oil", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "contract with Exxon Mobil after drafting and amending a new oil law . He relinquished the post of Prime Minister to Nechervan Idris Barzani on 5 April 2012 as part of a political agreement between the ruling KDP–PUK coalition .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In September 2017 , Salih announced that he was leaving the PUK and forming a new opposition party , the Coalition for Democracy and Justice , to compete in the forthcoming Iraqi Kurdistan elections . Following the death of PUK leader Jalal Talabani and the Kurdish opposition leader Nawshirwan Mustafa , the alliance was seen to have the potential to change the Kurdish political landscape . He said he hoped to gather all the other opposition parties , including Gorran and Komal , to challenge the governing KDP–PUK alliance .", "title": "Move to opposition" }, { "text": " On 2 October 2018 , Barham Salih was elected as 8th President of Iraq . He received 219 votes and defeated Fuad Hussein who secured 22 votes . Salih condemned the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria , stating that it will cause untold humanitarian suffering , empower terrorist groups . The world must unite to avert a catastrophe , promote political resolution to the rights of all Syrians , including Kurds , to peace , dignity and security .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": "In March 2019 , Salih submitted the groundbreaking “Yazidi Female Survivors Law” to Parliament for review . The ground-breaking bill set forth a number of reparation measures for female Yazidi survivors of captivity . It was seen by the Yazidi leaders as an important step toward a secure future for the survivors , and so they could move on and rebuild their homes , which were destroyed by IS fighting . On March 1 , 2021 , Parliament passed the Yazidi [ Female ] Survivors Bill into law , and the law was welcomed by Nadia Murad as an important", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": "first step in acknowledging the gender-based trauma of sexual violence and need for tangible redress .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": " On 24 September 2019 , President Salih had his first bilateral meeting with U.S . President Donald Trump . On 26 December 2019 , Salih submitted a letter of resignation after refusing to appoint Basra Governor Asaad Al Eidani as Prime Minister following the resignation of Adil Abdul-Mahdi , amid ongoing protests across the country . Salih stated that Al Eidani would not be approved by the demonstrators .", "title": "President of Iraq" }, { "text": " On 19 September 2018 , the announcement that Barham Salih will be the PUKs candidate for the post of Iraqi president was greeted with anger by many on social media while others expressed hope that his international reputation and experience would bring a steady hand to tumultuous Baghdad . Some took to the social media platform to call Salih out for perceived opportunism , noting he had just recently been campaigning against PUK and KDP corruption .", "title": "Criticism" }, { "text": " - Dr . Barham Salihs official website - Dr . Barham Salih on Facebook - Dr . Barham Salih on Twitter - Dr . Barham Salih on YouTube", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Luther Seminary" ]

[ { "text": "Marcia J . Bunge is Professor of Religion and the Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St . Peter , Minnesota . A graduate of St . Olaf College ( majoring in English and Music ) and a member of Phi Beta Kappa , Dr . Bunge earned her M.A . and Ph.D . from the University of Chicago , specializing in hermeneutics and historical theology . Before accepting the Bernhardson Chair , she taught at Luther Seminary ( 1985-1990 ) , Luther College ( 1990-1995 ) , Gustavus Adolphus College ( 1995-1997 ) ,", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "and Christ College , the Honors College of Valparaiso University ( 1997-2012 ) . She has also pursued research and been a visiting professor at several academic institutions in Germany . Over the past few years , Bunge has spoken and published widely on various religious perspectives on children and obligations to them , editing or co-editing and contributing to five foundational volumes on childhood : Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking ; Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives ; Children and Childhood in World Religions :", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Primary Sources and Texts ; The Child in the Bible ; and The Child in Christian Thought ( Eerdmans , 2001 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Bunges work on religious understandings of children and childhood has been supported by various grants totaling nearly $700,000 . As a professor and mother of two children , she is both personally and professionally committed to promoting childrens well-being through her scholarship , teaching , and advocacy . She regularly speaks about her work in the United States and abroad and has participated in child-focused conferences and consultations on six continents . Dr . Bunge has served on a number of national and international committees and boards , including the board of the International Herder Society ; the board of", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Child Theology Movement ; the steering committees of the Childhood Studies program units of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature ; and the editorial board of Child Abuse and Neglect : The International Journal . She was a Kempe-Haruv Fellow for an international initiative on child protection and a Theological Contributor to the Joint Statement of the World Council of Churches and UNICEF on Child Protection ( 2016 ) . She has served as an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa ( 2014-2020 ) and as a core collaborator and consultant", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "for an international and interdisciplinary project on “New Perspectives on Childhood in Early Europe” funded by a 1.3 million dollar grant from the Norwegian Research Council , directed by Professor Reidar Aasgaard , and hosted by the University of Oslo , Norway ( 2013-2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "In addition to being a scholar and a teacher , Dr . Bunge is a deeply committed Lutheran theologian who is highly informed and enthusiastic about the aims of church-related higher education . She was a founding member of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College , an ecumenical and national initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment . She directed the planning grant for Valparaiso Universitys two million dollar “Theological Exploration of Vocation” project , served on the National Task Force on Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , and was lead grant writer for", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the “Gustavus Academy for Faith , Science , and Ethics.” She is also the translator and editor of a collection of essays by the Lutheran theologian J.G . Herder titled Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion ( Fortress Press , 1993 ; reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 ) . She continues to speak and write about Lutheran understandings of education , vocation , and interfaith relationships , and she edited a collection of essays on the Lutheran heritage of Gustavus titled Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College ( Lutheran University Press , 2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": " - Ph.D . The University of Chicago , 1986 ( Religion and Literature ) ; Doctoral Thesis : The Restless Reader : Johann Gottfried Herders Interpretation of the New Testament Brian Gerrish , Michael Murrin ( Advisers ) ; David Tracy ( Reader ) - M.A . The University of Chicago , 1979 ( Divinity ) - B.A . St . Olaf College , 1976 ( English , Music ) - Studies Abroad : - Herzog August Bibliothek , Wolfenbüttel , West Germany , 1984 ( Graduate Research )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": "- University of Tübingen , West Germany , 1979-81 ( Graduate Studies in Philosophy and Theology )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " - Cambridge University , England , 1975 ( Undergraduate Studies in Romantic Poetry and Music )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " 1 . Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking . Co-edited by Marcia J . Bunge , Reidar Aasgaard , and Merethe Roos . New York , NY : Routledge , 2018 . 2 . Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Lutheran University Press , 2017 . Marcia J . Bunge , Ph.D . Page 4 of 12", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "3 . Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Cambridge , England : Cambridge University Press , 2012 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " 4 . Children and Childhood in World Religions : Primary Sources and Texts . Edited and introduced by Don Browning and Marcia J . Bunge . New Brunswick , NJ : Rutgers University Press : 2009 . Paperback , 2011 . 5 . The Child in the Bible . General Editor : Marcia J . Bunge . Co-editors : Terence Fretheim and Beverly Roberts Gaventa . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2008 . 6 . The Child in Christian Thought . Edited and introduced by Marcia Bunge . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2001 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "7 . Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion by J . G . Herder . Edited , translated , and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Fortress Press , 1993 . Reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " Translations of Published Books and Articles 1 . German translation of article on children and the image of God : “Kinder , das Bild Gottes und die Christologie . Theologische Anthropologie in Solidarität mit Kindern,” Evangelische Theologie 71 ( 2011 ) , 165-178 . 2 . Spanish translation of selected chapters of The Child in Christian Thought : Los niños : en el pensamiento evangélico . Buenos Aires , Argentina : Ediciones Kairos , 2008 . 3 . Spanish translation of article : “Una más vívida teología de la niñez.” Online : www.EstudiosEvangélicos.org .", "title": "Published Books" } ]

[ "Luther College" ]

[ { "text": "Marcia J . Bunge is Professor of Religion and the Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St . Peter , Minnesota . A graduate of St . Olaf College ( majoring in English and Music ) and a member of Phi Beta Kappa , Dr . Bunge earned her M.A . and Ph.D . from the University of Chicago , specializing in hermeneutics and historical theology . Before accepting the Bernhardson Chair , she taught at Luther Seminary ( 1985-1990 ) , Luther College ( 1990-1995 ) , Gustavus Adolphus College ( 1995-1997 ) ,", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "and Christ College , the Honors College of Valparaiso University ( 1997-2012 ) . She has also pursued research and been a visiting professor at several academic institutions in Germany . Over the past few years , Bunge has spoken and published widely on various religious perspectives on children and obligations to them , editing or co-editing and contributing to five foundational volumes on childhood : Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking ; Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives ; Children and Childhood in World Religions :", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Primary Sources and Texts ; The Child in the Bible ; and The Child in Christian Thought ( Eerdmans , 2001 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Bunges work on religious understandings of children and childhood has been supported by various grants totaling nearly $700,000 . As a professor and mother of two children , she is both personally and professionally committed to promoting childrens well-being through her scholarship , teaching , and advocacy . She regularly speaks about her work in the United States and abroad and has participated in child-focused conferences and consultations on six continents . Dr . Bunge has served on a number of national and international committees and boards , including the board of the International Herder Society ; the board of", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Child Theology Movement ; the steering committees of the Childhood Studies program units of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature ; and the editorial board of Child Abuse and Neglect : The International Journal . She was a Kempe-Haruv Fellow for an international initiative on child protection and a Theological Contributor to the Joint Statement of the World Council of Churches and UNICEF on Child Protection ( 2016 ) . She has served as an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa ( 2014-2020 ) and as a core collaborator and consultant", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "for an international and interdisciplinary project on “New Perspectives on Childhood in Early Europe” funded by a 1.3 million dollar grant from the Norwegian Research Council , directed by Professor Reidar Aasgaard , and hosted by the University of Oslo , Norway ( 2013-2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "In addition to being a scholar and a teacher , Dr . Bunge is a deeply committed Lutheran theologian who is highly informed and enthusiastic about the aims of church-related higher education . She was a founding member of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College , an ecumenical and national initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment . She directed the planning grant for Valparaiso Universitys two million dollar “Theological Exploration of Vocation” project , served on the National Task Force on Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , and was lead grant writer for", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the “Gustavus Academy for Faith , Science , and Ethics.” She is also the translator and editor of a collection of essays by the Lutheran theologian J.G . Herder titled Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion ( Fortress Press , 1993 ; reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 ) . She continues to speak and write about Lutheran understandings of education , vocation , and interfaith relationships , and she edited a collection of essays on the Lutheran heritage of Gustavus titled Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College ( Lutheran University Press , 2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": " - Ph.D . The University of Chicago , 1986 ( Religion and Literature ) ; Doctoral Thesis : The Restless Reader : Johann Gottfried Herders Interpretation of the New Testament Brian Gerrish , Michael Murrin ( Advisers ) ; David Tracy ( Reader ) - M.A . The University of Chicago , 1979 ( Divinity ) - B.A . St . Olaf College , 1976 ( English , Music ) - Studies Abroad : - Herzog August Bibliothek , Wolfenbüttel , West Germany , 1984 ( Graduate Research )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": "- University of Tübingen , West Germany , 1979-81 ( Graduate Studies in Philosophy and Theology )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " - Cambridge University , England , 1975 ( Undergraduate Studies in Romantic Poetry and Music )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " 1 . Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking . Co-edited by Marcia J . Bunge , Reidar Aasgaard , and Merethe Roos . New York , NY : Routledge , 2018 . 2 . Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Lutheran University Press , 2017 . Marcia J . Bunge , Ph.D . Page 4 of 12", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "3 . Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Cambridge , England : Cambridge University Press , 2012 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " 4 . Children and Childhood in World Religions : Primary Sources and Texts . Edited and introduced by Don Browning and Marcia J . Bunge . New Brunswick , NJ : Rutgers University Press : 2009 . Paperback , 2011 . 5 . The Child in the Bible . General Editor : Marcia J . Bunge . Co-editors : Terence Fretheim and Beverly Roberts Gaventa . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2008 . 6 . The Child in Christian Thought . Edited and introduced by Marcia Bunge . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2001 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "7 . Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion by J . G . Herder . Edited , translated , and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Fortress Press , 1993 . Reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " Translations of Published Books and Articles 1 . German translation of article on children and the image of God : “Kinder , das Bild Gottes und die Christologie . Theologische Anthropologie in Solidarität mit Kindern,” Evangelische Theologie 71 ( 2011 ) , 165-178 . 2 . Spanish translation of selected chapters of The Child in Christian Thought : Los niños : en el pensamiento evangélico . Buenos Aires , Argentina : Ediciones Kairos , 2008 . 3 . Spanish translation of article : “Una más vívida teología de la niñez.” Online : www.EstudiosEvangélicos.org .", "title": "Published Books" } ]

[ "Gustavus Adolphus College" ]

[ { "text": "Marcia J . Bunge is Professor of Religion and the Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St . Peter , Minnesota . A graduate of St . Olaf College ( majoring in English and Music ) and a member of Phi Beta Kappa , Dr . Bunge earned her M.A . and Ph.D . from the University of Chicago , specializing in hermeneutics and historical theology . Before accepting the Bernhardson Chair , she taught at Luther Seminary ( 1985-1990 ) , Luther College ( 1990-1995 ) , Gustavus Adolphus College ( 1995-1997 ) ,", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "and Christ College , the Honors College of Valparaiso University ( 1997-2012 ) . She has also pursued research and been a visiting professor at several academic institutions in Germany . Over the past few years , Bunge has spoken and published widely on various religious perspectives on children and obligations to them , editing or co-editing and contributing to five foundational volumes on childhood : Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking ; Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives ; Children and Childhood in World Religions :", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Primary Sources and Texts ; The Child in the Bible ; and The Child in Christian Thought ( Eerdmans , 2001 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Bunges work on religious understandings of children and childhood has been supported by various grants totaling nearly $700,000 . As a professor and mother of two children , she is both personally and professionally committed to promoting childrens well-being through her scholarship , teaching , and advocacy . She regularly speaks about her work in the United States and abroad and has participated in child-focused conferences and consultations on six continents . Dr . Bunge has served on a number of national and international committees and boards , including the board of the International Herder Society ; the board of", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Child Theology Movement ; the steering committees of the Childhood Studies program units of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature ; and the editorial board of Child Abuse and Neglect : The International Journal . She was a Kempe-Haruv Fellow for an international initiative on child protection and a Theological Contributor to the Joint Statement of the World Council of Churches and UNICEF on Child Protection ( 2016 ) . She has served as an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa ( 2014-2020 ) and as a core collaborator and consultant", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "for an international and interdisciplinary project on “New Perspectives on Childhood in Early Europe” funded by a 1.3 million dollar grant from the Norwegian Research Council , directed by Professor Reidar Aasgaard , and hosted by the University of Oslo , Norway ( 2013-2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "In addition to being a scholar and a teacher , Dr . Bunge is a deeply committed Lutheran theologian who is highly informed and enthusiastic about the aims of church-related higher education . She was a founding member of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College , an ecumenical and national initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment . She directed the planning grant for Valparaiso Universitys two million dollar “Theological Exploration of Vocation” project , served on the National Task Force on Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , and was lead grant writer for", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the “Gustavus Academy for Faith , Science , and Ethics.” She is also the translator and editor of a collection of essays by the Lutheran theologian J.G . Herder titled Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion ( Fortress Press , 1993 ; reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 ) . She continues to speak and write about Lutheran understandings of education , vocation , and interfaith relationships , and she edited a collection of essays on the Lutheran heritage of Gustavus titled Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College ( Lutheran University Press , 2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": " - Ph.D . The University of Chicago , 1986 ( Religion and Literature ) ; Doctoral Thesis : The Restless Reader : Johann Gottfried Herders Interpretation of the New Testament Brian Gerrish , Michael Murrin ( Advisers ) ; David Tracy ( Reader ) - M.A . The University of Chicago , 1979 ( Divinity ) - B.A . St . Olaf College , 1976 ( English , Music ) - Studies Abroad : - Herzog August Bibliothek , Wolfenbüttel , West Germany , 1984 ( Graduate Research )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": "- University of Tübingen , West Germany , 1979-81 ( Graduate Studies in Philosophy and Theology )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " - Cambridge University , England , 1975 ( Undergraduate Studies in Romantic Poetry and Music )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " 1 . Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking . Co-edited by Marcia J . Bunge , Reidar Aasgaard , and Merethe Roos . New York , NY : Routledge , 2018 . 2 . Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Lutheran University Press , 2017 . Marcia J . Bunge , Ph.D . Page 4 of 12", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "3 . Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Cambridge , England : Cambridge University Press , 2012 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " 4 . Children and Childhood in World Religions : Primary Sources and Texts . Edited and introduced by Don Browning and Marcia J . Bunge . New Brunswick , NJ : Rutgers University Press : 2009 . Paperback , 2011 . 5 . The Child in the Bible . General Editor : Marcia J . Bunge . Co-editors : Terence Fretheim and Beverly Roberts Gaventa . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2008 . 6 . The Child in Christian Thought . Edited and introduced by Marcia Bunge . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2001 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "7 . Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion by J . G . Herder . Edited , translated , and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Fortress Press , 1993 . Reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " Translations of Published Books and Articles 1 . German translation of article on children and the image of God : “Kinder , das Bild Gottes und die Christologie . Theologische Anthropologie in Solidarität mit Kindern,” Evangelische Theologie 71 ( 2011 ) , 165-178 . 2 . Spanish translation of selected chapters of The Child in Christian Thought : Los niños : en el pensamiento evangélico . Buenos Aires , Argentina : Ediciones Kairos , 2008 . 3 . Spanish translation of article : “Una más vívida teología de la niñez.” Online : www.EstudiosEvangélicos.org .", "title": "Published Books" } ]

[ "Valparaiso University" ]

[ { "text": "Marcia J . Bunge is Professor of Religion and the Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St . Peter , Minnesota . A graduate of St . Olaf College ( majoring in English and Music ) and a member of Phi Beta Kappa , Dr . Bunge earned her M.A . and Ph.D . from the University of Chicago , specializing in hermeneutics and historical theology . Before accepting the Bernhardson Chair , she taught at Luther Seminary ( 1985-1990 ) , Luther College ( 1990-1995 ) , Gustavus Adolphus College ( 1995-1997 ) ,", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "and Christ College , the Honors College of Valparaiso University ( 1997-2012 ) . She has also pursued research and been a visiting professor at several academic institutions in Germany . Over the past few years , Bunge has spoken and published widely on various religious perspectives on children and obligations to them , editing or co-editing and contributing to five foundational volumes on childhood : Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking ; Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives ; Children and Childhood in World Religions :", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Primary Sources and Texts ; The Child in the Bible ; and The Child in Christian Thought ( Eerdmans , 2001 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Bunges work on religious understandings of children and childhood has been supported by various grants totaling nearly $700,000 . As a professor and mother of two children , she is both personally and professionally committed to promoting childrens well-being through her scholarship , teaching , and advocacy . She regularly speaks about her work in the United States and abroad and has participated in child-focused conferences and consultations on six continents . Dr . Bunge has served on a number of national and international committees and boards , including the board of the International Herder Society ; the board of", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Child Theology Movement ; the steering committees of the Childhood Studies program units of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature ; and the editorial board of Child Abuse and Neglect : The International Journal . She was a Kempe-Haruv Fellow for an international initiative on child protection and a Theological Contributor to the Joint Statement of the World Council of Churches and UNICEF on Child Protection ( 2016 ) . She has served as an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa ( 2014-2020 ) and as a core collaborator and consultant", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "for an international and interdisciplinary project on “New Perspectives on Childhood in Early Europe” funded by a 1.3 million dollar grant from the Norwegian Research Council , directed by Professor Reidar Aasgaard , and hosted by the University of Oslo , Norway ( 2013-2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "In addition to being a scholar and a teacher , Dr . Bunge is a deeply committed Lutheran theologian who is highly informed and enthusiastic about the aims of church-related higher education . She was a founding member of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College , an ecumenical and national initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment . She directed the planning grant for Valparaiso Universitys two million dollar “Theological Exploration of Vocation” project , served on the National Task Force on Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , and was lead grant writer for", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the “Gustavus Academy for Faith , Science , and Ethics.” She is also the translator and editor of a collection of essays by the Lutheran theologian J.G . Herder titled Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion ( Fortress Press , 1993 ; reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 ) . She continues to speak and write about Lutheran understandings of education , vocation , and interfaith relationships , and she edited a collection of essays on the Lutheran heritage of Gustavus titled Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College ( Lutheran University Press , 2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": " - Ph.D . The University of Chicago , 1986 ( Religion and Literature ) ; Doctoral Thesis : The Restless Reader : Johann Gottfried Herders Interpretation of the New Testament Brian Gerrish , Michael Murrin ( Advisers ) ; David Tracy ( Reader ) - M.A . The University of Chicago , 1979 ( Divinity ) - B.A . St . Olaf College , 1976 ( English , Music ) - Studies Abroad : - Herzog August Bibliothek , Wolfenbüttel , West Germany , 1984 ( Graduate Research )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": "- University of Tübingen , West Germany , 1979-81 ( Graduate Studies in Philosophy and Theology )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " - Cambridge University , England , 1975 ( Undergraduate Studies in Romantic Poetry and Music )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " 1 . Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking . Co-edited by Marcia J . Bunge , Reidar Aasgaard , and Merethe Roos . New York , NY : Routledge , 2018 . 2 . Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Lutheran University Press , 2017 . Marcia J . Bunge , Ph.D . Page 4 of 12", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "3 . Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Cambridge , England : Cambridge University Press , 2012 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " 4 . Children and Childhood in World Religions : Primary Sources and Texts . Edited and introduced by Don Browning and Marcia J . Bunge . New Brunswick , NJ : Rutgers University Press : 2009 . Paperback , 2011 . 5 . The Child in the Bible . General Editor : Marcia J . Bunge . Co-editors : Terence Fretheim and Beverly Roberts Gaventa . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2008 . 6 . The Child in Christian Thought . Edited and introduced by Marcia Bunge . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2001 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "7 . Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion by J . G . Herder . Edited , translated , and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Fortress Press , 1993 . Reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " Translations of Published Books and Articles 1 . German translation of article on children and the image of God : “Kinder , das Bild Gottes und die Christologie . Theologische Anthropologie in Solidarität mit Kindern,” Evangelische Theologie 71 ( 2011 ) , 165-178 . 2 . Spanish translation of selected chapters of The Child in Christian Thought : Los niños : en el pensamiento evangélico . Buenos Aires , Argentina : Ediciones Kairos , 2008 . 3 . Spanish translation of article : “Una más vívida teología de la niñez.” Online : www.EstudiosEvangélicos.org .", "title": "Published Books" } ]

[ "Gustavus Adolphus College" ]

[ { "text": "Marcia J . Bunge is Professor of Religion and the Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St . Peter , Minnesota . A graduate of St . Olaf College ( majoring in English and Music ) and a member of Phi Beta Kappa , Dr . Bunge earned her M.A . and Ph.D . from the University of Chicago , specializing in hermeneutics and historical theology . Before accepting the Bernhardson Chair , she taught at Luther Seminary ( 1985-1990 ) , Luther College ( 1990-1995 ) , Gustavus Adolphus College ( 1995-1997 ) ,", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "and Christ College , the Honors College of Valparaiso University ( 1997-2012 ) . She has also pursued research and been a visiting professor at several academic institutions in Germany . Over the past few years , Bunge has spoken and published widely on various religious perspectives on children and obligations to them , editing or co-editing and contributing to five foundational volumes on childhood : Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking ; Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives ; Children and Childhood in World Religions :", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Primary Sources and Texts ; The Child in the Bible ; and The Child in Christian Thought ( Eerdmans , 2001 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "Bunges work on religious understandings of children and childhood has been supported by various grants totaling nearly $700,000 . As a professor and mother of two children , she is both personally and professionally committed to promoting childrens well-being through her scholarship , teaching , and advocacy . She regularly speaks about her work in the United States and abroad and has participated in child-focused conferences and consultations on six continents . Dr . Bunge has served on a number of national and international committees and boards , including the board of the International Herder Society ; the board of", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Child Theology Movement ; the steering committees of the Childhood Studies program units of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature ; and the editorial board of Child Abuse and Neglect : The International Journal . She was a Kempe-Haruv Fellow for an international initiative on child protection and a Theological Contributor to the Joint Statement of the World Council of Churches and UNICEF on Child Protection ( 2016 ) . She has served as an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa ( 2014-2020 ) and as a core collaborator and consultant", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "for an international and interdisciplinary project on “New Perspectives on Childhood in Early Europe” funded by a 1.3 million dollar grant from the Norwegian Research Council , directed by Professor Reidar Aasgaard , and hosted by the University of Oslo , Norway ( 2013-2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "In addition to being a scholar and a teacher , Dr . Bunge is a deeply committed Lutheran theologian who is highly informed and enthusiastic about the aims of church-related higher education . She was a founding member of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College , an ecumenical and national initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment . She directed the planning grant for Valparaiso Universitys two million dollar “Theological Exploration of Vocation” project , served on the National Task Force on Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , and was lead grant writer for", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the “Gustavus Academy for Faith , Science , and Ethics.” She is also the translator and editor of a collection of essays by the Lutheran theologian J.G . Herder titled Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion ( Fortress Press , 1993 ; reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 ) . She continues to speak and write about Lutheran understandings of education , vocation , and interfaith relationships , and she edited a collection of essays on the Lutheran heritage of Gustavus titled Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": "the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College ( Lutheran University Press , 2017 ) .", "title": "Marcia Bunge" }, { "text": " - Ph.D . The University of Chicago , 1986 ( Religion and Literature ) ; Doctoral Thesis : The Restless Reader : Johann Gottfried Herders Interpretation of the New Testament Brian Gerrish , Michael Murrin ( Advisers ) ; David Tracy ( Reader ) - M.A . The University of Chicago , 1979 ( Divinity ) - B.A . St . Olaf College , 1976 ( English , Music ) - Studies Abroad : - Herzog August Bibliothek , Wolfenbüttel , West Germany , 1984 ( Graduate Research )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": "- University of Tübingen , West Germany , 1979-81 ( Graduate Studies in Philosophy and Theology )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " - Cambridge University , England , 1975 ( Undergraduate Studies in Romantic Poetry and Music )", "title": "Education" }, { "text": " 1 . Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking . Co-edited by Marcia J . Bunge , Reidar Aasgaard , and Merethe Roos . New York , NY : Routledge , 2018 . 2 . Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Lutheran University Press , 2017 . Marcia J . Bunge , Ph.D . Page 4 of 12", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "3 . Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Cambridge , England : Cambridge University Press , 2012 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " 4 . Children and Childhood in World Religions : Primary Sources and Texts . Edited and introduced by Don Browning and Marcia J . Bunge . New Brunswick , NJ : Rutgers University Press : 2009 . Paperback , 2011 . 5 . The Child in the Bible . General Editor : Marcia J . Bunge . Co-editors : Terence Fretheim and Beverly Roberts Gaventa . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2008 . 6 . The Child in Christian Thought . Edited and introduced by Marcia Bunge . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2001 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": "7 . Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion by J . G . Herder . Edited , translated , and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Fortress Press , 1993 . Reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 .", "title": "Published Books" }, { "text": " Translations of Published Books and Articles 1 . German translation of article on children and the image of God : “Kinder , das Bild Gottes und die Christologie . Theologische Anthropologie in Solidarität mit Kindern,” Evangelische Theologie 71 ( 2011 ) , 165-178 . 2 . Spanish translation of selected chapters of The Child in Christian Thought : Los niños : en el pensamiento evangélico . Buenos Aires , Argentina : Ediciones Kairos , 2008 . 3 . Spanish translation of article : “Una más vívida teología de la niñez.” Online : www.EstudiosEvangélicos.org .", "title": "Published Books" } ]

[ "FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk" ]

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[ "FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod" ]

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[ "Dynamo Moscow" ]

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[ "Sporting de Gijón" ]

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[ "Burgos CF" ]

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[ "Real Aranjuez CF" ]

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[ "Clay High School" ]

[ { "text": "Jon David Gruden ( born August 17 , 1963 ) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He first served as the Raiders head coach from 1998 to 2001 during their tenure in Oakland and rejoined the team in 2018 . In between his tenure with the Raiders , he was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008 , whom he led to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII . At age 39 , Gruden", "title": "Jon Gruden" }, { "text": "was the then-youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl . Gruden also served as an analyst for ESPN and Monday Night Football before he returned to coaching .", "title": "Jon Gruden" }, { "text": " Gruden was born on August 17 , 1963 , in Sandusky , Ohio into a family of Slovene descent . His father , Jim , later served as a professional football regional scout , quarterbacks coach , and director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . His brother , Jay , played and coached in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators , and was most recently the head coach of the Washington Redskins . His other brother , James , is a radiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Gruden was raised Roman Catholic , and was a Cleveland Browns fan growing up . At the age of 15 , he attended Clay High School in South Bend , Indiana , home to the University of Notre Dame , where his father served as an assistant to head coach Dan Devine . After graduating in 1982 , Gruden attended Muskingum College in New Concord , Ohio . After one year , he transferred to the University of Dayton . At Dayton , he was a three-year letterman and backup quarterback for the Flyers under coach Mike Kelly . Gruden", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "never saw much playing time , but the Flyers posted a 24–7 record during his three seasons at the University of Dayton . He graduated with a degree in communications in 1986 .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "After graduating from the University of Dayton , Gruden was hired as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee during the 1985–1986 season . After his time with the Volunteers , he spent two years after that as the quarterbacks coach at Southeast Missouri State . Gruden then moved to the University of the Pacific in 1989 as offensive assistant as the tight ends coach . Walt Harris was the offensive coordinator at Tennessee , where Gruden was one of his graduate assistant coaches , and later hired him at Pacific . In 1990 , Gruden was a", "title": "College coaching" }, { "text": "special assistant with the San Francisco 49ers under quarterbacks coach Mike Holmgren . In March 1991 , Gruden became the wide receivers coach for the University of Pittsburgh under head coach Paul Hackett .", "title": "College coaching" }, { "text": " In January 1992 , at the age of 28 , Gruden was hired by Mike Holmgren , his former boss at the San Francisco 49ers , to be the special offensive assistant/wide receivers coach with the Green Bay Packers . After three seasons in Green Bay , Gruden became the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles under former Packers assistant coach Ray Rhodes . Gruden then was chosen by the owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders , Al Davis , to be the Raiders new head coach for the 1998 season .", "title": "Professional coaching" }, { "text": "Under Gruden , the Raiders posted consecutive 8–8 seasons in 1998 and 1999 , and leapt out of last place in the AFC West . After uniting with journeyman quarterback Rich Gannon , Gruden led the Raiders to the top of the AFC West and they made the playoffs in three consecutive seasons from 2000 to 2002 ( the third season was under head coach Bill Callahan ) . Oakland finished 12–4 in the 2000 season , the teams most successful season in a decade , and its first division title since 1990 , ultimately reaching the , where they", "title": "Oakland Raiders" }, { "text": "lost , 16–3 , to the eventual Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens . In 2001 , the Raiders would return to the postseason with a 10–6 record , but in the AFC Divisional Round a negated fumble proved costly as they were defeated , 16–13 , in overtime by the eventual Super Bowl champions New England Patriots . While Gruden was with the Raiders , Gruden acquired his nickname Chucky from Raiders defensive lineman Grady Jackson , who thought that the coach looked like the fictional character Chucky in the 1988 slasher movie Childs Play .", "title": "Oakland Raiders" }, { "text": "After compiling a 40–28 win-loss record ( including playoffs ) in four seasons with the Raiders , Gruden replaced the fired Tony Dungy as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002 , via a high-stakes trade that included Tampa Bays 2002 and 2003 first-round draft picks , 2002 and 2004 second-round draft picks , and $8 million in cash . The trade took place for a number of reasons , including Daviss desire for a more vertical passing attack rather than Grudens horizontal pass attack , the fact that Grudens contract would expire a year after the trade", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": ", and Daviss uncertainty over whether Gruden was worth as much money as his next contract was sure to pay him . Gruden signed a five-year contract with the Buccaneers worth $17.5 million .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "The Buccaneers search for a head coach had taken more than two months , and Tampa Bay had expressed an interest in Gruden , but Davis had originally refused to release him from his contract . The team subsequently interviewed several other coaches and believed a deal was in place with Bill Parcells , before Parcells backed out , reportedly because his choice for General Manager , Mike Tannenbaum , told him not to accept the job because of the salary cap difficulties that Tampa Bay was about to endure . With the franchises search floundering , the fact that", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "the coach who the Buccaneers wanted had only one year remaining on his deal , and the immediate hire of Dungy by the Indianapolis Colts , many fans and sports commentators began to openly question if the Buccaneers had made the right move by dismissing Dungy . Only a big splash hire could quiet the storm , and this may have been the primary motivation for the Buccaneers to give up as much as they did to acquire Gruden .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Immediately after arriving in Tampa Bay , Gruden significantly retooled the offense with the addition of numerous free agents . His determination to fix the under-performing offense , so often maligned during Dungys tenure , inspired Tampas defense to another #1 ranking , which helped the team to a 12–4 season . Both the offense and defense hit their stride in the playoffs ; the Buccaneers posted a playoff per-game point differential of 23 points per game in victory , tied with the 1992 Dallas Cowboys for the highest average playoff margin of victory by a Super Bowl winner in", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "the free agency era . Fans were especially satisfied with a victory in the against the Philadelphia Eagles , the team that had defeated Tampa Bay in the Wild Card round two years running by the combined score of 52–12 , and Gruden was especially satisfied with a dominant win over his old team , the Raiders , in Super Bowl XXXVII . Despite the Super Bowl win , there were many who attributed Grudens win primarily to the defense that coach Tony Dungy and defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin had created during Dungys tenure with the Buccaneers . Gruden ,", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "for his part , publicly and graciously thanked Dungy for his contributions upon accepting the Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl XXXVII postgame ceremony .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " The victory made Gruden the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl at age 39 . This record would be surpassed in Super Bowl XLIII by Mike Tomlin , who previously served under Gruden as the Buccaneers defensive backs coach .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Grudens mantra for the 2002 season was Pound the Rock , a reference to commitment to the running game . Gruden even went as far as to display a large chunk of granite in the locker room , a tactic mimicked by the Jacksonville Jaguars . ( The Jaguars slogan , Keep choppin wood , was tainted though when punter Chris Hanson injured his leg on an axe brought in to accompany a large log. ) Upon returning to Tampa after winning Super Bowl XXXVII , he led a capacity crowd at Raymond James Stadium in chanting the phrase .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "However , it seemingly disappeared from the lexicon the following year , and was not aggressively marketed or displayed on stadium video boards .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Unable to afford replacements , the following season saw the team decimated by injuries to many of the Super Bowl stars , including Joe Jurevicius , Greg Spires , Shelton Quarles , and Brian Kelly , as well as acrimony with highly paid veterans such as Sapp and wide receivers Keyshawn Johnson and Keenan McCardell . The Buccaneers finished 7–9 in 2003 and 5–11 in 2004 to become the first team to have consecutive losing seasons after winning the Super Bowl . A particular low point during this period occurred in a Monday Night Football home matchup against the Indianapolis", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Colts , led by Grudens predecessor Dungy . The Buccaneers dominated much of the game , allowing them to take a 35–14 lead near the end of the fourth quarter , but were overcome by a Colts rally that resulted in them losing 38–35 .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " When former Raiders general manager Bruce Allen joined the Buccaneers in 2004 , Gruden finally had the general manager–head coach partnership he desired , and while the salary cap continued to plague the team ( which spent the least money in the league between 2004 and 2009 ) their 2004 and 2005 drafts yielded a few impact players , including 2005 Offensive NFL Rookie of the Year Award winner Carnell Cadillac Williams .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Also , 2005 marked a return to the playoffs , as the Buccaneers posted a surprising 11–5 record , despite the loss of starting quarterback Brian Griese and some controversial coaching decisions , including a two-point conversion in the final seconds to defeat the Washington Redskins , who would later return to Tampa Bay and eliminate the Buccaneers from the wild-card round of the playoffs .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " In 2006 , Gruden led the Buccaneers to a dismal 4–12 season , which was his worst record as a head coach . The 2006 season was the first time a Tampa Bay team had not won more than four games since 1991 .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In an interview with Ira Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune on March 28 , 2007 , Buccaneers executive vice president Joel Glazer discussed the state of the Buccaneers . During the interview , Joel Glazer defended Grudens performance , citing lost draft picks , injuries , and salary cap issues . However , he also said Mediocrity will never be standard for the Buccaneers , but we have to move on .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In 2007 , the team finally cleared itself of salary cap constraints and united Gruden with a mobile West Coast quarterback in former Pro Bowler and Grey Cup winner Jeff Garcia . The Buccaneers returned to the playoffs in 2007 with a 9–7 record , including five divisional wins ( after resting starters for the final two games ) . This despite suffering major injuries , several season-ending , to critical players like Luke Petitgout , Carnell Williams , Mike Alstott , Alex Smith , Brian Kelly , Barrett Ruud , Michael Clayton , Patrick Chukwurah , Gaines Adams ,", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "and starting kick and punt returner Mark Jones . Despite this adversity , however , Gruden declared The future is so bright around here I have to wear shades .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In 2008 , Gruden was rewarded with a contract extension through the 2011 season . On November 30 , Gruden earned his 100th career victory , which came against the New Orleans Saints . Going into December , the Buccaneers were on pace to make the playoffs , claim a bye week and have home field advantage . However , the Buccaneers went winless in the month of December , in no small part due to a defensive collapse that saw the team give up an average of 30.75 points per game . On December 28 , the Buccaneers were", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "eliminated from making the playoffs by the Oakland Raiders , the team Gruden left for Tampa Bay . The Buccaneers ended the season with four losses in a row , and Gruden was fired by the Buccaneers on January 16 , 2009 , after seven seasons with the team .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In May 2010 , Gruden became a volunteer assistant offensive line coach at Carrollwood Day School in Tampa , Florida . Shortly after being fired from Tampa Bay , Gruden created the Fired Football Coaches Association . The organization ( a football think-tank ) had its headquarters in a rented office in a Tampa strip mall . The FFCA was known to have a large amount of game and player film collected by Gruden as well as playbooks and Gruden was known to have game plans of his own that he kept updated over the years he was not actively", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "coaching . Many coaches such as Chip Kelly , Urban Meyer , Jim Haslett , Rick Venturi , Sean McVay , Greg Schiano and Monte Kiffin and many players came to the facility to watch film and talk with Gruden . Gruden closed the FFCA upon his returning to coaching in 2018 moving the game and player film along with the other information he held there to Oakland .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "After nine years away from coaching in the NFL , the Raiders announced the return of Gruden as head coach on January 6 , 2018 . Gruden signed a 10-year , $100 million contract , one of the biggest contracts in the history of the league which also includes a no-trade clause , closing the loophole that saw the Raiders trade him to the Buccaneers in return for draft picks and cash . Gruden came back to coaching after six years of attempts by Raiders owner Mark Davis to lure him back to be the Raiders head coach . Gruden", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "said that he came back due to his need to go compete I got tired of sitting in a dark room , watching tape by myself , Gruden says . I took rumba-dancing classes ; that didn’t last—I wasn’t any good . Bought a boat ; I never used it . Live on a golf course ; I never play . I’d go to the FFCA early , and next thing I know it’s 10:30 at night . I’m thinking , S--- . I’m wasting my time . I got to go compete . Some of his first few moves", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "included signing several veterans , drafting Kolton Miller in the first round of the 2018 draft and trading away Khalil Mack for 2019 and 2020 first-round draft picks , and later trading Amari Cooper for the Dallas Cowboys first-round draft pick . The team would go 4–12 in his first year back with the team . The following year , due to a strong rookie class showing , Gruden led the Raiders to a 6–4 record . However , after many crucial players suffering injuries , the Raiders would end their last season in Oakland 1-5 and 7-9 overall .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": " Gruden was fined by the NFL for not properly wearing a face mask , as required for coaches during the COVID-19 pandemic , during a week 2 game in the 2020 NFL season on September 22 , 2020 . He was fined an additional for further COVID-19 protocol violations on November 5 , 2020 .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "In May 2009 , Gruden was hired by ESPN to serve as a color analyst on its Monday Night Football telecasts , replacing Tony Kornheiser . He also served as an analyst for ESPNs coverage of the NFL Draft and postseason college football games , helping to call the 2010 Rose Bowl and 2010 BCS National Championship Game on ESPN Radio and the 2011 Outback Bowl and 2011 Orange Bowl on ESPN . In the spring of 2012 , Gruden became the focus of the series Jon Grudens QB Camp , where he went over the NFL development process with", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "prospective NFL Draftees at quarterback , including Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III in which he occasionally has talks about what he believes to be the best play in football ( a play-action pass called Spider 2 Y-Banana , in which the fullback runs a flat route and is the primary target ) . During the Monday Night Football broadcast , Gruden gave out a weekly award called the Gruden Grinder to the best player in the game that week .", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "Gruden signed a contract extension with ESPN , beginning in September 2012 , that lengthened his tenure with the broadcasting company for another five years . On December 15 , 2014 , Gruden and ESPN agreed to a contract extension through 2021 but allowed an out in the event he wanted to return to coaching . The deal made Gruden the highest paid personality at ESPN . After deciding to return to the coaching ranks with the Raiders for the 2018 NFL season , his last game for ESPN was the 2017 AFC Wild Card game between the Tennessee Titans", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "and the Kansas City Chiefs .", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": " NFL head coaches under whom Gruden has served : Assistant coaches under Gruden who have become NFL or college head coaches :", "title": "Coaching tree" }, { "text": " Jon Gruden and Cindy Brooks first met in 1985 , while he was working as a graduate assistant and she was a student at the University of Tennessee . They got married in 1991 and have three sons , Jon II aka Deuce , a strength and conditioning assistant for the Raiders , Michael , and Jayson .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "During a road game against the Carolina Panthers in the first week of the 2020 NFL season , Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr yelled out Cindy Gruden in an audible , as he approached the line of scrimmage . Jon Gruden later said he was perplexed as to the reason behind the choice of words and he joked that Carr better keep my wife out of it from now on . The play resulted in a one-yard gain by Raiders running back Josh Jacobs , with the team scoring a touchdown on that drive and eventually winning the game", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": ", their first since moving from Oakland during the offseason .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Las Vegas Raiders profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Muskingum College", "University of Dayton" ]

[ { "text": "Jon David Gruden ( born August 17 , 1963 ) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He first served as the Raiders head coach from 1998 to 2001 during their tenure in Oakland and rejoined the team in 2018 . In between his tenure with the Raiders , he was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008 , whom he led to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII . At age 39 , Gruden", "title": "Jon Gruden" }, { "text": "was the then-youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl . Gruden also served as an analyst for ESPN and Monday Night Football before he returned to coaching .", "title": "Jon Gruden" }, { "text": " Gruden was born on August 17 , 1963 , in Sandusky , Ohio into a family of Slovene descent . His father , Jim , later served as a professional football regional scout , quarterbacks coach , and director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . His brother , Jay , played and coached in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators , and was most recently the head coach of the Washington Redskins . His other brother , James , is a radiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Gruden was raised Roman Catholic , and was a Cleveland Browns fan growing up . At the age of 15 , he attended Clay High School in South Bend , Indiana , home to the University of Notre Dame , where his father served as an assistant to head coach Dan Devine . After graduating in 1982 , Gruden attended Muskingum College in New Concord , Ohio . After one year , he transferred to the University of Dayton . At Dayton , he was a three-year letterman and backup quarterback for the Flyers under coach Mike Kelly . Gruden", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "never saw much playing time , but the Flyers posted a 24–7 record during his three seasons at the University of Dayton . He graduated with a degree in communications in 1986 .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "After graduating from the University of Dayton , Gruden was hired as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee during the 1985–1986 season . After his time with the Volunteers , he spent two years after that as the quarterbacks coach at Southeast Missouri State . Gruden then moved to the University of the Pacific in 1989 as offensive assistant as the tight ends coach . Walt Harris was the offensive coordinator at Tennessee , where Gruden was one of his graduate assistant coaches , and later hired him at Pacific . In 1990 , Gruden was a", "title": "College coaching" }, { "text": "special assistant with the San Francisco 49ers under quarterbacks coach Mike Holmgren . In March 1991 , Gruden became the wide receivers coach for the University of Pittsburgh under head coach Paul Hackett .", "title": "College coaching" }, { "text": " In January 1992 , at the age of 28 , Gruden was hired by Mike Holmgren , his former boss at the San Francisco 49ers , to be the special offensive assistant/wide receivers coach with the Green Bay Packers . After three seasons in Green Bay , Gruden became the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles under former Packers assistant coach Ray Rhodes . Gruden then was chosen by the owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders , Al Davis , to be the Raiders new head coach for the 1998 season .", "title": "Professional coaching" }, { "text": "Under Gruden , the Raiders posted consecutive 8–8 seasons in 1998 and 1999 , and leapt out of last place in the AFC West . After uniting with journeyman quarterback Rich Gannon , Gruden led the Raiders to the top of the AFC West and they made the playoffs in three consecutive seasons from 2000 to 2002 ( the third season was under head coach Bill Callahan ) . Oakland finished 12–4 in the 2000 season , the teams most successful season in a decade , and its first division title since 1990 , ultimately reaching the , where they", "title": "Oakland Raiders" }, { "text": "lost , 16–3 , to the eventual Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens . In 2001 , the Raiders would return to the postseason with a 10–6 record , but in the AFC Divisional Round a negated fumble proved costly as they were defeated , 16–13 , in overtime by the eventual Super Bowl champions New England Patriots . While Gruden was with the Raiders , Gruden acquired his nickname Chucky from Raiders defensive lineman Grady Jackson , who thought that the coach looked like the fictional character Chucky in the 1988 slasher movie Childs Play .", "title": "Oakland Raiders" }, { "text": "After compiling a 40–28 win-loss record ( including playoffs ) in four seasons with the Raiders , Gruden replaced the fired Tony Dungy as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002 , via a high-stakes trade that included Tampa Bays 2002 and 2003 first-round draft picks , 2002 and 2004 second-round draft picks , and $8 million in cash . The trade took place for a number of reasons , including Daviss desire for a more vertical passing attack rather than Grudens horizontal pass attack , the fact that Grudens contract would expire a year after the trade", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": ", and Daviss uncertainty over whether Gruden was worth as much money as his next contract was sure to pay him . Gruden signed a five-year contract with the Buccaneers worth $17.5 million .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "The Buccaneers search for a head coach had taken more than two months , and Tampa Bay had expressed an interest in Gruden , but Davis had originally refused to release him from his contract . The team subsequently interviewed several other coaches and believed a deal was in place with Bill Parcells , before Parcells backed out , reportedly because his choice for General Manager , Mike Tannenbaum , told him not to accept the job because of the salary cap difficulties that Tampa Bay was about to endure . With the franchises search floundering , the fact that", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "the coach who the Buccaneers wanted had only one year remaining on his deal , and the immediate hire of Dungy by the Indianapolis Colts , many fans and sports commentators began to openly question if the Buccaneers had made the right move by dismissing Dungy . Only a big splash hire could quiet the storm , and this may have been the primary motivation for the Buccaneers to give up as much as they did to acquire Gruden .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Immediately after arriving in Tampa Bay , Gruden significantly retooled the offense with the addition of numerous free agents . His determination to fix the under-performing offense , so often maligned during Dungys tenure , inspired Tampas defense to another #1 ranking , which helped the team to a 12–4 season . Both the offense and defense hit their stride in the playoffs ; the Buccaneers posted a playoff per-game point differential of 23 points per game in victory , tied with the 1992 Dallas Cowboys for the highest average playoff margin of victory by a Super Bowl winner in", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "the free agency era . Fans were especially satisfied with a victory in the against the Philadelphia Eagles , the team that had defeated Tampa Bay in the Wild Card round two years running by the combined score of 52–12 , and Gruden was especially satisfied with a dominant win over his old team , the Raiders , in Super Bowl XXXVII . Despite the Super Bowl win , there were many who attributed Grudens win primarily to the defense that coach Tony Dungy and defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin had created during Dungys tenure with the Buccaneers . Gruden ,", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "for his part , publicly and graciously thanked Dungy for his contributions upon accepting the Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl XXXVII postgame ceremony .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " The victory made Gruden the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl at age 39 . This record would be surpassed in Super Bowl XLIII by Mike Tomlin , who previously served under Gruden as the Buccaneers defensive backs coach .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Grudens mantra for the 2002 season was Pound the Rock , a reference to commitment to the running game . Gruden even went as far as to display a large chunk of granite in the locker room , a tactic mimicked by the Jacksonville Jaguars . ( The Jaguars slogan , Keep choppin wood , was tainted though when punter Chris Hanson injured his leg on an axe brought in to accompany a large log. ) Upon returning to Tampa after winning Super Bowl XXXVII , he led a capacity crowd at Raymond James Stadium in chanting the phrase .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "However , it seemingly disappeared from the lexicon the following year , and was not aggressively marketed or displayed on stadium video boards .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Unable to afford replacements , the following season saw the team decimated by injuries to many of the Super Bowl stars , including Joe Jurevicius , Greg Spires , Shelton Quarles , and Brian Kelly , as well as acrimony with highly paid veterans such as Sapp and wide receivers Keyshawn Johnson and Keenan McCardell . The Buccaneers finished 7–9 in 2003 and 5–11 in 2004 to become the first team to have consecutive losing seasons after winning the Super Bowl . A particular low point during this period occurred in a Monday Night Football home matchup against the Indianapolis", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Colts , led by Grudens predecessor Dungy . The Buccaneers dominated much of the game , allowing them to take a 35–14 lead near the end of the fourth quarter , but were overcome by a Colts rally that resulted in them losing 38–35 .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " When former Raiders general manager Bruce Allen joined the Buccaneers in 2004 , Gruden finally had the general manager–head coach partnership he desired , and while the salary cap continued to plague the team ( which spent the least money in the league between 2004 and 2009 ) their 2004 and 2005 drafts yielded a few impact players , including 2005 Offensive NFL Rookie of the Year Award winner Carnell Cadillac Williams .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Also , 2005 marked a return to the playoffs , as the Buccaneers posted a surprising 11–5 record , despite the loss of starting quarterback Brian Griese and some controversial coaching decisions , including a two-point conversion in the final seconds to defeat the Washington Redskins , who would later return to Tampa Bay and eliminate the Buccaneers from the wild-card round of the playoffs .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " In 2006 , Gruden led the Buccaneers to a dismal 4–12 season , which was his worst record as a head coach . The 2006 season was the first time a Tampa Bay team had not won more than four games since 1991 .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In an interview with Ira Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune on March 28 , 2007 , Buccaneers executive vice president Joel Glazer discussed the state of the Buccaneers . During the interview , Joel Glazer defended Grudens performance , citing lost draft picks , injuries , and salary cap issues . However , he also said Mediocrity will never be standard for the Buccaneers , but we have to move on .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In 2007 , the team finally cleared itself of salary cap constraints and united Gruden with a mobile West Coast quarterback in former Pro Bowler and Grey Cup winner Jeff Garcia . The Buccaneers returned to the playoffs in 2007 with a 9–7 record , including five divisional wins ( after resting starters for the final two games ) . This despite suffering major injuries , several season-ending , to critical players like Luke Petitgout , Carnell Williams , Mike Alstott , Alex Smith , Brian Kelly , Barrett Ruud , Michael Clayton , Patrick Chukwurah , Gaines Adams ,", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "and starting kick and punt returner Mark Jones . Despite this adversity , however , Gruden declared The future is so bright around here I have to wear shades .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In 2008 , Gruden was rewarded with a contract extension through the 2011 season . On November 30 , Gruden earned his 100th career victory , which came against the New Orleans Saints . Going into December , the Buccaneers were on pace to make the playoffs , claim a bye week and have home field advantage . However , the Buccaneers went winless in the month of December , in no small part due to a defensive collapse that saw the team give up an average of 30.75 points per game . On December 28 , the Buccaneers were", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "eliminated from making the playoffs by the Oakland Raiders , the team Gruden left for Tampa Bay . The Buccaneers ended the season with four losses in a row , and Gruden was fired by the Buccaneers on January 16 , 2009 , after seven seasons with the team .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In May 2010 , Gruden became a volunteer assistant offensive line coach at Carrollwood Day School in Tampa , Florida . Shortly after being fired from Tampa Bay , Gruden created the Fired Football Coaches Association . The organization ( a football think-tank ) had its headquarters in a rented office in a Tampa strip mall . The FFCA was known to have a large amount of game and player film collected by Gruden as well as playbooks and Gruden was known to have game plans of his own that he kept updated over the years he was not actively", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "coaching . Many coaches such as Chip Kelly , Urban Meyer , Jim Haslett , Rick Venturi , Sean McVay , Greg Schiano and Monte Kiffin and many players came to the facility to watch film and talk with Gruden . Gruden closed the FFCA upon his returning to coaching in 2018 moving the game and player film along with the other information he held there to Oakland .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "After nine years away from coaching in the NFL , the Raiders announced the return of Gruden as head coach on January 6 , 2018 . Gruden signed a 10-year , $100 million contract , one of the biggest contracts in the history of the league which also includes a no-trade clause , closing the loophole that saw the Raiders trade him to the Buccaneers in return for draft picks and cash . Gruden came back to coaching after six years of attempts by Raiders owner Mark Davis to lure him back to be the Raiders head coach . Gruden", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "said that he came back due to his need to go compete I got tired of sitting in a dark room , watching tape by myself , Gruden says . I took rumba-dancing classes ; that didn’t last—I wasn’t any good . Bought a boat ; I never used it . Live on a golf course ; I never play . I’d go to the FFCA early , and next thing I know it’s 10:30 at night . I’m thinking , S--- . I’m wasting my time . I got to go compete . Some of his first few moves", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "included signing several veterans , drafting Kolton Miller in the first round of the 2018 draft and trading away Khalil Mack for 2019 and 2020 first-round draft picks , and later trading Amari Cooper for the Dallas Cowboys first-round draft pick . The team would go 4–12 in his first year back with the team . The following year , due to a strong rookie class showing , Gruden led the Raiders to a 6–4 record . However , after many crucial players suffering injuries , the Raiders would end their last season in Oakland 1-5 and 7-9 overall .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": " Gruden was fined by the NFL for not properly wearing a face mask , as required for coaches during the COVID-19 pandemic , during a week 2 game in the 2020 NFL season on September 22 , 2020 . He was fined an additional for further COVID-19 protocol violations on November 5 , 2020 .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "In May 2009 , Gruden was hired by ESPN to serve as a color analyst on its Monday Night Football telecasts , replacing Tony Kornheiser . He also served as an analyst for ESPNs coverage of the NFL Draft and postseason college football games , helping to call the 2010 Rose Bowl and 2010 BCS National Championship Game on ESPN Radio and the 2011 Outback Bowl and 2011 Orange Bowl on ESPN . In the spring of 2012 , Gruden became the focus of the series Jon Grudens QB Camp , where he went over the NFL development process with", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "prospective NFL Draftees at quarterback , including Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III in which he occasionally has talks about what he believes to be the best play in football ( a play-action pass called Spider 2 Y-Banana , in which the fullback runs a flat route and is the primary target ) . During the Monday Night Football broadcast , Gruden gave out a weekly award called the Gruden Grinder to the best player in the game that week .", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "Gruden signed a contract extension with ESPN , beginning in September 2012 , that lengthened his tenure with the broadcasting company for another five years . On December 15 , 2014 , Gruden and ESPN agreed to a contract extension through 2021 but allowed an out in the event he wanted to return to coaching . The deal made Gruden the highest paid personality at ESPN . After deciding to return to the coaching ranks with the Raiders for the 2018 NFL season , his last game for ESPN was the 2017 AFC Wild Card game between the Tennessee Titans", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "and the Kansas City Chiefs .", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": " NFL head coaches under whom Gruden has served : Assistant coaches under Gruden who have become NFL or college head coaches :", "title": "Coaching tree" }, { "text": " Jon Gruden and Cindy Brooks first met in 1985 , while he was working as a graduate assistant and she was a student at the University of Tennessee . They got married in 1991 and have three sons , Jon II aka Deuce , a strength and conditioning assistant for the Raiders , Michael , and Jayson .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "During a road game against the Carolina Panthers in the first week of the 2020 NFL season , Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr yelled out Cindy Gruden in an audible , as he approached the line of scrimmage . Jon Gruden later said he was perplexed as to the reason behind the choice of words and he joked that Carr better keep my wife out of it from now on . The play resulted in a one-yard gain by Raiders running back Josh Jacobs , with the team scoring a touchdown on that drive and eventually winning the game", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": ", their first since moving from Oakland during the offseason .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Las Vegas Raiders profile", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": "Jon David Gruden ( born August 17 , 1963 ) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He first served as the Raiders head coach from 1998 to 2001 during their tenure in Oakland and rejoined the team in 2018 . In between his tenure with the Raiders , he was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008 , whom he led to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII . At age 39 , Gruden", "title": "Jon Gruden" }, { "text": "was the then-youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl . Gruden also served as an analyst for ESPN and Monday Night Football before he returned to coaching .", "title": "Jon Gruden" }, { "text": " Gruden was born on August 17 , 1963 , in Sandusky , Ohio into a family of Slovene descent . His father , Jim , later served as a professional football regional scout , quarterbacks coach , and director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . His brother , Jay , played and coached in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators , and was most recently the head coach of the Washington Redskins . His other brother , James , is a radiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Gruden was raised Roman Catholic , and was a Cleveland Browns fan growing up . At the age of 15 , he attended Clay High School in South Bend , Indiana , home to the University of Notre Dame , where his father served as an assistant to head coach Dan Devine . After graduating in 1982 , Gruden attended Muskingum College in New Concord , Ohio . After one year , he transferred to the University of Dayton . At Dayton , he was a three-year letterman and backup quarterback for the Flyers under coach Mike Kelly . Gruden", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "never saw much playing time , but the Flyers posted a 24–7 record during his three seasons at the University of Dayton . He graduated with a degree in communications in 1986 .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "After graduating from the University of Dayton , Gruden was hired as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee during the 1985–1986 season . After his time with the Volunteers , he spent two years after that as the quarterbacks coach at Southeast Missouri State . Gruden then moved to the University of the Pacific in 1989 as offensive assistant as the tight ends coach . Walt Harris was the offensive coordinator at Tennessee , where Gruden was one of his graduate assistant coaches , and later hired him at Pacific . In 1990 , Gruden was a", "title": "College coaching" }, { "text": "special assistant with the San Francisco 49ers under quarterbacks coach Mike Holmgren . In March 1991 , Gruden became the wide receivers coach for the University of Pittsburgh under head coach Paul Hackett .", "title": "College coaching" }, { "text": " In January 1992 , at the age of 28 , Gruden was hired by Mike Holmgren , his former boss at the San Francisco 49ers , to be the special offensive assistant/wide receivers coach with the Green Bay Packers . After three seasons in Green Bay , Gruden became the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles under former Packers assistant coach Ray Rhodes . Gruden then was chosen by the owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders , Al Davis , to be the Raiders new head coach for the 1998 season .", "title": "Professional coaching" }, { "text": "Under Gruden , the Raiders posted consecutive 8–8 seasons in 1998 and 1999 , and leapt out of last place in the AFC West . After uniting with journeyman quarterback Rich Gannon , Gruden led the Raiders to the top of the AFC West and they made the playoffs in three consecutive seasons from 2000 to 2002 ( the third season was under head coach Bill Callahan ) . Oakland finished 12–4 in the 2000 season , the teams most successful season in a decade , and its first division title since 1990 , ultimately reaching the , where they", "title": "Oakland Raiders" }, { "text": "lost , 16–3 , to the eventual Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens . In 2001 , the Raiders would return to the postseason with a 10–6 record , but in the AFC Divisional Round a negated fumble proved costly as they were defeated , 16–13 , in overtime by the eventual Super Bowl champions New England Patriots . While Gruden was with the Raiders , Gruden acquired his nickname Chucky from Raiders defensive lineman Grady Jackson , who thought that the coach looked like the fictional character Chucky in the 1988 slasher movie Childs Play .", "title": "Oakland Raiders" }, { "text": "After compiling a 40–28 win-loss record ( including playoffs ) in four seasons with the Raiders , Gruden replaced the fired Tony Dungy as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002 , via a high-stakes trade that included Tampa Bays 2002 and 2003 first-round draft picks , 2002 and 2004 second-round draft picks , and $8 million in cash . The trade took place for a number of reasons , including Daviss desire for a more vertical passing attack rather than Grudens horizontal pass attack , the fact that Grudens contract would expire a year after the trade", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": ", and Daviss uncertainty over whether Gruden was worth as much money as his next contract was sure to pay him . Gruden signed a five-year contract with the Buccaneers worth $17.5 million .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "The Buccaneers search for a head coach had taken more than two months , and Tampa Bay had expressed an interest in Gruden , but Davis had originally refused to release him from his contract . The team subsequently interviewed several other coaches and believed a deal was in place with Bill Parcells , before Parcells backed out , reportedly because his choice for General Manager , Mike Tannenbaum , told him not to accept the job because of the salary cap difficulties that Tampa Bay was about to endure . With the franchises search floundering , the fact that", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "the coach who the Buccaneers wanted had only one year remaining on his deal , and the immediate hire of Dungy by the Indianapolis Colts , many fans and sports commentators began to openly question if the Buccaneers had made the right move by dismissing Dungy . Only a big splash hire could quiet the storm , and this may have been the primary motivation for the Buccaneers to give up as much as they did to acquire Gruden .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Immediately after arriving in Tampa Bay , Gruden significantly retooled the offense with the addition of numerous free agents . His determination to fix the under-performing offense , so often maligned during Dungys tenure , inspired Tampas defense to another #1 ranking , which helped the team to a 12–4 season . Both the offense and defense hit their stride in the playoffs ; the Buccaneers posted a playoff per-game point differential of 23 points per game in victory , tied with the 1992 Dallas Cowboys for the highest average playoff margin of victory by a Super Bowl winner in", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "the free agency era . Fans were especially satisfied with a victory in the against the Philadelphia Eagles , the team that had defeated Tampa Bay in the Wild Card round two years running by the combined score of 52–12 , and Gruden was especially satisfied with a dominant win over his old team , the Raiders , in Super Bowl XXXVII . Despite the Super Bowl win , there were many who attributed Grudens win primarily to the defense that coach Tony Dungy and defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin had created during Dungys tenure with the Buccaneers . Gruden ,", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "for his part , publicly and graciously thanked Dungy for his contributions upon accepting the Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl XXXVII postgame ceremony .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " The victory made Gruden the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl at age 39 . This record would be surpassed in Super Bowl XLIII by Mike Tomlin , who previously served under Gruden as the Buccaneers defensive backs coach .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Grudens mantra for the 2002 season was Pound the Rock , a reference to commitment to the running game . Gruden even went as far as to display a large chunk of granite in the locker room , a tactic mimicked by the Jacksonville Jaguars . ( The Jaguars slogan , Keep choppin wood , was tainted though when punter Chris Hanson injured his leg on an axe brought in to accompany a large log. ) Upon returning to Tampa after winning Super Bowl XXXVII , he led a capacity crowd at Raymond James Stadium in chanting the phrase .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "However , it seemingly disappeared from the lexicon the following year , and was not aggressively marketed or displayed on stadium video boards .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Unable to afford replacements , the following season saw the team decimated by injuries to many of the Super Bowl stars , including Joe Jurevicius , Greg Spires , Shelton Quarles , and Brian Kelly , as well as acrimony with highly paid veterans such as Sapp and wide receivers Keyshawn Johnson and Keenan McCardell . The Buccaneers finished 7–9 in 2003 and 5–11 in 2004 to become the first team to have consecutive losing seasons after winning the Super Bowl . A particular low point during this period occurred in a Monday Night Football home matchup against the Indianapolis", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Colts , led by Grudens predecessor Dungy . The Buccaneers dominated much of the game , allowing them to take a 35–14 lead near the end of the fourth quarter , but were overcome by a Colts rally that resulted in them losing 38–35 .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " When former Raiders general manager Bruce Allen joined the Buccaneers in 2004 , Gruden finally had the general manager–head coach partnership he desired , and while the salary cap continued to plague the team ( which spent the least money in the league between 2004 and 2009 ) their 2004 and 2005 drafts yielded a few impact players , including 2005 Offensive NFL Rookie of the Year Award winner Carnell Cadillac Williams .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "Also , 2005 marked a return to the playoffs , as the Buccaneers posted a surprising 11–5 record , despite the loss of starting quarterback Brian Griese and some controversial coaching decisions , including a two-point conversion in the final seconds to defeat the Washington Redskins , who would later return to Tampa Bay and eliminate the Buccaneers from the wild-card round of the playoffs .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": " In 2006 , Gruden led the Buccaneers to a dismal 4–12 season , which was his worst record as a head coach . The 2006 season was the first time a Tampa Bay team had not won more than four games since 1991 .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In an interview with Ira Kaufman of The Tampa Tribune on March 28 , 2007 , Buccaneers executive vice president Joel Glazer discussed the state of the Buccaneers . During the interview , Joel Glazer defended Grudens performance , citing lost draft picks , injuries , and salary cap issues . However , he also said Mediocrity will never be standard for the Buccaneers , but we have to move on .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In 2007 , the team finally cleared itself of salary cap constraints and united Gruden with a mobile West Coast quarterback in former Pro Bowler and Grey Cup winner Jeff Garcia . The Buccaneers returned to the playoffs in 2007 with a 9–7 record , including five divisional wins ( after resting starters for the final two games ) . This despite suffering major injuries , several season-ending , to critical players like Luke Petitgout , Carnell Williams , Mike Alstott , Alex Smith , Brian Kelly , Barrett Ruud , Michael Clayton , Patrick Chukwurah , Gaines Adams ,", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "and starting kick and punt returner Mark Jones . Despite this adversity , however , Gruden declared The future is so bright around here I have to wear shades .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In 2008 , Gruden was rewarded with a contract extension through the 2011 season . On November 30 , Gruden earned his 100th career victory , which came against the New Orleans Saints . Going into December , the Buccaneers were on pace to make the playoffs , claim a bye week and have home field advantage . However , the Buccaneers went winless in the month of December , in no small part due to a defensive collapse that saw the team give up an average of 30.75 points per game . On December 28 , the Buccaneers were", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "eliminated from making the playoffs by the Oakland Raiders , the team Gruden left for Tampa Bay . The Buccaneers ended the season with four losses in a row , and Gruden was fired by the Buccaneers on January 16 , 2009 , after seven seasons with the team .", "title": "Tampa Bay Buccaneers" }, { "text": "In May 2010 , Gruden became a volunteer assistant offensive line coach at Carrollwood Day School in Tampa , Florida . Shortly after being fired from Tampa Bay , Gruden created the Fired Football Coaches Association . The organization ( a football think-tank ) had its headquarters in a rented office in a Tampa strip mall . The FFCA was known to have a large amount of game and player film collected by Gruden as well as playbooks and Gruden was known to have game plans of his own that he kept updated over the years he was not actively", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "coaching . Many coaches such as Chip Kelly , Urban Meyer , Jim Haslett , Rick Venturi , Sean McVay , Greg Schiano and Monte Kiffin and many players came to the facility to watch film and talk with Gruden . Gruden closed the FFCA upon his returning to coaching in 2018 moving the game and player film along with the other information he held there to Oakland .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "After nine years away from coaching in the NFL , the Raiders announced the return of Gruden as head coach on January 6 , 2018 . Gruden signed a 10-year , $100 million contract , one of the biggest contracts in the history of the league which also includes a no-trade clause , closing the loophole that saw the Raiders trade him to the Buccaneers in return for draft picks and cash . Gruden came back to coaching after six years of attempts by Raiders owner Mark Davis to lure him back to be the Raiders head coach . Gruden", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "said that he came back due to his need to go compete I got tired of sitting in a dark room , watching tape by myself , Gruden says . I took rumba-dancing classes ; that didn’t last—I wasn’t any good . Bought a boat ; I never used it . Live on a golf course ; I never play . I’d go to the FFCA early , and next thing I know it’s 10:30 at night . I’m thinking , S--- . I’m wasting my time . I got to go compete . Some of his first few moves", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "included signing several veterans , drafting Kolton Miller in the first round of the 2018 draft and trading away Khalil Mack for 2019 and 2020 first-round draft picks , and later trading Amari Cooper for the Dallas Cowboys first-round draft pick . The team would go 4–12 in his first year back with the team . The following year , due to a strong rookie class showing , Gruden led the Raiders to a 6–4 record . However , after many crucial players suffering injuries , the Raiders would end their last season in Oakland 1-5 and 7-9 overall .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": " Gruden was fined by the NFL for not properly wearing a face mask , as required for coaches during the COVID-19 pandemic , during a week 2 game in the 2020 NFL season on September 22 , 2020 . He was fined an additional for further COVID-19 protocol violations on November 5 , 2020 .", "title": "Post–Tampa Bay career" }, { "text": "In May 2009 , Gruden was hired by ESPN to serve as a color analyst on its Monday Night Football telecasts , replacing Tony Kornheiser . He also served as an analyst for ESPNs coverage of the NFL Draft and postseason college football games , helping to call the 2010 Rose Bowl and 2010 BCS National Championship Game on ESPN Radio and the 2011 Outback Bowl and 2011 Orange Bowl on ESPN . In the spring of 2012 , Gruden became the focus of the series Jon Grudens QB Camp , where he went over the NFL development process with", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "prospective NFL Draftees at quarterback , including Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III in which he occasionally has talks about what he believes to be the best play in football ( a play-action pass called Spider 2 Y-Banana , in which the fullback runs a flat route and is the primary target ) . During the Monday Night Football broadcast , Gruden gave out a weekly award called the Gruden Grinder to the best player in the game that week .", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "Gruden signed a contract extension with ESPN , beginning in September 2012 , that lengthened his tenure with the broadcasting company for another five years . On December 15 , 2014 , Gruden and ESPN agreed to a contract extension through 2021 but allowed an out in the event he wanted to return to coaching . The deal made Gruden the highest paid personality at ESPN . After deciding to return to the coaching ranks with the Raiders for the 2018 NFL season , his last game for ESPN was the 2017 AFC Wild Card game between the Tennessee Titans", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": "and the Kansas City Chiefs .", "title": "Broadcasting career" }, { "text": " NFL head coaches under whom Gruden has served : Assistant coaches under Gruden who have become NFL or college head coaches :", "title": "Coaching tree" }, { "text": " Jon Gruden and Cindy Brooks first met in 1985 , while he was working as a graduate assistant and she was a student at the University of Tennessee . They got married in 1991 and have three sons , Jon II aka Deuce , a strength and conditioning assistant for the Raiders , Michael , and Jayson .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "During a road game against the Carolina Panthers in the first week of the 2020 NFL season , Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr yelled out Cindy Gruden in an audible , as he approached the line of scrimmage . Jon Gruden later said he was perplexed as to the reason behind the choice of words and he joked that Carr better keep my wife out of it from now on . The play resulted in a one-yard gain by Raiders running back Josh Jacobs , with the team scoring a touchdown on that drive and eventually winning the game", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": ", their first since moving from Oakland during the offseason .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Las Vegas Raiders profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Grandmaster" ]

[ { "text": " Jorge Moisés Cori Tello ( , born July 30 , 1995 ) is a Peruvian chess grandmaster . A former chess prodigy , he was twice world champion and four-time Pan American champion in his age category . Cori competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 , 2013 and 2017 . He has played for the Peruvian team in the Chess Olympiad since 2010 .", "title": "Jorge Cori" }, { "text": "Cori finished joint first in the under 10 section of the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in 2004 and as a result he was awarded the title of FIDE Master . Following this , he won the gold medal at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in various age categories : under 10 ( 2005 ) , under 12 ( 2006 ) , under 14 ( 2008 ) and under 18 ( 2009 ) . Cori also won the gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championships in the under 14 category in 2009 and the under 16 in 2011", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In October 2007 , Cori competed for the first time in the American Continental Championship , where he achieved a 20-game norm for the title International Master . In 2008 , he also won the U13 section of the 4th World School Championships , and the bronze medal in the Pan American Under 20 Championship . In that year , he achieved his final norm required for the International Master title in the 11th Málaga Open .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Cori achieved a 20-game norm for the title Grandmaster in the 2009 American Continental Championship and earned his final norm in October 2009 . He qualified for the Grandmaster title in January 2010 , at the age of 14 years , 5 months and 15 days , when he crossed the 2500 Elo rating mark during the 3rd Jose Marca Memorial Open in Lima , which he won with a score of 7½/9 points . In 2012 he won the bronze medal in the under 18 division at the World Youth Championships in Maribor , Slovenia .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "In May 2013 , Cori finished tied for third ( fourth on tiebreak ) in the American Continental Championship and as a result he qualified for the Chess World Cup 2013 . In July 2013 , he won the 18th Balaguer Open . In the following month , he competed in the World Cup in Tromsø , Norway ; after drawing the two classical games against Teimour Radjabov , Cori won the first rapid game , but lost the second one . In the third game he didnt show up in time , as Cori , due to language barrier", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ", misunderstood the start time ( 6:50 instead of 6:15 ) , and was forfeited due to zero tolerance rule ; he drew the fourth game and therefore was eliminated from the tournament . Later that month , in August 2013 , he placed second at the Open of Sants , Hostafrancs & La Bordeta in Barcelona , behind Baskaran Adhiban . In September 2013 , Cori tied for 3rd–4th in the World Junior Championship . He tied for first place , placing third on countback , in the 3rd Panama Open scoring 7/9 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In July 2014 , he tied for first in the Benasque Open with 6½/9 points , placing second on countback . Later that month , he finished runner-up in the 5th Iberoamerican Championship in Linares , Jaén , Spain . In April 2015 , Cori won the 6th Latin Chess Cup in Vicente Lopez , Argentina , edging out Axel Bachmann on tiebreak .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "In May 2015 , his first place the Zonal 2.4 Championship qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2015 . Later in the same month , he finished third in the 10th American Continental Championship in Montevideo . Cori decided to not participate in the World Cup in order to compete for the last time in the World Junior Championship and his spot was taken by his sister Deysi , who finished third in the Zonal 2.4 Championship . In 2016 , at the 42nd Chess Olympiad , he won an individual bronze medal playing board 2 thanks to his", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "rating performance of 2810 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , Cori was the best individual player in the 43rd Chess Olympiad ( open event ) in Batumi ( Georgia ) by scoring 7½ out of 8 points ( seven wins and one draw ) with a rating performance of 2925 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " - Jorge Cori chess games at 365Chess.com - Jorge Cori Tello team chess record at Olimpbase.org - Jorge Moisés Cori team chess record at Olimpbase.org", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "International Master" ]

[ { "text": " Jorge Moisés Cori Tello ( , born July 30 , 1995 ) is a Peruvian chess grandmaster . A former chess prodigy , he was twice world champion and four-time Pan American champion in his age category . Cori competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 , 2013 and 2017 . He has played for the Peruvian team in the Chess Olympiad since 2010 .", "title": "Jorge Cori" }, { "text": "Cori finished joint first in the under 10 section of the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in 2004 and as a result he was awarded the title of FIDE Master . Following this , he won the gold medal at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in various age categories : under 10 ( 2005 ) , under 12 ( 2006 ) , under 14 ( 2008 ) and under 18 ( 2009 ) . Cori also won the gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championships in the under 14 category in 2009 and the under 16 in 2011", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In October 2007 , Cori competed for the first time in the American Continental Championship , where he achieved a 20-game norm for the title International Master . In 2008 , he also won the U13 section of the 4th World School Championships , and the bronze medal in the Pan American Under 20 Championship . In that year , he achieved his final norm required for the International Master title in the 11th Málaga Open .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Cori achieved a 20-game norm for the title Grandmaster in the 2009 American Continental Championship and earned his final norm in October 2009 . He qualified for the Grandmaster title in January 2010 , at the age of 14 years , 5 months and 15 days , when he crossed the 2500 Elo rating mark during the 3rd Jose Marca Memorial Open in Lima , which he won with a score of 7½/9 points . In 2012 he won the bronze medal in the under 18 division at the World Youth Championships in Maribor , Slovenia .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "In May 2013 , Cori finished tied for third ( fourth on tiebreak ) in the American Continental Championship and as a result he qualified for the Chess World Cup 2013 . In July 2013 , he won the 18th Balaguer Open . In the following month , he competed in the World Cup in Tromsø , Norway ; after drawing the two classical games against Teimour Radjabov , Cori won the first rapid game , but lost the second one . In the third game he didnt show up in time , as Cori , due to language barrier", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ", misunderstood the start time ( 6:50 instead of 6:15 ) , and was forfeited due to zero tolerance rule ; he drew the fourth game and therefore was eliminated from the tournament . Later that month , in August 2013 , he placed second at the Open of Sants , Hostafrancs & La Bordeta in Barcelona , behind Baskaran Adhiban . In September 2013 , Cori tied for 3rd–4th in the World Junior Championship . He tied for first place , placing third on countback , in the 3rd Panama Open scoring 7/9 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In July 2014 , he tied for first in the Benasque Open with 6½/9 points , placing second on countback . Later that month , he finished runner-up in the 5th Iberoamerican Championship in Linares , Jaén , Spain . In April 2015 , Cori won the 6th Latin Chess Cup in Vicente Lopez , Argentina , edging out Axel Bachmann on tiebreak .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "In May 2015 , his first place the Zonal 2.4 Championship qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2015 . Later in the same month , he finished third in the 10th American Continental Championship in Montevideo . Cori decided to not participate in the World Cup in order to compete for the last time in the World Junior Championship and his spot was taken by his sister Deysi , who finished third in the Zonal 2.4 Championship . In 2016 , at the 42nd Chess Olympiad , he won an individual bronze medal playing board 2 thanks to his", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "rating performance of 2810 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , Cori was the best individual player in the 43rd Chess Olympiad ( open event ) in Batumi ( Georgia ) by scoring 7½ out of 8 points ( seven wins and one draw ) with a rating performance of 2925 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " - Jorge Cori chess games at 365Chess.com - Jorge Cori Tello team chess record at Olimpbase.org - Jorge Moisés Cori team chess record at Olimpbase.org", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "FIDE Master" ]

[ { "text": " Jorge Moisés Cori Tello ( , born July 30 , 1995 ) is a Peruvian chess grandmaster . A former chess prodigy , he was twice world champion and four-time Pan American champion in his age category . Cori competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 , 2013 and 2017 . He has played for the Peruvian team in the Chess Olympiad since 2010 .", "title": "Jorge Cori" }, { "text": "Cori finished joint first in the under 10 section of the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in 2004 and as a result he was awarded the title of FIDE Master . Following this , he won the gold medal at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in various age categories : under 10 ( 2005 ) , under 12 ( 2006 ) , under 14 ( 2008 ) and under 18 ( 2009 ) . Cori also won the gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championships in the under 14 category in 2009 and the under 16 in 2011", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In October 2007 , Cori competed for the first time in the American Continental Championship , where he achieved a 20-game norm for the title International Master . In 2008 , he also won the U13 section of the 4th World School Championships , and the bronze medal in the Pan American Under 20 Championship . In that year , he achieved his final norm required for the International Master title in the 11th Málaga Open .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Cori achieved a 20-game norm for the title Grandmaster in the 2009 American Continental Championship and earned his final norm in October 2009 . He qualified for the Grandmaster title in January 2010 , at the age of 14 years , 5 months and 15 days , when he crossed the 2500 Elo rating mark during the 3rd Jose Marca Memorial Open in Lima , which he won with a score of 7½/9 points . In 2012 he won the bronze medal in the under 18 division at the World Youth Championships in Maribor , Slovenia .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "In May 2013 , Cori finished tied for third ( fourth on tiebreak ) in the American Continental Championship and as a result he qualified for the Chess World Cup 2013 . In July 2013 , he won the 18th Balaguer Open . In the following month , he competed in the World Cup in Tromsø , Norway ; after drawing the two classical games against Teimour Radjabov , Cori won the first rapid game , but lost the second one . In the third game he didnt show up in time , as Cori , due to language barrier", "title": "Career" }, { "text": ", misunderstood the start time ( 6:50 instead of 6:15 ) , and was forfeited due to zero tolerance rule ; he drew the fourth game and therefore was eliminated from the tournament . Later that month , in August 2013 , he placed second at the Open of Sants , Hostafrancs & La Bordeta in Barcelona , behind Baskaran Adhiban . In September 2013 , Cori tied for 3rd–4th in the World Junior Championship . He tied for first place , placing third on countback , in the 3rd Panama Open scoring 7/9 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In July 2014 , he tied for first in the Benasque Open with 6½/9 points , placing second on countback . Later that month , he finished runner-up in the 5th Iberoamerican Championship in Linares , Jaén , Spain . In April 2015 , Cori won the 6th Latin Chess Cup in Vicente Lopez , Argentina , edging out Axel Bachmann on tiebreak .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "In May 2015 , his first place the Zonal 2.4 Championship qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2015 . Later in the same month , he finished third in the 10th American Continental Championship in Montevideo . Cori decided to not participate in the World Cup in order to compete for the last time in the World Junior Championship and his spot was taken by his sister Deysi , who finished third in the Zonal 2.4 Championship . In 2016 , at the 42nd Chess Olympiad , he won an individual bronze medal playing board 2 thanks to his", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "rating performance of 2810 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , Cori was the best individual player in the 43rd Chess Olympiad ( open event ) in Batumi ( Georgia ) by scoring 7½ out of 8 points ( seven wins and one draw ) with a rating performance of 2925 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " - Jorge Cori chess games at 365Chess.com - Jorge Cori Tello team chess record at Olimpbase.org - Jorge Moisés Cori team chess record at Olimpbase.org", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Member of Parliament" ]

[ { "text": " Rev . Henry Richard ( 3 April 1812 – 20 August 1888 ) , the Apostle of Peace , was a Congregational minister and Welsh Member of Parliament , 1868–1888 . Richard was an advocate of peace and international arbitration , as secretary of the Peace Society for forty years ( 1848–1884 ) . His other interests included anti-slavery work .", "title": "Henry Richard" }, { "text": " Born in 1812 in Tregaron , Ceredigion , he was the second son of the Rev . Ebenezer Richard ( 1781–1837 ) , a Calvinistic Methodist minister . He was educated initially at Llangeitho grammar school , and attended Highbury College , near London , to obtain qualifications for the ministry .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "In 1835 , after ordination Richard was appointed pastor at the Congregational Marlborough Chapel , in the Old Kent Road , London . Its foundation stone had been laid by Thomas Wilson in 1826 . Richard succeeded the Rev . Thomas Hughes , and raised sufficient funds to pay off the chapels building loans and establish a school ( British School , Oakley Place ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Secretary of the Peace Society . Rev . Henry Richard resigned in 1850 to devote himself full-time as secretary to the Peace Society , it was a post he had undertaken two years earlier on a part-time basis . He helped organize a series of congresses in the capitals of Europe , and was partly instrumental in securing the insertion of a declaration in favour of arbitration in the treaty of Paris in 1856 . Through this work he became universally known in Europe and the United States until his resignation in 1885 .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "During the early 1860s , Henry Richard became a leading figure in the Liberation Society , whose main aim was the disestablishment of the Anglican Church . The Society increasingly focused its attentions on Richards native Wales and sought to contest parliamentary elections . While Richards published writings were critical of the landed gentrys influence over political life in Wales , he did nevertheless recognize that the deferential attitudes of those who held the vote at parliamentary elections would be a barrier to any potential political breakthrough . Indeed , in Cardiganshire , levels of support for the Liberation Society", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "( at least in terms of financial contributions ) were low . The lack of a political aspect to the countys nonconformity was illustrated at the 1865 general election when Richard briefly emerged as a potential Liberal candidate for Cardiganshire .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "The sitting member for Cardiganshire , Colonel Powell of Nanteos , had indicated some twelve months prior to the election that he would retire and Sir Thomas Lloyd of Bronwydd had been selected as the Liberal candidate . However , when Powell reversed his decision , Lloyd issued an address stating that he would not oppose the sitting member . As a result , both Richard and David Davies , Llandinam offered themselves as candidates . On his arrival in Cardiganshire , Richard immediately visited Gogerddan to seek the views of the Pryse family and , as a result announced", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "his candidature . The influence of Gogerddan was very strong in Aberystwyth and throughout the north of the county , and also particularly hostile to David Davies . Their support for Richard was influenced by their hostility towards Davies .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": " A selection meeting was arranged to be held at Aberaeron , but shortly before this took place , Powell again announced his retirement . Richards agents visited Bronwydd to ascertain Lloyds intentions and , on understanding that Lloyd would now fight the seat after all , Richard withdrew in his favour . David Davies , however , did not withdraw and in his speech accepting nomination was particularly critical of Richards decision to withdraw . Davies came within 361 votes of victory . 1868 general election .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "In 1868 Henry Richard was elected Liberal member of parliament for the Merthyr boroughs in South Wales ,", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": " Following his election , Richard become known as one of the foremost nonconformists in the House of Commons . Here he was a leading member of the party which advocated the removal of Nonconformist grievances and the disestablishment of the church in Wales . Chairman of the Congregational Union . In 1877 Henry Richard MP was appointed chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales .", "title": "Member of Parliament" }, { "text": " Among Richards writings may be mentioned : - Defensive War ( 1846 and 1890 ) - The Recent Progress of International Arbitration ( 1884 ) on the subject of peace and conflict - Memoirs of Joseph Sturge ( 1864 ) in memory of the abolitionist and founder of the mid-nineteenth century Anti-Slavery Society , the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ; - Letters on the Social and Political Condition of the Principality of Wales ( 1866 and 1884 ) reflecting his love of Wales ;", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": "He also prepared some of the material for the life of his friend and associate , Richard Cobden , which was written by John Morley , later Lord Morley .", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": " In the field of journalism he contributed to the Morning Star and the Evening Star .", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": " Less well known for his anti-slavery work and unable to support the American Civil War as an appropriate means to end slavery , Henry Richard was nevertheless respected in this field . Indeed , a few weeks after his death , the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society ( now Anti-Slavery International ) , published an obituary in their journal , the Anti-Slavery Reporter .", "title": "Abolitionist" }, { "text": " Richard died suddenly of heart disease on 20August 1888 at the home of the Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey in Treborth , near Bangor . His body was brought to his London residence in Bolton Gardens , South Kensington , where it lay in state until his funeral on 31August .", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": "His imposing white stone and marble tomb in the form of a shrine with its own gabled roof , replete with his carved portrait , was erected by public subscription in 1891 over his grave at the Congregationalist model non-denominational garden cemetery , Abney Park Cemetery , Stoke Newington , London . The grave lies on an eastern path not far from the southern entrance . His wife Augusta Matilda lies with him .", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": " The equally imposing Henry Richard Memorial statue which dominates the Square at Tregaron was designed by Albert Toft and unveiled by Sir George Osborne Morgan on 18 August 1893 . The inscription on the plinth reads :", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": "Born here in Tregaron , he was educated for the Christian ministry , and in 1835 he was ordained in London . In 1848 he was appointed Secretary to the Peace Society , gaining an international reputation as The Apostle of Peace . In 1868 he became M.P . for the Merthyr constituency : and such was his concern for Welsh affairs that he became known as the Member for Wales . He was also a prominent pioneer in education : he served on several commissions of enquiry and in 1883 he became the first vice-president of Cardiff University College", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": " I have always been mindful of three things:--Not to forget the language of my country ; and the people and cause of my country ; and to neglect no opportunity of defending the character and promoting the interests of my country . My hope for the abatement of the war system lies in the permanent conviction of the people , rather than the policies of cabinets or the discussions of parliaments .", "title": "Death and memorials" } ]

[ "Member of Parliament" ]

[ { "text": " Rev . Henry Richard ( 3 April 1812 – 20 August 1888 ) , the Apostle of Peace , was a Congregational minister and Welsh Member of Parliament , 1868–1888 . Richard was an advocate of peace and international arbitration , as secretary of the Peace Society for forty years ( 1848–1884 ) . His other interests included anti-slavery work .", "title": "Henry Richard" }, { "text": " Born in 1812 in Tregaron , Ceredigion , he was the second son of the Rev . Ebenezer Richard ( 1781–1837 ) , a Calvinistic Methodist minister . He was educated initially at Llangeitho grammar school , and attended Highbury College , near London , to obtain qualifications for the ministry .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "In 1835 , after ordination Richard was appointed pastor at the Congregational Marlborough Chapel , in the Old Kent Road , London . Its foundation stone had been laid by Thomas Wilson in 1826 . Richard succeeded the Rev . Thomas Hughes , and raised sufficient funds to pay off the chapels building loans and establish a school ( British School , Oakley Place ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Secretary of the Peace Society . Rev . Henry Richard resigned in 1850 to devote himself full-time as secretary to the Peace Society , it was a post he had undertaken two years earlier on a part-time basis . He helped organize a series of congresses in the capitals of Europe , and was partly instrumental in securing the insertion of a declaration in favour of arbitration in the treaty of Paris in 1856 . Through this work he became universally known in Europe and the United States until his resignation in 1885 .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "During the early 1860s , Henry Richard became a leading figure in the Liberation Society , whose main aim was the disestablishment of the Anglican Church . The Society increasingly focused its attentions on Richards native Wales and sought to contest parliamentary elections . While Richards published writings were critical of the landed gentrys influence over political life in Wales , he did nevertheless recognize that the deferential attitudes of those who held the vote at parliamentary elections would be a barrier to any potential political breakthrough . Indeed , in Cardiganshire , levels of support for the Liberation Society", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "( at least in terms of financial contributions ) were low . The lack of a political aspect to the countys nonconformity was illustrated at the 1865 general election when Richard briefly emerged as a potential Liberal candidate for Cardiganshire .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "The sitting member for Cardiganshire , Colonel Powell of Nanteos , had indicated some twelve months prior to the election that he would retire and Sir Thomas Lloyd of Bronwydd had been selected as the Liberal candidate . However , when Powell reversed his decision , Lloyd issued an address stating that he would not oppose the sitting member . As a result , both Richard and David Davies , Llandinam offered themselves as candidates . On his arrival in Cardiganshire , Richard immediately visited Gogerddan to seek the views of the Pryse family and , as a result announced", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "his candidature . The influence of Gogerddan was very strong in Aberystwyth and throughout the north of the county , and also particularly hostile to David Davies . Their support for Richard was influenced by their hostility towards Davies .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": " A selection meeting was arranged to be held at Aberaeron , but shortly before this took place , Powell again announced his retirement . Richards agents visited Bronwydd to ascertain Lloyds intentions and , on understanding that Lloyd would now fight the seat after all , Richard withdrew in his favour . David Davies , however , did not withdraw and in his speech accepting nomination was particularly critical of Richards decision to withdraw . Davies came within 361 votes of victory . 1868 general election .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "In 1868 Henry Richard was elected Liberal member of parliament for the Merthyr boroughs in South Wales ,", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": " Following his election , Richard become known as one of the foremost nonconformists in the House of Commons . Here he was a leading member of the party which advocated the removal of Nonconformist grievances and the disestablishment of the church in Wales . Chairman of the Congregational Union . In 1877 Henry Richard MP was appointed chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales .", "title": "Member of Parliament" }, { "text": " Among Richards writings may be mentioned : - Defensive War ( 1846 and 1890 ) - The Recent Progress of International Arbitration ( 1884 ) on the subject of peace and conflict - Memoirs of Joseph Sturge ( 1864 ) in memory of the abolitionist and founder of the mid-nineteenth century Anti-Slavery Society , the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ; - Letters on the Social and Political Condition of the Principality of Wales ( 1866 and 1884 ) reflecting his love of Wales ;", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": "He also prepared some of the material for the life of his friend and associate , Richard Cobden , which was written by John Morley , later Lord Morley .", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": " In the field of journalism he contributed to the Morning Star and the Evening Star .", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": " Less well known for his anti-slavery work and unable to support the American Civil War as an appropriate means to end slavery , Henry Richard was nevertheless respected in this field . Indeed , a few weeks after his death , the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society ( now Anti-Slavery International ) , published an obituary in their journal , the Anti-Slavery Reporter .", "title": "Abolitionist" }, { "text": " Richard died suddenly of heart disease on 20August 1888 at the home of the Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey in Treborth , near Bangor . His body was brought to his London residence in Bolton Gardens , South Kensington , where it lay in state until his funeral on 31August .", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": "His imposing white stone and marble tomb in the form of a shrine with its own gabled roof , replete with his carved portrait , was erected by public subscription in 1891 over his grave at the Congregationalist model non-denominational garden cemetery , Abney Park Cemetery , Stoke Newington , London . The grave lies on an eastern path not far from the southern entrance . His wife Augusta Matilda lies with him .", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": " The equally imposing Henry Richard Memorial statue which dominates the Square at Tregaron was designed by Albert Toft and unveiled by Sir George Osborne Morgan on 18 August 1893 . The inscription on the plinth reads :", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": "Born here in Tregaron , he was educated for the Christian ministry , and in 1835 he was ordained in London . In 1848 he was appointed Secretary to the Peace Society , gaining an international reputation as The Apostle of Peace . In 1868 he became M.P . for the Merthyr constituency : and such was his concern for Welsh affairs that he became known as the Member for Wales . He was also a prominent pioneer in education : he served on several commissions of enquiry and in 1883 he became the first vice-president of Cardiff University College", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": " I have always been mindful of three things:--Not to forget the language of my country ; and the people and cause of my country ; and to neglect no opportunity of defending the character and promoting the interests of my country . My hope for the abatement of the war system lies in the permanent conviction of the people , rather than the policies of cabinets or the discussions of parliaments .", "title": "Death and memorials" } ]

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[ { "text": " Rev . Henry Richard ( 3 April 1812 – 20 August 1888 ) , the Apostle of Peace , was a Congregational minister and Welsh Member of Parliament , 1868–1888 . Richard was an advocate of peace and international arbitration , as secretary of the Peace Society for forty years ( 1848–1884 ) . His other interests included anti-slavery work .", "title": "Henry Richard" }, { "text": " Born in 1812 in Tregaron , Ceredigion , he was the second son of the Rev . Ebenezer Richard ( 1781–1837 ) , a Calvinistic Methodist minister . He was educated initially at Llangeitho grammar school , and attended Highbury College , near London , to obtain qualifications for the ministry .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "In 1835 , after ordination Richard was appointed pastor at the Congregational Marlborough Chapel , in the Old Kent Road , London . Its foundation stone had been laid by Thomas Wilson in 1826 . Richard succeeded the Rev . Thomas Hughes , and raised sufficient funds to pay off the chapels building loans and establish a school ( British School , Oakley Place ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Secretary of the Peace Society . Rev . Henry Richard resigned in 1850 to devote himself full-time as secretary to the Peace Society , it was a post he had undertaken two years earlier on a part-time basis . He helped organize a series of congresses in the capitals of Europe , and was partly instrumental in securing the insertion of a declaration in favour of arbitration in the treaty of Paris in 1856 . Through this work he became universally known in Europe and the United States until his resignation in 1885 .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "During the early 1860s , Henry Richard became a leading figure in the Liberation Society , whose main aim was the disestablishment of the Anglican Church . The Society increasingly focused its attentions on Richards native Wales and sought to contest parliamentary elections . While Richards published writings were critical of the landed gentrys influence over political life in Wales , he did nevertheless recognize that the deferential attitudes of those who held the vote at parliamentary elections would be a barrier to any potential political breakthrough . Indeed , in Cardiganshire , levels of support for the Liberation Society", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "( at least in terms of financial contributions ) were low . The lack of a political aspect to the countys nonconformity was illustrated at the 1865 general election when Richard briefly emerged as a potential Liberal candidate for Cardiganshire .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "The sitting member for Cardiganshire , Colonel Powell of Nanteos , had indicated some twelve months prior to the election that he would retire and Sir Thomas Lloyd of Bronwydd had been selected as the Liberal candidate . However , when Powell reversed his decision , Lloyd issued an address stating that he would not oppose the sitting member . As a result , both Richard and David Davies , Llandinam offered themselves as candidates . On his arrival in Cardiganshire , Richard immediately visited Gogerddan to seek the views of the Pryse family and , as a result announced", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "his candidature . The influence of Gogerddan was very strong in Aberystwyth and throughout the north of the county , and also particularly hostile to David Davies . Their support for Richard was influenced by their hostility towards Davies .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": " A selection meeting was arranged to be held at Aberaeron , but shortly before this took place , Powell again announced his retirement . Richards agents visited Bronwydd to ascertain Lloyds intentions and , on understanding that Lloyd would now fight the seat after all , Richard withdrew in his favour . David Davies , however , did not withdraw and in his speech accepting nomination was particularly critical of Richards decision to withdraw . Davies came within 361 votes of victory . 1868 general election .", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": "In 1868 Henry Richard was elected Liberal member of parliament for the Merthyr boroughs in South Wales ,", "title": "Early political career" }, { "text": " Following his election , Richard become known as one of the foremost nonconformists in the House of Commons . Here he was a leading member of the party which advocated the removal of Nonconformist grievances and the disestablishment of the church in Wales . Chairman of the Congregational Union . In 1877 Henry Richard MP was appointed chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales .", "title": "Member of Parliament" }, { "text": " Among Richards writings may be mentioned : - Defensive War ( 1846 and 1890 ) - The Recent Progress of International Arbitration ( 1884 ) on the subject of peace and conflict - Memoirs of Joseph Sturge ( 1864 ) in memory of the abolitionist and founder of the mid-nineteenth century Anti-Slavery Society , the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ; - Letters on the Social and Political Condition of the Principality of Wales ( 1866 and 1884 ) reflecting his love of Wales ;", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": "He also prepared some of the material for the life of his friend and associate , Richard Cobden , which was written by John Morley , later Lord Morley .", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": " In the field of journalism he contributed to the Morning Star and the Evening Star .", "title": "Author and journalist" }, { "text": " Less well known for his anti-slavery work and unable to support the American Civil War as an appropriate means to end slavery , Henry Richard was nevertheless respected in this field . Indeed , a few weeks after his death , the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society ( now Anti-Slavery International ) , published an obituary in their journal , the Anti-Slavery Reporter .", "title": "Abolitionist" }, { "text": " Richard died suddenly of heart disease on 20August 1888 at the home of the Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey in Treborth , near Bangor . His body was brought to his London residence in Bolton Gardens , South Kensington , where it lay in state until his funeral on 31August .", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": "His imposing white stone and marble tomb in the form of a shrine with its own gabled roof , replete with his carved portrait , was erected by public subscription in 1891 over his grave at the Congregationalist model non-denominational garden cemetery , Abney Park Cemetery , Stoke Newington , London . The grave lies on an eastern path not far from the southern entrance . His wife Augusta Matilda lies with him .", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": " The equally imposing Henry Richard Memorial statue which dominates the Square at Tregaron was designed by Albert Toft and unveiled by Sir George Osborne Morgan on 18 August 1893 . The inscription on the plinth reads :", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": "Born here in Tregaron , he was educated for the Christian ministry , and in 1835 he was ordained in London . In 1848 he was appointed Secretary to the Peace Society , gaining an international reputation as The Apostle of Peace . In 1868 he became M.P . for the Merthyr constituency : and such was his concern for Welsh affairs that he became known as the Member for Wales . He was also a prominent pioneer in education : he served on several commissions of enquiry and in 1883 he became the first vice-president of Cardiff University College", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Death and memorials" }, { "text": " I have always been mindful of three things:--Not to forget the language of my country ; and the people and cause of my country ; and to neglect no opportunity of defending the character and promoting the interests of my country . My hope for the abatement of the war system lies in the permanent conviction of the people , rather than the policies of cabinets or the discussions of parliaments .", "title": "Death and memorials" } ]

[ "Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic" ]

[ { "text": "Engels ( ) , formerly known as Pokrovsk and Kosakenstadt , is a city in Saratov Oblast , Russia . It is a port located on the Volga River across from Saratov , the administrative center of the oblast , and is connected to it with a bridge . It is the second-largest city in Saratov Oblast with a population of . Historically an important center for Volga Germans , the city was known jointly as Pokrovsk in Russian and as Kosakenstadt in German , until it was renamed after Friedrich Engels in 1931 . Engels served as the capital", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": "of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1941 .", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": " It was previously known as Pokrovskaya sloboda ( until 1914 ) , Pokrovsk ( until 1931 ) .", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": "Engels was founded as a sloboda named Pokrovskaya Sloboda by Ukrainian Chumak settlers in 1747 . During the reign of Catherine the Great , ethnic Germans were encouraged to settle in the Volga region and many moved into the town , making it a major center of the Volga German culture . It was granted official town status and renamed Pokrovsk ( ) in 1914. . At that time , the town was commonly known as Kosakenstadt ( Cossacks Town ) in German , alongside its official Russian name . During the Russian Civil War the region came under control", "title": "History" }, { "text": "of the communist Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , and in 1918 it became the capital of the newly established Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the RSFSR . Pokrovsk/Kosakenstadt was renamed Engels in 1931 , in honour of German communist philosopher Friedrich Engels ; however , it was already labelled as such in 1920 on Stanfords General Map of the World . The Volga German ASSR was disestablished in 1941 following the German invasion of the Soviet Union , and the city became part of Saratov Oblast . Its German inhabitants suffered persecution as Soviet authorities feared they", "title": "History" }, { "text": "could be spies for Nazi Germany . All Germans were expelled from Engels , with most being sent to far away in Siberia and the Kazakh SSR . On August 26 , 2011 , a monument in honor of the Russian-German victims of repression within the Soviet Union was unveiled in the city .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Within the framework of administrative divisions , Engels serves as the administrative center of Engelssky District , even though it is not a part of it . As an administrative division , it is , together with four rural localities , incorporated separately as Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction , together with the work settlement of Privolzhsky and one rural locality ( the settlement of Geofizik ) in Engelssky District , are incorporated within Engelssky Municipal District as", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Engels Urban Settlement .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " Engels is an industrial city . The Trolza factory manufactures trolleybuses for Russias public transportation networks . The Engelssky factory of transport mechanical engineering produces rolling stock for railways . The Bosch-Saratov plant , previously Autotractor Spark Plugs , produces spark plugs , and the German Henkel company operates a factory producing domestic laundry detergent and chemical products for the auto-industry . The Engelssky pipe factory makes steel electro-welded pipes , steel water pipeline , and profile pipes .", "title": "Economy" }, { "text": "In August 2015 a prototype 1520 mm gauge Bombardier Traxx F120MS locomotive was unveiled at a ceremony to mark the inauguration of First Locomotive Companys factory at Engels .", "title": "Economy" }, { "text": " - Edmond , Oklahoma , United States", "title": "Sister cities" } ]

[ "Engelssky District" ]

[ { "text": "Engels ( ) , formerly known as Pokrovsk and Kosakenstadt , is a city in Saratov Oblast , Russia . It is a port located on the Volga River across from Saratov , the administrative center of the oblast , and is connected to it with a bridge . It is the second-largest city in Saratov Oblast with a population of . Historically an important center for Volga Germans , the city was known jointly as Pokrovsk in Russian and as Kosakenstadt in German , until it was renamed after Friedrich Engels in 1931 . Engels served as the capital", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": "of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1941 .", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": " It was previously known as Pokrovskaya sloboda ( until 1914 ) , Pokrovsk ( until 1931 ) .", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": "Engels was founded as a sloboda named Pokrovskaya Sloboda by Ukrainian Chumak settlers in 1747 . During the reign of Catherine the Great , ethnic Germans were encouraged to settle in the Volga region and many moved into the town , making it a major center of the Volga German culture . It was granted official town status and renamed Pokrovsk ( ) in 1914. . At that time , the town was commonly known as Kosakenstadt ( Cossacks Town ) in German , alongside its official Russian name . During the Russian Civil War the region came under control", "title": "History" }, { "text": "of the communist Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , and in 1918 it became the capital of the newly established Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the RSFSR . Pokrovsk/Kosakenstadt was renamed Engels in 1931 , in honour of German communist philosopher Friedrich Engels ; however , it was already labelled as such in 1920 on Stanfords General Map of the World . The Volga German ASSR was disestablished in 1941 following the German invasion of the Soviet Union , and the city became part of Saratov Oblast . Its German inhabitants suffered persecution as Soviet authorities feared they", "title": "History" }, { "text": "could be spies for Nazi Germany . All Germans were expelled from Engels , with most being sent to far away in Siberia and the Kazakh SSR . On August 26 , 2011 , a monument in honor of the Russian-German victims of repression within the Soviet Union was unveiled in the city .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Within the framework of administrative divisions , Engels serves as the administrative center of Engelssky District , even though it is not a part of it . As an administrative division , it is , together with four rural localities , incorporated separately as Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction , together with the work settlement of Privolzhsky and one rural locality ( the settlement of Geofizik ) in Engelssky District , are incorporated within Engelssky Municipal District as", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Engels Urban Settlement .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " Engels is an industrial city . The Trolza factory manufactures trolleybuses for Russias public transportation networks . The Engelssky factory of transport mechanical engineering produces rolling stock for railways . The Bosch-Saratov plant , previously Autotractor Spark Plugs , produces spark plugs , and the German Henkel company operates a factory producing domestic laundry detergent and chemical products for the auto-industry . The Engelssky pipe factory makes steel electro-welded pipes , steel water pipeline , and profile pipes .", "title": "Economy" }, { "text": "In August 2015 a prototype 1520 mm gauge Bombardier Traxx F120MS locomotive was unveiled at a ceremony to mark the inauguration of First Locomotive Companys factory at Engels .", "title": "Economy" }, { "text": " - Edmond , Oklahoma , United States", "title": "Sister cities" } ]

[ "Engels" ]

[ { "text": "Engels ( ) , formerly known as Pokrovsk and Kosakenstadt , is a city in Saratov Oblast , Russia . It is a port located on the Volga River across from Saratov , the administrative center of the oblast , and is connected to it with a bridge . It is the second-largest city in Saratov Oblast with a population of . Historically an important center for Volga Germans , the city was known jointly as Pokrovsk in Russian and as Kosakenstadt in German , until it was renamed after Friedrich Engels in 1931 . Engels served as the capital", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": "of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1941 .", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": " It was previously known as Pokrovskaya sloboda ( until 1914 ) , Pokrovsk ( until 1931 ) .", "title": "Engels , Saratov Oblast" }, { "text": "Engels was founded as a sloboda named Pokrovskaya Sloboda by Ukrainian Chumak settlers in 1747 . During the reign of Catherine the Great , ethnic Germans were encouraged to settle in the Volga region and many moved into the town , making it a major center of the Volga German culture . It was granted official town status and renamed Pokrovsk ( ) in 1914. . At that time , the town was commonly known as Kosakenstadt ( Cossacks Town ) in German , alongside its official Russian name . During the Russian Civil War the region came under control", "title": "History" }, { "text": "of the communist Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , and in 1918 it became the capital of the newly established Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the RSFSR . Pokrovsk/Kosakenstadt was renamed Engels in 1931 , in honour of German communist philosopher Friedrich Engels ; however , it was already labelled as such in 1920 on Stanfords General Map of the World . The Volga German ASSR was disestablished in 1941 following the German invasion of the Soviet Union , and the city became part of Saratov Oblast . Its German inhabitants suffered persecution as Soviet authorities feared they", "title": "History" }, { "text": "could be spies for Nazi Germany . All Germans were expelled from Engels , with most being sent to far away in Siberia and the Kazakh SSR . On August 26 , 2011 , a monument in honor of the Russian-German victims of repression within the Soviet Union was unveiled in the city .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Within the framework of administrative divisions , Engels serves as the administrative center of Engelssky District , even though it is not a part of it . As an administrative division , it is , together with four rural localities , incorporated separately as Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Engels City Under Oblast Jurisdiction , together with the work settlement of Privolzhsky and one rural locality ( the settlement of Geofizik ) in Engelssky District , are incorporated within Engelssky Municipal District as", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Engels Urban Settlement .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " Engels is an industrial city . The Trolza factory manufactures trolleybuses for Russias public transportation networks . The Engelssky factory of transport mechanical engineering produces rolling stock for railways . The Bosch-Saratov plant , previously Autotractor Spark Plugs , produces spark plugs , and the German Henkel company operates a factory producing domestic laundry detergent and chemical products for the auto-industry . The Engelssky pipe factory makes steel electro-welded pipes , steel water pipeline , and profile pipes .", "title": "Economy" }, { "text": "In August 2015 a prototype 1520 mm gauge Bombardier Traxx F120MS locomotive was unveiled at a ceremony to mark the inauguration of First Locomotive Companys factory at Engels .", "title": "Economy" }, { "text": " - Edmond , Oklahoma , United States", "title": "Sister cities" } ]

[ "Amsterdam" ]

[ { "text": " Rachel Ruysch ( 3 June 1664 – 12 October 1750 ) was a Dutch still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands . She specialized in flowers , inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime . Due to a long and successful career that spanned over six decades , she became the best documented woman painter of the Dutch Golden Age , being followed by Jan van Huysum , who took flower painting to another degree of popularity . Personal life and career .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "Rachel Ruysch was born on 3 June 1664 in The Hague to the scientist Frederik Ruysch and Maria Post , the daughter of the architect Pieter Post . Her father was also a professor of anatomy and botany . He had a vast collection of animal skeletons , and mineral and botany samples which Rachel used to practice her drawing skills . At a young age she began to paint the flowers and insects of her fathers collection in the popular manner of Otto Marseus van Schrieck . Working from these samples Rachel matched her fathers ability to depict nature", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "with great accuracy . Later , as Rachel became more accomplished , she taught her father ( and also her sister , Anna Ruysch ) how to paint .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "In 1679 , at age fifteen , Ruysch was apprenticed to Willem van Aelst , a prominent flower painter in Amsterdam . His studio in Amsterdam looked out over the studio of the flower painter Maria van Oosterwijck . Ruysch studied with van Aelst until his death in 1683 . Besides painting technique he taught her how to arrange a bouquet in a vase so it would look spontaneous and less formalized . This technique produced a more realistic and three-dimensional effect in her paintings . By the time Ruysch was eighteen she was producing and selling independently signed works", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": ". She would also have known and consorted with the flower painters Jan and Maria Moninckx , Alida Withoos , and Johanna Helena Herolt-Graff , who all were about her age and who worked for the hortus owner Agnes Block and who , like her father , also worked with the plant collectors Jan and Caspar Commelin .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": " In 1693 she married the Amsterdam portrait painter Juriaen Pool , with whom she had ten children . Throughout her marriage and adult life she continued to paint and produce commissions for an international circle of patrons . Other women at this time were expected to participate in art forms more traditionally practiced by women , such as sewing and spinning . Ruysch continued working as a painter after she married , mostly likely because her contribution to the familys income allowed them to hire help to care for their children .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "Ruysch died in Amsterdam on 12 October 1750 . After her death , despite changing attitudes about flower paintings , Ruysch has maintained a strong reputation .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "It is unknown whether Ruysch was a member of the Amsterdam Guild of Saint Luke , but early signed works by her in the 1680s show the influence of Otto Marseus van Schrieck . By 1699 she and her family had moved to The Hague , where she was offered membership in the Confrerie Pictura as their first female member . In 1701 she and her husband became members of The Hague Painters Guild . In 1708 , Ruysch was invited to work for the court in Düsseldorf and serve as court painter to Johann Wilhelm , Elector Palatine .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": "She obtained a contract for works painted at home that she periodically brought to Düsseldorf . She continued working for him and his wife from 1708 until the princes death in 1716 .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": " Art historians consider Ruysch to be one of the most talented still life artists of either sex . By the time of her death at age 86 she had produced hundreds of paintings , of which more than 250 have been documented or are attributed to her . Her dated works establish that she painted from the age of 15 until she was 83 , a few years before her death . Historians are able to establish this with certainty because she included her age when signing her paintings .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": "Ruysch had a very good understanding of drawing and the techniques of earlier traditions . This knowledge improved her painting abilities . Stylistically , her artwork , with its playful composition and brilliant colors , was part of the rococo movement . She paid extensive attention to all details in her work . Every petal was created painstakingly with delicate brushwork . The background of Ruyschs paintings are usually dark which was the fashion for flower painting in the second half of the 17th century . Her asymmetrical compositions with drooping flowers and wild stems created paintings that seemed to", "title": "Style" }, { "text": "possess a great energy about them .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " In her early work Ruysch painted a large number of forest floor pictures that feature small animals , reptiles , butterflies , and fungi . She later adopted flower painting as her main concern and continued to paint until her death , thus continuing the 17th-century style right down to the middle of the following century .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": "Ruyschs skill lay in the minute observation of each flower in an extremely naturalistic way , composed into an elaborate arrangement that would be very difficult to achieve in nature – the flowers would not support each other so well under such an arrangement . In common with most flower pieces from the last third of the 17th century , the colours of the flowers are much more carefully balanced than in the earlier pictures .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " The symbolism of each flower was elaborately developed in the 17th century , but most of this concerned the introduction of a single flower into a Vanitas piece . Apart from Jan van Huysum , no 18th-century flower painter matched the skill of Rachel Ruysch .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " Ruysch enjoyed great fame and reputation in her lifetime . When she died in 1750 , eleven poets paid her their respects with poems about her . In the 17th century the Dutch were very interested in flowers and gardening , so paintings that highlighted the beauty of nature were highly valued . This helped to build and maintain Ruyschs clientele throughout her career . In her lifetime her paintings were sold for prices as high as 750–1200 guilders . In comparison , Rembrandt rarely received more than 500 guilders for a painting in his lifetime .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": "In 1999 a painting by Ruysch was discovered in a farmhouse in Normandy and was sold at auction for 2.9 million French francs , about US$508,000 .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": " In March of 2021 Leysters work was added to the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum . Ruysch , Gesina ter Borch , and Judith Leyster are the first women to be included in the gallery .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": " - Old Masters : Overlooked Women Artists - Works and literature on Rachel Ruysch at PubHist - Flowers in an Urn Zoomable at google", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Rachel Ruysch ( 3 June 1664 – 12 October 1750 ) was a Dutch still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands . She specialized in flowers , inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime . Due to a long and successful career that spanned over six decades , she became the best documented woman painter of the Dutch Golden Age , being followed by Jan van Huysum , who took flower painting to another degree of popularity . Personal life and career .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "Rachel Ruysch was born on 3 June 1664 in The Hague to the scientist Frederik Ruysch and Maria Post , the daughter of the architect Pieter Post . Her father was also a professor of anatomy and botany . He had a vast collection of animal skeletons , and mineral and botany samples which Rachel used to practice her drawing skills . At a young age she began to paint the flowers and insects of her fathers collection in the popular manner of Otto Marseus van Schrieck . Working from these samples Rachel matched her fathers ability to depict nature", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "with great accuracy . Later , as Rachel became more accomplished , she taught her father ( and also her sister , Anna Ruysch ) how to paint .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "In 1679 , at age fifteen , Ruysch was apprenticed to Willem van Aelst , a prominent flower painter in Amsterdam . His studio in Amsterdam looked out over the studio of the flower painter Maria van Oosterwijck . Ruysch studied with van Aelst until his death in 1683 . Besides painting technique he taught her how to arrange a bouquet in a vase so it would look spontaneous and less formalized . This technique produced a more realistic and three-dimensional effect in her paintings . By the time Ruysch was eighteen she was producing and selling independently signed works", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": ". She would also have known and consorted with the flower painters Jan and Maria Moninckx , Alida Withoos , and Johanna Helena Herolt-Graff , who all were about her age and who worked for the hortus owner Agnes Block and who , like her father , also worked with the plant collectors Jan and Caspar Commelin .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": " In 1693 she married the Amsterdam portrait painter Juriaen Pool , with whom she had ten children . Throughout her marriage and adult life she continued to paint and produce commissions for an international circle of patrons . Other women at this time were expected to participate in art forms more traditionally practiced by women , such as sewing and spinning . Ruysch continued working as a painter after she married , mostly likely because her contribution to the familys income allowed them to hire help to care for their children .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "Ruysch died in Amsterdam on 12 October 1750 . After her death , despite changing attitudes about flower paintings , Ruysch has maintained a strong reputation .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "It is unknown whether Ruysch was a member of the Amsterdam Guild of Saint Luke , but early signed works by her in the 1680s show the influence of Otto Marseus van Schrieck . By 1699 she and her family had moved to The Hague , where she was offered membership in the Confrerie Pictura as their first female member . In 1701 she and her husband became members of The Hague Painters Guild . In 1708 , Ruysch was invited to work for the court in Düsseldorf and serve as court painter to Johann Wilhelm , Elector Palatine .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": "She obtained a contract for works painted at home that she periodically brought to Düsseldorf . She continued working for him and his wife from 1708 until the princes death in 1716 .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": " Art historians consider Ruysch to be one of the most talented still life artists of either sex . By the time of her death at age 86 she had produced hundreds of paintings , of which more than 250 have been documented or are attributed to her . Her dated works establish that she painted from the age of 15 until she was 83 , a few years before her death . Historians are able to establish this with certainty because she included her age when signing her paintings .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": "Ruysch had a very good understanding of drawing and the techniques of earlier traditions . This knowledge improved her painting abilities . Stylistically , her artwork , with its playful composition and brilliant colors , was part of the rococo movement . She paid extensive attention to all details in her work . Every petal was created painstakingly with delicate brushwork . The background of Ruyschs paintings are usually dark which was the fashion for flower painting in the second half of the 17th century . Her asymmetrical compositions with drooping flowers and wild stems created paintings that seemed to", "title": "Style" }, { "text": "possess a great energy about them .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " In her early work Ruysch painted a large number of forest floor pictures that feature small animals , reptiles , butterflies , and fungi . She later adopted flower painting as her main concern and continued to paint until her death , thus continuing the 17th-century style right down to the middle of the following century .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": "Ruyschs skill lay in the minute observation of each flower in an extremely naturalistic way , composed into an elaborate arrangement that would be very difficult to achieve in nature – the flowers would not support each other so well under such an arrangement . In common with most flower pieces from the last third of the 17th century , the colours of the flowers are much more carefully balanced than in the earlier pictures .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " The symbolism of each flower was elaborately developed in the 17th century , but most of this concerned the introduction of a single flower into a Vanitas piece . Apart from Jan van Huysum , no 18th-century flower painter matched the skill of Rachel Ruysch .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " Ruysch enjoyed great fame and reputation in her lifetime . When she died in 1750 , eleven poets paid her their respects with poems about her . In the 17th century the Dutch were very interested in flowers and gardening , so paintings that highlighted the beauty of nature were highly valued . This helped to build and maintain Ruyschs clientele throughout her career . In her lifetime her paintings were sold for prices as high as 750–1200 guilders . In comparison , Rembrandt rarely received more than 500 guilders for a painting in his lifetime .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": "In 1999 a painting by Ruysch was discovered in a farmhouse in Normandy and was sold at auction for 2.9 million French francs , about US$508,000 .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": " In March of 2021 Leysters work was added to the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum . Ruysch , Gesina ter Borch , and Judith Leyster are the first women to be included in the gallery .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": " - Old Masters : Overlooked Women Artists - Works and literature on Rachel Ruysch at PubHist - Flowers in an Urn Zoomable at google", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Rachel Ruysch ( 3 June 1664 – 12 October 1750 ) was a Dutch still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands . She specialized in flowers , inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime . Due to a long and successful career that spanned over six decades , she became the best documented woman painter of the Dutch Golden Age , being followed by Jan van Huysum , who took flower painting to another degree of popularity . Personal life and career .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "Rachel Ruysch was born on 3 June 1664 in The Hague to the scientist Frederik Ruysch and Maria Post , the daughter of the architect Pieter Post . Her father was also a professor of anatomy and botany . He had a vast collection of animal skeletons , and mineral and botany samples which Rachel used to practice her drawing skills . At a young age she began to paint the flowers and insects of her fathers collection in the popular manner of Otto Marseus van Schrieck . Working from these samples Rachel matched her fathers ability to depict nature", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "with great accuracy . Later , as Rachel became more accomplished , she taught her father ( and also her sister , Anna Ruysch ) how to paint .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "In 1679 , at age fifteen , Ruysch was apprenticed to Willem van Aelst , a prominent flower painter in Amsterdam . His studio in Amsterdam looked out over the studio of the flower painter Maria van Oosterwijck . Ruysch studied with van Aelst until his death in 1683 . Besides painting technique he taught her how to arrange a bouquet in a vase so it would look spontaneous and less formalized . This technique produced a more realistic and three-dimensional effect in her paintings . By the time Ruysch was eighteen she was producing and selling independently signed works", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": ". She would also have known and consorted with the flower painters Jan and Maria Moninckx , Alida Withoos , and Johanna Helena Herolt-Graff , who all were about her age and who worked for the hortus owner Agnes Block and who , like her father , also worked with the plant collectors Jan and Caspar Commelin .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": " In 1693 she married the Amsterdam portrait painter Juriaen Pool , with whom she had ten children . Throughout her marriage and adult life she continued to paint and produce commissions for an international circle of patrons . Other women at this time were expected to participate in art forms more traditionally practiced by women , such as sewing and spinning . Ruysch continued working as a painter after she married , mostly likely because her contribution to the familys income allowed them to hire help to care for their children .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "Ruysch died in Amsterdam on 12 October 1750 . After her death , despite changing attitudes about flower paintings , Ruysch has maintained a strong reputation .", "title": "Rachel Ruysch" }, { "text": "It is unknown whether Ruysch was a member of the Amsterdam Guild of Saint Luke , but early signed works by her in the 1680s show the influence of Otto Marseus van Schrieck . By 1699 she and her family had moved to The Hague , where she was offered membership in the Confrerie Pictura as their first female member . In 1701 she and her husband became members of The Hague Painters Guild . In 1708 , Ruysch was invited to work for the court in Düsseldorf and serve as court painter to Johann Wilhelm , Elector Palatine .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": "She obtained a contract for works painted at home that she periodically brought to Düsseldorf . She continued working for him and his wife from 1708 until the princes death in 1716 .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": " Art historians consider Ruysch to be one of the most talented still life artists of either sex . By the time of her death at age 86 she had produced hundreds of paintings , of which more than 250 have been documented or are attributed to her . Her dated works establish that she painted from the age of 15 until she was 83 , a few years before her death . Historians are able to establish this with certainty because she included her age when signing her paintings .", "title": "Works" }, { "text": "Ruysch had a very good understanding of drawing and the techniques of earlier traditions . This knowledge improved her painting abilities . Stylistically , her artwork , with its playful composition and brilliant colors , was part of the rococo movement . She paid extensive attention to all details in her work . Every petal was created painstakingly with delicate brushwork . The background of Ruyschs paintings are usually dark which was the fashion for flower painting in the second half of the 17th century . Her asymmetrical compositions with drooping flowers and wild stems created paintings that seemed to", "title": "Style" }, { "text": "possess a great energy about them .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " In her early work Ruysch painted a large number of forest floor pictures that feature small animals , reptiles , butterflies , and fungi . She later adopted flower painting as her main concern and continued to paint until her death , thus continuing the 17th-century style right down to the middle of the following century .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": "Ruyschs skill lay in the minute observation of each flower in an extremely naturalistic way , composed into an elaborate arrangement that would be very difficult to achieve in nature – the flowers would not support each other so well under such an arrangement . In common with most flower pieces from the last third of the 17th century , the colours of the flowers are much more carefully balanced than in the earlier pictures .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " The symbolism of each flower was elaborately developed in the 17th century , but most of this concerned the introduction of a single flower into a Vanitas piece . Apart from Jan van Huysum , no 18th-century flower painter matched the skill of Rachel Ruysch .", "title": "Style" }, { "text": " Ruysch enjoyed great fame and reputation in her lifetime . When she died in 1750 , eleven poets paid her their respects with poems about her . In the 17th century the Dutch were very interested in flowers and gardening , so paintings that highlighted the beauty of nature were highly valued . This helped to build and maintain Ruyschs clientele throughout her career . In her lifetime her paintings were sold for prices as high as 750–1200 guilders . In comparison , Rembrandt rarely received more than 500 guilders for a painting in his lifetime .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": "In 1999 a painting by Ruysch was discovered in a farmhouse in Normandy and was sold at auction for 2.9 million French francs , about US$508,000 .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": " In March of 2021 Leysters work was added to the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum . Ruysch , Gesina ter Borch , and Judith Leyster are the first women to be included in the gallery .", "title": "Reception" }, { "text": " - Old Masters : Overlooked Women Artists - Works and literature on Rachel Ruysch at PubHist - Flowers in an Urn Zoomable at google", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " The London Midland and Scottish Railway ( LMS ) Fowler 3F is a class of steam locomotive , often known as Jinty . They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railways six-coupled tank engines . They could reach speeds of up to 60 mph ( 97 km/h ) .", "title": "LMS Fowler Class 3F" }, { "text": " Design of this class was based on rebuilds by Henry Fowler of the Midland Railway 2441 Class introduced in 1899 by Samuel Waite Johnson . These rebuilds featured a Belpaire firebox and improved cab . 422 Jinties were built between 1924 and 1931 ; this class was just one of the Midland designs used on an ongoing basis by the LMS . The locomotives were built by the ex-L&YR Horwich Works and the private firms Bagnalls , Beardmores , Hunslet , North British and the Vulcan Foundry .", "title": "Introduction" }, { "text": "When new , they were numbered 7100–7149 , 16400–16764 . Numbers 7150–7156 were added when the LMS absorbed the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway locomotives in 1930 . In the 1934 LMS renumbering scheme , the locomotives were assigned the series 7260–7681 . On the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 they were initially chosen as the standard shunting locomotive for the War Department , but later the more modern Hunslet Austerity was chosen in preference . Nevertheless , eight were dispatched to France before its fall in 1940 , and only five returned in 1948 . Two", "title": "Details" }, { "text": ", 7456 and 7553 , were converted to the Irish broad gauge in 1944 and 1945 for use on Northern Counties Committee lines in Northern Ireland , becoming the NCC Class Y , and numbered 18 and 19 . A total of 412 thus entered British Railways stock in 1948 , rising to 417 by the end of the year .", "title": "Details" }, { "text": " British Railways numbers were the LMS numbers prefixed with 4 . Numbers 47477 , 47478 , 47479 , 47480 , 47481 , 47655 and 47681 were fitted for push-pull train working .", "title": "Details" }, { "text": " The first withdrawals started in 1959 and by 1964 half had been withdrawn . The final five survived until 1967 , with a further one , 47445 continuing with the National Coal Board .", "title": "Withdrawal" }, { "text": " Thanks to their large numbers , renowned performance and late withdrawals , nine of these engines have been preserved , along with a spare set of frames and a boiler ( from 47564 ) . Many were restored within a few years of leaving the scrap heap , and most have a further working life ahead of them . All have steamed in preservation , with the exception of 47445 .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": "One member of the class has operated on the main line in preservation . This was 7298/47298 , which took part during the Rainhill celebrations in 1980 when it hauled a number of Steamport residents from the museum in Southport to Rainhill and also took part in the cavalcade . Owned by Ian Riley , in February 2017 it was undergoing its ten-yearly overhaul and was expected to return to operation in a couple of years .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": " An engine of this type can be seen in the Rev . W . Awdrys The Railway Series book The Eight Famous Engines . The characters name was Jinty , and came from the Other Railway ( aka British Railways ) to help out when the main engines went on a journey to England . In the videogame Transport Tycoon of Chris Sawyer , the Jinty is offered as the cheapest and most basic engine of the game .", "title": "In fiction" }, { "text": " An OO gauge model of the Class 3F was first produced by Tri-ang in 1952 and production continued after the company became Hornby Railways in the 1970s . Hornby released a retooled version in 1978 with better detailing and continue to produce that model for their Railroad range .", "title": "Models" }, { "text": "In the 2000s Bachmann Branchline released a more detailed OO model . In N gauge Graham Farish produced a model as a GP Tank in various liveries including some of other railway companies before later tooling an accurate Jinty model . In O gauge and Gauge 1 Bachmann Brassworks produce an example . In O gauge , Connoisseur Models produces an etched brass kit . In HO ( 3.5 mm ) scale Firedrake Productions produced a small run of 20 kits .", "title": "Models" }, { "text": " Darstaed , a model train company in Great Britain , produced O gauge tintype models of the LMS Fowler Class 3F , affectionately referring to them by the nickname of Jinty Dapol has produced a Jinty for the O gauge market which was released in September 2017", "title": "Models" }, { "text": " - LMS Jinty at Spa Valley Railway - 28 April 2004 - Photo gallery", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " The London Midland and Scottish Railway ( LMS ) Fowler 3F is a class of steam locomotive , often known as Jinty . They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railways six-coupled tank engines . They could reach speeds of up to 60 mph ( 97 km/h ) .", "title": "LMS Fowler Class 3F" }, { "text": " Design of this class was based on rebuilds by Henry Fowler of the Midland Railway 2441 Class introduced in 1899 by Samuel Waite Johnson . These rebuilds featured a Belpaire firebox and improved cab . 422 Jinties were built between 1924 and 1931 ; this class was just one of the Midland designs used on an ongoing basis by the LMS . The locomotives were built by the ex-L&YR Horwich Works and the private firms Bagnalls , Beardmores , Hunslet , North British and the Vulcan Foundry .", "title": "Introduction" }, { "text": "When new , they were numbered 7100–7149 , 16400–16764 . Numbers 7150–7156 were added when the LMS absorbed the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway locomotives in 1930 . In the 1934 LMS renumbering scheme , the locomotives were assigned the series 7260–7681 . On the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 they were initially chosen as the standard shunting locomotive for the War Department , but later the more modern Hunslet Austerity was chosen in preference . Nevertheless , eight were dispatched to France before its fall in 1940 , and only five returned in 1948 . Two", "title": "Details" }, { "text": ", 7456 and 7553 , were converted to the Irish broad gauge in 1944 and 1945 for use on Northern Counties Committee lines in Northern Ireland , becoming the NCC Class Y , and numbered 18 and 19 . A total of 412 thus entered British Railways stock in 1948 , rising to 417 by the end of the year .", "title": "Details" }, { "text": " British Railways numbers were the LMS numbers prefixed with 4 . Numbers 47477 , 47478 , 47479 , 47480 , 47481 , 47655 and 47681 were fitted for push-pull train working .", "title": "Details" }, { "text": " The first withdrawals started in 1959 and by 1964 half had been withdrawn . The final five survived until 1967 , with a further one , 47445 continuing with the National Coal Board .", "title": "Withdrawal" }, { "text": " Thanks to their large numbers , renowned performance and late withdrawals , nine of these engines have been preserved , along with a spare set of frames and a boiler ( from 47564 ) . Many were restored within a few years of leaving the scrap heap , and most have a further working life ahead of them . All have steamed in preservation , with the exception of 47445 .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": "One member of the class has operated on the main line in preservation . This was 7298/47298 , which took part during the Rainhill celebrations in 1980 when it hauled a number of Steamport residents from the museum in Southport to Rainhill and also took part in the cavalcade . Owned by Ian Riley , in February 2017 it was undergoing its ten-yearly overhaul and was expected to return to operation in a couple of years .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": " An engine of this type can be seen in the Rev . W . Awdrys The Railway Series book The Eight Famous Engines . The characters name was Jinty , and came from the Other Railway ( aka British Railways ) to help out when the main engines went on a journey to England . In the videogame Transport Tycoon of Chris Sawyer , the Jinty is offered as the cheapest and most basic engine of the game .", "title": "In fiction" }, { "text": " An OO gauge model of the Class 3F was first produced by Tri-ang in 1952 and production continued after the company became Hornby Railways in the 1970s . Hornby released a retooled version in 1978 with better detailing and continue to produce that model for their Railroad range .", "title": "Models" }, { "text": "In the 2000s Bachmann Branchline released a more detailed OO model . In N gauge Graham Farish produced a model as a GP Tank in various liveries including some of other railway companies before later tooling an accurate Jinty model . In O gauge and Gauge 1 Bachmann Brassworks produce an example . In O gauge , Connoisseur Models produces an etched brass kit . In HO ( 3.5 mm ) scale Firedrake Productions produced a small run of 20 kits .", "title": "Models" }, { "text": " Darstaed , a model train company in Great Britain , produced O gauge tintype models of the LMS Fowler Class 3F , affectionately referring to them by the nickname of Jinty Dapol has produced a Jinty for the O gauge market which was released in September 2017", "title": "Models" }, { "text": " - LMS Jinty at Spa Valley Railway - 28 April 2004 - Photo gallery", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " The London Midland and Scottish Railway ( LMS ) Fowler 3F is a class of steam locomotive , often known as Jinty . They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railways six-coupled tank engines . They could reach speeds of up to 60 mph ( 97 km/h ) .", "title": "LMS Fowler Class 3F" }, { "text": " Design of this class was based on rebuilds by Henry Fowler of the Midland Railway 2441 Class introduced in 1899 by Samuel Waite Johnson . These rebuilds featured a Belpaire firebox and improved cab . 422 Jinties were built between 1924 and 1931 ; this class was just one of the Midland designs used on an ongoing basis by the LMS . The locomotives were built by the ex-L&YR Horwich Works and the private firms Bagnalls , Beardmores , Hunslet , North British and the Vulcan Foundry .", "title": "Introduction" }, { "text": "When new , they were numbered 7100–7149 , 16400–16764 . Numbers 7150–7156 were added when the LMS absorbed the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway locomotives in 1930 . In the 1934 LMS renumbering scheme , the locomotives were assigned the series 7260–7681 . On the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 they were initially chosen as the standard shunting locomotive for the War Department , but later the more modern Hunslet Austerity was chosen in preference . Nevertheless , eight were dispatched to France before its fall in 1940 , and only five returned in 1948 . Two", "title": "Details" }, { "text": ", 7456 and 7553 , were converted to the Irish broad gauge in 1944 and 1945 for use on Northern Counties Committee lines in Northern Ireland , becoming the NCC Class Y , and numbered 18 and 19 . A total of 412 thus entered British Railways stock in 1948 , rising to 417 by the end of the year .", "title": "Details" }, { "text": " British Railways numbers were the LMS numbers prefixed with 4 . Numbers 47477 , 47478 , 47479 , 47480 , 47481 , 47655 and 47681 were fitted for push-pull train working .", "title": "Details" }, { "text": " The first withdrawals started in 1959 and by 1964 half had been withdrawn . The final five survived until 1967 , with a further one , 47445 continuing with the National Coal Board .", "title": "Withdrawal" }, { "text": " Thanks to their large numbers , renowned performance and late withdrawals , nine of these engines have been preserved , along with a spare set of frames and a boiler ( from 47564 ) . Many were restored within a few years of leaving the scrap heap , and most have a further working life ahead of them . All have steamed in preservation , with the exception of 47445 .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": "One member of the class has operated on the main line in preservation . This was 7298/47298 , which took part during the Rainhill celebrations in 1980 when it hauled a number of Steamport residents from the museum in Southport to Rainhill and also took part in the cavalcade . Owned by Ian Riley , in February 2017 it was undergoing its ten-yearly overhaul and was expected to return to operation in a couple of years .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": " An engine of this type can be seen in the Rev . W . Awdrys The Railway Series book The Eight Famous Engines . The characters name was Jinty , and came from the Other Railway ( aka British Railways ) to help out when the main engines went on a journey to England . In the videogame Transport Tycoon of Chris Sawyer , the Jinty is offered as the cheapest and most basic engine of the game .", "title": "In fiction" }, { "text": " An OO gauge model of the Class 3F was first produced by Tri-ang in 1952 and production continued after the company became Hornby Railways in the 1970s . Hornby released a retooled version in 1978 with better detailing and continue to produce that model for their Railroad range .", "title": "Models" }, { "text": "In the 2000s Bachmann Branchline released a more detailed OO model . In N gauge Graham Farish produced a model as a GP Tank in various liveries including some of other railway companies before later tooling an accurate Jinty model . In O gauge and Gauge 1 Bachmann Brassworks produce an example . In O gauge , Connoisseur Models produces an etched brass kit . In HO ( 3.5 mm ) scale Firedrake Productions produced a small run of 20 kits .", "title": "Models" }, { "text": " Darstaed , a model train company in Great Britain , produced O gauge tintype models of the LMS Fowler Class 3F , affectionately referring to them by the nickname of Jinty Dapol has produced a Jinty for the O gauge market which was released in September 2017", "title": "Models" }, { "text": " - LMS Jinty at Spa Valley Railway - 28 April 2004 - Photo gallery", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Robert Sallee James" ]

[ { "text": " Zerelda Elizabeth Cole James Simms Samuel ( January 29 , 1825 – February 10 , 1911 ) was the mother of Frank James and Jesse James .", "title": "Zerelda James" }, { "text": " Born as Zerelda Elizabeth Cole in Woodford County , Kentucky her parents were James and Sarah Lindsay Cole ; she had one younger brother , Jesse Richard Cole . One year younger than she , her brother committed suicide in 1895 for undisclosed reasons .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "She was of English and Scottish descent . When Zerelda was a small child , her father broke his neck in a riding accident leaving her mother with two small children . They were taken in by her paternal grandfather who owned a saloon . Later her mother remarried to Robert Thomason , a farmer . Zerelda , by all accounts , did not get along with her new stepfather , Robert , so she went to live with some of her mothers relatives in Kentucky where she attended a Catholic girls school .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " At the age of 16 Zerelda Cole married Robert Sallee James on December 28 , 1841 , at the home of her uncle , James Madison Lindsay , in Stamping Ground , Kentucky . A college friend of Roberts officiated as the best man and tobacco was given in bond . The two moved to the vicinity of Centerville ( later Kearney , Missouri ) . Robert James was a commercial hemp farmer , a slave owner , and a popular evangelical minister in the Baptist Church . Zerelda bore him four children .", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": "- Alexander Franklin James ( b . January 10 , 1843 – d . February 18 , 1915 )", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": " - Robert R . James ( b . July 19 , 1845 – d . August 21 , 1845 ) - Jesse Woodson James ( b . September 5 , 1847 – d . April 3 , 1882 ) - Susan Lavenia James ( b . November 25 , 1849 – d . March 3 , 1889 )", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": "Shortly after the birth of his daughter , Susan , Robert James moved to California to preach to the gold miners , where he contracted either pneumonia , cholera or typhoid , and died on ( according to tradition ) August 18 , 1850 . His grave has never been officially identified and no marker exists for him today . There is a much disputed story that in later years Jesse went looking for the grave of his father .", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": " Benjamin Simms ( born circa 1830 – d . January 2 , 1854 ) was a wealthy farmer who married widow Zerelda James on September 30 , 1852 . The marriage proved to be an unhappy one , largely because of Simms dislike of Frank James and Jesse James , to whom he was reportedly cruel . Zerelda left Simms , who died on January 2 , 1854 , when he was thrown by his horse .", "title": "Second marriage" }, { "text": " Zerelda married a third time , to Dr . Reuben Samuel ( b . January 1829 – d . March 1 , 1908 ) , on September 25 , 1855 . Samuel has been described as a quiet , passive man , was widely described as standing in the shadow of his outspoken , forceful wife . Dr . Reuben Samuel and Zerelda Samuel had four children : - Sarah Louisa Samuel ( b . April 7 , 1858 – d . July 14 , 1921 )", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": "- John Thomas Samuel ( b . December 25 , 1861 – d . March 15 , 1934 )", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": " - Fanny Quantrill Samuel ( b . October 18 , 1863 – d . May 3 , 1922 ) - Archie Peyton Samuel ( b . July 26 , 1866 – d . January 26 , 1875 ) There has been some dispute as to the spelling of the surname Samuel . Sometimes it is spelled Samuels . However , the spelling Samuel is attested by birth records , family gravestones , and neighbor Homer Croy .", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": "Allan Pinkerton , the Pinkerton Agencys founder and leader , attempted to capture the James brothers . On the night of January 25 , 1875 , he staged a raid on the homestead . Detectives threw an incendiary device into the house ; it exploded , killing Jamess young half-brother Archie ( named for Archie Clement ) and blowing off the right arm of Zerelda Samuel . Afterward , Pinkerton denied that the raids intent was arson , but biographer Ted Yeatman located a letter by Pinkerton in the Library of Congress in which Pinkerton declared his intention to burn", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "the house down .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": " Post Jesse : The James Farm Tour . With all the press circulating of the famous James brothers of Missouri , the hysteria of the Frank James trial and all the dime novels of which the family did not approve , it was inevitable that people would turn up at the farm wanting to see the place where the infamous Jesse James had grown up .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "Zerelda charged for the tour , and the visitors were taken on a tour of the farmhouse including a vivid account of the Pinkerton Raid in January . The fireplace does not bear burn marks but there is evidence of which floor boards were salvaged and which were replaced when the repairs were made as compensation by Pinkerton to Mrs . James for the death of her son and injury to herself .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "The tour culminated at the grave of Jesse , who was originally buried in the front yard outside Zereldas bedroom window so when she slept at night , she had a clear , unobstructed view of his grave . Zerelda was worried that someone would come and take him so she had him buried an extra few feet down than the standard six . For an extra few coins visitors were allowed to scoop up the authentic pebbles from the grave . Zerelda replenished them from the stream where the boys used to play . Years later when Jesses wife", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": ", also named Zerelda , died , his mother had Jesse reburied alongside his wife at Mount Olivet in Kearney , MO . She further would play on the sympathies of her visitors by offering to sell old , rusted , often inoperable guns that she said belonged to Jesse before he died , which in reality she had bought second-hand , leading to a proliferation of people claiming to and sincerely believing that they owned a gun that had once belonged to Jesse James .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": " Zerelda died in 1911 in the Burlington carriage on a train traveling to San Francisco , California of a heart ailment ( some 20 miles outside of Oklahoma City ) . She was 86 years old and was buried next to Reuben Samuel , her third husband , and sons Jesse and Archie at Mount Olivet Cemetery , Clay County , Missouri .", "title": "Death" }, { "text": " - Mamaw by Susan M . Dodd , a fictional book about Zerelda . - Fran Ryan played Zerelda in the 1980 film The Long Riders , which was a more or less accurate film about the last years of the James-Younger gang after the Civil War - Jane Darwell played Zerelda in the 1939 movie starring Tyrone Power , which has her character dying at the films beginning , while in reality she outlived her son by nearly 30 years . - Mentioned in the Tom Waits song Diamond in Your Mind", "title": "Popular culture" }, { "text": "- The actress Ann Doran portrayed Zerelda in the ABC television series The Legend of Jesse James ( 1965–1966 ) . Christopher Jones and Allen Case played Jesse and Frank James , respectively .", "title": "Popular culture" }, { "text": " - 1825 Birth on January 29 - 1850 Death of Robert Sallee James , her first husband - 1854 Death of Benjamin Simms , her second husband - 1875 Death of son Archie Samuel - 1882 Death of son Jesse James - in Washington , Missouri - 1908 Death of Reuben Samuel , her third husband - 1911 Death in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma on February 10 - 1915 Death of son Frank James", "title": "Timeline" }, { "text": " - Settle , William A . Jr. : Jesse James Was His Name , or , Fact and Fiction Concerning the Careers of the Notorious James Brothers of Missouri , University of Nebraska Press , 1977 - Yeatman , Ted P. : Frank and Jesse James : The Story Behind the Legend , Cumberland House , 2001 - Stiles , T.J. : Jesse James : Last Rebel of the Civil War , Alfred A . Knopf , 2002 - Jesse and Frank James : The Family History by Phillip Steele", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Official website for the Family of Jesse James : Stray Leaves , A James Family in America Since 1650 - The James Farm", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Benjamin Simms" ]

[ { "text": " Zerelda Elizabeth Cole James Simms Samuel ( January 29 , 1825 – February 10 , 1911 ) was the mother of Frank James and Jesse James .", "title": "Zerelda James" }, { "text": " Born as Zerelda Elizabeth Cole in Woodford County , Kentucky her parents were James and Sarah Lindsay Cole ; she had one younger brother , Jesse Richard Cole . One year younger than she , her brother committed suicide in 1895 for undisclosed reasons .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "She was of English and Scottish descent . When Zerelda was a small child , her father broke his neck in a riding accident leaving her mother with two small children . They were taken in by her paternal grandfather who owned a saloon . Later her mother remarried to Robert Thomason , a farmer . Zerelda , by all accounts , did not get along with her new stepfather , Robert , so she went to live with some of her mothers relatives in Kentucky where she attended a Catholic girls school .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " At the age of 16 Zerelda Cole married Robert Sallee James on December 28 , 1841 , at the home of her uncle , James Madison Lindsay , in Stamping Ground , Kentucky . A college friend of Roberts officiated as the best man and tobacco was given in bond . The two moved to the vicinity of Centerville ( later Kearney , Missouri ) . Robert James was a commercial hemp farmer , a slave owner , and a popular evangelical minister in the Baptist Church . Zerelda bore him four children .", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": "- Alexander Franklin James ( b . January 10 , 1843 – d . February 18 , 1915 )", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": " - Robert R . James ( b . July 19 , 1845 – d . August 21 , 1845 ) - Jesse Woodson James ( b . September 5 , 1847 – d . April 3 , 1882 ) - Susan Lavenia James ( b . November 25 , 1849 – d . March 3 , 1889 )", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": "Shortly after the birth of his daughter , Susan , Robert James moved to California to preach to the gold miners , where he contracted either pneumonia , cholera or typhoid , and died on ( according to tradition ) August 18 , 1850 . His grave has never been officially identified and no marker exists for him today . There is a much disputed story that in later years Jesse went looking for the grave of his father .", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": " Benjamin Simms ( born circa 1830 – d . January 2 , 1854 ) was a wealthy farmer who married widow Zerelda James on September 30 , 1852 . The marriage proved to be an unhappy one , largely because of Simms dislike of Frank James and Jesse James , to whom he was reportedly cruel . Zerelda left Simms , who died on January 2 , 1854 , when he was thrown by his horse .", "title": "Second marriage" }, { "text": " Zerelda married a third time , to Dr . Reuben Samuel ( b . January 1829 – d . March 1 , 1908 ) , on September 25 , 1855 . Samuel has been described as a quiet , passive man , was widely described as standing in the shadow of his outspoken , forceful wife . Dr . Reuben Samuel and Zerelda Samuel had four children : - Sarah Louisa Samuel ( b . April 7 , 1858 – d . July 14 , 1921 )", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": "- John Thomas Samuel ( b . December 25 , 1861 – d . March 15 , 1934 )", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": " - Fanny Quantrill Samuel ( b . October 18 , 1863 – d . May 3 , 1922 ) - Archie Peyton Samuel ( b . July 26 , 1866 – d . January 26 , 1875 ) There has been some dispute as to the spelling of the surname Samuel . Sometimes it is spelled Samuels . However , the spelling Samuel is attested by birth records , family gravestones , and neighbor Homer Croy .", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": "Allan Pinkerton , the Pinkerton Agencys founder and leader , attempted to capture the James brothers . On the night of January 25 , 1875 , he staged a raid on the homestead . Detectives threw an incendiary device into the house ; it exploded , killing Jamess young half-brother Archie ( named for Archie Clement ) and blowing off the right arm of Zerelda Samuel . Afterward , Pinkerton denied that the raids intent was arson , but biographer Ted Yeatman located a letter by Pinkerton in the Library of Congress in which Pinkerton declared his intention to burn", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "the house down .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": " Post Jesse : The James Farm Tour . With all the press circulating of the famous James brothers of Missouri , the hysteria of the Frank James trial and all the dime novels of which the family did not approve , it was inevitable that people would turn up at the farm wanting to see the place where the infamous Jesse James had grown up .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "Zerelda charged for the tour , and the visitors were taken on a tour of the farmhouse including a vivid account of the Pinkerton Raid in January . The fireplace does not bear burn marks but there is evidence of which floor boards were salvaged and which were replaced when the repairs were made as compensation by Pinkerton to Mrs . James for the death of her son and injury to herself .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "The tour culminated at the grave of Jesse , who was originally buried in the front yard outside Zereldas bedroom window so when she slept at night , she had a clear , unobstructed view of his grave . Zerelda was worried that someone would come and take him so she had him buried an extra few feet down than the standard six . For an extra few coins visitors were allowed to scoop up the authentic pebbles from the grave . Zerelda replenished them from the stream where the boys used to play . Years later when Jesses wife", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": ", also named Zerelda , died , his mother had Jesse reburied alongside his wife at Mount Olivet in Kearney , MO . She further would play on the sympathies of her visitors by offering to sell old , rusted , often inoperable guns that she said belonged to Jesse before he died , which in reality she had bought second-hand , leading to a proliferation of people claiming to and sincerely believing that they owned a gun that had once belonged to Jesse James .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": " Zerelda died in 1911 in the Burlington carriage on a train traveling to San Francisco , California of a heart ailment ( some 20 miles outside of Oklahoma City ) . She was 86 years old and was buried next to Reuben Samuel , her third husband , and sons Jesse and Archie at Mount Olivet Cemetery , Clay County , Missouri .", "title": "Death" }, { "text": " - Mamaw by Susan M . Dodd , a fictional book about Zerelda . - Fran Ryan played Zerelda in the 1980 film The Long Riders , which was a more or less accurate film about the last years of the James-Younger gang after the Civil War - Jane Darwell played Zerelda in the 1939 movie starring Tyrone Power , which has her character dying at the films beginning , while in reality she outlived her son by nearly 30 years . - Mentioned in the Tom Waits song Diamond in Your Mind", "title": "Popular culture" }, { "text": "- The actress Ann Doran portrayed Zerelda in the ABC television series The Legend of Jesse James ( 1965–1966 ) . Christopher Jones and Allen Case played Jesse and Frank James , respectively .", "title": "Popular culture" }, { "text": " - 1825 Birth on January 29 - 1850 Death of Robert Sallee James , her first husband - 1854 Death of Benjamin Simms , her second husband - 1875 Death of son Archie Samuel - 1882 Death of son Jesse James - in Washington , Missouri - 1908 Death of Reuben Samuel , her third husband - 1911 Death in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma on February 10 - 1915 Death of son Frank James", "title": "Timeline" }, { "text": " - Settle , William A . Jr. : Jesse James Was His Name , or , Fact and Fiction Concerning the Careers of the Notorious James Brothers of Missouri , University of Nebraska Press , 1977 - Yeatman , Ted P. : Frank and Jesse James : The Story Behind the Legend , Cumberland House , 2001 - Stiles , T.J. : Jesse James : Last Rebel of the Civil War , Alfred A . Knopf , 2002 - Jesse and Frank James : The Family History by Phillip Steele", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Official website for the Family of Jesse James : Stray Leaves , A James Family in America Since 1650 - The James Farm", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Reuben Samuel" ]

[ { "text": " Zerelda Elizabeth Cole James Simms Samuel ( January 29 , 1825 – February 10 , 1911 ) was the mother of Frank James and Jesse James .", "title": "Zerelda James" }, { "text": " Born as Zerelda Elizabeth Cole in Woodford County , Kentucky her parents were James and Sarah Lindsay Cole ; she had one younger brother , Jesse Richard Cole . One year younger than she , her brother committed suicide in 1895 for undisclosed reasons .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "She was of English and Scottish descent . When Zerelda was a small child , her father broke his neck in a riding accident leaving her mother with two small children . They were taken in by her paternal grandfather who owned a saloon . Later her mother remarried to Robert Thomason , a farmer . Zerelda , by all accounts , did not get along with her new stepfather , Robert , so she went to live with some of her mothers relatives in Kentucky where she attended a Catholic girls school .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " At the age of 16 Zerelda Cole married Robert Sallee James on December 28 , 1841 , at the home of her uncle , James Madison Lindsay , in Stamping Ground , Kentucky . A college friend of Roberts officiated as the best man and tobacco was given in bond . The two moved to the vicinity of Centerville ( later Kearney , Missouri ) . Robert James was a commercial hemp farmer , a slave owner , and a popular evangelical minister in the Baptist Church . Zerelda bore him four children .", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": "- Alexander Franklin James ( b . January 10 , 1843 – d . February 18 , 1915 )", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": " - Robert R . James ( b . July 19 , 1845 – d . August 21 , 1845 ) - Jesse Woodson James ( b . September 5 , 1847 – d . April 3 , 1882 ) - Susan Lavenia James ( b . November 25 , 1849 – d . March 3 , 1889 )", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": "Shortly after the birth of his daughter , Susan , Robert James moved to California to preach to the gold miners , where he contracted either pneumonia , cholera or typhoid , and died on ( according to tradition ) August 18 , 1850 . His grave has never been officially identified and no marker exists for him today . There is a much disputed story that in later years Jesse went looking for the grave of his father .", "title": "First marriage" }, { "text": " Benjamin Simms ( born circa 1830 – d . January 2 , 1854 ) was a wealthy farmer who married widow Zerelda James on September 30 , 1852 . The marriage proved to be an unhappy one , largely because of Simms dislike of Frank James and Jesse James , to whom he was reportedly cruel . Zerelda left Simms , who died on January 2 , 1854 , when he was thrown by his horse .", "title": "Second marriage" }, { "text": " Zerelda married a third time , to Dr . Reuben Samuel ( b . January 1829 – d . March 1 , 1908 ) , on September 25 , 1855 . Samuel has been described as a quiet , passive man , was widely described as standing in the shadow of his outspoken , forceful wife . Dr . Reuben Samuel and Zerelda Samuel had four children : - Sarah Louisa Samuel ( b . April 7 , 1858 – d . July 14 , 1921 )", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": "- John Thomas Samuel ( b . December 25 , 1861 – d . March 15 , 1934 )", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": " - Fanny Quantrill Samuel ( b . October 18 , 1863 – d . May 3 , 1922 ) - Archie Peyton Samuel ( b . July 26 , 1866 – d . January 26 , 1875 ) There has been some dispute as to the spelling of the surname Samuel . Sometimes it is spelled Samuels . However , the spelling Samuel is attested by birth records , family gravestones , and neighbor Homer Croy .", "title": "Third marriage" }, { "text": "Allan Pinkerton , the Pinkerton Agencys founder and leader , attempted to capture the James brothers . On the night of January 25 , 1875 , he staged a raid on the homestead . Detectives threw an incendiary device into the house ; it exploded , killing Jamess young half-brother Archie ( named for Archie Clement ) and blowing off the right arm of Zerelda Samuel . Afterward , Pinkerton denied that the raids intent was arson , but biographer Ted Yeatman located a letter by Pinkerton in the Library of Congress in which Pinkerton declared his intention to burn", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "the house down .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": " Post Jesse : The James Farm Tour . With all the press circulating of the famous James brothers of Missouri , the hysteria of the Frank James trial and all the dime novels of which the family did not approve , it was inevitable that people would turn up at the farm wanting to see the place where the infamous Jesse James had grown up .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "Zerelda charged for the tour , and the visitors were taken on a tour of the farmhouse including a vivid account of the Pinkerton Raid in January . The fireplace does not bear burn marks but there is evidence of which floor boards were salvaged and which were replaced when the repairs were made as compensation by Pinkerton to Mrs . James for the death of her son and injury to herself .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": "The tour culminated at the grave of Jesse , who was originally buried in the front yard outside Zereldas bedroom window so when she slept at night , she had a clear , unobstructed view of his grave . Zerelda was worried that someone would come and take him so she had him buried an extra few feet down than the standard six . For an extra few coins visitors were allowed to scoop up the authentic pebbles from the grave . Zerelda replenished them from the stream where the boys used to play . Years later when Jesses wife", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": ", also named Zerelda , died , his mother had Jesse reburied alongside his wife at Mount Olivet in Kearney , MO . She further would play on the sympathies of her visitors by offering to sell old , rusted , often inoperable guns that she said belonged to Jesse before he died , which in reality she had bought second-hand , leading to a proliferation of people claiming to and sincerely believing that they owned a gun that had once belonged to Jesse James .", "title": "Pinkerton Raid" }, { "text": " Zerelda died in 1911 in the Burlington carriage on a train traveling to San Francisco , California of a heart ailment ( some 20 miles outside of Oklahoma City ) . She was 86 years old and was buried next to Reuben Samuel , her third husband , and sons Jesse and Archie at Mount Olivet Cemetery , Clay County , Missouri .", "title": "Death" }, { "text": " - Mamaw by Susan M . Dodd , a fictional book about Zerelda . - Fran Ryan played Zerelda in the 1980 film The Long Riders , which was a more or less accurate film about the last years of the James-Younger gang after the Civil War - Jane Darwell played Zerelda in the 1939 movie starring Tyrone Power , which has her character dying at the films beginning , while in reality she outlived her son by nearly 30 years . - Mentioned in the Tom Waits song Diamond in Your Mind", "title": "Popular culture" }, { "text": "- The actress Ann Doran portrayed Zerelda in the ABC television series The Legend of Jesse James ( 1965–1966 ) . Christopher Jones and Allen Case played Jesse and Frank James , respectively .", "title": "Popular culture" }, { "text": " - 1825 Birth on January 29 - 1850 Death of Robert Sallee James , her first husband - 1854 Death of Benjamin Simms , her second husband - 1875 Death of son Archie Samuel - 1882 Death of son Jesse James - in Washington , Missouri - 1908 Death of Reuben Samuel , her third husband - 1911 Death in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma on February 10 - 1915 Death of son Frank James", "title": "Timeline" }, { "text": " - Settle , William A . Jr. : Jesse James Was His Name , or , Fact and Fiction Concerning the Careers of the Notorious James Brothers of Missouri , University of Nebraska Press , 1977 - Yeatman , Ted P. : Frank and Jesse James : The Story Behind the Legend , Cumberland House , 2001 - Stiles , T.J. : Jesse James : Last Rebel of the Civil War , Alfred A . Knopf , 2002 - Jesse and Frank James : The Family History by Phillip Steele", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Official website for the Family of Jesse James : Stray Leaves , A James Family in America Since 1650 - The James Farm", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "United States Representative" ]

[ { "text": " William Allen ( December 18 or 27 , 1803 – July 11 , 1879 ) was a Democratic Representative , Senator and 31st Governor of Ohio . Early life and family . Allen was born in Edenton , North Carolina and moved to Chillicothe , Ohio in 1819 , after his parents death . He was of Quaker ancestry .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": "Allen and his sister Mary Granberry Allen lived in Chillicothe together . His sister married Reverend Pleasant Thurman , and their son , Allen G . Thurman , followed in his uncles footsteps , becoming a lawyer and politician .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": " Allen attended Chillicothe Academy before studying law with Colonel Edward King . He was admitted to the bar in Ohio at age 21 . He began his career as a politician in the Democratic Party at a young age .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": " Allen served as United States Representative from Ohio from 1833 to 1835 , losing his bid for re-election . He served as United States Senator from Ohio from 1837 to 1849 , losing a bid for a third term in 1848 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "While in the Senate , Allen was one of a group of Western Democrat expansionists who asserted that the U.S . had a valid claim to the entire Oregon Country , which was an issue during the 1844 U.S . presidential election . He suggested that the United States should be prepared to go to war with the United Kingdom in order to annex the entire Oregon Country up to Russian-owned Alaska at latitude 54°40′N . This position ultimately produced the slogan Fifty-Four Forty or Fight! , coined in 1846 by opponents of such a policy ( not , as", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "popularly believed , a slogan in the 1844 Presidential campaign ) . Allen supported popular sovereignty and the presidential candidacy of fellow-Democrat Lewis Cass in 1848 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In 1849 , Allen retired to his farm , Fruit Hill , which had belonged to his father-in-law , and fellow Ohio Governor , Duncan McArthur , near Chillicothe , Ohio . Allen identified himself as a Peace Democrat by opposing the American Civil War . Allen did not return to public service for nearly a quarter century , until he served as Governor of Ohio from 1874 to 1876 . He unsuccessfully sought a second two-year term in an 1875 election .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Allen was noted for his loud voice . A friend asked Senator Benjamin Tappan if a fellow Ohioan was still in Washington . Tappan replied No , he left yesterday and is probably by this time in Cumberland , Maryland , but if you will go to Bill Allen and tell him to raise that window and call him he will come back .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " At the close of his administration , he retired to private life at Fruit Hill , where he died in 1879 . Allen is buried at Grandview Cemetery , Chillicothe .", "title": "Death" }, { "text": "In 1887 , Ohio donated a statue of Allen to the National Statuary Hall Collection , which was exhibited in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S . Capitol . The statue was sculpted by Charles H . Niehaus . In 2010 , the Ohio Historical Society held a statewide poll on the suitability of Allen as a distinguished representative of the state . The poll found that many Ohioans objected to Allen . On August 26 , the Ohio National Statuary Committee voted to replace Allens statue with a statue of Ohio-born inventor Thomas Edison . The Ohio General", "title": "Legacy" }, { "text": "Assembly agreed to replace the statue in part because Allen’s pro-slavery position and outspoken criticism of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War make him a poor representative for Ohio in the U.S . Capitol . However , lack of funding for the Edison statue delayed replacement of the Allen statue . The Edison statue was completed in spring 2015 , and was installed on September 20 , 2016 . The statue of Allen was relocated to the Ross County Heritage Center in Chillicothe .", "title": "Legacy" }, { "text": " - National Statuary Hall Collection : William Allen at Architect of the Capitol", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "United States Senator" ]

[ { "text": " William Allen ( December 18 or 27 , 1803 – July 11 , 1879 ) was a Democratic Representative , Senator and 31st Governor of Ohio . Early life and family . Allen was born in Edenton , North Carolina and moved to Chillicothe , Ohio in 1819 , after his parents death . He was of Quaker ancestry .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": "Allen and his sister Mary Granberry Allen lived in Chillicothe together . His sister married Reverend Pleasant Thurman , and their son , Allen G . Thurman , followed in his uncles footsteps , becoming a lawyer and politician .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": " Allen attended Chillicothe Academy before studying law with Colonel Edward King . He was admitted to the bar in Ohio at age 21 . He began his career as a politician in the Democratic Party at a young age .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": " Allen served as United States Representative from Ohio from 1833 to 1835 , losing his bid for re-election . He served as United States Senator from Ohio from 1837 to 1849 , losing a bid for a third term in 1848 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "While in the Senate , Allen was one of a group of Western Democrat expansionists who asserted that the U.S . had a valid claim to the entire Oregon Country , which was an issue during the 1844 U.S . presidential election . He suggested that the United States should be prepared to go to war with the United Kingdom in order to annex the entire Oregon Country up to Russian-owned Alaska at latitude 54°40′N . This position ultimately produced the slogan Fifty-Four Forty or Fight! , coined in 1846 by opponents of such a policy ( not , as", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "popularly believed , a slogan in the 1844 Presidential campaign ) . Allen supported popular sovereignty and the presidential candidacy of fellow-Democrat Lewis Cass in 1848 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In 1849 , Allen retired to his farm , Fruit Hill , which had belonged to his father-in-law , and fellow Ohio Governor , Duncan McArthur , near Chillicothe , Ohio . Allen identified himself as a Peace Democrat by opposing the American Civil War . Allen did not return to public service for nearly a quarter century , until he served as Governor of Ohio from 1874 to 1876 . He unsuccessfully sought a second two-year term in an 1875 election .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Allen was noted for his loud voice . A friend asked Senator Benjamin Tappan if a fellow Ohioan was still in Washington . Tappan replied No , he left yesterday and is probably by this time in Cumberland , Maryland , but if you will go to Bill Allen and tell him to raise that window and call him he will come back .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " At the close of his administration , he retired to private life at Fruit Hill , where he died in 1879 . Allen is buried at Grandview Cemetery , Chillicothe .", "title": "Death" }, { "text": "In 1887 , Ohio donated a statue of Allen to the National Statuary Hall Collection , which was exhibited in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S . Capitol . The statue was sculpted by Charles H . Niehaus . In 2010 , the Ohio Historical Society held a statewide poll on the suitability of Allen as a distinguished representative of the state . The poll found that many Ohioans objected to Allen . On August 26 , the Ohio National Statuary Committee voted to replace Allens statue with a statue of Ohio-born inventor Thomas Edison . The Ohio General", "title": "Legacy" }, { "text": "Assembly agreed to replace the statue in part because Allen’s pro-slavery position and outspoken criticism of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War make him a poor representative for Ohio in the U.S . Capitol . However , lack of funding for the Edison statue delayed replacement of the Allen statue . The Edison statue was completed in spring 2015 , and was installed on September 20 , 2016 . The statue of Allen was relocated to the Ross County Heritage Center in Chillicothe .", "title": "Legacy" }, { "text": " - National Statuary Hall Collection : William Allen at Architect of the Capitol", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Governor of Ohio" ]

[ { "text": " William Allen ( December 18 or 27 , 1803 – July 11 , 1879 ) was a Democratic Representative , Senator and 31st Governor of Ohio . Early life and family . Allen was born in Edenton , North Carolina and moved to Chillicothe , Ohio in 1819 , after his parents death . He was of Quaker ancestry .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": "Allen and his sister Mary Granberry Allen lived in Chillicothe together . His sister married Reverend Pleasant Thurman , and their son , Allen G . Thurman , followed in his uncles footsteps , becoming a lawyer and politician .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": " Allen attended Chillicothe Academy before studying law with Colonel Edward King . He was admitted to the bar in Ohio at age 21 . He began his career as a politician in the Democratic Party at a young age .", "title": "William Allen ( governor )" }, { "text": " Allen served as United States Representative from Ohio from 1833 to 1835 , losing his bid for re-election . He served as United States Senator from Ohio from 1837 to 1849 , losing a bid for a third term in 1848 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "While in the Senate , Allen was one of a group of Western Democrat expansionists who asserted that the U.S . had a valid claim to the entire Oregon Country , which was an issue during the 1844 U.S . presidential election . He suggested that the United States should be prepared to go to war with the United Kingdom in order to annex the entire Oregon Country up to Russian-owned Alaska at latitude 54°40′N . This position ultimately produced the slogan Fifty-Four Forty or Fight! , coined in 1846 by opponents of such a policy ( not , as", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "popularly believed , a slogan in the 1844 Presidential campaign ) . Allen supported popular sovereignty and the presidential candidacy of fellow-Democrat Lewis Cass in 1848 .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " In 1849 , Allen retired to his farm , Fruit Hill , which had belonged to his father-in-law , and fellow Ohio Governor , Duncan McArthur , near Chillicothe , Ohio . Allen identified himself as a Peace Democrat by opposing the American Civil War . Allen did not return to public service for nearly a quarter century , until he served as Governor of Ohio from 1874 to 1876 . He unsuccessfully sought a second two-year term in an 1875 election .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": "Allen was noted for his loud voice . A friend asked Senator Benjamin Tappan if a fellow Ohioan was still in Washington . Tappan replied No , he left yesterday and is probably by this time in Cumberland , Maryland , but if you will go to Bill Allen and tell him to raise that window and call him he will come back .", "title": "Career" }, { "text": " At the close of his administration , he retired to private life at Fruit Hill , where he died in 1879 . Allen is buried at Grandview Cemetery , Chillicothe .", "title": "Death" }, { "text": "In 1887 , Ohio donated a statue of Allen to the National Statuary Hall Collection , which was exhibited in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S . Capitol . The statue was sculpted by Charles H . Niehaus . In 2010 , the Ohio Historical Society held a statewide poll on the suitability of Allen as a distinguished representative of the state . The poll found that many Ohioans objected to Allen . On August 26 , the Ohio National Statuary Committee voted to replace Allens statue with a statue of Ohio-born inventor Thomas Edison . The Ohio General", "title": "Legacy" }, { "text": "Assembly agreed to replace the statue in part because Allen’s pro-slavery position and outspoken criticism of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War make him a poor representative for Ohio in the U.S . Capitol . However , lack of funding for the Edison statue delayed replacement of the Allen statue . The Edison statue was completed in spring 2015 , and was installed on September 20 , 2016 . The statue of Allen was relocated to the Ross County Heritage Center in Chillicothe .", "title": "Legacy" }, { "text": " - National Statuary Hall Collection : William Allen at Architect of the Capitol", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka" ]

[ { "text": " Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( ; ; born 3 September 1951 ) is a Sri Lankan politician , who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019 . Sirisena is Sri Lankas first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite . He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena joined mainstream politics in 1989 as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and has held several ministries since 1994 . He was the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was Minister of Health until November 2014 when he announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election as the opposition coalitions common candidate . His victory in the election is generally viewed as a surprise , coming to office through the votes won from the alternative Sinhala-majority rural constituency and the Tamil and Muslim minority groups that have been alienated by the Rajapaksa government on post-war", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "reconciliation and growing sectarian violence . Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement a 100-day reform program where he promised to rebalance the executive branch within 100 days of being elected , by reinforcing Sri Lankas judiciary and parliament , to fight corruption and to investigate allegations of war crimes from 2009 , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister . He later was reported to have publicly disavowed this program , claiming that he did not know where it originated .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena was sworn in as the sixth Executive President before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . Immediately afterwards he appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term . Sirisena voluntarily transferred significant presidential powers to parliament on 28 April .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He is well known for surprising Sri Lankans by issuing gazettes every Friday since 26 October 2018 . In 2018 , Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa ( his former rival ) as the Prime Minister , wrote a letter firing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ( with whose major support he became the president in 2015 ) and prorogued Parliament , all in apparent contradiction to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , instigating a constitutional crisis . This marks Sirisenas second , and most successful attempt to bring Rajapaksa to power .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Early life and career . Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters , on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda , a village in present-day Gampaha District . His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa . His mother , Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi , was a school teacher .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics . While still in school , as a teenager , Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Ceylon Communist Party ( Maoist ) becoming closely associated with party leader N . Shanmugathasan in party activities . In 1968 , he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "At the age of 17 , he was chosen as the secretary of the SLFP Youth Organisation in Polonnaruwa by the SLFP Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa , Leelaratna Wijesingha . In 1971 , aged 19 , he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Insurrection . Following his release from prison , Sirisena joined All Ceylon SLFP Youth Organization led by Anura Bandaranaike and joined politics at the national level . After serving at a number of state institutions , Sirisena obtained the SLFP membership in 1978 . In 1974 Sirisena started working", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "at the Palugasdamana Multi Purpose Cooperative Society as a purchasing office and in 1976 he became a grama sevaka niladhari ( village officer ) but resigned in 1978 . He rose up the SLFP ranks , joining its politburo in 1981 , where he was chosen as the President of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation , and also later served as Treasurer . During the 1981 Presidential poll , when Basil Rajapaksa joined the United National Party , he took over the responsibility of the Secretary of the organisation . Subsequently , he was appointed the Polonnaruwa SLFP chief", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "organiser by the SLFP hierarchy . He became president of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation in 1983 .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena studied for three years at the Sri Lanka School of Agriculture , Kundasale from where he earned a diploma in agriculture in 1973 . In 1980 he earned a Diploma in political science at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Russia . Legislative career ( 1989–2015 ) .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFPs candidates in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament . He was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election , this time as a Peoples Alliance ( PA ) candidate . In 1997 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP for the first time , from which he later resigned . In August 2000 Sirisena tried to become general-secretary of the SLFP but was beaten by S . B . Dissanayake . Sirisena was instead appointed one of the Deputy Presidents of SLFP . He became", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "general-secretary of the SLFP in October 2001 following Dissanayakes defection to the United National Party ( UNP ) .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994 . In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet , appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development . While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community . He was also responsible for influencing the governments decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs . 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time . He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "when he became the Agriculture Minister , in 2005 . The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day . He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda , Kalu and Walawe rivers . He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": " He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election but the PA lost the election and so Sirisena lost his ministerial position .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United Peoples Freedom Alliance ( UPFA ) . Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate . President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004 . He was also appointed Leader of the House . Sirisenas ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation , Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005 . He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005 .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Minister of Agriculture After the 2005 presidential election newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sirisena Minister of Agriculture , Environment , Irrigation and Mahaweli Development in November 2005 . On 27 March 2006 Sirisenas personal secretary M . L . Dharmasiri was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Aranangawila . Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2007 he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development by President Rajapaksa .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In order to combat the 2007–08 world food price crisis , Sirisena initiated a plan under the scheme Api Wavamu – Rata Nagamu to improve local food production on national scale . Festivals of tilling were conducted in each divisional secretariat every year leading to the re cultivation of more than 1 million abandoned paddy fields under the programme . The project was considered a great success being acknowledged as his green revolution .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " While the serving as the Minister of Agriculture Sirisena also served as the acting Defence Minister for several occasions during the Sri Lankan civil war . He was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war when some of the worst alleged war crimes were committed .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena has claimed that LTTE may have tried to assassinate him on at least five occasions . Sirisena narrowly escaped death on 9 October 2008 when a convoy he was part of was attacked by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelams suicide bomber at Piriwena Junction in Boralesgamuwa , Colombo . One person was killed and seven injured .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election and was appointed Minister of Health in April 2010 . During his time Sirisena sought to combat cigarette and alcohol consumption within the country . He introduced a National Medicinal Drug Policy based on that of the Sri Lanka National Pharmaceuticals Policy of Seneka Bibile and brought the Cigarette and Alcohol act to parliament against cigarette packaging that include pictorial warnings . The act recommended 80% of packaging include the pictorial warnings , however this was reduced to 60% due to pressure form many multinational companies and from some areas of the", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "government itself . In May 2014 Sirisena was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the World Health Assembly .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Committees Involved - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Irrigation and Water Resources Management - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Health - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Agriculture - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Co-operatives and Internal Trade - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence and Urban Development - Committees Served - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on Parliamentary Business ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "- Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee of Selection ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": " - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on High Posts ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament on Traffic Accidents ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament to Recommend and Report on Political and Constitutional Measures to Empower the Peoples of Sri Lanka to Live as One Nation ( 14th Parliament ) Presidency ( 2015–2019 ) .", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "Following days of speculation in the media , Sirisena announced on 21 November 2014 that he would challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 presidential election as the common opposition candidate . Sirisena claimed that everything in Sri Lanka was controlled by one family and that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with rampant corruption , nepotism and a breakdown of the rule of law . He has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days of being elected , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe as", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Prime Minister . Following the announcement Sirisena , along with several other ministers who supported him , were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP . His ministerial security and vehicles were also withdrawn .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena released his manifesto , titled A Compassionate Maithri Governance — A Stable Country , on 19 December 2014 at a rally at Viharamahadevi Park . The main pledge in the manifesto was the replacement of the executive presidency with a Westminster style cabinet but the manifesto acknowledged that Sirisena would need the support of the parliament to amend the constitution . The manifesto also made a commitment to replace the open list proportional representation system with a mixture of first-past-the-post and PR for electing MPs . Parliamentary elections will be held in April 2015 after the constitution has been", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "amended . Independent commissions would be established to oversee the judiciary , police , elections department , Auditor-Generals Department and Attorney-Generals Department . The Commission on Bribery and Corruption would be strengthened and political diplomatic appointments annulled . Populist measures in the manifesto included a commitment to write-off 50% of farmers loans , reduce fuel prices by removing taxes and a salary increase of Rs . 10,000 for public servants . Public spending on health would increase from 1.8% of GDP to 3% of GDP whilst that on education would increase from 1.7% of GDP to 6% of GDP .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "The manifesto also stated that the casino licences granted to Kerry Packers Crown Resort and John Keells Holdingss Water Front will be cancelled . Political victims during Rajapaksas rule , including Sarath Fonseka and Shirani Bandaranayake , would be re-appointed . In a separate document Sirisena pledged that , whilst resisting any international investigation , he would establish an independent domestic inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " Sirisena was declared the winner after receiving 51.28% of all votes cast compared to Rajapaksas 47.58% . Sirisena was the winner in 12 electoral districts whilst Rajapaksa was victorious in the remaining 10 . On the contrary Rajapakse won in 90 electorates while Sirisena managed to win only in 70 electorates . The result was generally seen as a shock . When Rajapaksa called the election in November 2014 he had looked certain to win . - Transition", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "According to Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne , senior figures in the Sirisena campaign , Rajapaksa attempted to stage a coup in order to stay in power when it became clear he was going to lose the election . They alleged that Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa , the Defence Secretary , summoned Commander of the Army Daya Ratnayake , Inspector General of Police N . K . Illangakoon and Attorney General Yuwanjana Wanasundera to Temple Trees at around 1 am on 9 January 2015 . Rajapaksa allegedly pressured the three officials to deploy troops , annul the election", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "results and declare a state of emergency but they refused . According to the Colombo Telegraph Rajapaksa also wanted to dissolve parliament . It was only then Rajapaksa decided to concede defeat and summoned Ranil Wickremesinghe to assure him of a smooth transition of power .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless . The army and police have also denied the allegations . The new government is to investigate the alleged coup attempt .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena was sworn in as Sri Lankas sixth executive president before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . It is custom for the president to be sworn in before the chief justice but Sirisena had refused to be sworn in before Chief Justice Peiris who had been appointed by Rajapaksa after the controversial impeachment of the previous chief justice . Immediately afterwards , Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankas new prime minister before Sirisena . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " 100-day reform program . With an interim cabinet formed on 12 January , Sirisena called the Parliamentary elections , taking the defence portfolio for himself , and appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of reconciliation , policy development and economic affairs , to go with his Prime Ministership .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . Some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment . In addition , Sirisena enacted a Right to Information bill . Other changes , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "26 June 2015 and called for early elections . However , when faced with criticism concerning the reforms , Sirisena publicly disavowed the 100-day reform program .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . However , Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa , and , although some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment , others , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015 , with the new parliament is expected to convene on 1 September 2015 . Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015 . The UPFA/SLFP Mps who remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFAs prime ministerial candidate for the election . This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election . They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksas return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter . After the parliamentary election was", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election . Feeling betrayed by Sirisena , his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the United National Front for Good Governance . On 8 July 2015 , several factions accused Sirisena of having betrayed the mandate that was given to him by the people in the 2015 presidential election over nominating his predecessor Rajapaksa , who faces various allegations of human rights violations , to contest in this election . Despite his assurances to", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "the media that he would not grant nominations to pro-Rajapaksa parliamentarians who were involved in various criminal activities , some were nominated . On 14 July 2015 , at a special press conference , Sirisena announced he would remain impartial during the elections after granting the nomination to Rajapaksa , hinted that Rajapaksa could be defeated in the parliamentary election similar to the presidential election .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The United National Front for Good Governance became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats . Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become Prime Minister . The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament . However , on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": " The elections saw minor violence and violations of election laws but was generally incident free , peaceful , free and fair . Sirisena was praised for shepherding an inclusive process during the elections by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The European External Action Service spokesperson also stated that the election was genuine , well administered and peaceful . National government ( 2015–2018 ) .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , the main constituent of the UPFA , agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015 . A further 39 cabinet ministers , 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA , were sworn in on 4 September 2015 . Three more cabinet ministers , one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA , were sworn in on 9 September 2015 . 19 state ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 8 UPFA ) and 21 deputy ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 10 UPFA ) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015 . Two more deputy ministers , both from the UPFA , were", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "sworn in on 10 September 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On the evening of 26 October 2018 , Sirisena , in a sudden move , sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister after the United Peoples Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government . Immediately following the move , media institutions in the country were suppressed in what is now being termed a hostile takeover . Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal , stating that it is illegal and unconstitutional . Sirisena promptly prorogued Parliament and appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers , in effect creating a parallel government to what was operational in the country at", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "the time , a series of events referred to by the BBC as somewhere in between House of Cards , Game of Thrones and Shakespeares darkest Roman plays . This resulted in a constitutional crisis , with analysts referring to Sirisenas actions as a coup . Sirisena has issued presidential gazettes each Friday since 26 October 2018 .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "The crisis created significant fears as to the state of democratic institutions in the country , with former Ministers refusing to step down from their posts . Karu Jayasuriya , the Speaker for the Parliament , refused to acknowledge the legality of this move , stating that the ousted Wickramasinghe is the lawful Prime Minister and urging the President to convene Parliament to resolve the issue . However , since then the Speakers office also issued statements expressing that they will not prevent Rajapaksa from occupying the Prime Ministers seat in Parliament . A reported ten thousand people mobilised in", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "a protest in Colombo , demanding that Sirisena reconvene Parliament .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": " On 13 December 2018 , the full bench ( seven judge bench ) of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on that President Sirisenas decision to dissolve parliament on 9 November , before the completion of four and half years , was unconstitutional and illegal . Following the Supreme court ruling , Rajapaksa backed down and Wickremesinghe was re-appointed Prime Minister .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "In morning of 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings took place targeting three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo killing 253 and wounding over 500 people . President Sirisena who was in Singapore on a personal visit at the time ordered a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings to identify the perpetrators . On his return to the island on 22 April , he declared a state of emergency from midnight of 22 April by issuing an extraordinary gazette notification . The government announced a national day of", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "mourning the following day .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " The President and the government was heavy criticised for not heeding warnings from Indian intelligence services , however President Sirisena denied knowledge of warnings before his departure overseas 15 April . Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe later apologised for failing to stop the attacks issuing a statement on Twitter stating We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events . We pledge to rebuild our churches , revive our economy , and take all measures to prevent terrorism , with the support of the international community .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "On 23 April , President Sirisena announced his plans to change the heads of the defence forces , on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando , Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President , after it was announced that President Sirisena has requested the Defence Secretary and the Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) resign . With no response to his request to resign , President Sirisena sent the IGP Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed an acting Inspector General of Police .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated in parliament on 8 May that President Sirisena had been informed 15 times at the National Security Council about warnings of a terrorist attack , yet no instructions were given . The President has intern turned down calls by the Prime Minister and the UNP parliamentary group to appoint Fonseka as the Minister of Law and Order following the bombing . He has refused to appoint Fonseka to a Ministerial post since the 2018 constitutional crisis citing that Fonsekas name had come up in the police investigations in an alleged presidential assassination attempt .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "Sirisena was highly critical of the Parliamentary Select Committee ( PSC ) probe into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and incidents in its aftermath appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament of the PSC for summering intelligence and police officers . He had ordered no public officer to appear for summons issued by the PSC . Following Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendiss statement at the PSC to the effect that President Sirisena knew about the warnings of an impending attack , Sirisena sacked Mendis within hours .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Sirisena stepped down as president on 18 November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election , having opted not to contest a second term and remain neutral during the election . Following the election he was appointed as Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party . Sirisena contested 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa district and was elected to parliament having gained the highest number of preferential votes in the district . Easter bombings inquiry findings .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "In February 2021 , the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed by Sirisena during his term as President to investigate the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , had stated it is final report had recommended the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs to failing to act on intelligence received to prevent the attacks on 21 April 2019 . This report was rejected by the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Freedom Party which re-elected Sirisena as its Chairmen .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "Despite pledges made during the presidential campaign , Sirisena has himself been accused of nepotism since becoming president . A few days after Sirisena took power in January 2015 , his brother Kumarasinghe Sirisena was appointed chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom . The appointment came despite objections from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other cabinet ministers . Sirisenas son-in-law Thilina Suranjith Wewelpanawa ( Chathurikas husband ) was appointed public relations officer at the Ministry of Defence in February 2015 – Sirisena is Minister of Defence . In September 2015 Sirisenas son Daham accompanied his father as he", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "visited New York City for the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Despite having no official role , Daham Sirisena sat with the Sri Lankan delegation in the United Nations General Assembly and accompanied his father as he met world leaders such as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga . Sirisenas daughter Chathurika , who also has no official role , has been the guest of honour/chief guest at several Ministry of Defence events . At another event where Chathurika was chief guest , she was accompanied by members of the Presidential Security Division . In September 2015 Chathurika was accompanied by government officials", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "and police officers as she went on a private fact finding mission to Mahawelithenna near Welikanda .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "In 2018 his Chief of Staff I.H.K . Mahanama was arrested by officials of the commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption ( CIABOC ) while accepting a bribe of Rs . 20 million from an Indian businessman as a part of a Rs . 100 Million bribe for helping the acquisition of the Kantale Sugar Factory . Mahanama , the Chief of Staff of the President , in his previous role as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands had secured Cabinet approval to auction scrap material of the factory , assets which were claimed by M G Sugars", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd under the agreement . The company then filed arbitration proceedings in a Singapore tribunal to stop the Government of Sri Lanka from selling the machinery and scrap . The investors sent letters to PMs office which recommended them to complain to the CIABOC which launched investigations . However , despite the investigations Mahanama was appointed by Sirisena as his Chief of Staff . Centre for Human Rights ( CHR ) question how Sirisena appointed Mahanama as his Chief of Staff while he was under corruption investigations .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": " Comments about Enrique Iglesias concert . In 2015 , Maithripala Sirisena criticised and called for the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo to be whipped , after the behaviour of some female fans . Sirisena stated I dont advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails , but those who organised such an event should be .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Media freedom increased under Sirisena compared to previous governments . However , in June 2018 the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission closed down transmission towers operated by TNL TV after a negative commentary about a presidents speech . The TRC claimed that the reason was not paying the licence fee but was criticised by both government allies and opposition MPs . Joint Opposition MR Dinesh Gunawardana presented irregularities of the action in the parliament citing that the TRC violated the Telecommunication Act by closing down the tower as licence could be cancelled and a station could be sealed only after giving due", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": "notice which was not carried out by the TRC . The claim of not paying the fees was also called to doubt as the station had made the payments up to 2017 and issues pertaining to licence fees were being negotiated by the TNL .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " Airline cashew nut remarks . In September 2018 , Sirisena remarked upon the quality of cashew nuts served to him in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight : When I returned from Nepal , they served some cashew nuts on the plane [ that ] , let alone humans , even dogs cant eat , who approves these things? . It was unclear as to what exactly was offensive about the said nuts , but the outburst which was much remarked upon , led to comments that Sirisena had come unhinged . The airline promptly stopped serving cashew nuts .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , while addressing the cabinet , Sirisena alleged that the Indian Research and Analysis Wing was plotting his assassination . This comment was made after Sri Lankan CID arrested an Indian national late in September for the alleged assassination of Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa . After Sirisenas comment on this local media reported that the Indian High Commissioner met with Sirisena and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Sirisena .", "title": "Alleged assassination plot" }, { "text": "In November 2018 , in the midst of the Constitutional Crisis set off by the Presidents actions on 26 October 2018 , President Sirisena took the stage with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally organised by the SLPP . In his speech , he heavily criticised Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe , and referred to Wickramasinghe and his close allies as butterflies and claimed they had resorted to a butterfly lifestyle , placing it above all other duties to the state and to the people . This was widely recognised as a homophobic remark by Sri Lankan LGBT activists and", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "other civil society actors .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " A strongly worded statement was written and signed by numerous members of the Sri Lankan LGBT+ community within hours of Sirisenas remark being made , and was widely shared online . In it they said : By trivialising homophobia in this fashion , President Sirisena should be held responsible for any homophobic incidents that Sri Lankan citizens may experience in the coming days .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "A citizens protest – which had been happening consistently in the heart of Colombo city every evening since the Presidents declaration that he had appointed Rajapaksa as the countrys Prime Minister – paid special attention to Sirisenas Butterfly remark the next day , making a butterfly out of lit lamps .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sri Lankas Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also responded on Twitter , stating : I would rather be a butterfly than a leech Mr . President!! ! Attempts to delay elections .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In May 2019 it was reported that Sirisena was attempting to delay the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election to 20 June 2020 and was seeking advisory opinion from the Supreme Court ( SC ) in terms of Article 129 of the constitution . Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) Chairman Prof . G.L . Peiris said yesterday his party would make every possible attempt to thwart the move by the President to postpone the presidential election . Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya placed the election date between 9 November and 9 December and claimed that the elections cannot be delayed", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "and the state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings cannot be used as an excuse as elections have been held in a state of emergency in the past and claimed that any attempt to delay elections will be a crime and violation of the rights of close to 15 million voters .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Appointment of new Army Commander . In August 2019 , President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , despite the latter being accused of practicing human rights abuses during the countrys civil war . Pardoning of murder convict .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In November 2019 , President Sirisena issued a presidential pardon to Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a young woman at the Royal Park apartment complex in Rajagiriya on 30 June 2005 in a high-profile case . The Presidents Media Division claim the pardon was issued citing the convicts age ( he was 19 when the murder took place ) , his good behavior and advocacy from several religious groups led by member of parliament , Athuraliye Rathana Thero . Later these claims have been refuted by Raymond Wickramasinghe , Roman", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "Catholic Bishop of Galle . Earlier that year President Sirisena had issued a presidential pardon for Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero , General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena , who had been convicted of being in contempt of court .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sirisena commented in October 2015 , after a series of high-profile incidents of rape , killing and sexual abuse , that he supports a dialogue on the introduction of the death penalty should it be approved by Parliament .", "title": "Death penalty" }, { "text": " In 2018 , the government introduced changes to the taxation system , including changes to the Pay-as-you-earn tax ( PAYE ) . In May , Sirisena is reported to have stated in a cabinet meeting the Government Ministers and MPs are not subjected to PAYE as MPs have honorific before their names as such receive honorariums and not salaries from the State .", "title": "Taxation" }, { "text": "With the country becoming ever closer to China , during the previous administration , while departing from the traditional ally of India , Sirisena says he will treat key Asian countries , India , China , Pakistan and Japan equally . Sri Lanka has moved closer to China , especially in terms of naval agreements . India and Sri Lanka in February 2015 signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relationships . Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sirisena in New Delhi and stated that : India is Sri Lankas closest neighbor and friend . Our destinies", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "are interlinked . Sirisena has outlined the general foreign policy goals of his government as being cooperation with all nations , with an emphasis on Asia .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Recognition and public image . Although legally entitled to use the style His Excellency as the President of Sri Lanka , he requested the media and the people of Sri Lanka , avoid using the style and also to avoid using the word First Lady for his wife , and requested only to use Presidents wife . Family and personal life . Sirisena is married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari , they have two daughters , Chathurika , Dharani , and a son , Daham . Sirisena is a teetotaler , vegetarian , and a Theravada Buddhist .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "Sirisenas youngest brother , Priyantha Sirisena , died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in his hometown of Polonnaruwa , north-east of the capital Colombo . Priyantha was immediately transferred to hospital in a critical condition , where he died from severe head injuries ; Sirisena was in China on a state visit at the time .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Sirisenas daughter Chathurika Sirisena launched her first booked title Janadhipathi Thaththa in 2017 . This is the first biography written by a daughter of a President of Sri Lanka . The book , which was praised for its command of Sinhala , was later revealed to have been ghostwritten by an employee of Media Gang , a marketing agency owned by Chathurika Sirisena . Meanwhile , Sirisenas son , Daham , has been cited in multiple assaults and been named in leading a mob attack on a nightclub . Charges against him have been since withdrawn .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " - Directory of Members – Parliament of Sri Lanka", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( ; ; born 3 September 1951 ) is a Sri Lankan politician , who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019 . Sirisena is Sri Lankas first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite . He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena joined mainstream politics in 1989 as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and has held several ministries since 1994 . He was the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was Minister of Health until November 2014 when he announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election as the opposition coalitions common candidate . His victory in the election is generally viewed as a surprise , coming to office through the votes won from the alternative Sinhala-majority rural constituency and the Tamil and Muslim minority groups that have been alienated by the Rajapaksa government on post-war", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "reconciliation and growing sectarian violence . Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement a 100-day reform program where he promised to rebalance the executive branch within 100 days of being elected , by reinforcing Sri Lankas judiciary and parliament , to fight corruption and to investigate allegations of war crimes from 2009 , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister . He later was reported to have publicly disavowed this program , claiming that he did not know where it originated .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena was sworn in as the sixth Executive President before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . Immediately afterwards he appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term . Sirisena voluntarily transferred significant presidential powers to parliament on 28 April .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He is well known for surprising Sri Lankans by issuing gazettes every Friday since 26 October 2018 . In 2018 , Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa ( his former rival ) as the Prime Minister , wrote a letter firing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ( with whose major support he became the president in 2015 ) and prorogued Parliament , all in apparent contradiction to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , instigating a constitutional crisis . This marks Sirisenas second , and most successful attempt to bring Rajapaksa to power .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Early life and career . Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters , on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda , a village in present-day Gampaha District . His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa . His mother , Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi , was a school teacher .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics . While still in school , as a teenager , Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Ceylon Communist Party ( Maoist ) becoming closely associated with party leader N . Shanmugathasan in party activities . In 1968 , he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "At the age of 17 , he was chosen as the secretary of the SLFP Youth Organisation in Polonnaruwa by the SLFP Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa , Leelaratna Wijesingha . In 1971 , aged 19 , he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Insurrection . Following his release from prison , Sirisena joined All Ceylon SLFP Youth Organization led by Anura Bandaranaike and joined politics at the national level . After serving at a number of state institutions , Sirisena obtained the SLFP membership in 1978 . In 1974 Sirisena started working", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "at the Palugasdamana Multi Purpose Cooperative Society as a purchasing office and in 1976 he became a grama sevaka niladhari ( village officer ) but resigned in 1978 . He rose up the SLFP ranks , joining its politburo in 1981 , where he was chosen as the President of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation , and also later served as Treasurer . During the 1981 Presidential poll , when Basil Rajapaksa joined the United National Party , he took over the responsibility of the Secretary of the organisation . Subsequently , he was appointed the Polonnaruwa SLFP chief", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "organiser by the SLFP hierarchy . He became president of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation in 1983 .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena studied for three years at the Sri Lanka School of Agriculture , Kundasale from where he earned a diploma in agriculture in 1973 . In 1980 he earned a Diploma in political science at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Russia . Legislative career ( 1989–2015 ) .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFPs candidates in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament . He was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election , this time as a Peoples Alliance ( PA ) candidate . In 1997 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP for the first time , from which he later resigned . In August 2000 Sirisena tried to become general-secretary of the SLFP but was beaten by S . B . Dissanayake . Sirisena was instead appointed one of the Deputy Presidents of SLFP . He became", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "general-secretary of the SLFP in October 2001 following Dissanayakes defection to the United National Party ( UNP ) .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994 . In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet , appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development . While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community . He was also responsible for influencing the governments decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs . 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time . He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "when he became the Agriculture Minister , in 2005 . The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day . He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda , Kalu and Walawe rivers . He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": " He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election but the PA lost the election and so Sirisena lost his ministerial position .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United Peoples Freedom Alliance ( UPFA ) . Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate . President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004 . He was also appointed Leader of the House . Sirisenas ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation , Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005 . He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005 .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Minister of Agriculture After the 2005 presidential election newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sirisena Minister of Agriculture , Environment , Irrigation and Mahaweli Development in November 2005 . On 27 March 2006 Sirisenas personal secretary M . L . Dharmasiri was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Aranangawila . Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2007 he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development by President Rajapaksa .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In order to combat the 2007–08 world food price crisis , Sirisena initiated a plan under the scheme Api Wavamu – Rata Nagamu to improve local food production on national scale . Festivals of tilling were conducted in each divisional secretariat every year leading to the re cultivation of more than 1 million abandoned paddy fields under the programme . The project was considered a great success being acknowledged as his green revolution .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " While the serving as the Minister of Agriculture Sirisena also served as the acting Defence Minister for several occasions during the Sri Lankan civil war . He was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war when some of the worst alleged war crimes were committed .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena has claimed that LTTE may have tried to assassinate him on at least five occasions . Sirisena narrowly escaped death on 9 October 2008 when a convoy he was part of was attacked by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelams suicide bomber at Piriwena Junction in Boralesgamuwa , Colombo . One person was killed and seven injured .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election and was appointed Minister of Health in April 2010 . During his time Sirisena sought to combat cigarette and alcohol consumption within the country . He introduced a National Medicinal Drug Policy based on that of the Sri Lanka National Pharmaceuticals Policy of Seneka Bibile and brought the Cigarette and Alcohol act to parliament against cigarette packaging that include pictorial warnings . The act recommended 80% of packaging include the pictorial warnings , however this was reduced to 60% due to pressure form many multinational companies and from some areas of the", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "government itself . In May 2014 Sirisena was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the World Health Assembly .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Committees Involved - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Irrigation and Water Resources Management - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Health - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Agriculture - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Co-operatives and Internal Trade - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence and Urban Development - Committees Served - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on Parliamentary Business ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "- Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee of Selection ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": " - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on High Posts ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament on Traffic Accidents ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament to Recommend and Report on Political and Constitutional Measures to Empower the Peoples of Sri Lanka to Live as One Nation ( 14th Parliament ) Presidency ( 2015–2019 ) .", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "Following days of speculation in the media , Sirisena announced on 21 November 2014 that he would challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 presidential election as the common opposition candidate . Sirisena claimed that everything in Sri Lanka was controlled by one family and that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with rampant corruption , nepotism and a breakdown of the rule of law . He has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days of being elected , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe as", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Prime Minister . Following the announcement Sirisena , along with several other ministers who supported him , were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP . His ministerial security and vehicles were also withdrawn .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena released his manifesto , titled A Compassionate Maithri Governance — A Stable Country , on 19 December 2014 at a rally at Viharamahadevi Park . The main pledge in the manifesto was the replacement of the executive presidency with a Westminster style cabinet but the manifesto acknowledged that Sirisena would need the support of the parliament to amend the constitution . The manifesto also made a commitment to replace the open list proportional representation system with a mixture of first-past-the-post and PR for electing MPs . Parliamentary elections will be held in April 2015 after the constitution has been", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "amended . Independent commissions would be established to oversee the judiciary , police , elections department , Auditor-Generals Department and Attorney-Generals Department . The Commission on Bribery and Corruption would be strengthened and political diplomatic appointments annulled . Populist measures in the manifesto included a commitment to write-off 50% of farmers loans , reduce fuel prices by removing taxes and a salary increase of Rs . 10,000 for public servants . Public spending on health would increase from 1.8% of GDP to 3% of GDP whilst that on education would increase from 1.7% of GDP to 6% of GDP .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "The manifesto also stated that the casino licences granted to Kerry Packers Crown Resort and John Keells Holdingss Water Front will be cancelled . Political victims during Rajapaksas rule , including Sarath Fonseka and Shirani Bandaranayake , would be re-appointed . In a separate document Sirisena pledged that , whilst resisting any international investigation , he would establish an independent domestic inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " Sirisena was declared the winner after receiving 51.28% of all votes cast compared to Rajapaksas 47.58% . Sirisena was the winner in 12 electoral districts whilst Rajapaksa was victorious in the remaining 10 . On the contrary Rajapakse won in 90 electorates while Sirisena managed to win only in 70 electorates . The result was generally seen as a shock . When Rajapaksa called the election in November 2014 he had looked certain to win . - Transition", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "According to Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne , senior figures in the Sirisena campaign , Rajapaksa attempted to stage a coup in order to stay in power when it became clear he was going to lose the election . They alleged that Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa , the Defence Secretary , summoned Commander of the Army Daya Ratnayake , Inspector General of Police N . K . Illangakoon and Attorney General Yuwanjana Wanasundera to Temple Trees at around 1 am on 9 January 2015 . Rajapaksa allegedly pressured the three officials to deploy troops , annul the election", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "results and declare a state of emergency but they refused . According to the Colombo Telegraph Rajapaksa also wanted to dissolve parliament . It was only then Rajapaksa decided to concede defeat and summoned Ranil Wickremesinghe to assure him of a smooth transition of power .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless . The army and police have also denied the allegations . The new government is to investigate the alleged coup attempt .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena was sworn in as Sri Lankas sixth executive president before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . It is custom for the president to be sworn in before the chief justice but Sirisena had refused to be sworn in before Chief Justice Peiris who had been appointed by Rajapaksa after the controversial impeachment of the previous chief justice . Immediately afterwards , Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankas new prime minister before Sirisena . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " 100-day reform program . With an interim cabinet formed on 12 January , Sirisena called the Parliamentary elections , taking the defence portfolio for himself , and appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of reconciliation , policy development and economic affairs , to go with his Prime Ministership .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . Some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment . In addition , Sirisena enacted a Right to Information bill . Other changes , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "26 June 2015 and called for early elections . However , when faced with criticism concerning the reforms , Sirisena publicly disavowed the 100-day reform program .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . However , Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa , and , although some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment , others , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015 , with the new parliament is expected to convene on 1 September 2015 . Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015 . The UPFA/SLFP Mps who remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFAs prime ministerial candidate for the election . This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election . They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksas return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter . After the parliamentary election was", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election . Feeling betrayed by Sirisena , his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the United National Front for Good Governance . On 8 July 2015 , several factions accused Sirisena of having betrayed the mandate that was given to him by the people in the 2015 presidential election over nominating his predecessor Rajapaksa , who faces various allegations of human rights violations , to contest in this election . Despite his assurances to", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "the media that he would not grant nominations to pro-Rajapaksa parliamentarians who were involved in various criminal activities , some were nominated . On 14 July 2015 , at a special press conference , Sirisena announced he would remain impartial during the elections after granting the nomination to Rajapaksa , hinted that Rajapaksa could be defeated in the parliamentary election similar to the presidential election .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The United National Front for Good Governance became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats . Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become Prime Minister . The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament . However , on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": " The elections saw minor violence and violations of election laws but was generally incident free , peaceful , free and fair . Sirisena was praised for shepherding an inclusive process during the elections by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The European External Action Service spokesperson also stated that the election was genuine , well administered and peaceful . National government ( 2015–2018 ) .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , the main constituent of the UPFA , agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015 . A further 39 cabinet ministers , 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA , were sworn in on 4 September 2015 . Three more cabinet ministers , one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA , were sworn in on 9 September 2015 . 19 state ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 8 UPFA ) and 21 deputy ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 10 UPFA ) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015 . Two more deputy ministers , both from the UPFA , were", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "sworn in on 10 September 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On the evening of 26 October 2018 , Sirisena , in a sudden move , sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister after the United Peoples Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government . Immediately following the move , media institutions in the country were suppressed in what is now being termed a hostile takeover . Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal , stating that it is illegal and unconstitutional . Sirisena promptly prorogued Parliament and appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers , in effect creating a parallel government to what was operational in the country at", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "the time , a series of events referred to by the BBC as somewhere in between House of Cards , Game of Thrones and Shakespeares darkest Roman plays . This resulted in a constitutional crisis , with analysts referring to Sirisenas actions as a coup . Sirisena has issued presidential gazettes each Friday since 26 October 2018 .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "The crisis created significant fears as to the state of democratic institutions in the country , with former Ministers refusing to step down from their posts . Karu Jayasuriya , the Speaker for the Parliament , refused to acknowledge the legality of this move , stating that the ousted Wickramasinghe is the lawful Prime Minister and urging the President to convene Parliament to resolve the issue . However , since then the Speakers office also issued statements expressing that they will not prevent Rajapaksa from occupying the Prime Ministers seat in Parliament . A reported ten thousand people mobilised in", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "a protest in Colombo , demanding that Sirisena reconvene Parliament .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": " On 13 December 2018 , the full bench ( seven judge bench ) of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on that President Sirisenas decision to dissolve parliament on 9 November , before the completion of four and half years , was unconstitutional and illegal . Following the Supreme court ruling , Rajapaksa backed down and Wickremesinghe was re-appointed Prime Minister .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "In morning of 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings took place targeting three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo killing 253 and wounding over 500 people . President Sirisena who was in Singapore on a personal visit at the time ordered a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings to identify the perpetrators . On his return to the island on 22 April , he declared a state of emergency from midnight of 22 April by issuing an extraordinary gazette notification . The government announced a national day of", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "mourning the following day .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " The President and the government was heavy criticised for not heeding warnings from Indian intelligence services , however President Sirisena denied knowledge of warnings before his departure overseas 15 April . Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe later apologised for failing to stop the attacks issuing a statement on Twitter stating We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events . We pledge to rebuild our churches , revive our economy , and take all measures to prevent terrorism , with the support of the international community .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "On 23 April , President Sirisena announced his plans to change the heads of the defence forces , on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando , Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President , after it was announced that President Sirisena has requested the Defence Secretary and the Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) resign . With no response to his request to resign , President Sirisena sent the IGP Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed an acting Inspector General of Police .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated in parliament on 8 May that President Sirisena had been informed 15 times at the National Security Council about warnings of a terrorist attack , yet no instructions were given . The President has intern turned down calls by the Prime Minister and the UNP parliamentary group to appoint Fonseka as the Minister of Law and Order following the bombing . He has refused to appoint Fonseka to a Ministerial post since the 2018 constitutional crisis citing that Fonsekas name had come up in the police investigations in an alleged presidential assassination attempt .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "Sirisena was highly critical of the Parliamentary Select Committee ( PSC ) probe into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and incidents in its aftermath appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament of the PSC for summering intelligence and police officers . He had ordered no public officer to appear for summons issued by the PSC . Following Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendiss statement at the PSC to the effect that President Sirisena knew about the warnings of an impending attack , Sirisena sacked Mendis within hours .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Sirisena stepped down as president on 18 November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election , having opted not to contest a second term and remain neutral during the election . Following the election he was appointed as Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party . Sirisena contested 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa district and was elected to parliament having gained the highest number of preferential votes in the district . Easter bombings inquiry findings .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "In February 2021 , the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed by Sirisena during his term as President to investigate the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , had stated it is final report had recommended the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs to failing to act on intelligence received to prevent the attacks on 21 April 2019 . This report was rejected by the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Freedom Party which re-elected Sirisena as its Chairmen .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "Despite pledges made during the presidential campaign , Sirisena has himself been accused of nepotism since becoming president . A few days after Sirisena took power in January 2015 , his brother Kumarasinghe Sirisena was appointed chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom . The appointment came despite objections from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other cabinet ministers . Sirisenas son-in-law Thilina Suranjith Wewelpanawa ( Chathurikas husband ) was appointed public relations officer at the Ministry of Defence in February 2015 – Sirisena is Minister of Defence . In September 2015 Sirisenas son Daham accompanied his father as he", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "visited New York City for the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Despite having no official role , Daham Sirisena sat with the Sri Lankan delegation in the United Nations General Assembly and accompanied his father as he met world leaders such as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga . Sirisenas daughter Chathurika , who also has no official role , has been the guest of honour/chief guest at several Ministry of Defence events . At another event where Chathurika was chief guest , she was accompanied by members of the Presidential Security Division . In September 2015 Chathurika was accompanied by government officials", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "and police officers as she went on a private fact finding mission to Mahawelithenna near Welikanda .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "In 2018 his Chief of Staff I.H.K . Mahanama was arrested by officials of the commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption ( CIABOC ) while accepting a bribe of Rs . 20 million from an Indian businessman as a part of a Rs . 100 Million bribe for helping the acquisition of the Kantale Sugar Factory . Mahanama , the Chief of Staff of the President , in his previous role as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands had secured Cabinet approval to auction scrap material of the factory , assets which were claimed by M G Sugars", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd under the agreement . The company then filed arbitration proceedings in a Singapore tribunal to stop the Government of Sri Lanka from selling the machinery and scrap . The investors sent letters to PMs office which recommended them to complain to the CIABOC which launched investigations . However , despite the investigations Mahanama was appointed by Sirisena as his Chief of Staff . Centre for Human Rights ( CHR ) question how Sirisena appointed Mahanama as his Chief of Staff while he was under corruption investigations .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": " Comments about Enrique Iglesias concert . In 2015 , Maithripala Sirisena criticised and called for the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo to be whipped , after the behaviour of some female fans . Sirisena stated I dont advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails , but those who organised such an event should be .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Media freedom increased under Sirisena compared to previous governments . However , in June 2018 the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission closed down transmission towers operated by TNL TV after a negative commentary about a presidents speech . The TRC claimed that the reason was not paying the licence fee but was criticised by both government allies and opposition MPs . Joint Opposition MR Dinesh Gunawardana presented irregularities of the action in the parliament citing that the TRC violated the Telecommunication Act by closing down the tower as licence could be cancelled and a station could be sealed only after giving due", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": "notice which was not carried out by the TRC . The claim of not paying the fees was also called to doubt as the station had made the payments up to 2017 and issues pertaining to licence fees were being negotiated by the TNL .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " Airline cashew nut remarks . In September 2018 , Sirisena remarked upon the quality of cashew nuts served to him in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight : When I returned from Nepal , they served some cashew nuts on the plane [ that ] , let alone humans , even dogs cant eat , who approves these things? . It was unclear as to what exactly was offensive about the said nuts , but the outburst which was much remarked upon , led to comments that Sirisena had come unhinged . The airline promptly stopped serving cashew nuts .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , while addressing the cabinet , Sirisena alleged that the Indian Research and Analysis Wing was plotting his assassination . This comment was made after Sri Lankan CID arrested an Indian national late in September for the alleged assassination of Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa . After Sirisenas comment on this local media reported that the Indian High Commissioner met with Sirisena and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Sirisena .", "title": "Alleged assassination plot" }, { "text": "In November 2018 , in the midst of the Constitutional Crisis set off by the Presidents actions on 26 October 2018 , President Sirisena took the stage with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally organised by the SLPP . In his speech , he heavily criticised Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe , and referred to Wickramasinghe and his close allies as butterflies and claimed they had resorted to a butterfly lifestyle , placing it above all other duties to the state and to the people . This was widely recognised as a homophobic remark by Sri Lankan LGBT activists and", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "other civil society actors .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " A strongly worded statement was written and signed by numerous members of the Sri Lankan LGBT+ community within hours of Sirisenas remark being made , and was widely shared online . In it they said : By trivialising homophobia in this fashion , President Sirisena should be held responsible for any homophobic incidents that Sri Lankan citizens may experience in the coming days .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "A citizens protest – which had been happening consistently in the heart of Colombo city every evening since the Presidents declaration that he had appointed Rajapaksa as the countrys Prime Minister – paid special attention to Sirisenas Butterfly remark the next day , making a butterfly out of lit lamps .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sri Lankas Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also responded on Twitter , stating : I would rather be a butterfly than a leech Mr . President!! ! Attempts to delay elections .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In May 2019 it was reported that Sirisena was attempting to delay the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election to 20 June 2020 and was seeking advisory opinion from the Supreme Court ( SC ) in terms of Article 129 of the constitution . Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) Chairman Prof . G.L . Peiris said yesterday his party would make every possible attempt to thwart the move by the President to postpone the presidential election . Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya placed the election date between 9 November and 9 December and claimed that the elections cannot be delayed", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "and the state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings cannot be used as an excuse as elections have been held in a state of emergency in the past and claimed that any attempt to delay elections will be a crime and violation of the rights of close to 15 million voters .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Appointment of new Army Commander . In August 2019 , President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , despite the latter being accused of practicing human rights abuses during the countrys civil war . Pardoning of murder convict .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In November 2019 , President Sirisena issued a presidential pardon to Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a young woman at the Royal Park apartment complex in Rajagiriya on 30 June 2005 in a high-profile case . The Presidents Media Division claim the pardon was issued citing the convicts age ( he was 19 when the murder took place ) , his good behavior and advocacy from several religious groups led by member of parliament , Athuraliye Rathana Thero . Later these claims have been refuted by Raymond Wickramasinghe , Roman", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "Catholic Bishop of Galle . Earlier that year President Sirisena had issued a presidential pardon for Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero , General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena , who had been convicted of being in contempt of court .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sirisena commented in October 2015 , after a series of high-profile incidents of rape , killing and sexual abuse , that he supports a dialogue on the introduction of the death penalty should it be approved by Parliament .", "title": "Death penalty" }, { "text": " In 2018 , the government introduced changes to the taxation system , including changes to the Pay-as-you-earn tax ( PAYE ) . In May , Sirisena is reported to have stated in a cabinet meeting the Government Ministers and MPs are not subjected to PAYE as MPs have honorific before their names as such receive honorariums and not salaries from the State .", "title": "Taxation" }, { "text": "With the country becoming ever closer to China , during the previous administration , while departing from the traditional ally of India , Sirisena says he will treat key Asian countries , India , China , Pakistan and Japan equally . Sri Lanka has moved closer to China , especially in terms of naval agreements . India and Sri Lanka in February 2015 signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relationships . Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sirisena in New Delhi and stated that : India is Sri Lankas closest neighbor and friend . Our destinies", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "are interlinked . Sirisena has outlined the general foreign policy goals of his government as being cooperation with all nations , with an emphasis on Asia .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Recognition and public image . Although legally entitled to use the style His Excellency as the President of Sri Lanka , he requested the media and the people of Sri Lanka , avoid using the style and also to avoid using the word First Lady for his wife , and requested only to use Presidents wife . Family and personal life . Sirisena is married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari , they have two daughters , Chathurika , Dharani , and a son , Daham . Sirisena is a teetotaler , vegetarian , and a Theravada Buddhist .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "Sirisenas youngest brother , Priyantha Sirisena , died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in his hometown of Polonnaruwa , north-east of the capital Colombo . Priyantha was immediately transferred to hospital in a critical condition , where he died from severe head injuries ; Sirisena was in China on a state visit at the time .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Sirisenas daughter Chathurika Sirisena launched her first booked title Janadhipathi Thaththa in 2017 . This is the first biography written by a daughter of a President of Sri Lanka . The book , which was praised for its command of Sinhala , was later revealed to have been ghostwritten by an employee of Media Gang , a marketing agency owned by Chathurika Sirisena . Meanwhile , Sirisenas son , Daham , has been cited in multiple assaults and been named in leading a mob attack on a nightclub . Charges against him have been since withdrawn .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " - Directory of Members – Parliament of Sri Lanka", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( ; ; born 3 September 1951 ) is a Sri Lankan politician , who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019 . Sirisena is Sri Lankas first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite . He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena joined mainstream politics in 1989 as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and has held several ministries since 1994 . He was the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was Minister of Health until November 2014 when he announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election as the opposition coalitions common candidate . His victory in the election is generally viewed as a surprise , coming to office through the votes won from the alternative Sinhala-majority rural constituency and the Tamil and Muslim minority groups that have been alienated by the Rajapaksa government on post-war", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "reconciliation and growing sectarian violence . Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement a 100-day reform program where he promised to rebalance the executive branch within 100 days of being elected , by reinforcing Sri Lankas judiciary and parliament , to fight corruption and to investigate allegations of war crimes from 2009 , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister . He later was reported to have publicly disavowed this program , claiming that he did not know where it originated .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena was sworn in as the sixth Executive President before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . Immediately afterwards he appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term . Sirisena voluntarily transferred significant presidential powers to parliament on 28 April .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He is well known for surprising Sri Lankans by issuing gazettes every Friday since 26 October 2018 . In 2018 , Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa ( his former rival ) as the Prime Minister , wrote a letter firing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ( with whose major support he became the president in 2015 ) and prorogued Parliament , all in apparent contradiction to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , instigating a constitutional crisis . This marks Sirisenas second , and most successful attempt to bring Rajapaksa to power .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Early life and career . Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters , on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda , a village in present-day Gampaha District . His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa . His mother , Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi , was a school teacher .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics . While still in school , as a teenager , Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Ceylon Communist Party ( Maoist ) becoming closely associated with party leader N . Shanmugathasan in party activities . In 1968 , he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "At the age of 17 , he was chosen as the secretary of the SLFP Youth Organisation in Polonnaruwa by the SLFP Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa , Leelaratna Wijesingha . In 1971 , aged 19 , he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Insurrection . Following his release from prison , Sirisena joined All Ceylon SLFP Youth Organization led by Anura Bandaranaike and joined politics at the national level . After serving at a number of state institutions , Sirisena obtained the SLFP membership in 1978 . In 1974 Sirisena started working", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "at the Palugasdamana Multi Purpose Cooperative Society as a purchasing office and in 1976 he became a grama sevaka niladhari ( village officer ) but resigned in 1978 . He rose up the SLFP ranks , joining its politburo in 1981 , where he was chosen as the President of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation , and also later served as Treasurer . During the 1981 Presidential poll , when Basil Rajapaksa joined the United National Party , he took over the responsibility of the Secretary of the organisation . Subsequently , he was appointed the Polonnaruwa SLFP chief", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "organiser by the SLFP hierarchy . He became president of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation in 1983 .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena studied for three years at the Sri Lanka School of Agriculture , Kundasale from where he earned a diploma in agriculture in 1973 . In 1980 he earned a Diploma in political science at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Russia . Legislative career ( 1989–2015 ) .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFPs candidates in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament . He was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election , this time as a Peoples Alliance ( PA ) candidate . In 1997 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP for the first time , from which he later resigned . In August 2000 Sirisena tried to become general-secretary of the SLFP but was beaten by S . B . Dissanayake . Sirisena was instead appointed one of the Deputy Presidents of SLFP . He became", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "general-secretary of the SLFP in October 2001 following Dissanayakes defection to the United National Party ( UNP ) .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994 . In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet , appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development . While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community . He was also responsible for influencing the governments decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs . 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time . He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "when he became the Agriculture Minister , in 2005 . The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day . He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda , Kalu and Walawe rivers . He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": " He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election but the PA lost the election and so Sirisena lost his ministerial position .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United Peoples Freedom Alliance ( UPFA ) . Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate . President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004 . He was also appointed Leader of the House . Sirisenas ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation , Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005 . He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005 .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Minister of Agriculture After the 2005 presidential election newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sirisena Minister of Agriculture , Environment , Irrigation and Mahaweli Development in November 2005 . On 27 March 2006 Sirisenas personal secretary M . L . Dharmasiri was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Aranangawila . Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2007 he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development by President Rajapaksa .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In order to combat the 2007–08 world food price crisis , Sirisena initiated a plan under the scheme Api Wavamu – Rata Nagamu to improve local food production on national scale . Festivals of tilling were conducted in each divisional secretariat every year leading to the re cultivation of more than 1 million abandoned paddy fields under the programme . The project was considered a great success being acknowledged as his green revolution .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " While the serving as the Minister of Agriculture Sirisena also served as the acting Defence Minister for several occasions during the Sri Lankan civil war . He was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war when some of the worst alleged war crimes were committed .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena has claimed that LTTE may have tried to assassinate him on at least five occasions . Sirisena narrowly escaped death on 9 October 2008 when a convoy he was part of was attacked by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelams suicide bomber at Piriwena Junction in Boralesgamuwa , Colombo . One person was killed and seven injured .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election and was appointed Minister of Health in April 2010 . During his time Sirisena sought to combat cigarette and alcohol consumption within the country . He introduced a National Medicinal Drug Policy based on that of the Sri Lanka National Pharmaceuticals Policy of Seneka Bibile and brought the Cigarette and Alcohol act to parliament against cigarette packaging that include pictorial warnings . The act recommended 80% of packaging include the pictorial warnings , however this was reduced to 60% due to pressure form many multinational companies and from some areas of the", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "government itself . In May 2014 Sirisena was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the World Health Assembly .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Committees Involved - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Irrigation and Water Resources Management - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Health - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Agriculture - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Co-operatives and Internal Trade - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence and Urban Development - Committees Served - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on Parliamentary Business ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "- Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee of Selection ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": " - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on High Posts ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament on Traffic Accidents ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament to Recommend and Report on Political and Constitutional Measures to Empower the Peoples of Sri Lanka to Live as One Nation ( 14th Parliament ) Presidency ( 2015–2019 ) .", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "Following days of speculation in the media , Sirisena announced on 21 November 2014 that he would challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 presidential election as the common opposition candidate . Sirisena claimed that everything in Sri Lanka was controlled by one family and that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with rampant corruption , nepotism and a breakdown of the rule of law . He has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days of being elected , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe as", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Prime Minister . Following the announcement Sirisena , along with several other ministers who supported him , were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP . His ministerial security and vehicles were also withdrawn .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena released his manifesto , titled A Compassionate Maithri Governance — A Stable Country , on 19 December 2014 at a rally at Viharamahadevi Park . The main pledge in the manifesto was the replacement of the executive presidency with a Westminster style cabinet but the manifesto acknowledged that Sirisena would need the support of the parliament to amend the constitution . The manifesto also made a commitment to replace the open list proportional representation system with a mixture of first-past-the-post and PR for electing MPs . Parliamentary elections will be held in April 2015 after the constitution has been", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "amended . Independent commissions would be established to oversee the judiciary , police , elections department , Auditor-Generals Department and Attorney-Generals Department . The Commission on Bribery and Corruption would be strengthened and political diplomatic appointments annulled . Populist measures in the manifesto included a commitment to write-off 50% of farmers loans , reduce fuel prices by removing taxes and a salary increase of Rs . 10,000 for public servants . Public spending on health would increase from 1.8% of GDP to 3% of GDP whilst that on education would increase from 1.7% of GDP to 6% of GDP .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "The manifesto also stated that the casino licences granted to Kerry Packers Crown Resort and John Keells Holdingss Water Front will be cancelled . Political victims during Rajapaksas rule , including Sarath Fonseka and Shirani Bandaranayake , would be re-appointed . In a separate document Sirisena pledged that , whilst resisting any international investigation , he would establish an independent domestic inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " Sirisena was declared the winner after receiving 51.28% of all votes cast compared to Rajapaksas 47.58% . Sirisena was the winner in 12 electoral districts whilst Rajapaksa was victorious in the remaining 10 . On the contrary Rajapakse won in 90 electorates while Sirisena managed to win only in 70 electorates . The result was generally seen as a shock . When Rajapaksa called the election in November 2014 he had looked certain to win . - Transition", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "According to Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne , senior figures in the Sirisena campaign , Rajapaksa attempted to stage a coup in order to stay in power when it became clear he was going to lose the election . They alleged that Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa , the Defence Secretary , summoned Commander of the Army Daya Ratnayake , Inspector General of Police N . K . Illangakoon and Attorney General Yuwanjana Wanasundera to Temple Trees at around 1 am on 9 January 2015 . Rajapaksa allegedly pressured the three officials to deploy troops , annul the election", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "results and declare a state of emergency but they refused . According to the Colombo Telegraph Rajapaksa also wanted to dissolve parliament . It was only then Rajapaksa decided to concede defeat and summoned Ranil Wickremesinghe to assure him of a smooth transition of power .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless . The army and police have also denied the allegations . The new government is to investigate the alleged coup attempt .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena was sworn in as Sri Lankas sixth executive president before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . It is custom for the president to be sworn in before the chief justice but Sirisena had refused to be sworn in before Chief Justice Peiris who had been appointed by Rajapaksa after the controversial impeachment of the previous chief justice . Immediately afterwards , Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankas new prime minister before Sirisena . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " 100-day reform program . With an interim cabinet formed on 12 January , Sirisena called the Parliamentary elections , taking the defence portfolio for himself , and appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of reconciliation , policy development and economic affairs , to go with his Prime Ministership .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . Some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment . In addition , Sirisena enacted a Right to Information bill . Other changes , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "26 June 2015 and called for early elections . However , when faced with criticism concerning the reforms , Sirisena publicly disavowed the 100-day reform program .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . However , Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa , and , although some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment , others , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015 , with the new parliament is expected to convene on 1 September 2015 . Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015 . The UPFA/SLFP Mps who remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFAs prime ministerial candidate for the election . This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election . They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksas return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter . After the parliamentary election was", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election . Feeling betrayed by Sirisena , his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the United National Front for Good Governance . On 8 July 2015 , several factions accused Sirisena of having betrayed the mandate that was given to him by the people in the 2015 presidential election over nominating his predecessor Rajapaksa , who faces various allegations of human rights violations , to contest in this election . Despite his assurances to", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "the media that he would not grant nominations to pro-Rajapaksa parliamentarians who were involved in various criminal activities , some were nominated . On 14 July 2015 , at a special press conference , Sirisena announced he would remain impartial during the elections after granting the nomination to Rajapaksa , hinted that Rajapaksa could be defeated in the parliamentary election similar to the presidential election .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The United National Front for Good Governance became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats . Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become Prime Minister . The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament . However , on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": " The elections saw minor violence and violations of election laws but was generally incident free , peaceful , free and fair . Sirisena was praised for shepherding an inclusive process during the elections by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The European External Action Service spokesperson also stated that the election was genuine , well administered and peaceful . National government ( 2015–2018 ) .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , the main constituent of the UPFA , agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015 . A further 39 cabinet ministers , 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA , were sworn in on 4 September 2015 . Three more cabinet ministers , one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA , were sworn in on 9 September 2015 . 19 state ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 8 UPFA ) and 21 deputy ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 10 UPFA ) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015 . Two more deputy ministers , both from the UPFA , were", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "sworn in on 10 September 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On the evening of 26 October 2018 , Sirisena , in a sudden move , sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister after the United Peoples Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government . Immediately following the move , media institutions in the country were suppressed in what is now being termed a hostile takeover . Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal , stating that it is illegal and unconstitutional . Sirisena promptly prorogued Parliament and appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers , in effect creating a parallel government to what was operational in the country at", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "the time , a series of events referred to by the BBC as somewhere in between House of Cards , Game of Thrones and Shakespeares darkest Roman plays . This resulted in a constitutional crisis , with analysts referring to Sirisenas actions as a coup . Sirisena has issued presidential gazettes each Friday since 26 October 2018 .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "The crisis created significant fears as to the state of democratic institutions in the country , with former Ministers refusing to step down from their posts . Karu Jayasuriya , the Speaker for the Parliament , refused to acknowledge the legality of this move , stating that the ousted Wickramasinghe is the lawful Prime Minister and urging the President to convene Parliament to resolve the issue . However , since then the Speakers office also issued statements expressing that they will not prevent Rajapaksa from occupying the Prime Ministers seat in Parliament . A reported ten thousand people mobilised in", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "a protest in Colombo , demanding that Sirisena reconvene Parliament .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": " On 13 December 2018 , the full bench ( seven judge bench ) of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on that President Sirisenas decision to dissolve parliament on 9 November , before the completion of four and half years , was unconstitutional and illegal . Following the Supreme court ruling , Rajapaksa backed down and Wickremesinghe was re-appointed Prime Minister .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "In morning of 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings took place targeting three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo killing 253 and wounding over 500 people . President Sirisena who was in Singapore on a personal visit at the time ordered a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings to identify the perpetrators . On his return to the island on 22 April , he declared a state of emergency from midnight of 22 April by issuing an extraordinary gazette notification . The government announced a national day of", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "mourning the following day .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " The President and the government was heavy criticised for not heeding warnings from Indian intelligence services , however President Sirisena denied knowledge of warnings before his departure overseas 15 April . Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe later apologised for failing to stop the attacks issuing a statement on Twitter stating We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events . We pledge to rebuild our churches , revive our economy , and take all measures to prevent terrorism , with the support of the international community .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "On 23 April , President Sirisena announced his plans to change the heads of the defence forces , on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando , Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President , after it was announced that President Sirisena has requested the Defence Secretary and the Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) resign . With no response to his request to resign , President Sirisena sent the IGP Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed an acting Inspector General of Police .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated in parliament on 8 May that President Sirisena had been informed 15 times at the National Security Council about warnings of a terrorist attack , yet no instructions were given . The President has intern turned down calls by the Prime Minister and the UNP parliamentary group to appoint Fonseka as the Minister of Law and Order following the bombing . He has refused to appoint Fonseka to a Ministerial post since the 2018 constitutional crisis citing that Fonsekas name had come up in the police investigations in an alleged presidential assassination attempt .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "Sirisena was highly critical of the Parliamentary Select Committee ( PSC ) probe into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and incidents in its aftermath appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament of the PSC for summering intelligence and police officers . He had ordered no public officer to appear for summons issued by the PSC . Following Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendiss statement at the PSC to the effect that President Sirisena knew about the warnings of an impending attack , Sirisena sacked Mendis within hours .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Sirisena stepped down as president on 18 November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election , having opted not to contest a second term and remain neutral during the election . Following the election he was appointed as Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party . Sirisena contested 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa district and was elected to parliament having gained the highest number of preferential votes in the district . Easter bombings inquiry findings .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "In February 2021 , the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed by Sirisena during his term as President to investigate the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , had stated it is final report had recommended the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs to failing to act on intelligence received to prevent the attacks on 21 April 2019 . This report was rejected by the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Freedom Party which re-elected Sirisena as its Chairmen .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "Despite pledges made during the presidential campaign , Sirisena has himself been accused of nepotism since becoming president . A few days after Sirisena took power in January 2015 , his brother Kumarasinghe Sirisena was appointed chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom . The appointment came despite objections from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other cabinet ministers . Sirisenas son-in-law Thilina Suranjith Wewelpanawa ( Chathurikas husband ) was appointed public relations officer at the Ministry of Defence in February 2015 – Sirisena is Minister of Defence . In September 2015 Sirisenas son Daham accompanied his father as he", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "visited New York City for the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Despite having no official role , Daham Sirisena sat with the Sri Lankan delegation in the United Nations General Assembly and accompanied his father as he met world leaders such as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga . Sirisenas daughter Chathurika , who also has no official role , has been the guest of honour/chief guest at several Ministry of Defence events . At another event where Chathurika was chief guest , she was accompanied by members of the Presidential Security Division . In September 2015 Chathurika was accompanied by government officials", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "and police officers as she went on a private fact finding mission to Mahawelithenna near Welikanda .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "In 2018 his Chief of Staff I.H.K . Mahanama was arrested by officials of the commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption ( CIABOC ) while accepting a bribe of Rs . 20 million from an Indian businessman as a part of a Rs . 100 Million bribe for helping the acquisition of the Kantale Sugar Factory . Mahanama , the Chief of Staff of the President , in his previous role as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands had secured Cabinet approval to auction scrap material of the factory , assets which were claimed by M G Sugars", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd under the agreement . The company then filed arbitration proceedings in a Singapore tribunal to stop the Government of Sri Lanka from selling the machinery and scrap . The investors sent letters to PMs office which recommended them to complain to the CIABOC which launched investigations . However , despite the investigations Mahanama was appointed by Sirisena as his Chief of Staff . Centre for Human Rights ( CHR ) question how Sirisena appointed Mahanama as his Chief of Staff while he was under corruption investigations .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": " Comments about Enrique Iglesias concert . In 2015 , Maithripala Sirisena criticised and called for the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo to be whipped , after the behaviour of some female fans . Sirisena stated I dont advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails , but those who organised such an event should be .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Media freedom increased under Sirisena compared to previous governments . However , in June 2018 the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission closed down transmission towers operated by TNL TV after a negative commentary about a presidents speech . The TRC claimed that the reason was not paying the licence fee but was criticised by both government allies and opposition MPs . Joint Opposition MR Dinesh Gunawardana presented irregularities of the action in the parliament citing that the TRC violated the Telecommunication Act by closing down the tower as licence could be cancelled and a station could be sealed only after giving due", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": "notice which was not carried out by the TRC . The claim of not paying the fees was also called to doubt as the station had made the payments up to 2017 and issues pertaining to licence fees were being negotiated by the TNL .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " Airline cashew nut remarks . In September 2018 , Sirisena remarked upon the quality of cashew nuts served to him in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight : When I returned from Nepal , they served some cashew nuts on the plane [ that ] , let alone humans , even dogs cant eat , who approves these things? . It was unclear as to what exactly was offensive about the said nuts , but the outburst which was much remarked upon , led to comments that Sirisena had come unhinged . The airline promptly stopped serving cashew nuts .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , while addressing the cabinet , Sirisena alleged that the Indian Research and Analysis Wing was plotting his assassination . This comment was made after Sri Lankan CID arrested an Indian national late in September for the alleged assassination of Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa . After Sirisenas comment on this local media reported that the Indian High Commissioner met with Sirisena and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Sirisena .", "title": "Alleged assassination plot" }, { "text": "In November 2018 , in the midst of the Constitutional Crisis set off by the Presidents actions on 26 October 2018 , President Sirisena took the stage with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally organised by the SLPP . In his speech , he heavily criticised Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe , and referred to Wickramasinghe and his close allies as butterflies and claimed they had resorted to a butterfly lifestyle , placing it above all other duties to the state and to the people . This was widely recognised as a homophobic remark by Sri Lankan LGBT activists and", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "other civil society actors .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " A strongly worded statement was written and signed by numerous members of the Sri Lankan LGBT+ community within hours of Sirisenas remark being made , and was widely shared online . In it they said : By trivialising homophobia in this fashion , President Sirisena should be held responsible for any homophobic incidents that Sri Lankan citizens may experience in the coming days .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "A citizens protest – which had been happening consistently in the heart of Colombo city every evening since the Presidents declaration that he had appointed Rajapaksa as the countrys Prime Minister – paid special attention to Sirisenas Butterfly remark the next day , making a butterfly out of lit lamps .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sri Lankas Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also responded on Twitter , stating : I would rather be a butterfly than a leech Mr . President!! ! Attempts to delay elections .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In May 2019 it was reported that Sirisena was attempting to delay the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election to 20 June 2020 and was seeking advisory opinion from the Supreme Court ( SC ) in terms of Article 129 of the constitution . Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) Chairman Prof . G.L . Peiris said yesterday his party would make every possible attempt to thwart the move by the President to postpone the presidential election . Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya placed the election date between 9 November and 9 December and claimed that the elections cannot be delayed", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "and the state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings cannot be used as an excuse as elections have been held in a state of emergency in the past and claimed that any attempt to delay elections will be a crime and violation of the rights of close to 15 million voters .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Appointment of new Army Commander . In August 2019 , President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , despite the latter being accused of practicing human rights abuses during the countrys civil war . Pardoning of murder convict .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In November 2019 , President Sirisena issued a presidential pardon to Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a young woman at the Royal Park apartment complex in Rajagiriya on 30 June 2005 in a high-profile case . The Presidents Media Division claim the pardon was issued citing the convicts age ( he was 19 when the murder took place ) , his good behavior and advocacy from several religious groups led by member of parliament , Athuraliye Rathana Thero . Later these claims have been refuted by Raymond Wickramasinghe , Roman", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "Catholic Bishop of Galle . Earlier that year President Sirisena had issued a presidential pardon for Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero , General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena , who had been convicted of being in contempt of court .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sirisena commented in October 2015 , after a series of high-profile incidents of rape , killing and sexual abuse , that he supports a dialogue on the introduction of the death penalty should it be approved by Parliament .", "title": "Death penalty" }, { "text": " In 2018 , the government introduced changes to the taxation system , including changes to the Pay-as-you-earn tax ( PAYE ) . In May , Sirisena is reported to have stated in a cabinet meeting the Government Ministers and MPs are not subjected to PAYE as MPs have honorific before their names as such receive honorariums and not salaries from the State .", "title": "Taxation" }, { "text": "With the country becoming ever closer to China , during the previous administration , while departing from the traditional ally of India , Sirisena says he will treat key Asian countries , India , China , Pakistan and Japan equally . Sri Lanka has moved closer to China , especially in terms of naval agreements . India and Sri Lanka in February 2015 signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relationships . Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sirisena in New Delhi and stated that : India is Sri Lankas closest neighbor and friend . Our destinies", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "are interlinked . Sirisena has outlined the general foreign policy goals of his government as being cooperation with all nations , with an emphasis on Asia .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Recognition and public image . Although legally entitled to use the style His Excellency as the President of Sri Lanka , he requested the media and the people of Sri Lanka , avoid using the style and also to avoid using the word First Lady for his wife , and requested only to use Presidents wife . Family and personal life . Sirisena is married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari , they have two daughters , Chathurika , Dharani , and a son , Daham . Sirisena is a teetotaler , vegetarian , and a Theravada Buddhist .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "Sirisenas youngest brother , Priyantha Sirisena , died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in his hometown of Polonnaruwa , north-east of the capital Colombo . Priyantha was immediately transferred to hospital in a critical condition , where he died from severe head injuries ; Sirisena was in China on a state visit at the time .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Sirisenas daughter Chathurika Sirisena launched her first booked title Janadhipathi Thaththa in 2017 . This is the first biography written by a daughter of a President of Sri Lanka . The book , which was praised for its command of Sinhala , was later revealed to have been ghostwritten by an employee of Media Gang , a marketing agency owned by Chathurika Sirisena . Meanwhile , Sirisenas son , Daham , has been cited in multiple assaults and been named in leading a mob attack on a nightclub . Charges against him have been since withdrawn .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " - Directory of Members – Parliament of Sri Lanka", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( ; ; born 3 September 1951 ) is a Sri Lankan politician , who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019 . Sirisena is Sri Lankas first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite . He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena joined mainstream politics in 1989 as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and has held several ministries since 1994 . He was the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was Minister of Health until November 2014 when he announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election as the opposition coalitions common candidate . His victory in the election is generally viewed as a surprise , coming to office through the votes won from the alternative Sinhala-majority rural constituency and the Tamil and Muslim minority groups that have been alienated by the Rajapaksa government on post-war", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "reconciliation and growing sectarian violence . Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement a 100-day reform program where he promised to rebalance the executive branch within 100 days of being elected , by reinforcing Sri Lankas judiciary and parliament , to fight corruption and to investigate allegations of war crimes from 2009 , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister . He later was reported to have publicly disavowed this program , claiming that he did not know where it originated .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena was sworn in as the sixth Executive President before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . Immediately afterwards he appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term . Sirisena voluntarily transferred significant presidential powers to parliament on 28 April .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He is well known for surprising Sri Lankans by issuing gazettes every Friday since 26 October 2018 . In 2018 , Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa ( his former rival ) as the Prime Minister , wrote a letter firing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ( with whose major support he became the president in 2015 ) and prorogued Parliament , all in apparent contradiction to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , instigating a constitutional crisis . This marks Sirisenas second , and most successful attempt to bring Rajapaksa to power .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Early life and career . Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters , on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda , a village in present-day Gampaha District . His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa . His mother , Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi , was a school teacher .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics . While still in school , as a teenager , Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Ceylon Communist Party ( Maoist ) becoming closely associated with party leader N . Shanmugathasan in party activities . In 1968 , he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "At the age of 17 , he was chosen as the secretary of the SLFP Youth Organisation in Polonnaruwa by the SLFP Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa , Leelaratna Wijesingha . In 1971 , aged 19 , he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Insurrection . Following his release from prison , Sirisena joined All Ceylon SLFP Youth Organization led by Anura Bandaranaike and joined politics at the national level . After serving at a number of state institutions , Sirisena obtained the SLFP membership in 1978 . In 1974 Sirisena started working", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "at the Palugasdamana Multi Purpose Cooperative Society as a purchasing office and in 1976 he became a grama sevaka niladhari ( village officer ) but resigned in 1978 . He rose up the SLFP ranks , joining its politburo in 1981 , where he was chosen as the President of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation , and also later served as Treasurer . During the 1981 Presidential poll , when Basil Rajapaksa joined the United National Party , he took over the responsibility of the Secretary of the organisation . Subsequently , he was appointed the Polonnaruwa SLFP chief", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "organiser by the SLFP hierarchy . He became president of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation in 1983 .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena studied for three years at the Sri Lanka School of Agriculture , Kundasale from where he earned a diploma in agriculture in 1973 . In 1980 he earned a Diploma in political science at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Russia . Legislative career ( 1989–2015 ) .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFPs candidates in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament . He was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election , this time as a Peoples Alliance ( PA ) candidate . In 1997 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP for the first time , from which he later resigned . In August 2000 Sirisena tried to become general-secretary of the SLFP but was beaten by S . B . Dissanayake . Sirisena was instead appointed one of the Deputy Presidents of SLFP . He became", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "general-secretary of the SLFP in October 2001 following Dissanayakes defection to the United National Party ( UNP ) .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994 . In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet , appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development . While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community . He was also responsible for influencing the governments decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs . 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time . He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "when he became the Agriculture Minister , in 2005 . The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day . He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda , Kalu and Walawe rivers . He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": " He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election but the PA lost the election and so Sirisena lost his ministerial position .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United Peoples Freedom Alliance ( UPFA ) . Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate . President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004 . He was also appointed Leader of the House . Sirisenas ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation , Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005 . He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005 .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Minister of Agriculture After the 2005 presidential election newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sirisena Minister of Agriculture , Environment , Irrigation and Mahaweli Development in November 2005 . On 27 March 2006 Sirisenas personal secretary M . L . Dharmasiri was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Aranangawila . Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2007 he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development by President Rajapaksa .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In order to combat the 2007–08 world food price crisis , Sirisena initiated a plan under the scheme Api Wavamu – Rata Nagamu to improve local food production on national scale . Festivals of tilling were conducted in each divisional secretariat every year leading to the re cultivation of more than 1 million abandoned paddy fields under the programme . The project was considered a great success being acknowledged as his green revolution .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " While the serving as the Minister of Agriculture Sirisena also served as the acting Defence Minister for several occasions during the Sri Lankan civil war . He was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war when some of the worst alleged war crimes were committed .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena has claimed that LTTE may have tried to assassinate him on at least five occasions . Sirisena narrowly escaped death on 9 October 2008 when a convoy he was part of was attacked by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelams suicide bomber at Piriwena Junction in Boralesgamuwa , Colombo . One person was killed and seven injured .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election and was appointed Minister of Health in April 2010 . During his time Sirisena sought to combat cigarette and alcohol consumption within the country . He introduced a National Medicinal Drug Policy based on that of the Sri Lanka National Pharmaceuticals Policy of Seneka Bibile and brought the Cigarette and Alcohol act to parliament against cigarette packaging that include pictorial warnings . The act recommended 80% of packaging include the pictorial warnings , however this was reduced to 60% due to pressure form many multinational companies and from some areas of the", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "government itself . In May 2014 Sirisena was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the World Health Assembly .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Committees Involved - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Irrigation and Water Resources Management - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Health - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Agriculture - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Co-operatives and Internal Trade - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence and Urban Development - Committees Served - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on Parliamentary Business ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "- Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee of Selection ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": " - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on High Posts ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament on Traffic Accidents ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament to Recommend and Report on Political and Constitutional Measures to Empower the Peoples of Sri Lanka to Live as One Nation ( 14th Parliament ) Presidency ( 2015–2019 ) .", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "Following days of speculation in the media , Sirisena announced on 21 November 2014 that he would challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 presidential election as the common opposition candidate . Sirisena claimed that everything in Sri Lanka was controlled by one family and that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with rampant corruption , nepotism and a breakdown of the rule of law . He has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days of being elected , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe as", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Prime Minister . Following the announcement Sirisena , along with several other ministers who supported him , were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP . His ministerial security and vehicles were also withdrawn .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena released his manifesto , titled A Compassionate Maithri Governance — A Stable Country , on 19 December 2014 at a rally at Viharamahadevi Park . The main pledge in the manifesto was the replacement of the executive presidency with a Westminster style cabinet but the manifesto acknowledged that Sirisena would need the support of the parliament to amend the constitution . The manifesto also made a commitment to replace the open list proportional representation system with a mixture of first-past-the-post and PR for electing MPs . Parliamentary elections will be held in April 2015 after the constitution has been", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "amended . Independent commissions would be established to oversee the judiciary , police , elections department , Auditor-Generals Department and Attorney-Generals Department . The Commission on Bribery and Corruption would be strengthened and political diplomatic appointments annulled . Populist measures in the manifesto included a commitment to write-off 50% of farmers loans , reduce fuel prices by removing taxes and a salary increase of Rs . 10,000 for public servants . Public spending on health would increase from 1.8% of GDP to 3% of GDP whilst that on education would increase from 1.7% of GDP to 6% of GDP .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "The manifesto also stated that the casino licences granted to Kerry Packers Crown Resort and John Keells Holdingss Water Front will be cancelled . Political victims during Rajapaksas rule , including Sarath Fonseka and Shirani Bandaranayake , would be re-appointed . In a separate document Sirisena pledged that , whilst resisting any international investigation , he would establish an independent domestic inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " Sirisena was declared the winner after receiving 51.28% of all votes cast compared to Rajapaksas 47.58% . Sirisena was the winner in 12 electoral districts whilst Rajapaksa was victorious in the remaining 10 . On the contrary Rajapakse won in 90 electorates while Sirisena managed to win only in 70 electorates . The result was generally seen as a shock . When Rajapaksa called the election in November 2014 he had looked certain to win . - Transition", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "According to Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne , senior figures in the Sirisena campaign , Rajapaksa attempted to stage a coup in order to stay in power when it became clear he was going to lose the election . They alleged that Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa , the Defence Secretary , summoned Commander of the Army Daya Ratnayake , Inspector General of Police N . K . Illangakoon and Attorney General Yuwanjana Wanasundera to Temple Trees at around 1 am on 9 January 2015 . Rajapaksa allegedly pressured the three officials to deploy troops , annul the election", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "results and declare a state of emergency but they refused . According to the Colombo Telegraph Rajapaksa also wanted to dissolve parliament . It was only then Rajapaksa decided to concede defeat and summoned Ranil Wickremesinghe to assure him of a smooth transition of power .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless . The army and police have also denied the allegations . The new government is to investigate the alleged coup attempt .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena was sworn in as Sri Lankas sixth executive president before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . It is custom for the president to be sworn in before the chief justice but Sirisena had refused to be sworn in before Chief Justice Peiris who had been appointed by Rajapaksa after the controversial impeachment of the previous chief justice . Immediately afterwards , Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankas new prime minister before Sirisena . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " 100-day reform program . With an interim cabinet formed on 12 January , Sirisena called the Parliamentary elections , taking the defence portfolio for himself , and appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of reconciliation , policy development and economic affairs , to go with his Prime Ministership .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . Some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment . In addition , Sirisena enacted a Right to Information bill . Other changes , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "26 June 2015 and called for early elections . However , when faced with criticism concerning the reforms , Sirisena publicly disavowed the 100-day reform program .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . However , Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa , and , although some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment , others , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015 , with the new parliament is expected to convene on 1 September 2015 . Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015 . The UPFA/SLFP Mps who remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFAs prime ministerial candidate for the election . This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election . They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksas return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter . After the parliamentary election was", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election . Feeling betrayed by Sirisena , his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the United National Front for Good Governance . On 8 July 2015 , several factions accused Sirisena of having betrayed the mandate that was given to him by the people in the 2015 presidential election over nominating his predecessor Rajapaksa , who faces various allegations of human rights violations , to contest in this election . Despite his assurances to", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "the media that he would not grant nominations to pro-Rajapaksa parliamentarians who were involved in various criminal activities , some were nominated . On 14 July 2015 , at a special press conference , Sirisena announced he would remain impartial during the elections after granting the nomination to Rajapaksa , hinted that Rajapaksa could be defeated in the parliamentary election similar to the presidential election .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The United National Front for Good Governance became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats . Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become Prime Minister . The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament . However , on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": " The elections saw minor violence and violations of election laws but was generally incident free , peaceful , free and fair . Sirisena was praised for shepherding an inclusive process during the elections by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The European External Action Service spokesperson also stated that the election was genuine , well administered and peaceful . National government ( 2015–2018 ) .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , the main constituent of the UPFA , agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015 . A further 39 cabinet ministers , 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA , were sworn in on 4 September 2015 . Three more cabinet ministers , one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA , were sworn in on 9 September 2015 . 19 state ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 8 UPFA ) and 21 deputy ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 10 UPFA ) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015 . Two more deputy ministers , both from the UPFA , were", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "sworn in on 10 September 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On the evening of 26 October 2018 , Sirisena , in a sudden move , sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister after the United Peoples Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government . Immediately following the move , media institutions in the country were suppressed in what is now being termed a hostile takeover . Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal , stating that it is illegal and unconstitutional . Sirisena promptly prorogued Parliament and appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers , in effect creating a parallel government to what was operational in the country at", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "the time , a series of events referred to by the BBC as somewhere in between House of Cards , Game of Thrones and Shakespeares darkest Roman plays . This resulted in a constitutional crisis , with analysts referring to Sirisenas actions as a coup . Sirisena has issued presidential gazettes each Friday since 26 October 2018 .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "The crisis created significant fears as to the state of democratic institutions in the country , with former Ministers refusing to step down from their posts . Karu Jayasuriya , the Speaker for the Parliament , refused to acknowledge the legality of this move , stating that the ousted Wickramasinghe is the lawful Prime Minister and urging the President to convene Parliament to resolve the issue . However , since then the Speakers office also issued statements expressing that they will not prevent Rajapaksa from occupying the Prime Ministers seat in Parliament . A reported ten thousand people mobilised in", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "a protest in Colombo , demanding that Sirisena reconvene Parliament .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": " On 13 December 2018 , the full bench ( seven judge bench ) of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on that President Sirisenas decision to dissolve parliament on 9 November , before the completion of four and half years , was unconstitutional and illegal . Following the Supreme court ruling , Rajapaksa backed down and Wickremesinghe was re-appointed Prime Minister .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "In morning of 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings took place targeting three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo killing 253 and wounding over 500 people . President Sirisena who was in Singapore on a personal visit at the time ordered a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings to identify the perpetrators . On his return to the island on 22 April , he declared a state of emergency from midnight of 22 April by issuing an extraordinary gazette notification . The government announced a national day of", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "mourning the following day .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " The President and the government was heavy criticised for not heeding warnings from Indian intelligence services , however President Sirisena denied knowledge of warnings before his departure overseas 15 April . Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe later apologised for failing to stop the attacks issuing a statement on Twitter stating We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events . We pledge to rebuild our churches , revive our economy , and take all measures to prevent terrorism , with the support of the international community .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "On 23 April , President Sirisena announced his plans to change the heads of the defence forces , on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando , Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President , after it was announced that President Sirisena has requested the Defence Secretary and the Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) resign . With no response to his request to resign , President Sirisena sent the IGP Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed an acting Inspector General of Police .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated in parliament on 8 May that President Sirisena had been informed 15 times at the National Security Council about warnings of a terrorist attack , yet no instructions were given . The President has intern turned down calls by the Prime Minister and the UNP parliamentary group to appoint Fonseka as the Minister of Law and Order following the bombing . He has refused to appoint Fonseka to a Ministerial post since the 2018 constitutional crisis citing that Fonsekas name had come up in the police investigations in an alleged presidential assassination attempt .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "Sirisena was highly critical of the Parliamentary Select Committee ( PSC ) probe into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and incidents in its aftermath appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament of the PSC for summering intelligence and police officers . He had ordered no public officer to appear for summons issued by the PSC . Following Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendiss statement at the PSC to the effect that President Sirisena knew about the warnings of an impending attack , Sirisena sacked Mendis within hours .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Sirisena stepped down as president on 18 November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election , having opted not to contest a second term and remain neutral during the election . Following the election he was appointed as Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party . Sirisena contested 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa district and was elected to parliament having gained the highest number of preferential votes in the district . Easter bombings inquiry findings .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "In February 2021 , the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed by Sirisena during his term as President to investigate the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , had stated it is final report had recommended the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs to failing to act on intelligence received to prevent the attacks on 21 April 2019 . This report was rejected by the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Freedom Party which re-elected Sirisena as its Chairmen .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "Despite pledges made during the presidential campaign , Sirisena has himself been accused of nepotism since becoming president . A few days after Sirisena took power in January 2015 , his brother Kumarasinghe Sirisena was appointed chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom . The appointment came despite objections from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other cabinet ministers . Sirisenas son-in-law Thilina Suranjith Wewelpanawa ( Chathurikas husband ) was appointed public relations officer at the Ministry of Defence in February 2015 – Sirisena is Minister of Defence . In September 2015 Sirisenas son Daham accompanied his father as he", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "visited New York City for the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Despite having no official role , Daham Sirisena sat with the Sri Lankan delegation in the United Nations General Assembly and accompanied his father as he met world leaders such as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga . Sirisenas daughter Chathurika , who also has no official role , has been the guest of honour/chief guest at several Ministry of Defence events . At another event where Chathurika was chief guest , she was accompanied by members of the Presidential Security Division . In September 2015 Chathurika was accompanied by government officials", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "and police officers as she went on a private fact finding mission to Mahawelithenna near Welikanda .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "In 2018 his Chief of Staff I.H.K . Mahanama was arrested by officials of the commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption ( CIABOC ) while accepting a bribe of Rs . 20 million from an Indian businessman as a part of a Rs . 100 Million bribe for helping the acquisition of the Kantale Sugar Factory . Mahanama , the Chief of Staff of the President , in his previous role as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands had secured Cabinet approval to auction scrap material of the factory , assets which were claimed by M G Sugars", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd under the agreement . The company then filed arbitration proceedings in a Singapore tribunal to stop the Government of Sri Lanka from selling the machinery and scrap . The investors sent letters to PMs office which recommended them to complain to the CIABOC which launched investigations . However , despite the investigations Mahanama was appointed by Sirisena as his Chief of Staff . Centre for Human Rights ( CHR ) question how Sirisena appointed Mahanama as his Chief of Staff while he was under corruption investigations .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": " Comments about Enrique Iglesias concert . In 2015 , Maithripala Sirisena criticised and called for the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo to be whipped , after the behaviour of some female fans . Sirisena stated I dont advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails , but those who organised such an event should be .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Media freedom increased under Sirisena compared to previous governments . However , in June 2018 the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission closed down transmission towers operated by TNL TV after a negative commentary about a presidents speech . The TRC claimed that the reason was not paying the licence fee but was criticised by both government allies and opposition MPs . Joint Opposition MR Dinesh Gunawardana presented irregularities of the action in the parliament citing that the TRC violated the Telecommunication Act by closing down the tower as licence could be cancelled and a station could be sealed only after giving due", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": "notice which was not carried out by the TRC . The claim of not paying the fees was also called to doubt as the station had made the payments up to 2017 and issues pertaining to licence fees were being negotiated by the TNL .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " Airline cashew nut remarks . In September 2018 , Sirisena remarked upon the quality of cashew nuts served to him in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight : When I returned from Nepal , they served some cashew nuts on the plane [ that ] , let alone humans , even dogs cant eat , who approves these things? . It was unclear as to what exactly was offensive about the said nuts , but the outburst which was much remarked upon , led to comments that Sirisena had come unhinged . The airline promptly stopped serving cashew nuts .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , while addressing the cabinet , Sirisena alleged that the Indian Research and Analysis Wing was plotting his assassination . This comment was made after Sri Lankan CID arrested an Indian national late in September for the alleged assassination of Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa . After Sirisenas comment on this local media reported that the Indian High Commissioner met with Sirisena and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Sirisena .", "title": "Alleged assassination plot" }, { "text": "In November 2018 , in the midst of the Constitutional Crisis set off by the Presidents actions on 26 October 2018 , President Sirisena took the stage with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally organised by the SLPP . In his speech , he heavily criticised Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe , and referred to Wickramasinghe and his close allies as butterflies and claimed they had resorted to a butterfly lifestyle , placing it above all other duties to the state and to the people . This was widely recognised as a homophobic remark by Sri Lankan LGBT activists and", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "other civil society actors .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " A strongly worded statement was written and signed by numerous members of the Sri Lankan LGBT+ community within hours of Sirisenas remark being made , and was widely shared online . In it they said : By trivialising homophobia in this fashion , President Sirisena should be held responsible for any homophobic incidents that Sri Lankan citizens may experience in the coming days .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "A citizens protest – which had been happening consistently in the heart of Colombo city every evening since the Presidents declaration that he had appointed Rajapaksa as the countrys Prime Minister – paid special attention to Sirisenas Butterfly remark the next day , making a butterfly out of lit lamps .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sri Lankas Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also responded on Twitter , stating : I would rather be a butterfly than a leech Mr . President!! ! Attempts to delay elections .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In May 2019 it was reported that Sirisena was attempting to delay the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election to 20 June 2020 and was seeking advisory opinion from the Supreme Court ( SC ) in terms of Article 129 of the constitution . Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) Chairman Prof . G.L . Peiris said yesterday his party would make every possible attempt to thwart the move by the President to postpone the presidential election . Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya placed the election date between 9 November and 9 December and claimed that the elections cannot be delayed", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "and the state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings cannot be used as an excuse as elections have been held in a state of emergency in the past and claimed that any attempt to delay elections will be a crime and violation of the rights of close to 15 million voters .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Appointment of new Army Commander . In August 2019 , President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , despite the latter being accused of practicing human rights abuses during the countrys civil war . Pardoning of murder convict .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In November 2019 , President Sirisena issued a presidential pardon to Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a young woman at the Royal Park apartment complex in Rajagiriya on 30 June 2005 in a high-profile case . The Presidents Media Division claim the pardon was issued citing the convicts age ( he was 19 when the murder took place ) , his good behavior and advocacy from several religious groups led by member of parliament , Athuraliye Rathana Thero . Later these claims have been refuted by Raymond Wickramasinghe , Roman", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "Catholic Bishop of Galle . Earlier that year President Sirisena had issued a presidential pardon for Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero , General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena , who had been convicted of being in contempt of court .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sirisena commented in October 2015 , after a series of high-profile incidents of rape , killing and sexual abuse , that he supports a dialogue on the introduction of the death penalty should it be approved by Parliament .", "title": "Death penalty" }, { "text": " In 2018 , the government introduced changes to the taxation system , including changes to the Pay-as-you-earn tax ( PAYE ) . In May , Sirisena is reported to have stated in a cabinet meeting the Government Ministers and MPs are not subjected to PAYE as MPs have honorific before their names as such receive honorariums and not salaries from the State .", "title": "Taxation" }, { "text": "With the country becoming ever closer to China , during the previous administration , while departing from the traditional ally of India , Sirisena says he will treat key Asian countries , India , China , Pakistan and Japan equally . Sri Lanka has moved closer to China , especially in terms of naval agreements . India and Sri Lanka in February 2015 signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relationships . Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sirisena in New Delhi and stated that : India is Sri Lankas closest neighbor and friend . Our destinies", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "are interlinked . Sirisena has outlined the general foreign policy goals of his government as being cooperation with all nations , with an emphasis on Asia .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Recognition and public image . Although legally entitled to use the style His Excellency as the President of Sri Lanka , he requested the media and the people of Sri Lanka , avoid using the style and also to avoid using the word First Lady for his wife , and requested only to use Presidents wife . Family and personal life . Sirisena is married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari , they have two daughters , Chathurika , Dharani , and a son , Daham . Sirisena is a teetotaler , vegetarian , and a Theravada Buddhist .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "Sirisenas youngest brother , Priyantha Sirisena , died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in his hometown of Polonnaruwa , north-east of the capital Colombo . Priyantha was immediately transferred to hospital in a critical condition , where he died from severe head injuries ; Sirisena was in China on a state visit at the time .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Sirisenas daughter Chathurika Sirisena launched her first booked title Janadhipathi Thaththa in 2017 . This is the first biography written by a daughter of a President of Sri Lanka . The book , which was praised for its command of Sinhala , was later revealed to have been ghostwritten by an employee of Media Gang , a marketing agency owned by Chathurika Sirisena . Meanwhile , Sirisenas son , Daham , has been cited in multiple assaults and been named in leading a mob attack on a nightclub . Charges against him have been since withdrawn .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " - Directory of Members – Parliament of Sri Lanka", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( ; ; born 3 September 1951 ) is a Sri Lankan politician , who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019 . Sirisena is Sri Lankas first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite . He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena joined mainstream politics in 1989 as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and has held several ministries since 1994 . He was the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was Minister of Health until November 2014 when he announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election as the opposition coalitions common candidate . His victory in the election is generally viewed as a surprise , coming to office through the votes won from the alternative Sinhala-majority rural constituency and the Tamil and Muslim minority groups that have been alienated by the Rajapaksa government on post-war", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "reconciliation and growing sectarian violence . Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement a 100-day reform program where he promised to rebalance the executive branch within 100 days of being elected , by reinforcing Sri Lankas judiciary and parliament , to fight corruption and to investigate allegations of war crimes from 2009 , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister . He later was reported to have publicly disavowed this program , claiming that he did not know where it originated .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena was sworn in as the sixth Executive President before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . Immediately afterwards he appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term . Sirisena voluntarily transferred significant presidential powers to parliament on 28 April .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He is well known for surprising Sri Lankans by issuing gazettes every Friday since 26 October 2018 . In 2018 , Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa ( his former rival ) as the Prime Minister , wrote a letter firing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ( with whose major support he became the president in 2015 ) and prorogued Parliament , all in apparent contradiction to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , instigating a constitutional crisis . This marks Sirisenas second , and most successful attempt to bring Rajapaksa to power .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Early life and career . Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters , on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda , a village in present-day Gampaha District . His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa . His mother , Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi , was a school teacher .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics . While still in school , as a teenager , Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Ceylon Communist Party ( Maoist ) becoming closely associated with party leader N . Shanmugathasan in party activities . In 1968 , he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "At the age of 17 , he was chosen as the secretary of the SLFP Youth Organisation in Polonnaruwa by the SLFP Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa , Leelaratna Wijesingha . In 1971 , aged 19 , he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Insurrection . Following his release from prison , Sirisena joined All Ceylon SLFP Youth Organization led by Anura Bandaranaike and joined politics at the national level . After serving at a number of state institutions , Sirisena obtained the SLFP membership in 1978 . In 1974 Sirisena started working", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "at the Palugasdamana Multi Purpose Cooperative Society as a purchasing office and in 1976 he became a grama sevaka niladhari ( village officer ) but resigned in 1978 . He rose up the SLFP ranks , joining its politburo in 1981 , where he was chosen as the President of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation , and also later served as Treasurer . During the 1981 Presidential poll , when Basil Rajapaksa joined the United National Party , he took over the responsibility of the Secretary of the organisation . Subsequently , he was appointed the Polonnaruwa SLFP chief", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "organiser by the SLFP hierarchy . He became president of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation in 1983 .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena studied for three years at the Sri Lanka School of Agriculture , Kundasale from where he earned a diploma in agriculture in 1973 . In 1980 he earned a Diploma in political science at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Russia . Legislative career ( 1989–2015 ) .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFPs candidates in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament . He was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election , this time as a Peoples Alliance ( PA ) candidate . In 1997 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP for the first time , from which he later resigned . In August 2000 Sirisena tried to become general-secretary of the SLFP but was beaten by S . B . Dissanayake . Sirisena was instead appointed one of the Deputy Presidents of SLFP . He became", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "general-secretary of the SLFP in October 2001 following Dissanayakes defection to the United National Party ( UNP ) .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994 . In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet , appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development . While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community . He was also responsible for influencing the governments decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs . 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time . He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "when he became the Agriculture Minister , in 2005 . The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day . He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda , Kalu and Walawe rivers . He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": " He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election but the PA lost the election and so Sirisena lost his ministerial position .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United Peoples Freedom Alliance ( UPFA ) . Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate . President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004 . He was also appointed Leader of the House . Sirisenas ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation , Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005 . He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005 .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Minister of Agriculture After the 2005 presidential election newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sirisena Minister of Agriculture , Environment , Irrigation and Mahaweli Development in November 2005 . On 27 March 2006 Sirisenas personal secretary M . L . Dharmasiri was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Aranangawila . Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2007 he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development by President Rajapaksa .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In order to combat the 2007–08 world food price crisis , Sirisena initiated a plan under the scheme Api Wavamu – Rata Nagamu to improve local food production on national scale . Festivals of tilling were conducted in each divisional secretariat every year leading to the re cultivation of more than 1 million abandoned paddy fields under the programme . The project was considered a great success being acknowledged as his green revolution .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " While the serving as the Minister of Agriculture Sirisena also served as the acting Defence Minister for several occasions during the Sri Lankan civil war . He was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war when some of the worst alleged war crimes were committed .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena has claimed that LTTE may have tried to assassinate him on at least five occasions . Sirisena narrowly escaped death on 9 October 2008 when a convoy he was part of was attacked by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelams suicide bomber at Piriwena Junction in Boralesgamuwa , Colombo . One person was killed and seven injured .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election and was appointed Minister of Health in April 2010 . During his time Sirisena sought to combat cigarette and alcohol consumption within the country . He introduced a National Medicinal Drug Policy based on that of the Sri Lanka National Pharmaceuticals Policy of Seneka Bibile and brought the Cigarette and Alcohol act to parliament against cigarette packaging that include pictorial warnings . The act recommended 80% of packaging include the pictorial warnings , however this was reduced to 60% due to pressure form many multinational companies and from some areas of the", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "government itself . In May 2014 Sirisena was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the World Health Assembly .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Committees Involved - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Irrigation and Water Resources Management - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Health - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Agriculture - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Co-operatives and Internal Trade - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence and Urban Development - Committees Served - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on Parliamentary Business ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "- Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee of Selection ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": " - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on High Posts ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament on Traffic Accidents ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament to Recommend and Report on Political and Constitutional Measures to Empower the Peoples of Sri Lanka to Live as One Nation ( 14th Parliament ) Presidency ( 2015–2019 ) .", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "Following days of speculation in the media , Sirisena announced on 21 November 2014 that he would challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 presidential election as the common opposition candidate . Sirisena claimed that everything in Sri Lanka was controlled by one family and that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with rampant corruption , nepotism and a breakdown of the rule of law . He has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days of being elected , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe as", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Prime Minister . Following the announcement Sirisena , along with several other ministers who supported him , were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP . His ministerial security and vehicles were also withdrawn .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena released his manifesto , titled A Compassionate Maithri Governance — A Stable Country , on 19 December 2014 at a rally at Viharamahadevi Park . The main pledge in the manifesto was the replacement of the executive presidency with a Westminster style cabinet but the manifesto acknowledged that Sirisena would need the support of the parliament to amend the constitution . The manifesto also made a commitment to replace the open list proportional representation system with a mixture of first-past-the-post and PR for electing MPs . Parliamentary elections will be held in April 2015 after the constitution has been", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "amended . Independent commissions would be established to oversee the judiciary , police , elections department , Auditor-Generals Department and Attorney-Generals Department . The Commission on Bribery and Corruption would be strengthened and political diplomatic appointments annulled . Populist measures in the manifesto included a commitment to write-off 50% of farmers loans , reduce fuel prices by removing taxes and a salary increase of Rs . 10,000 for public servants . Public spending on health would increase from 1.8% of GDP to 3% of GDP whilst that on education would increase from 1.7% of GDP to 6% of GDP .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "The manifesto also stated that the casino licences granted to Kerry Packers Crown Resort and John Keells Holdingss Water Front will be cancelled . Political victims during Rajapaksas rule , including Sarath Fonseka and Shirani Bandaranayake , would be re-appointed . In a separate document Sirisena pledged that , whilst resisting any international investigation , he would establish an independent domestic inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " Sirisena was declared the winner after receiving 51.28% of all votes cast compared to Rajapaksas 47.58% . Sirisena was the winner in 12 electoral districts whilst Rajapaksa was victorious in the remaining 10 . On the contrary Rajapakse won in 90 electorates while Sirisena managed to win only in 70 electorates . The result was generally seen as a shock . When Rajapaksa called the election in November 2014 he had looked certain to win . - Transition", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "According to Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne , senior figures in the Sirisena campaign , Rajapaksa attempted to stage a coup in order to stay in power when it became clear he was going to lose the election . They alleged that Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa , the Defence Secretary , summoned Commander of the Army Daya Ratnayake , Inspector General of Police N . K . Illangakoon and Attorney General Yuwanjana Wanasundera to Temple Trees at around 1 am on 9 January 2015 . Rajapaksa allegedly pressured the three officials to deploy troops , annul the election", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "results and declare a state of emergency but they refused . According to the Colombo Telegraph Rajapaksa also wanted to dissolve parliament . It was only then Rajapaksa decided to concede defeat and summoned Ranil Wickremesinghe to assure him of a smooth transition of power .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless . The army and police have also denied the allegations . The new government is to investigate the alleged coup attempt .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena was sworn in as Sri Lankas sixth executive president before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . It is custom for the president to be sworn in before the chief justice but Sirisena had refused to be sworn in before Chief Justice Peiris who had been appointed by Rajapaksa after the controversial impeachment of the previous chief justice . Immediately afterwards , Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankas new prime minister before Sirisena . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " 100-day reform program . With an interim cabinet formed on 12 January , Sirisena called the Parliamentary elections , taking the defence portfolio for himself , and appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of reconciliation , policy development and economic affairs , to go with his Prime Ministership .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . Some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment . In addition , Sirisena enacted a Right to Information bill . Other changes , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "26 June 2015 and called for early elections . However , when faced with criticism concerning the reforms , Sirisena publicly disavowed the 100-day reform program .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . However , Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa , and , although some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment , others , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015 , with the new parliament is expected to convene on 1 September 2015 . Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015 . The UPFA/SLFP Mps who remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFAs prime ministerial candidate for the election . This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election . They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksas return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter . After the parliamentary election was", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election . Feeling betrayed by Sirisena , his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the United National Front for Good Governance . On 8 July 2015 , several factions accused Sirisena of having betrayed the mandate that was given to him by the people in the 2015 presidential election over nominating his predecessor Rajapaksa , who faces various allegations of human rights violations , to contest in this election . Despite his assurances to", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "the media that he would not grant nominations to pro-Rajapaksa parliamentarians who were involved in various criminal activities , some were nominated . On 14 July 2015 , at a special press conference , Sirisena announced he would remain impartial during the elections after granting the nomination to Rajapaksa , hinted that Rajapaksa could be defeated in the parliamentary election similar to the presidential election .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The United National Front for Good Governance became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats . Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become Prime Minister . The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament . However , on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": " The elections saw minor violence and violations of election laws but was generally incident free , peaceful , free and fair . Sirisena was praised for shepherding an inclusive process during the elections by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The European External Action Service spokesperson also stated that the election was genuine , well administered and peaceful . National government ( 2015–2018 ) .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , the main constituent of the UPFA , agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015 . A further 39 cabinet ministers , 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA , were sworn in on 4 September 2015 . Three more cabinet ministers , one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA , were sworn in on 9 September 2015 . 19 state ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 8 UPFA ) and 21 deputy ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 10 UPFA ) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015 . Two more deputy ministers , both from the UPFA , were", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "sworn in on 10 September 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On the evening of 26 October 2018 , Sirisena , in a sudden move , sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister after the United Peoples Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government . Immediately following the move , media institutions in the country were suppressed in what is now being termed a hostile takeover . Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal , stating that it is illegal and unconstitutional . Sirisena promptly prorogued Parliament and appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers , in effect creating a parallel government to what was operational in the country at", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "the time , a series of events referred to by the BBC as somewhere in between House of Cards , Game of Thrones and Shakespeares darkest Roman plays . This resulted in a constitutional crisis , with analysts referring to Sirisenas actions as a coup . Sirisena has issued presidential gazettes each Friday since 26 October 2018 .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "The crisis created significant fears as to the state of democratic institutions in the country , with former Ministers refusing to step down from their posts . Karu Jayasuriya , the Speaker for the Parliament , refused to acknowledge the legality of this move , stating that the ousted Wickramasinghe is the lawful Prime Minister and urging the President to convene Parliament to resolve the issue . However , since then the Speakers office also issued statements expressing that they will not prevent Rajapaksa from occupying the Prime Ministers seat in Parliament . A reported ten thousand people mobilised in", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "a protest in Colombo , demanding that Sirisena reconvene Parliament .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": " On 13 December 2018 , the full bench ( seven judge bench ) of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on that President Sirisenas decision to dissolve parliament on 9 November , before the completion of four and half years , was unconstitutional and illegal . Following the Supreme court ruling , Rajapaksa backed down and Wickremesinghe was re-appointed Prime Minister .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "In morning of 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings took place targeting three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo killing 253 and wounding over 500 people . President Sirisena who was in Singapore on a personal visit at the time ordered a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings to identify the perpetrators . On his return to the island on 22 April , he declared a state of emergency from midnight of 22 April by issuing an extraordinary gazette notification . The government announced a national day of", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "mourning the following day .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " The President and the government was heavy criticised for not heeding warnings from Indian intelligence services , however President Sirisena denied knowledge of warnings before his departure overseas 15 April . Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe later apologised for failing to stop the attacks issuing a statement on Twitter stating We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events . We pledge to rebuild our churches , revive our economy , and take all measures to prevent terrorism , with the support of the international community .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "On 23 April , President Sirisena announced his plans to change the heads of the defence forces , on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando , Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President , after it was announced that President Sirisena has requested the Defence Secretary and the Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) resign . With no response to his request to resign , President Sirisena sent the IGP Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed an acting Inspector General of Police .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated in parliament on 8 May that President Sirisena had been informed 15 times at the National Security Council about warnings of a terrorist attack , yet no instructions were given . The President has intern turned down calls by the Prime Minister and the UNP parliamentary group to appoint Fonseka as the Minister of Law and Order following the bombing . He has refused to appoint Fonseka to a Ministerial post since the 2018 constitutional crisis citing that Fonsekas name had come up in the police investigations in an alleged presidential assassination attempt .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "Sirisena was highly critical of the Parliamentary Select Committee ( PSC ) probe into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and incidents in its aftermath appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament of the PSC for summering intelligence and police officers . He had ordered no public officer to appear for summons issued by the PSC . Following Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendiss statement at the PSC to the effect that President Sirisena knew about the warnings of an impending attack , Sirisena sacked Mendis within hours .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Sirisena stepped down as president on 18 November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election , having opted not to contest a second term and remain neutral during the election . Following the election he was appointed as Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party . Sirisena contested 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa district and was elected to parliament having gained the highest number of preferential votes in the district . Easter bombings inquiry findings .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "In February 2021 , the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed by Sirisena during his term as President to investigate the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , had stated it is final report had recommended the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs to failing to act on intelligence received to prevent the attacks on 21 April 2019 . This report was rejected by the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Freedom Party which re-elected Sirisena as its Chairmen .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "Despite pledges made during the presidential campaign , Sirisena has himself been accused of nepotism since becoming president . A few days after Sirisena took power in January 2015 , his brother Kumarasinghe Sirisena was appointed chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom . The appointment came despite objections from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other cabinet ministers . Sirisenas son-in-law Thilina Suranjith Wewelpanawa ( Chathurikas husband ) was appointed public relations officer at the Ministry of Defence in February 2015 – Sirisena is Minister of Defence . In September 2015 Sirisenas son Daham accompanied his father as he", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "visited New York City for the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Despite having no official role , Daham Sirisena sat with the Sri Lankan delegation in the United Nations General Assembly and accompanied his father as he met world leaders such as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga . Sirisenas daughter Chathurika , who also has no official role , has been the guest of honour/chief guest at several Ministry of Defence events . At another event where Chathurika was chief guest , she was accompanied by members of the Presidential Security Division . In September 2015 Chathurika was accompanied by government officials", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "and police officers as she went on a private fact finding mission to Mahawelithenna near Welikanda .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "In 2018 his Chief of Staff I.H.K . Mahanama was arrested by officials of the commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption ( CIABOC ) while accepting a bribe of Rs . 20 million from an Indian businessman as a part of a Rs . 100 Million bribe for helping the acquisition of the Kantale Sugar Factory . Mahanama , the Chief of Staff of the President , in his previous role as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands had secured Cabinet approval to auction scrap material of the factory , assets which were claimed by M G Sugars", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd under the agreement . The company then filed arbitration proceedings in a Singapore tribunal to stop the Government of Sri Lanka from selling the machinery and scrap . The investors sent letters to PMs office which recommended them to complain to the CIABOC which launched investigations . However , despite the investigations Mahanama was appointed by Sirisena as his Chief of Staff . Centre for Human Rights ( CHR ) question how Sirisena appointed Mahanama as his Chief of Staff while he was under corruption investigations .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": " Comments about Enrique Iglesias concert . In 2015 , Maithripala Sirisena criticised and called for the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo to be whipped , after the behaviour of some female fans . Sirisena stated I dont advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails , but those who organised such an event should be .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Media freedom increased under Sirisena compared to previous governments . However , in June 2018 the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission closed down transmission towers operated by TNL TV after a negative commentary about a presidents speech . The TRC claimed that the reason was not paying the licence fee but was criticised by both government allies and opposition MPs . Joint Opposition MR Dinesh Gunawardana presented irregularities of the action in the parliament citing that the TRC violated the Telecommunication Act by closing down the tower as licence could be cancelled and a station could be sealed only after giving due", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": "notice which was not carried out by the TRC . The claim of not paying the fees was also called to doubt as the station had made the payments up to 2017 and issues pertaining to licence fees were being negotiated by the TNL .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " Airline cashew nut remarks . In September 2018 , Sirisena remarked upon the quality of cashew nuts served to him in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight : When I returned from Nepal , they served some cashew nuts on the plane [ that ] , let alone humans , even dogs cant eat , who approves these things? . It was unclear as to what exactly was offensive about the said nuts , but the outburst which was much remarked upon , led to comments that Sirisena had come unhinged . The airline promptly stopped serving cashew nuts .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , while addressing the cabinet , Sirisena alleged that the Indian Research and Analysis Wing was plotting his assassination . This comment was made after Sri Lankan CID arrested an Indian national late in September for the alleged assassination of Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa . After Sirisenas comment on this local media reported that the Indian High Commissioner met with Sirisena and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Sirisena .", "title": "Alleged assassination plot" }, { "text": "In November 2018 , in the midst of the Constitutional Crisis set off by the Presidents actions on 26 October 2018 , President Sirisena took the stage with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally organised by the SLPP . In his speech , he heavily criticised Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe , and referred to Wickramasinghe and his close allies as butterflies and claimed they had resorted to a butterfly lifestyle , placing it above all other duties to the state and to the people . This was widely recognised as a homophobic remark by Sri Lankan LGBT activists and", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "other civil society actors .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " A strongly worded statement was written and signed by numerous members of the Sri Lankan LGBT+ community within hours of Sirisenas remark being made , and was widely shared online . In it they said : By trivialising homophobia in this fashion , President Sirisena should be held responsible for any homophobic incidents that Sri Lankan citizens may experience in the coming days .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "A citizens protest – which had been happening consistently in the heart of Colombo city every evening since the Presidents declaration that he had appointed Rajapaksa as the countrys Prime Minister – paid special attention to Sirisenas Butterfly remark the next day , making a butterfly out of lit lamps .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sri Lankas Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also responded on Twitter , stating : I would rather be a butterfly than a leech Mr . President!! ! Attempts to delay elections .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In May 2019 it was reported that Sirisena was attempting to delay the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election to 20 June 2020 and was seeking advisory opinion from the Supreme Court ( SC ) in terms of Article 129 of the constitution . Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) Chairman Prof . G.L . Peiris said yesterday his party would make every possible attempt to thwart the move by the President to postpone the presidential election . Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya placed the election date between 9 November and 9 December and claimed that the elections cannot be delayed", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "and the state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings cannot be used as an excuse as elections have been held in a state of emergency in the past and claimed that any attempt to delay elections will be a crime and violation of the rights of close to 15 million voters .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Appointment of new Army Commander . In August 2019 , President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , despite the latter being accused of practicing human rights abuses during the countrys civil war . Pardoning of murder convict .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In November 2019 , President Sirisena issued a presidential pardon to Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a young woman at the Royal Park apartment complex in Rajagiriya on 30 June 2005 in a high-profile case . The Presidents Media Division claim the pardon was issued citing the convicts age ( he was 19 when the murder took place ) , his good behavior and advocacy from several religious groups led by member of parliament , Athuraliye Rathana Thero . Later these claims have been refuted by Raymond Wickramasinghe , Roman", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "Catholic Bishop of Galle . Earlier that year President Sirisena had issued a presidential pardon for Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero , General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena , who had been convicted of being in contempt of court .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sirisena commented in October 2015 , after a series of high-profile incidents of rape , killing and sexual abuse , that he supports a dialogue on the introduction of the death penalty should it be approved by Parliament .", "title": "Death penalty" }, { "text": " In 2018 , the government introduced changes to the taxation system , including changes to the Pay-as-you-earn tax ( PAYE ) . In May , Sirisena is reported to have stated in a cabinet meeting the Government Ministers and MPs are not subjected to PAYE as MPs have honorific before their names as such receive honorariums and not salaries from the State .", "title": "Taxation" }, { "text": "With the country becoming ever closer to China , during the previous administration , while departing from the traditional ally of India , Sirisena says he will treat key Asian countries , India , China , Pakistan and Japan equally . Sri Lanka has moved closer to China , especially in terms of naval agreements . India and Sri Lanka in February 2015 signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relationships . Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sirisena in New Delhi and stated that : India is Sri Lankas closest neighbor and friend . Our destinies", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "are interlinked . Sirisena has outlined the general foreign policy goals of his government as being cooperation with all nations , with an emphasis on Asia .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Recognition and public image . Although legally entitled to use the style His Excellency as the President of Sri Lanka , he requested the media and the people of Sri Lanka , avoid using the style and also to avoid using the word First Lady for his wife , and requested only to use Presidents wife . Family and personal life . Sirisena is married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari , they have two daughters , Chathurika , Dharani , and a son , Daham . Sirisena is a teetotaler , vegetarian , and a Theravada Buddhist .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "Sirisenas youngest brother , Priyantha Sirisena , died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in his hometown of Polonnaruwa , north-east of the capital Colombo . Priyantha was immediately transferred to hospital in a critical condition , where he died from severe head injuries ; Sirisena was in China on a state visit at the time .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Sirisenas daughter Chathurika Sirisena launched her first booked title Janadhipathi Thaththa in 2017 . This is the first biography written by a daughter of a President of Sri Lanka . The book , which was praised for its command of Sinhala , was later revealed to have been ghostwritten by an employee of Media Gang , a marketing agency owned by Chathurika Sirisena . Meanwhile , Sirisenas son , Daham , has been cited in multiple assaults and been named in leading a mob attack on a nightclub . Charges against him have been since withdrawn .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " - Directory of Members – Parliament of Sri Lanka", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Minister of Agriculture" ]

[ { "text": " Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( ; ; born 3 September 1951 ) is a Sri Lankan politician , who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019 . Sirisena is Sri Lankas first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite . He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena joined mainstream politics in 1989 as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and has held several ministries since 1994 . He was the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was Minister of Health until November 2014 when he announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election as the opposition coalitions common candidate . His victory in the election is generally viewed as a surprise , coming to office through the votes won from the alternative Sinhala-majority rural constituency and the Tamil and Muslim minority groups that have been alienated by the Rajapaksa government on post-war", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "reconciliation and growing sectarian violence . Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement a 100-day reform program where he promised to rebalance the executive branch within 100 days of being elected , by reinforcing Sri Lankas judiciary and parliament , to fight corruption and to investigate allegations of war crimes from 2009 , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister . He later was reported to have publicly disavowed this program , claiming that he did not know where it originated .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena was sworn in as the sixth Executive President before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . Immediately afterwards he appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term . Sirisena voluntarily transferred significant presidential powers to parliament on 28 April .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He is well known for surprising Sri Lankans by issuing gazettes every Friday since 26 October 2018 . In 2018 , Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa ( his former rival ) as the Prime Minister , wrote a letter firing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ( with whose major support he became the president in 2015 ) and prorogued Parliament , all in apparent contradiction to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , instigating a constitutional crisis . This marks Sirisenas second , and most successful attempt to bring Rajapaksa to power .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Early life and career . Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters , on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda , a village in present-day Gampaha District . His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa . His mother , Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi , was a school teacher .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics . While still in school , as a teenager , Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Ceylon Communist Party ( Maoist ) becoming closely associated with party leader N . Shanmugathasan in party activities . In 1968 , he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "At the age of 17 , he was chosen as the secretary of the SLFP Youth Organisation in Polonnaruwa by the SLFP Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa , Leelaratna Wijesingha . In 1971 , aged 19 , he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Insurrection . Following his release from prison , Sirisena joined All Ceylon SLFP Youth Organization led by Anura Bandaranaike and joined politics at the national level . After serving at a number of state institutions , Sirisena obtained the SLFP membership in 1978 . In 1974 Sirisena started working", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "at the Palugasdamana Multi Purpose Cooperative Society as a purchasing office and in 1976 he became a grama sevaka niladhari ( village officer ) but resigned in 1978 . He rose up the SLFP ranks , joining its politburo in 1981 , where he was chosen as the President of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation , and also later served as Treasurer . During the 1981 Presidential poll , when Basil Rajapaksa joined the United National Party , he took over the responsibility of the Secretary of the organisation . Subsequently , he was appointed the Polonnaruwa SLFP chief", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "organiser by the SLFP hierarchy . He became president of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation in 1983 .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena studied for three years at the Sri Lanka School of Agriculture , Kundasale from where he earned a diploma in agriculture in 1973 . In 1980 he earned a Diploma in political science at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Russia . Legislative career ( 1989–2015 ) .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFPs candidates in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament . He was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election , this time as a Peoples Alliance ( PA ) candidate . In 1997 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP for the first time , from which he later resigned . In August 2000 Sirisena tried to become general-secretary of the SLFP but was beaten by S . B . Dissanayake . Sirisena was instead appointed one of the Deputy Presidents of SLFP . He became", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "general-secretary of the SLFP in October 2001 following Dissanayakes defection to the United National Party ( UNP ) .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994 . In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet , appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development . While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community . He was also responsible for influencing the governments decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs . 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time . He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "when he became the Agriculture Minister , in 2005 . The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day . He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda , Kalu and Walawe rivers . He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": " He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election but the PA lost the election and so Sirisena lost his ministerial position .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United Peoples Freedom Alliance ( UPFA ) . Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate . President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004 . He was also appointed Leader of the House . Sirisenas ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation , Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005 . He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005 .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Minister of Agriculture After the 2005 presidential election newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sirisena Minister of Agriculture , Environment , Irrigation and Mahaweli Development in November 2005 . On 27 March 2006 Sirisenas personal secretary M . L . Dharmasiri was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Aranangawila . Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2007 he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development by President Rajapaksa .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In order to combat the 2007–08 world food price crisis , Sirisena initiated a plan under the scheme Api Wavamu – Rata Nagamu to improve local food production on national scale . Festivals of tilling were conducted in each divisional secretariat every year leading to the re cultivation of more than 1 million abandoned paddy fields under the programme . The project was considered a great success being acknowledged as his green revolution .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " While the serving as the Minister of Agriculture Sirisena also served as the acting Defence Minister for several occasions during the Sri Lankan civil war . He was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war when some of the worst alleged war crimes were committed .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena has claimed that LTTE may have tried to assassinate him on at least five occasions . Sirisena narrowly escaped death on 9 October 2008 when a convoy he was part of was attacked by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelams suicide bomber at Piriwena Junction in Boralesgamuwa , Colombo . One person was killed and seven injured .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election and was appointed Minister of Health in April 2010 . During his time Sirisena sought to combat cigarette and alcohol consumption within the country . He introduced a National Medicinal Drug Policy based on that of the Sri Lanka National Pharmaceuticals Policy of Seneka Bibile and brought the Cigarette and Alcohol act to parliament against cigarette packaging that include pictorial warnings . The act recommended 80% of packaging include the pictorial warnings , however this was reduced to 60% due to pressure form many multinational companies and from some areas of the", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "government itself . In May 2014 Sirisena was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the World Health Assembly .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Committees Involved - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Irrigation and Water Resources Management - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Health - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Agriculture - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Co-operatives and Internal Trade - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence and Urban Development - Committees Served - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on Parliamentary Business ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "- Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee of Selection ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": " - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on High Posts ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament on Traffic Accidents ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament to Recommend and Report on Political and Constitutional Measures to Empower the Peoples of Sri Lanka to Live as One Nation ( 14th Parliament ) Presidency ( 2015–2019 ) .", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "Following days of speculation in the media , Sirisena announced on 21 November 2014 that he would challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 presidential election as the common opposition candidate . Sirisena claimed that everything in Sri Lanka was controlled by one family and that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with rampant corruption , nepotism and a breakdown of the rule of law . He has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days of being elected , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe as", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Prime Minister . Following the announcement Sirisena , along with several other ministers who supported him , were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP . His ministerial security and vehicles were also withdrawn .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena released his manifesto , titled A Compassionate Maithri Governance — A Stable Country , on 19 December 2014 at a rally at Viharamahadevi Park . The main pledge in the manifesto was the replacement of the executive presidency with a Westminster style cabinet but the manifesto acknowledged that Sirisena would need the support of the parliament to amend the constitution . The manifesto also made a commitment to replace the open list proportional representation system with a mixture of first-past-the-post and PR for electing MPs . Parliamentary elections will be held in April 2015 after the constitution has been", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "amended . Independent commissions would be established to oversee the judiciary , police , elections department , Auditor-Generals Department and Attorney-Generals Department . The Commission on Bribery and Corruption would be strengthened and political diplomatic appointments annulled . Populist measures in the manifesto included a commitment to write-off 50% of farmers loans , reduce fuel prices by removing taxes and a salary increase of Rs . 10,000 for public servants . Public spending on health would increase from 1.8% of GDP to 3% of GDP whilst that on education would increase from 1.7% of GDP to 6% of GDP .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "The manifesto also stated that the casino licences granted to Kerry Packers Crown Resort and John Keells Holdingss Water Front will be cancelled . Political victims during Rajapaksas rule , including Sarath Fonseka and Shirani Bandaranayake , would be re-appointed . In a separate document Sirisena pledged that , whilst resisting any international investigation , he would establish an independent domestic inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " Sirisena was declared the winner after receiving 51.28% of all votes cast compared to Rajapaksas 47.58% . Sirisena was the winner in 12 electoral districts whilst Rajapaksa was victorious in the remaining 10 . On the contrary Rajapakse won in 90 electorates while Sirisena managed to win only in 70 electorates . The result was generally seen as a shock . When Rajapaksa called the election in November 2014 he had looked certain to win . - Transition", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "According to Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne , senior figures in the Sirisena campaign , Rajapaksa attempted to stage a coup in order to stay in power when it became clear he was going to lose the election . They alleged that Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa , the Defence Secretary , summoned Commander of the Army Daya Ratnayake , Inspector General of Police N . K . Illangakoon and Attorney General Yuwanjana Wanasundera to Temple Trees at around 1 am on 9 January 2015 . Rajapaksa allegedly pressured the three officials to deploy troops , annul the election", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "results and declare a state of emergency but they refused . According to the Colombo Telegraph Rajapaksa also wanted to dissolve parliament . It was only then Rajapaksa decided to concede defeat and summoned Ranil Wickremesinghe to assure him of a smooth transition of power .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless . The army and police have also denied the allegations . The new government is to investigate the alleged coup attempt .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena was sworn in as Sri Lankas sixth executive president before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . It is custom for the president to be sworn in before the chief justice but Sirisena had refused to be sworn in before Chief Justice Peiris who had been appointed by Rajapaksa after the controversial impeachment of the previous chief justice . Immediately afterwards , Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankas new prime minister before Sirisena . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " 100-day reform program . With an interim cabinet formed on 12 January , Sirisena called the Parliamentary elections , taking the defence portfolio for himself , and appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of reconciliation , policy development and economic affairs , to go with his Prime Ministership .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . Some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment . In addition , Sirisena enacted a Right to Information bill . Other changes , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "26 June 2015 and called for early elections . However , when faced with criticism concerning the reforms , Sirisena publicly disavowed the 100-day reform program .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . However , Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa , and , although some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment , others , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015 , with the new parliament is expected to convene on 1 September 2015 . Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015 . The UPFA/SLFP Mps who remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFAs prime ministerial candidate for the election . This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election . They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksas return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter . After the parliamentary election was", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election . Feeling betrayed by Sirisena , his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the United National Front for Good Governance . On 8 July 2015 , several factions accused Sirisena of having betrayed the mandate that was given to him by the people in the 2015 presidential election over nominating his predecessor Rajapaksa , who faces various allegations of human rights violations , to contest in this election . Despite his assurances to", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "the media that he would not grant nominations to pro-Rajapaksa parliamentarians who were involved in various criminal activities , some were nominated . On 14 July 2015 , at a special press conference , Sirisena announced he would remain impartial during the elections after granting the nomination to Rajapaksa , hinted that Rajapaksa could be defeated in the parliamentary election similar to the presidential election .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The United National Front for Good Governance became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats . Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become Prime Minister . The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament . However , on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": " The elections saw minor violence and violations of election laws but was generally incident free , peaceful , free and fair . Sirisena was praised for shepherding an inclusive process during the elections by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The European External Action Service spokesperson also stated that the election was genuine , well administered and peaceful . National government ( 2015–2018 ) .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , the main constituent of the UPFA , agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015 . A further 39 cabinet ministers , 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA , were sworn in on 4 September 2015 . Three more cabinet ministers , one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA , were sworn in on 9 September 2015 . 19 state ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 8 UPFA ) and 21 deputy ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 10 UPFA ) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015 . Two more deputy ministers , both from the UPFA , were", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "sworn in on 10 September 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On the evening of 26 October 2018 , Sirisena , in a sudden move , sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister after the United Peoples Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government . Immediately following the move , media institutions in the country were suppressed in what is now being termed a hostile takeover . Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal , stating that it is illegal and unconstitutional . Sirisena promptly prorogued Parliament and appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers , in effect creating a parallel government to what was operational in the country at", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "the time , a series of events referred to by the BBC as somewhere in between House of Cards , Game of Thrones and Shakespeares darkest Roman plays . This resulted in a constitutional crisis , with analysts referring to Sirisenas actions as a coup . Sirisena has issued presidential gazettes each Friday since 26 October 2018 .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "The crisis created significant fears as to the state of democratic institutions in the country , with former Ministers refusing to step down from their posts . Karu Jayasuriya , the Speaker for the Parliament , refused to acknowledge the legality of this move , stating that the ousted Wickramasinghe is the lawful Prime Minister and urging the President to convene Parliament to resolve the issue . However , since then the Speakers office also issued statements expressing that they will not prevent Rajapaksa from occupying the Prime Ministers seat in Parliament . A reported ten thousand people mobilised in", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "a protest in Colombo , demanding that Sirisena reconvene Parliament .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": " On 13 December 2018 , the full bench ( seven judge bench ) of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on that President Sirisenas decision to dissolve parliament on 9 November , before the completion of four and half years , was unconstitutional and illegal . Following the Supreme court ruling , Rajapaksa backed down and Wickremesinghe was re-appointed Prime Minister .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "In morning of 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings took place targeting three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo killing 253 and wounding over 500 people . President Sirisena who was in Singapore on a personal visit at the time ordered a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings to identify the perpetrators . On his return to the island on 22 April , he declared a state of emergency from midnight of 22 April by issuing an extraordinary gazette notification . The government announced a national day of", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "mourning the following day .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " The President and the government was heavy criticised for not heeding warnings from Indian intelligence services , however President Sirisena denied knowledge of warnings before his departure overseas 15 April . Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe later apologised for failing to stop the attacks issuing a statement on Twitter stating We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events . We pledge to rebuild our churches , revive our economy , and take all measures to prevent terrorism , with the support of the international community .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "On 23 April , President Sirisena announced his plans to change the heads of the defence forces , on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando , Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President , after it was announced that President Sirisena has requested the Defence Secretary and the Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) resign . With no response to his request to resign , President Sirisena sent the IGP Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed an acting Inspector General of Police .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated in parliament on 8 May that President Sirisena had been informed 15 times at the National Security Council about warnings of a terrorist attack , yet no instructions were given . The President has intern turned down calls by the Prime Minister and the UNP parliamentary group to appoint Fonseka as the Minister of Law and Order following the bombing . He has refused to appoint Fonseka to a Ministerial post since the 2018 constitutional crisis citing that Fonsekas name had come up in the police investigations in an alleged presidential assassination attempt .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "Sirisena was highly critical of the Parliamentary Select Committee ( PSC ) probe into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and incidents in its aftermath appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament of the PSC for summering intelligence and police officers . He had ordered no public officer to appear for summons issued by the PSC . Following Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendiss statement at the PSC to the effect that President Sirisena knew about the warnings of an impending attack , Sirisena sacked Mendis within hours .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Sirisena stepped down as president on 18 November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election , having opted not to contest a second term and remain neutral during the election . Following the election he was appointed as Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party . Sirisena contested 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa district and was elected to parliament having gained the highest number of preferential votes in the district . Easter bombings inquiry findings .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "In February 2021 , the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed by Sirisena during his term as President to investigate the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , had stated it is final report had recommended the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs to failing to act on intelligence received to prevent the attacks on 21 April 2019 . This report was rejected by the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Freedom Party which re-elected Sirisena as its Chairmen .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "Despite pledges made during the presidential campaign , Sirisena has himself been accused of nepotism since becoming president . A few days after Sirisena took power in January 2015 , his brother Kumarasinghe Sirisena was appointed chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom . The appointment came despite objections from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other cabinet ministers . Sirisenas son-in-law Thilina Suranjith Wewelpanawa ( Chathurikas husband ) was appointed public relations officer at the Ministry of Defence in February 2015 – Sirisena is Minister of Defence . In September 2015 Sirisenas son Daham accompanied his father as he", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "visited New York City for the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Despite having no official role , Daham Sirisena sat with the Sri Lankan delegation in the United Nations General Assembly and accompanied his father as he met world leaders such as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga . Sirisenas daughter Chathurika , who also has no official role , has been the guest of honour/chief guest at several Ministry of Defence events . At another event where Chathurika was chief guest , she was accompanied by members of the Presidential Security Division . In September 2015 Chathurika was accompanied by government officials", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "and police officers as she went on a private fact finding mission to Mahawelithenna near Welikanda .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "In 2018 his Chief of Staff I.H.K . Mahanama was arrested by officials of the commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption ( CIABOC ) while accepting a bribe of Rs . 20 million from an Indian businessman as a part of a Rs . 100 Million bribe for helping the acquisition of the Kantale Sugar Factory . Mahanama , the Chief of Staff of the President , in his previous role as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands had secured Cabinet approval to auction scrap material of the factory , assets which were claimed by M G Sugars", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd under the agreement . The company then filed arbitration proceedings in a Singapore tribunal to stop the Government of Sri Lanka from selling the machinery and scrap . The investors sent letters to PMs office which recommended them to complain to the CIABOC which launched investigations . However , despite the investigations Mahanama was appointed by Sirisena as his Chief of Staff . Centre for Human Rights ( CHR ) question how Sirisena appointed Mahanama as his Chief of Staff while he was under corruption investigations .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": " Comments about Enrique Iglesias concert . In 2015 , Maithripala Sirisena criticised and called for the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo to be whipped , after the behaviour of some female fans . Sirisena stated I dont advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails , but those who organised such an event should be .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Media freedom increased under Sirisena compared to previous governments . However , in June 2018 the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission closed down transmission towers operated by TNL TV after a negative commentary about a presidents speech . The TRC claimed that the reason was not paying the licence fee but was criticised by both government allies and opposition MPs . Joint Opposition MR Dinesh Gunawardana presented irregularities of the action in the parliament citing that the TRC violated the Telecommunication Act by closing down the tower as licence could be cancelled and a station could be sealed only after giving due", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": "notice which was not carried out by the TRC . The claim of not paying the fees was also called to doubt as the station had made the payments up to 2017 and issues pertaining to licence fees were being negotiated by the TNL .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " Airline cashew nut remarks . In September 2018 , Sirisena remarked upon the quality of cashew nuts served to him in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight : When I returned from Nepal , they served some cashew nuts on the plane [ that ] , let alone humans , even dogs cant eat , who approves these things? . It was unclear as to what exactly was offensive about the said nuts , but the outburst which was much remarked upon , led to comments that Sirisena had come unhinged . The airline promptly stopped serving cashew nuts .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , while addressing the cabinet , Sirisena alleged that the Indian Research and Analysis Wing was plotting his assassination . This comment was made after Sri Lankan CID arrested an Indian national late in September for the alleged assassination of Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa . After Sirisenas comment on this local media reported that the Indian High Commissioner met with Sirisena and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Sirisena .", "title": "Alleged assassination plot" }, { "text": "In November 2018 , in the midst of the Constitutional Crisis set off by the Presidents actions on 26 October 2018 , President Sirisena took the stage with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally organised by the SLPP . In his speech , he heavily criticised Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe , and referred to Wickramasinghe and his close allies as butterflies and claimed they had resorted to a butterfly lifestyle , placing it above all other duties to the state and to the people . This was widely recognised as a homophobic remark by Sri Lankan LGBT activists and", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "other civil society actors .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " A strongly worded statement was written and signed by numerous members of the Sri Lankan LGBT+ community within hours of Sirisenas remark being made , and was widely shared online . In it they said : By trivialising homophobia in this fashion , President Sirisena should be held responsible for any homophobic incidents that Sri Lankan citizens may experience in the coming days .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "A citizens protest – which had been happening consistently in the heart of Colombo city every evening since the Presidents declaration that he had appointed Rajapaksa as the countrys Prime Minister – paid special attention to Sirisenas Butterfly remark the next day , making a butterfly out of lit lamps .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sri Lankas Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also responded on Twitter , stating : I would rather be a butterfly than a leech Mr . President!! ! Attempts to delay elections .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In May 2019 it was reported that Sirisena was attempting to delay the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election to 20 June 2020 and was seeking advisory opinion from the Supreme Court ( SC ) in terms of Article 129 of the constitution . Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) Chairman Prof . G.L . Peiris said yesterday his party would make every possible attempt to thwart the move by the President to postpone the presidential election . Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya placed the election date between 9 November and 9 December and claimed that the elections cannot be delayed", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "and the state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings cannot be used as an excuse as elections have been held in a state of emergency in the past and claimed that any attempt to delay elections will be a crime and violation of the rights of close to 15 million voters .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Appointment of new Army Commander . In August 2019 , President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , despite the latter being accused of practicing human rights abuses during the countrys civil war . Pardoning of murder convict .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In November 2019 , President Sirisena issued a presidential pardon to Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a young woman at the Royal Park apartment complex in Rajagiriya on 30 June 2005 in a high-profile case . The Presidents Media Division claim the pardon was issued citing the convicts age ( he was 19 when the murder took place ) , his good behavior and advocacy from several religious groups led by member of parliament , Athuraliye Rathana Thero . Later these claims have been refuted by Raymond Wickramasinghe , Roman", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "Catholic Bishop of Galle . Earlier that year President Sirisena had issued a presidential pardon for Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero , General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena , who had been convicted of being in contempt of court .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sirisena commented in October 2015 , after a series of high-profile incidents of rape , killing and sexual abuse , that he supports a dialogue on the introduction of the death penalty should it be approved by Parliament .", "title": "Death penalty" }, { "text": " In 2018 , the government introduced changes to the taxation system , including changes to the Pay-as-you-earn tax ( PAYE ) . In May , Sirisena is reported to have stated in a cabinet meeting the Government Ministers and MPs are not subjected to PAYE as MPs have honorific before their names as such receive honorariums and not salaries from the State .", "title": "Taxation" }, { "text": "With the country becoming ever closer to China , during the previous administration , while departing from the traditional ally of India , Sirisena says he will treat key Asian countries , India , China , Pakistan and Japan equally . Sri Lanka has moved closer to China , especially in terms of naval agreements . India and Sri Lanka in February 2015 signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relationships . Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sirisena in New Delhi and stated that : India is Sri Lankas closest neighbor and friend . Our destinies", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "are interlinked . Sirisena has outlined the general foreign policy goals of his government as being cooperation with all nations , with an emphasis on Asia .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Recognition and public image . Although legally entitled to use the style His Excellency as the President of Sri Lanka , he requested the media and the people of Sri Lanka , avoid using the style and also to avoid using the word First Lady for his wife , and requested only to use Presidents wife . Family and personal life . Sirisena is married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari , they have two daughters , Chathurika , Dharani , and a son , Daham . Sirisena is a teetotaler , vegetarian , and a Theravada Buddhist .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "Sirisenas youngest brother , Priyantha Sirisena , died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in his hometown of Polonnaruwa , north-east of the capital Colombo . Priyantha was immediately transferred to hospital in a critical condition , where he died from severe head injuries ; Sirisena was in China on a state visit at the time .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Sirisenas daughter Chathurika Sirisena launched her first booked title Janadhipathi Thaththa in 2017 . This is the first biography written by a daughter of a President of Sri Lanka . The book , which was praised for its command of Sinhala , was later revealed to have been ghostwritten by an employee of Media Gang , a marketing agency owned by Chathurika Sirisena . Meanwhile , Sirisenas son , Daham , has been cited in multiple assaults and been named in leading a mob attack on a nightclub . Charges against him have been since withdrawn .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " - Directory of Members – Parliament of Sri Lanka", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( ; ; born 3 September 1951 ) is a Sri Lankan politician , who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019 . Sirisena is Sri Lankas first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite . He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena joined mainstream politics in 1989 as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and has held several ministries since 1994 . He was the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was Minister of Health until November 2014 when he announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election as the opposition coalitions common candidate . His victory in the election is generally viewed as a surprise , coming to office through the votes won from the alternative Sinhala-majority rural constituency and the Tamil and Muslim minority groups that have been alienated by the Rajapaksa government on post-war", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "reconciliation and growing sectarian violence . Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement a 100-day reform program where he promised to rebalance the executive branch within 100 days of being elected , by reinforcing Sri Lankas judiciary and parliament , to fight corruption and to investigate allegations of war crimes from 2009 , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister . He later was reported to have publicly disavowed this program , claiming that he did not know where it originated .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena was sworn in as the sixth Executive President before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . Immediately afterwards he appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term . Sirisena voluntarily transferred significant presidential powers to parliament on 28 April .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He is well known for surprising Sri Lankans by issuing gazettes every Friday since 26 October 2018 . In 2018 , Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa ( his former rival ) as the Prime Minister , wrote a letter firing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ( with whose major support he became the president in 2015 ) and prorogued Parliament , all in apparent contradiction to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , instigating a constitutional crisis . This marks Sirisenas second , and most successful attempt to bring Rajapaksa to power .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Early life and career . Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters , on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda , a village in present-day Gampaha District . His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa . His mother , Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi , was a school teacher .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics . While still in school , as a teenager , Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Ceylon Communist Party ( Maoist ) becoming closely associated with party leader N . Shanmugathasan in party activities . In 1968 , he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "At the age of 17 , he was chosen as the secretary of the SLFP Youth Organisation in Polonnaruwa by the SLFP Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa , Leelaratna Wijesingha . In 1971 , aged 19 , he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Insurrection . Following his release from prison , Sirisena joined All Ceylon SLFP Youth Organization led by Anura Bandaranaike and joined politics at the national level . After serving at a number of state institutions , Sirisena obtained the SLFP membership in 1978 . In 1974 Sirisena started working", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "at the Palugasdamana Multi Purpose Cooperative Society as a purchasing office and in 1976 he became a grama sevaka niladhari ( village officer ) but resigned in 1978 . He rose up the SLFP ranks , joining its politburo in 1981 , where he was chosen as the President of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation , and also later served as Treasurer . During the 1981 Presidential poll , when Basil Rajapaksa joined the United National Party , he took over the responsibility of the Secretary of the organisation . Subsequently , he was appointed the Polonnaruwa SLFP chief", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "organiser by the SLFP hierarchy . He became president of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation in 1983 .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena studied for three years at the Sri Lanka School of Agriculture , Kundasale from where he earned a diploma in agriculture in 1973 . In 1980 he earned a Diploma in political science at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Russia . Legislative career ( 1989–2015 ) .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFPs candidates in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament . He was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election , this time as a Peoples Alliance ( PA ) candidate . In 1997 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP for the first time , from which he later resigned . In August 2000 Sirisena tried to become general-secretary of the SLFP but was beaten by S . B . Dissanayake . Sirisena was instead appointed one of the Deputy Presidents of SLFP . He became", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "general-secretary of the SLFP in October 2001 following Dissanayakes defection to the United National Party ( UNP ) .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994 . In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet , appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development . While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community . He was also responsible for influencing the governments decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs . 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time . He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "when he became the Agriculture Minister , in 2005 . The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day . He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda , Kalu and Walawe rivers . He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": " He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election but the PA lost the election and so Sirisena lost his ministerial position .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United Peoples Freedom Alliance ( UPFA ) . Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate . President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004 . He was also appointed Leader of the House . Sirisenas ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation , Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005 . He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005 .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Minister of Agriculture After the 2005 presidential election newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sirisena Minister of Agriculture , Environment , Irrigation and Mahaweli Development in November 2005 . On 27 March 2006 Sirisenas personal secretary M . L . Dharmasiri was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Aranangawila . Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2007 he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development by President Rajapaksa .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In order to combat the 2007–08 world food price crisis , Sirisena initiated a plan under the scheme Api Wavamu – Rata Nagamu to improve local food production on national scale . Festivals of tilling were conducted in each divisional secretariat every year leading to the re cultivation of more than 1 million abandoned paddy fields under the programme . The project was considered a great success being acknowledged as his green revolution .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " While the serving as the Minister of Agriculture Sirisena also served as the acting Defence Minister for several occasions during the Sri Lankan civil war . He was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war when some of the worst alleged war crimes were committed .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena has claimed that LTTE may have tried to assassinate him on at least five occasions . Sirisena narrowly escaped death on 9 October 2008 when a convoy he was part of was attacked by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelams suicide bomber at Piriwena Junction in Boralesgamuwa , Colombo . One person was killed and seven injured .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election and was appointed Minister of Health in April 2010 . During his time Sirisena sought to combat cigarette and alcohol consumption within the country . He introduced a National Medicinal Drug Policy based on that of the Sri Lanka National Pharmaceuticals Policy of Seneka Bibile and brought the Cigarette and Alcohol act to parliament against cigarette packaging that include pictorial warnings . The act recommended 80% of packaging include the pictorial warnings , however this was reduced to 60% due to pressure form many multinational companies and from some areas of the", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "government itself . In May 2014 Sirisena was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the World Health Assembly .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Committees Involved - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Irrigation and Water Resources Management - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Health - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Agriculture - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Co-operatives and Internal Trade - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence and Urban Development - Committees Served - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on Parliamentary Business ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "- Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee of Selection ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": " - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on High Posts ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament on Traffic Accidents ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament to Recommend and Report on Political and Constitutional Measures to Empower the Peoples of Sri Lanka to Live as One Nation ( 14th Parliament ) Presidency ( 2015–2019 ) .", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "Following days of speculation in the media , Sirisena announced on 21 November 2014 that he would challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 presidential election as the common opposition candidate . Sirisena claimed that everything in Sri Lanka was controlled by one family and that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with rampant corruption , nepotism and a breakdown of the rule of law . He has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days of being elected , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe as", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Prime Minister . Following the announcement Sirisena , along with several other ministers who supported him , were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP . His ministerial security and vehicles were also withdrawn .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena released his manifesto , titled A Compassionate Maithri Governance — A Stable Country , on 19 December 2014 at a rally at Viharamahadevi Park . The main pledge in the manifesto was the replacement of the executive presidency with a Westminster style cabinet but the manifesto acknowledged that Sirisena would need the support of the parliament to amend the constitution . The manifesto also made a commitment to replace the open list proportional representation system with a mixture of first-past-the-post and PR for electing MPs . Parliamentary elections will be held in April 2015 after the constitution has been", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "amended . Independent commissions would be established to oversee the judiciary , police , elections department , Auditor-Generals Department and Attorney-Generals Department . The Commission on Bribery and Corruption would be strengthened and political diplomatic appointments annulled . Populist measures in the manifesto included a commitment to write-off 50% of farmers loans , reduce fuel prices by removing taxes and a salary increase of Rs . 10,000 for public servants . Public spending on health would increase from 1.8% of GDP to 3% of GDP whilst that on education would increase from 1.7% of GDP to 6% of GDP .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "The manifesto also stated that the casino licences granted to Kerry Packers Crown Resort and John Keells Holdingss Water Front will be cancelled . Political victims during Rajapaksas rule , including Sarath Fonseka and Shirani Bandaranayake , would be re-appointed . In a separate document Sirisena pledged that , whilst resisting any international investigation , he would establish an independent domestic inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " Sirisena was declared the winner after receiving 51.28% of all votes cast compared to Rajapaksas 47.58% . Sirisena was the winner in 12 electoral districts whilst Rajapaksa was victorious in the remaining 10 . On the contrary Rajapakse won in 90 electorates while Sirisena managed to win only in 70 electorates . The result was generally seen as a shock . When Rajapaksa called the election in November 2014 he had looked certain to win . - Transition", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "According to Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne , senior figures in the Sirisena campaign , Rajapaksa attempted to stage a coup in order to stay in power when it became clear he was going to lose the election . They alleged that Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa , the Defence Secretary , summoned Commander of the Army Daya Ratnayake , Inspector General of Police N . K . Illangakoon and Attorney General Yuwanjana Wanasundera to Temple Trees at around 1 am on 9 January 2015 . Rajapaksa allegedly pressured the three officials to deploy troops , annul the election", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "results and declare a state of emergency but they refused . According to the Colombo Telegraph Rajapaksa also wanted to dissolve parliament . It was only then Rajapaksa decided to concede defeat and summoned Ranil Wickremesinghe to assure him of a smooth transition of power .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless . The army and police have also denied the allegations . The new government is to investigate the alleged coup attempt .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena was sworn in as Sri Lankas sixth executive president before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . It is custom for the president to be sworn in before the chief justice but Sirisena had refused to be sworn in before Chief Justice Peiris who had been appointed by Rajapaksa after the controversial impeachment of the previous chief justice . Immediately afterwards , Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankas new prime minister before Sirisena . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " 100-day reform program . With an interim cabinet formed on 12 January , Sirisena called the Parliamentary elections , taking the defence portfolio for himself , and appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of reconciliation , policy development and economic affairs , to go with his Prime Ministership .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . Some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment . In addition , Sirisena enacted a Right to Information bill . Other changes , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "26 June 2015 and called for early elections . However , when faced with criticism concerning the reforms , Sirisena publicly disavowed the 100-day reform program .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . However , Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa , and , although some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment , others , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015 , with the new parliament is expected to convene on 1 September 2015 . Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015 . The UPFA/SLFP Mps who remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFAs prime ministerial candidate for the election . This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election . They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksas return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter . After the parliamentary election was", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election . Feeling betrayed by Sirisena , his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the United National Front for Good Governance . On 8 July 2015 , several factions accused Sirisena of having betrayed the mandate that was given to him by the people in the 2015 presidential election over nominating his predecessor Rajapaksa , who faces various allegations of human rights violations , to contest in this election . Despite his assurances to", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "the media that he would not grant nominations to pro-Rajapaksa parliamentarians who were involved in various criminal activities , some were nominated . On 14 July 2015 , at a special press conference , Sirisena announced he would remain impartial during the elections after granting the nomination to Rajapaksa , hinted that Rajapaksa could be defeated in the parliamentary election similar to the presidential election .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The United National Front for Good Governance became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats . Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become Prime Minister . The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament . However , on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": " The elections saw minor violence and violations of election laws but was generally incident free , peaceful , free and fair . Sirisena was praised for shepherding an inclusive process during the elections by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The European External Action Service spokesperson also stated that the election was genuine , well administered and peaceful . National government ( 2015–2018 ) .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , the main constituent of the UPFA , agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015 . A further 39 cabinet ministers , 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA , were sworn in on 4 September 2015 . Three more cabinet ministers , one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA , were sworn in on 9 September 2015 . 19 state ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 8 UPFA ) and 21 deputy ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 10 UPFA ) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015 . Two more deputy ministers , both from the UPFA , were", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "sworn in on 10 September 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On the evening of 26 October 2018 , Sirisena , in a sudden move , sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister after the United Peoples Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government . Immediately following the move , media institutions in the country were suppressed in what is now being termed a hostile takeover . Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal , stating that it is illegal and unconstitutional . Sirisena promptly prorogued Parliament and appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers , in effect creating a parallel government to what was operational in the country at", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "the time , a series of events referred to by the BBC as somewhere in between House of Cards , Game of Thrones and Shakespeares darkest Roman plays . This resulted in a constitutional crisis , with analysts referring to Sirisenas actions as a coup . Sirisena has issued presidential gazettes each Friday since 26 October 2018 .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "The crisis created significant fears as to the state of democratic institutions in the country , with former Ministers refusing to step down from their posts . Karu Jayasuriya , the Speaker for the Parliament , refused to acknowledge the legality of this move , stating that the ousted Wickramasinghe is the lawful Prime Minister and urging the President to convene Parliament to resolve the issue . However , since then the Speakers office also issued statements expressing that they will not prevent Rajapaksa from occupying the Prime Ministers seat in Parliament . A reported ten thousand people mobilised in", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "a protest in Colombo , demanding that Sirisena reconvene Parliament .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": " On 13 December 2018 , the full bench ( seven judge bench ) of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on that President Sirisenas decision to dissolve parliament on 9 November , before the completion of four and half years , was unconstitutional and illegal . Following the Supreme court ruling , Rajapaksa backed down and Wickremesinghe was re-appointed Prime Minister .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "In morning of 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings took place targeting three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo killing 253 and wounding over 500 people . President Sirisena who was in Singapore on a personal visit at the time ordered a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings to identify the perpetrators . On his return to the island on 22 April , he declared a state of emergency from midnight of 22 April by issuing an extraordinary gazette notification . The government announced a national day of", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "mourning the following day .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " The President and the government was heavy criticised for not heeding warnings from Indian intelligence services , however President Sirisena denied knowledge of warnings before his departure overseas 15 April . Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe later apologised for failing to stop the attacks issuing a statement on Twitter stating We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events . We pledge to rebuild our churches , revive our economy , and take all measures to prevent terrorism , with the support of the international community .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "On 23 April , President Sirisena announced his plans to change the heads of the defence forces , on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando , Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President , after it was announced that President Sirisena has requested the Defence Secretary and the Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) resign . With no response to his request to resign , President Sirisena sent the IGP Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed an acting Inspector General of Police .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated in parliament on 8 May that President Sirisena had been informed 15 times at the National Security Council about warnings of a terrorist attack , yet no instructions were given . The President has intern turned down calls by the Prime Minister and the UNP parliamentary group to appoint Fonseka as the Minister of Law and Order following the bombing . He has refused to appoint Fonseka to a Ministerial post since the 2018 constitutional crisis citing that Fonsekas name had come up in the police investigations in an alleged presidential assassination attempt .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "Sirisena was highly critical of the Parliamentary Select Committee ( PSC ) probe into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and incidents in its aftermath appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament of the PSC for summering intelligence and police officers . He had ordered no public officer to appear for summons issued by the PSC . Following Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendiss statement at the PSC to the effect that President Sirisena knew about the warnings of an impending attack , Sirisena sacked Mendis within hours .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Sirisena stepped down as president on 18 November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election , having opted not to contest a second term and remain neutral during the election . Following the election he was appointed as Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party . Sirisena contested 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa district and was elected to parliament having gained the highest number of preferential votes in the district . Easter bombings inquiry findings .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "In February 2021 , the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed by Sirisena during his term as President to investigate the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , had stated it is final report had recommended the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs to failing to act on intelligence received to prevent the attacks on 21 April 2019 . This report was rejected by the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Freedom Party which re-elected Sirisena as its Chairmen .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "Despite pledges made during the presidential campaign , Sirisena has himself been accused of nepotism since becoming president . A few days after Sirisena took power in January 2015 , his brother Kumarasinghe Sirisena was appointed chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom . The appointment came despite objections from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other cabinet ministers . Sirisenas son-in-law Thilina Suranjith Wewelpanawa ( Chathurikas husband ) was appointed public relations officer at the Ministry of Defence in February 2015 – Sirisena is Minister of Defence . In September 2015 Sirisenas son Daham accompanied his father as he", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "visited New York City for the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Despite having no official role , Daham Sirisena sat with the Sri Lankan delegation in the United Nations General Assembly and accompanied his father as he met world leaders such as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga . Sirisenas daughter Chathurika , who also has no official role , has been the guest of honour/chief guest at several Ministry of Defence events . At another event where Chathurika was chief guest , she was accompanied by members of the Presidential Security Division . In September 2015 Chathurika was accompanied by government officials", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "and police officers as she went on a private fact finding mission to Mahawelithenna near Welikanda .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "In 2018 his Chief of Staff I.H.K . Mahanama was arrested by officials of the commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption ( CIABOC ) while accepting a bribe of Rs . 20 million from an Indian businessman as a part of a Rs . 100 Million bribe for helping the acquisition of the Kantale Sugar Factory . Mahanama , the Chief of Staff of the President , in his previous role as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands had secured Cabinet approval to auction scrap material of the factory , assets which were claimed by M G Sugars", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd under the agreement . The company then filed arbitration proceedings in a Singapore tribunal to stop the Government of Sri Lanka from selling the machinery and scrap . The investors sent letters to PMs office which recommended them to complain to the CIABOC which launched investigations . However , despite the investigations Mahanama was appointed by Sirisena as his Chief of Staff . Centre for Human Rights ( CHR ) question how Sirisena appointed Mahanama as his Chief of Staff while he was under corruption investigations .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": " Comments about Enrique Iglesias concert . In 2015 , Maithripala Sirisena criticised and called for the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo to be whipped , after the behaviour of some female fans . Sirisena stated I dont advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails , but those who organised such an event should be .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Media freedom increased under Sirisena compared to previous governments . However , in June 2018 the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission closed down transmission towers operated by TNL TV after a negative commentary about a presidents speech . The TRC claimed that the reason was not paying the licence fee but was criticised by both government allies and opposition MPs . Joint Opposition MR Dinesh Gunawardana presented irregularities of the action in the parliament citing that the TRC violated the Telecommunication Act by closing down the tower as licence could be cancelled and a station could be sealed only after giving due", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": "notice which was not carried out by the TRC . The claim of not paying the fees was also called to doubt as the station had made the payments up to 2017 and issues pertaining to licence fees were being negotiated by the TNL .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " Airline cashew nut remarks . In September 2018 , Sirisena remarked upon the quality of cashew nuts served to him in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight : When I returned from Nepal , they served some cashew nuts on the plane [ that ] , let alone humans , even dogs cant eat , who approves these things? . It was unclear as to what exactly was offensive about the said nuts , but the outburst which was much remarked upon , led to comments that Sirisena had come unhinged . The airline promptly stopped serving cashew nuts .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , while addressing the cabinet , Sirisena alleged that the Indian Research and Analysis Wing was plotting his assassination . This comment was made after Sri Lankan CID arrested an Indian national late in September for the alleged assassination of Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa . After Sirisenas comment on this local media reported that the Indian High Commissioner met with Sirisena and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Sirisena .", "title": "Alleged assassination plot" }, { "text": "In November 2018 , in the midst of the Constitutional Crisis set off by the Presidents actions on 26 October 2018 , President Sirisena took the stage with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally organised by the SLPP . In his speech , he heavily criticised Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe , and referred to Wickramasinghe and his close allies as butterflies and claimed they had resorted to a butterfly lifestyle , placing it above all other duties to the state and to the people . This was widely recognised as a homophobic remark by Sri Lankan LGBT activists and", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "other civil society actors .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " A strongly worded statement was written and signed by numerous members of the Sri Lankan LGBT+ community within hours of Sirisenas remark being made , and was widely shared online . In it they said : By trivialising homophobia in this fashion , President Sirisena should be held responsible for any homophobic incidents that Sri Lankan citizens may experience in the coming days .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "A citizens protest – which had been happening consistently in the heart of Colombo city every evening since the Presidents declaration that he had appointed Rajapaksa as the countrys Prime Minister – paid special attention to Sirisenas Butterfly remark the next day , making a butterfly out of lit lamps .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sri Lankas Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also responded on Twitter , stating : I would rather be a butterfly than a leech Mr . President!! ! Attempts to delay elections .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In May 2019 it was reported that Sirisena was attempting to delay the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election to 20 June 2020 and was seeking advisory opinion from the Supreme Court ( SC ) in terms of Article 129 of the constitution . Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) Chairman Prof . G.L . Peiris said yesterday his party would make every possible attempt to thwart the move by the President to postpone the presidential election . Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya placed the election date between 9 November and 9 December and claimed that the elections cannot be delayed", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "and the state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings cannot be used as an excuse as elections have been held in a state of emergency in the past and claimed that any attempt to delay elections will be a crime and violation of the rights of close to 15 million voters .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Appointment of new Army Commander . In August 2019 , President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , despite the latter being accused of practicing human rights abuses during the countrys civil war . Pardoning of murder convict .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In November 2019 , President Sirisena issued a presidential pardon to Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a young woman at the Royal Park apartment complex in Rajagiriya on 30 June 2005 in a high-profile case . The Presidents Media Division claim the pardon was issued citing the convicts age ( he was 19 when the murder took place ) , his good behavior and advocacy from several religious groups led by member of parliament , Athuraliye Rathana Thero . Later these claims have been refuted by Raymond Wickramasinghe , Roman", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "Catholic Bishop of Galle . Earlier that year President Sirisena had issued a presidential pardon for Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero , General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena , who had been convicted of being in contempt of court .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sirisena commented in October 2015 , after a series of high-profile incidents of rape , killing and sexual abuse , that he supports a dialogue on the introduction of the death penalty should it be approved by Parliament .", "title": "Death penalty" }, { "text": " In 2018 , the government introduced changes to the taxation system , including changes to the Pay-as-you-earn tax ( PAYE ) . In May , Sirisena is reported to have stated in a cabinet meeting the Government Ministers and MPs are not subjected to PAYE as MPs have honorific before their names as such receive honorariums and not salaries from the State .", "title": "Taxation" }, { "text": "With the country becoming ever closer to China , during the previous administration , while departing from the traditional ally of India , Sirisena says he will treat key Asian countries , India , China , Pakistan and Japan equally . Sri Lanka has moved closer to China , especially in terms of naval agreements . India and Sri Lanka in February 2015 signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relationships . Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sirisena in New Delhi and stated that : India is Sri Lankas closest neighbor and friend . Our destinies", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "are interlinked . Sirisena has outlined the general foreign policy goals of his government as being cooperation with all nations , with an emphasis on Asia .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Recognition and public image . Although legally entitled to use the style His Excellency as the President of Sri Lanka , he requested the media and the people of Sri Lanka , avoid using the style and also to avoid using the word First Lady for his wife , and requested only to use Presidents wife . Family and personal life . Sirisena is married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari , they have two daughters , Chathurika , Dharani , and a son , Daham . Sirisena is a teetotaler , vegetarian , and a Theravada Buddhist .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "Sirisenas youngest brother , Priyantha Sirisena , died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in his hometown of Polonnaruwa , north-east of the capital Colombo . Priyantha was immediately transferred to hospital in a critical condition , where he died from severe head injuries ; Sirisena was in China on a state visit at the time .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Sirisenas daughter Chathurika Sirisena launched her first booked title Janadhipathi Thaththa in 2017 . This is the first biography written by a daughter of a President of Sri Lanka . The book , which was praised for its command of Sinhala , was later revealed to have been ghostwritten by an employee of Media Gang , a marketing agency owned by Chathurika Sirisena . Meanwhile , Sirisenas son , Daham , has been cited in multiple assaults and been named in leading a mob attack on a nightclub . Charges against him have been since withdrawn .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " - Directory of Members – Parliament of Sri Lanka", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( ; ; born 3 September 1951 ) is a Sri Lankan politician , who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019 . Sirisena is Sri Lankas first president from the North Central Province of the country and does not belong to the traditional Sri Lankan political elite . He is currently a member of parliament from Polonnaruwa .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena joined mainstream politics in 1989 as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and has held several ministries since 1994 . He was the general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was Minister of Health until November 2014 when he announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election as the opposition coalitions common candidate . His victory in the election is generally viewed as a surprise , coming to office through the votes won from the alternative Sinhala-majority rural constituency and the Tamil and Muslim minority groups that have been alienated by the Rajapaksa government on post-war", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "reconciliation and growing sectarian violence . Maithripala Sirisena pledged to implement a 100-day reform program where he promised to rebalance the executive branch within 100 days of being elected , by reinforcing Sri Lankas judiciary and parliament , to fight corruption and to investigate allegations of war crimes from 2009 , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister . He later was reported to have publicly disavowed this program , claiming that he did not know where it originated .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena was sworn in as the sixth Executive President before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . Immediately afterwards he appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term . Sirisena voluntarily transferred significant presidential powers to parliament on 28 April .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He is well known for surprising Sri Lankans by issuing gazettes every Friday since 26 October 2018 . In 2018 , Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa ( his former rival ) as the Prime Minister , wrote a letter firing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ( with whose major support he became the president in 2015 ) and prorogued Parliament , all in apparent contradiction to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , instigating a constitutional crisis . This marks Sirisenas second , and most successful attempt to bring Rajapaksa to power .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Early life and career . Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters , on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda , a village in present-day Gampaha District . His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which resulted in the family moving from Yagoda to Polonnaruwa . His mother , Yapa Appuhamilage Dona Nandawathi , was a school teacher .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "He was educated at Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya and Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa where he first developed an interest in politics . While still in school , as a teenager , Sirisena became interested in communism and joined the Ceylon Communist Party ( Maoist ) becoming closely associated with party leader N . Shanmugathasan in party activities . In 1968 , he took part in a communist party anti-government rally which was broken up by baton charging police .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "At the age of 17 , he was chosen as the secretary of the SLFP Youth Organisation in Polonnaruwa by the SLFP Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa , Leelaratna Wijesingha . In 1971 , aged 19 , he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Insurrection . Following his release from prison , Sirisena joined All Ceylon SLFP Youth Organization led by Anura Bandaranaike and joined politics at the national level . After serving at a number of state institutions , Sirisena obtained the SLFP membership in 1978 . In 1974 Sirisena started working", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "at the Palugasdamana Multi Purpose Cooperative Society as a purchasing office and in 1976 he became a grama sevaka niladhari ( village officer ) but resigned in 1978 . He rose up the SLFP ranks , joining its politburo in 1981 , where he was chosen as the President of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation , and also later served as Treasurer . During the 1981 Presidential poll , when Basil Rajapaksa joined the United National Party , he took over the responsibility of the Secretary of the organisation . Subsequently , he was appointed the Polonnaruwa SLFP chief", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "organiser by the SLFP hierarchy . He became president of the All Island SLFP Youth Organisation in 1983 .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": " Sirisena studied for three years at the Sri Lanka School of Agriculture , Kundasale from where he earned a diploma in agriculture in 1973 . In 1980 he earned a Diploma in political science at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Russia . Legislative career ( 1989–2015 ) .", "title": "Maithripala Sirisena" }, { "text": "Sirisena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFPs candidates in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament . He was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election , this time as a Peoples Alliance ( PA ) candidate . In 1997 he was appointed as the General Secretary of the SLFP for the first time , from which he later resigned . In August 2000 Sirisena tried to become general-secretary of the SLFP but was beaten by S . B . Dissanayake . Sirisena was instead appointed one of the Deputy Presidents of SLFP . He became", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "general-secretary of the SLFP in October 2001 following Dissanayakes defection to the United National Party ( UNP ) .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "Sirisena was appointed Deputy Minister of Irrigation in the new PA government led by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994 . In 1997 President Kumaratunga promoted him to the Cabinet , appointing him Minister of Mahaweli Development . While in this office he initiated many concessionary grants to improve the standard of the farming community . He was also responsible for influencing the governments decision to give farmers a bag of fertiliser for Rs . 350 in order to combat the food crisis at the time . He also saved the Paddy Marketing Board from privatisation converting it into a government institution", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": "when he became the Agriculture Minister , in 2005 . The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day . He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda , Kalu and Walawe rivers . He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio .", "title": "Sri Lankan Parliament" }, { "text": " He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election but the PA lost the election and so Sirisena lost his ministerial position .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In January 2004 the SLFP joined forces with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to form a political alliance called the United Peoples Freedom Alliance ( UPFA ) . Sirisena was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election as a UPFA candidate . President Kumaratunga appointed him Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development in the new UPFA government in April 2004 . He was also appointed Leader of the House . Sirisenas ministerial portfolio was renamed as Minister of Irrigation , Mahaweli and Rajarata Development in July 2005 . He resigned as Leader of the House in August 2005 .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Minister of Agriculture After the 2005 presidential election newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sirisena Minister of Agriculture , Environment , Irrigation and Mahaweli Development in November 2005 . On 27 March 2006 Sirisenas personal secretary M . L . Dharmasiri was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Aranangawila . Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2007 he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services Development by President Rajapaksa .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "In order to combat the 2007–08 world food price crisis , Sirisena initiated a plan under the scheme Api Wavamu – Rata Nagamu to improve local food production on national scale . Festivals of tilling were conducted in each divisional secretariat every year leading to the re cultivation of more than 1 million abandoned paddy fields under the programme . The project was considered a great success being acknowledged as his green revolution .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " While the serving as the Minister of Agriculture Sirisena also served as the acting Defence Minister for several occasions during the Sri Lankan civil war . He was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war when some of the worst alleged war crimes were committed .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena has claimed that LTTE may have tried to assassinate him on at least five occasions . Sirisena narrowly escaped death on 9 October 2008 when a convoy he was part of was attacked by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelams suicide bomber at Piriwena Junction in Boralesgamuwa , Colombo . One person was killed and seven injured .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "Sirisena was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election and was appointed Minister of Health in April 2010 . During his time Sirisena sought to combat cigarette and alcohol consumption within the country . He introduced a National Medicinal Drug Policy based on that of the Sri Lanka National Pharmaceuticals Policy of Seneka Bibile and brought the Cigarette and Alcohol act to parliament against cigarette packaging that include pictorial warnings . The act recommended 80% of packaging include the pictorial warnings , however this was reduced to 60% due to pressure form many multinational companies and from some areas of the", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": "government itself . In May 2014 Sirisena was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the World Health Assembly .", "title": "Opposition" }, { "text": " - Committees Involved - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Irrigation and Water Resources Management - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Health - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Agriculture - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Co-operatives and Internal Trade - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence - Parliament of Sri Lanka Consultative Committee on Defence and Urban Development - Committees Served - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on Parliamentary Business ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "- Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee of Selection ( 14th Parliament )", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": " - Parliament of Sri Lanka Committee on High Posts ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament on Traffic Accidents ( 14th Parliament ) - Parliament of Sri Lanka Select Committee of Parliament to Recommend and Report on Political and Constitutional Measures to Empower the Peoples of Sri Lanka to Live as One Nation ( 14th Parliament ) Presidency ( 2015–2019 ) .", "title": "Committees" }, { "text": "Following days of speculation in the media , Sirisena announced on 21 November 2014 that he would challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 presidential election as the common opposition candidate . Sirisena claimed that everything in Sri Lanka was controlled by one family and that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with rampant corruption , nepotism and a breakdown of the rule of law . He has pledged to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days of being elected , repeal the controversial eighteenth amendment , re-instate the seventeenth amendment and appoint UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe as", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Prime Minister . Following the announcement Sirisena , along with several other ministers who supported him , were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP . His ministerial security and vehicles were also withdrawn .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena released his manifesto , titled A Compassionate Maithri Governance — A Stable Country , on 19 December 2014 at a rally at Viharamahadevi Park . The main pledge in the manifesto was the replacement of the executive presidency with a Westminster style cabinet but the manifesto acknowledged that Sirisena would need the support of the parliament to amend the constitution . The manifesto also made a commitment to replace the open list proportional representation system with a mixture of first-past-the-post and PR for electing MPs . Parliamentary elections will be held in April 2015 after the constitution has been", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "amended . Independent commissions would be established to oversee the judiciary , police , elections department , Auditor-Generals Department and Attorney-Generals Department . The Commission on Bribery and Corruption would be strengthened and political diplomatic appointments annulled . Populist measures in the manifesto included a commitment to write-off 50% of farmers loans , reduce fuel prices by removing taxes and a salary increase of Rs . 10,000 for public servants . Public spending on health would increase from 1.8% of GDP to 3% of GDP whilst that on education would increase from 1.7% of GDP to 6% of GDP .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "The manifesto also stated that the casino licences granted to Kerry Packers Crown Resort and John Keells Holdingss Water Front will be cancelled . Political victims during Rajapaksas rule , including Sarath Fonseka and Shirani Bandaranayake , would be re-appointed . In a separate document Sirisena pledged that , whilst resisting any international investigation , he would establish an independent domestic inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " Sirisena was declared the winner after receiving 51.28% of all votes cast compared to Rajapaksas 47.58% . Sirisena was the winner in 12 electoral districts whilst Rajapaksa was victorious in the remaining 10 . On the contrary Rajapakse won in 90 electorates while Sirisena managed to win only in 70 electorates . The result was generally seen as a shock . When Rajapaksa called the election in November 2014 he had looked certain to win . - Transition", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "According to Mangala Samaraweera and Rajitha Senaratne , senior figures in the Sirisena campaign , Rajapaksa attempted to stage a coup in order to stay in power when it became clear he was going to lose the election . They alleged that Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa , the Defence Secretary , summoned Commander of the Army Daya Ratnayake , Inspector General of Police N . K . Illangakoon and Attorney General Yuwanjana Wanasundera to Temple Trees at around 1 am on 9 January 2015 . Rajapaksa allegedly pressured the three officials to deploy troops , annul the election", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "results and declare a state of emergency but they refused . According to the Colombo Telegraph Rajapaksa also wanted to dissolve parliament . It was only then Rajapaksa decided to concede defeat and summoned Ranil Wickremesinghe to assure him of a smooth transition of power .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless . The army and police have also denied the allegations . The new government is to investigate the alleged coup attempt .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "Sirisena was sworn in as Sri Lankas sixth executive president before Supreme Court judge K . Sripavan in Independence Square , Colombo at 6.20pm on 9 January 2015 . It is custom for the president to be sworn in before the chief justice but Sirisena had refused to be sworn in before Chief Justice Peiris who had been appointed by Rajapaksa after the controversial impeachment of the previous chief justice . Immediately afterwards , Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankas new prime minister before Sirisena . After being sworn in Sirisena stated that he would only serve one term", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": " 100-day reform program . With an interim cabinet formed on 12 January , Sirisena called the Parliamentary elections , taking the defence portfolio for himself , and appointing Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of reconciliation , policy development and economic affairs , to go with his Prime Ministership .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . Some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment . In addition , Sirisena enacted a Right to Information bill . Other changes , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "26 June 2015 and called for early elections . However , when faced with criticism concerning the reforms , Sirisena publicly disavowed the 100-day reform program .", "title": "Presidential campaign" }, { "text": "In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program planning to dissolve the parliament and holding new elections on 23 April 2015 . However , Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa , and , although some reforms , such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit , were introduced by the passing of the nineteenth amendment , others , notably electoral reforms , were not carried out . With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule , the UNP", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "started calling for parliamentary elections . Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015 , with the new parliament is expected to convene on 1 September 2015 . Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015 . The UPFA/SLFP Mps who remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFAs prime ministerial candidate for the election . This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election . They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksas return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter . After the parliamentary election was", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election . Feeling betrayed by Sirisena , his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the United National Front for Good Governance . On 8 July 2015 , several factions accused Sirisena of having betrayed the mandate that was given to him by the people in the 2015 presidential election over nominating his predecessor Rajapaksa , who faces various allegations of human rights violations , to contest in this election . Despite his assurances to", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "the media that he would not grant nominations to pro-Rajapaksa parliamentarians who were involved in various criminal activities , some were nominated . On 14 July 2015 , at a special press conference , Sirisena announced he would remain impartial during the elections after granting the nomination to Rajapaksa , hinted that Rajapaksa could be defeated in the parliamentary election similar to the presidential election .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "The United National Front for Good Governance became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats . Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become Prime Minister . The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament . However , on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": " The elections saw minor violence and violations of election laws but was generally incident free , peaceful , free and fair . Sirisena was praised for shepherding an inclusive process during the elections by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The European External Action Service spokesperson also stated that the election was genuine , well administered and peaceful . National government ( 2015–2018 ) .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , the main constituent of the UPFA , agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years . Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015 . Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015 . A further 39 cabinet ministers , 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA , were sworn in on 4 September 2015 . Three more cabinet ministers , one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA , were sworn in on 9 September 2015 . 19 state ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 8 UPFA ) and 21 deputy ministers ( 11 UNFGG , 10 UPFA ) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015 . Two more deputy ministers , both from the UPFA , were", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "sworn in on 10 September 2015 .", "title": "Parliamentary elections" }, { "text": "On the evening of 26 October 2018 , Sirisena , in a sudden move , sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister after the United Peoples Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government . Immediately following the move , media institutions in the country were suppressed in what is now being termed a hostile takeover . Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal , stating that it is illegal and unconstitutional . Sirisena promptly prorogued Parliament and appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers , in effect creating a parallel government to what was operational in the country at", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "the time , a series of events referred to by the BBC as somewhere in between House of Cards , Game of Thrones and Shakespeares darkest Roman plays . This resulted in a constitutional crisis , with analysts referring to Sirisenas actions as a coup . Sirisena has issued presidential gazettes each Friday since 26 October 2018 .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "The crisis created significant fears as to the state of democratic institutions in the country , with former Ministers refusing to step down from their posts . Karu Jayasuriya , the Speaker for the Parliament , refused to acknowledge the legality of this move , stating that the ousted Wickramasinghe is the lawful Prime Minister and urging the President to convene Parliament to resolve the issue . However , since then the Speakers office also issued statements expressing that they will not prevent Rajapaksa from occupying the Prime Ministers seat in Parliament . A reported ten thousand people mobilised in", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "a protest in Colombo , demanding that Sirisena reconvene Parliament .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": " On 13 December 2018 , the full bench ( seven judge bench ) of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on that President Sirisenas decision to dissolve parliament on 9 November , before the completion of four and half years , was unconstitutional and illegal . Following the Supreme court ruling , Rajapaksa backed down and Wickremesinghe was re-appointed Prime Minister .", "title": "Constitutional crisis" }, { "text": "In morning of 21 April 2019 , Easter Sunday series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings took place targeting three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo killing 253 and wounding over 500 people . President Sirisena who was in Singapore on a personal visit at the time ordered a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bombings to identify the perpetrators . On his return to the island on 22 April , he declared a state of emergency from midnight of 22 April by issuing an extraordinary gazette notification . The government announced a national day of", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "mourning the following day .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " The President and the government was heavy criticised for not heeding warnings from Indian intelligence services , however President Sirisena denied knowledge of warnings before his departure overseas 15 April . Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe later apologised for failing to stop the attacks issuing a statement on Twitter stating We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events . We pledge to rebuild our churches , revive our economy , and take all measures to prevent terrorism , with the support of the international community .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "On 23 April , President Sirisena announced his plans to change the heads of the defence forces , on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando , Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President , after it was announced that President Sirisena has requested the Defence Secretary and the Inspector General of Police ( IGP ) resign . With no response to his request to resign , President Sirisena sent the IGP Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed an acting Inspector General of Police .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated in parliament on 8 May that President Sirisena had been informed 15 times at the National Security Council about warnings of a terrorist attack , yet no instructions were given . The President has intern turned down calls by the Prime Minister and the UNP parliamentary group to appoint Fonseka as the Minister of Law and Order following the bombing . He has refused to appoint Fonseka to a Ministerial post since the 2018 constitutional crisis citing that Fonsekas name had come up in the police investigations in an alleged presidential assassination attempt .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": "Sirisena was highly critical of the Parliamentary Select Committee ( PSC ) probe into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks and incidents in its aftermath appointed by the Speaker of the Parliament of the PSC for summering intelligence and police officers . He had ordered no public officer to appear for summons issued by the PSC . Following Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendiss statement at the PSC to the effect that President Sirisena knew about the warnings of an impending attack , Sirisena sacked Mendis within hours .", "title": "Easter bombings" }, { "text": " Sirisena stepped down as president on 18 November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election , having opted not to contest a second term and remain neutral during the election . Following the election he was appointed as Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party . Sirisena contested 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa district and was elected to parliament having gained the highest number of preferential votes in the district . Easter bombings inquiry findings .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "In February 2021 , the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed by Sirisena during his term as President to investigate the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , had stated it is final report had recommended the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs to failing to act on intelligence received to prevent the attacks on 21 April 2019 . This report was rejected by the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Freedom Party which re-elected Sirisena as its Chairmen .", "title": "Return to parliament" }, { "text": "Despite pledges made during the presidential campaign , Sirisena has himself been accused of nepotism since becoming president . A few days after Sirisena took power in January 2015 , his brother Kumarasinghe Sirisena was appointed chairman of the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom . The appointment came despite objections from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other cabinet ministers . Sirisenas son-in-law Thilina Suranjith Wewelpanawa ( Chathurikas husband ) was appointed public relations officer at the Ministry of Defence in February 2015 – Sirisena is Minister of Defence . In September 2015 Sirisenas son Daham accompanied his father as he", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "visited New York City for the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Despite having no official role , Daham Sirisena sat with the Sri Lankan delegation in the United Nations General Assembly and accompanied his father as he met world leaders such as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga . Sirisenas daughter Chathurika , who also has no official role , has been the guest of honour/chief guest at several Ministry of Defence events . At another event where Chathurika was chief guest , she was accompanied by members of the Presidential Security Division . In September 2015 Chathurika was accompanied by government officials", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "and police officers as she went on a private fact finding mission to Mahawelithenna near Welikanda .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "In 2018 his Chief of Staff I.H.K . Mahanama was arrested by officials of the commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption ( CIABOC ) while accepting a bribe of Rs . 20 million from an Indian businessman as a part of a Rs . 100 Million bribe for helping the acquisition of the Kantale Sugar Factory . Mahanama , the Chief of Staff of the President , in his previous role as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands had secured Cabinet approval to auction scrap material of the factory , assets which were claimed by M G Sugars", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd under the agreement . The company then filed arbitration proceedings in a Singapore tribunal to stop the Government of Sri Lanka from selling the machinery and scrap . The investors sent letters to PMs office which recommended them to complain to the CIABOC which launched investigations . However , despite the investigations Mahanama was appointed by Sirisena as his Chief of Staff . Centre for Human Rights ( CHR ) question how Sirisena appointed Mahanama as his Chief of Staff while he was under corruption investigations .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": " Comments about Enrique Iglesias concert . In 2015 , Maithripala Sirisena criticised and called for the organisers of an Enrique Iglesias concert in Colombo to be whipped , after the behaviour of some female fans . Sirisena stated I dont advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails , but those who organised such an event should be .", "title": "Nepotism and corruption" }, { "text": "Media freedom increased under Sirisena compared to previous governments . However , in June 2018 the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission closed down transmission towers operated by TNL TV after a negative commentary about a presidents speech . The TRC claimed that the reason was not paying the licence fee but was criticised by both government allies and opposition MPs . Joint Opposition MR Dinesh Gunawardana presented irregularities of the action in the parliament citing that the TRC violated the Telecommunication Act by closing down the tower as licence could be cancelled and a station could be sealed only after giving due", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": "notice which was not carried out by the TRC . The claim of not paying the fees was also called to doubt as the station had made the payments up to 2017 and issues pertaining to licence fees were being negotiated by the TNL .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " Airline cashew nut remarks . In September 2018 , Sirisena remarked upon the quality of cashew nuts served to him in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight : When I returned from Nepal , they served some cashew nuts on the plane [ that ] , let alone humans , even dogs cant eat , who approves these things? . It was unclear as to what exactly was offensive about the said nuts , but the outburst which was much remarked upon , led to comments that Sirisena had come unhinged . The airline promptly stopped serving cashew nuts .", "title": "Media freedom" }, { "text": " In October 2018 , while addressing the cabinet , Sirisena alleged that the Indian Research and Analysis Wing was plotting his assassination . This comment was made after Sri Lankan CID arrested an Indian national late in September for the alleged assassination of Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa . After Sirisenas comment on this local media reported that the Indian High Commissioner met with Sirisena and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Sirisena .", "title": "Alleged assassination plot" }, { "text": "In November 2018 , in the midst of the Constitutional Crisis set off by the Presidents actions on 26 October 2018 , President Sirisena took the stage with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a rally organised by the SLPP . In his speech , he heavily criticised Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe , and referred to Wickramasinghe and his close allies as butterflies and claimed they had resorted to a butterfly lifestyle , placing it above all other duties to the state and to the people . This was widely recognised as a homophobic remark by Sri Lankan LGBT activists and", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "other civil society actors .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " A strongly worded statement was written and signed by numerous members of the Sri Lankan LGBT+ community within hours of Sirisenas remark being made , and was widely shared online . In it they said : By trivialising homophobia in this fashion , President Sirisena should be held responsible for any homophobic incidents that Sri Lankan citizens may experience in the coming days .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "A citizens protest – which had been happening consistently in the heart of Colombo city every evening since the Presidents declaration that he had appointed Rajapaksa as the countrys Prime Minister – paid special attention to Sirisenas Butterfly remark the next day , making a butterfly out of lit lamps .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sri Lankas Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also responded on Twitter , stating : I would rather be a butterfly than a leech Mr . President!! ! Attempts to delay elections .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In May 2019 it was reported that Sirisena was attempting to delay the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election to 20 June 2020 and was seeking advisory opinion from the Supreme Court ( SC ) in terms of Article 129 of the constitution . Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) Chairman Prof . G.L . Peiris said yesterday his party would make every possible attempt to thwart the move by the President to postpone the presidential election . Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya placed the election date between 9 November and 9 December and claimed that the elections cannot be delayed", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "and the state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings cannot be used as an excuse as elections have been held in a state of emergency in the past and claimed that any attempt to delay elections will be a crime and violation of the rights of close to 15 million voters .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Appointment of new Army Commander . In August 2019 , President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , despite the latter being accused of practicing human rights abuses during the countrys civil war . Pardoning of murder convict .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "In November 2019 , President Sirisena issued a presidential pardon to Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a young woman at the Royal Park apartment complex in Rajagiriya on 30 June 2005 in a high-profile case . The Presidents Media Division claim the pardon was issued citing the convicts age ( he was 19 when the murder took place ) , his good behavior and advocacy from several religious groups led by member of parliament , Athuraliye Rathana Thero . Later these claims have been refuted by Raymond Wickramasinghe , Roman", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": "Catholic Bishop of Galle . Earlier that year President Sirisena had issued a presidential pardon for Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero , General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena , who had been convicted of being in contempt of court .", "title": "Homophobic remarks" }, { "text": " Sirisena commented in October 2015 , after a series of high-profile incidents of rape , killing and sexual abuse , that he supports a dialogue on the introduction of the death penalty should it be approved by Parliament .", "title": "Death penalty" }, { "text": " In 2018 , the government introduced changes to the taxation system , including changes to the Pay-as-you-earn tax ( PAYE ) . In May , Sirisena is reported to have stated in a cabinet meeting the Government Ministers and MPs are not subjected to PAYE as MPs have honorific before their names as such receive honorariums and not salaries from the State .", "title": "Taxation" }, { "text": "With the country becoming ever closer to China , during the previous administration , while departing from the traditional ally of India , Sirisena says he will treat key Asian countries , India , China , Pakistan and Japan equally . Sri Lanka has moved closer to China , especially in terms of naval agreements . India and Sri Lanka in February 2015 signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relationships . Recently elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sirisena in New Delhi and stated that : India is Sri Lankas closest neighbor and friend . Our destinies", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "are interlinked . Sirisena has outlined the general foreign policy goals of his government as being cooperation with all nations , with an emphasis on Asia .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Recognition and public image . Although legally entitled to use the style His Excellency as the President of Sri Lanka , he requested the media and the people of Sri Lanka , avoid using the style and also to avoid using the word First Lady for his wife , and requested only to use Presidents wife . Family and personal life . Sirisena is married to Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari , they have two daughters , Chathurika , Dharani , and a son , Daham . Sirisena is a teetotaler , vegetarian , and a Theravada Buddhist .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": "Sirisenas youngest brother , Priyantha Sirisena , died on 28 March 2015 after an axe attack two days earlier in his hometown of Polonnaruwa , north-east of the capital Colombo . Priyantha was immediately transferred to hospital in a critical condition , where he died from severe head injuries ; Sirisena was in China on a state visit at the time .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " Sirisenas daughter Chathurika Sirisena launched her first booked title Janadhipathi Thaththa in 2017 . This is the first biography written by a daughter of a President of Sri Lanka . The book , which was praised for its command of Sinhala , was later revealed to have been ghostwritten by an employee of Media Gang , a marketing agency owned by Chathurika Sirisena . Meanwhile , Sirisenas son , Daham , has been cited in multiple assaults and been named in leading a mob attack on a nightclub . Charges against him have been since withdrawn .", "title": "Foreign policy" }, { "text": " - Directory of Members – Parliament of Sri Lanka", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Slovan Bratislava" ]

[ { "text": " Szilárd Németh ( ; ; born 8 August 1977 ) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a striker . After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic , he spent four-and-a-half seasons at Middlesbrough of the Premier League from 2001 to 2006 . After a brief stint at Frances RC Strasbourg , he played for Alemannia Aachen in Germany until his retirement in 2010 . Németh was at that time the highest scorer in the history of the Slovakia national football team , with 22 goals in 58 matches from 1997 to 2006 .", "title": "Szilárd Németh" }, { "text": " Németh started his career with Slovan Bratislava before moving to eastern Slovakia to join 1 . FC Košice . At both clubs he played well , he moved to giants of the region , Czech team Sparta Prague for record fee 35 million CZK ( €1.3 million ) From here he moved back to Slovakia with one of the top teams in the country , Inter Bratislava . He won consecutive Slovak Super Liga titles in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 , finishing as top-scorer in both .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": " Amid rumoured interest from Inter Milan , he eventually signed for English side Middlesbrough on 12 April 2001 for £2.1 million on a five-year contract . Earlier that season , he had a trial at their local rivals Sunderland .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": "Németh scored 23 goals in 117 Premier League appearances for the club . He became known as the Lizard King of Teesside and Slovakian Express for scoring regularly off the bench . Németh was part of Middlesbroughs 2004 League Cup-winning team , despite not making the squad for the final . He also featured as they contested the UEFA Cup in the next two seasons . During his time in the Premier League , he scored in wins over Chelsea , Manchester United , Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": " The 2005–06 season saw Németh turn down numerous transfer offers , including UEFA Cup winners CSKA Moscow . He faced competition up-front that season from Yakubu , Mark Viduka , Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Massimo Maccarone , leading to his exit in January .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": " On 25 January 2006 , Németh was sold to French club RC Strasbourg for a nominal fee . Their season ended with relegation from Ligue 1 , and he was released .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "On 28 August 2006 , he agreed to join the German Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen in a two-year deal . Németh spent most of his first season on the sidelines because of a pulmonary embolism . On 19 May 2008 , he signed a contract extension with Aachen until the end of the 2009–10 season . In the winter of 2010–11 , he opted to retire from football due to health problems .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Németh scored 22 times in 58 matches for Slovakia between 1997 and 2006 . His debut was a 4–0 friendly win against Belarus at the Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra on 2 February 1997 , replacing Róbert Semeník for the final 26 minutes . He scored his first goal on his third cap on 5 February 1997 , in a 2–2 draw away against Costa Rica . Némeths last goal came in his 55th international on 1 March 2006 , in an away friendly win over France . His last game was on 6 September 2006 , in qualification for", "title": "International career" }, { "text": "Euro 2008 , a 3–0 home defeat to the Czech Republic . He was the countrys highest-scorer until Róbert Vittek broke the record , and is their seventh most-capped player .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Slovak Super Liga : 1999–2000 , 2000–01 - Slovak Cup : 1999–2000 , 2000–01", "title": "Inter Bratislava" }, { "text": " - Slovak Footballer of the Year : 2000 - Slovak Super Liga top scorer : 1999–2000 , 2000–01", "title": "Individual" } ]

[ "Sparta Prague" ]

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[ "FC Košice" ]

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[ "Inter Bratislava" ]

[ { "text": " Szilárd Németh ( ; ; born 8 August 1977 ) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a striker . After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic , he spent four-and-a-half seasons at Middlesbrough of the Premier League from 2001 to 2006 . After a brief stint at Frances RC Strasbourg , he played for Alemannia Aachen in Germany until his retirement in 2010 . Németh was at that time the highest scorer in the history of the Slovakia national football team , with 22 goals in 58 matches from 1997 to 2006 .", "title": "Szilárd Németh" }, { "text": " Németh started his career with Slovan Bratislava before moving to eastern Slovakia to join 1 . FC Košice . At both clubs he played well , he moved to giants of the region , Czech team Sparta Prague for record fee 35 million CZK ( €1.3 million ) From here he moved back to Slovakia with one of the top teams in the country , Inter Bratislava . He won consecutive Slovak Super Liga titles in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 , finishing as top-scorer in both .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": " Amid rumoured interest from Inter Milan , he eventually signed for English side Middlesbrough on 12 April 2001 for £2.1 million on a five-year contract . Earlier that season , he had a trial at their local rivals Sunderland .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": "Németh scored 23 goals in 117 Premier League appearances for the club . He became known as the Lizard King of Teesside and Slovakian Express for scoring regularly off the bench . Németh was part of Middlesbroughs 2004 League Cup-winning team , despite not making the squad for the final . He also featured as they contested the UEFA Cup in the next two seasons . During his time in the Premier League , he scored in wins over Chelsea , Manchester United , Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": " The 2005–06 season saw Németh turn down numerous transfer offers , including UEFA Cup winners CSKA Moscow . He faced competition up-front that season from Yakubu , Mark Viduka , Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Massimo Maccarone , leading to his exit in January .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": " On 25 January 2006 , Németh was sold to French club RC Strasbourg for a nominal fee . Their season ended with relegation from Ligue 1 , and he was released .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "On 28 August 2006 , he agreed to join the German Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen in a two-year deal . Németh spent most of his first season on the sidelines because of a pulmonary embolism . On 19 May 2008 , he signed a contract extension with Aachen until the end of the 2009–10 season . In the winter of 2010–11 , he opted to retire from football due to health problems .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Németh scored 22 times in 58 matches for Slovakia between 1997 and 2006 . His debut was a 4–0 friendly win against Belarus at the Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra on 2 February 1997 , replacing Róbert Semeník for the final 26 minutes . He scored his first goal on his third cap on 5 February 1997 , in a 2–2 draw away against Costa Rica . Némeths last goal came in his 55th international on 1 March 2006 , in an away friendly win over France . His last game was on 6 September 2006 , in qualification for", "title": "International career" }, { "text": "Euro 2008 , a 3–0 home defeat to the Czech Republic . He was the countrys highest-scorer until Róbert Vittek broke the record , and is their seventh most-capped player .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Slovak Super Liga : 1999–2000 , 2000–01 - Slovak Cup : 1999–2000 , 2000–01", "title": "Inter Bratislava" }, { "text": " - Slovak Footballer of the Year : 2000 - Slovak Super Liga top scorer : 1999–2000 , 2000–01", "title": "Individual" } ]

[ "Middlesbrough" ]

[ { "text": " Szilárd Németh ( ; ; born 8 August 1977 ) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a striker . After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic , he spent four-and-a-half seasons at Middlesbrough of the Premier League from 2001 to 2006 . After a brief stint at Frances RC Strasbourg , he played for Alemannia Aachen in Germany until his retirement in 2010 . Németh was at that time the highest scorer in the history of the Slovakia national football team , with 22 goals in 58 matches from 1997 to 2006 .", "title": "Szilárd Németh" }, { "text": " Németh started his career with Slovan Bratislava before moving to eastern Slovakia to join 1 . FC Košice . At both clubs he played well , he moved to giants of the region , Czech team Sparta Prague for record fee 35 million CZK ( €1.3 million ) From here he moved back to Slovakia with one of the top teams in the country , Inter Bratislava . He won consecutive Slovak Super Liga titles in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 , finishing as top-scorer in both .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": " Amid rumoured interest from Inter Milan , he eventually signed for English side Middlesbrough on 12 April 2001 for £2.1 million on a five-year contract . Earlier that season , he had a trial at their local rivals Sunderland .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": "Németh scored 23 goals in 117 Premier League appearances for the club . He became known as the Lizard King of Teesside and Slovakian Express for scoring regularly off the bench . Németh was part of Middlesbroughs 2004 League Cup-winning team , despite not making the squad for the final . He also featured as they contested the UEFA Cup in the next two seasons . During his time in the Premier League , he scored in wins over Chelsea , Manchester United , Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": " The 2005–06 season saw Németh turn down numerous transfer offers , including UEFA Cup winners CSKA Moscow . He faced competition up-front that season from Yakubu , Mark Viduka , Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Massimo Maccarone , leading to his exit in January .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": " On 25 January 2006 , Németh was sold to French club RC Strasbourg for a nominal fee . Their season ended with relegation from Ligue 1 , and he was released .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "On 28 August 2006 , he agreed to join the German Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen in a two-year deal . Németh spent most of his first season on the sidelines because of a pulmonary embolism . On 19 May 2008 , he signed a contract extension with Aachen until the end of the 2009–10 season . In the winter of 2010–11 , he opted to retire from football due to health problems .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Németh scored 22 times in 58 matches for Slovakia between 1997 and 2006 . His debut was a 4–0 friendly win against Belarus at the Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra on 2 February 1997 , replacing Róbert Semeník for the final 26 minutes . He scored his first goal on his third cap on 5 February 1997 , in a 2–2 draw away against Costa Rica . Némeths last goal came in his 55th international on 1 March 2006 , in an away friendly win over France . His last game was on 6 September 2006 , in qualification for", "title": "International career" }, { "text": "Euro 2008 , a 3–0 home defeat to the Czech Republic . He was the countrys highest-scorer until Róbert Vittek broke the record , and is their seventh most-capped player .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Slovak Super Liga : 1999–2000 , 2000–01 - Slovak Cup : 1999–2000 , 2000–01", "title": "Inter Bratislava" }, { "text": " - Slovak Footballer of the Year : 2000 - Slovak Super Liga top scorer : 1999–2000 , 2000–01", "title": "Individual" } ]

[ "Alemannia Aachen" ]

[ { "text": " Szilárd Németh ( ; ; born 8 August 1977 ) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a striker . After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic , he spent four-and-a-half seasons at Middlesbrough of the Premier League from 2001 to 2006 . After a brief stint at Frances RC Strasbourg , he played for Alemannia Aachen in Germany until his retirement in 2010 . Németh was at that time the highest scorer in the history of the Slovakia national football team , with 22 goals in 58 matches from 1997 to 2006 .", "title": "Szilárd Németh" }, { "text": " Németh started his career with Slovan Bratislava before moving to eastern Slovakia to join 1 . FC Košice . At both clubs he played well , he moved to giants of the region , Czech team Sparta Prague for record fee 35 million CZK ( €1.3 million ) From here he moved back to Slovakia with one of the top teams in the country , Inter Bratislava . He won consecutive Slovak Super Liga titles in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 , finishing as top-scorer in both .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": " Amid rumoured interest from Inter Milan , he eventually signed for English side Middlesbrough on 12 April 2001 for £2.1 million on a five-year contract . Earlier that season , he had a trial at their local rivals Sunderland .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": "Németh scored 23 goals in 117 Premier League appearances for the club . He became known as the Lizard King of Teesside and Slovakian Express for scoring regularly off the bench . Németh was part of Middlesbroughs 2004 League Cup-winning team , despite not making the squad for the final . He also featured as they contested the UEFA Cup in the next two seasons . During his time in the Premier League , he scored in wins over Chelsea , Manchester United , Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": " The 2005–06 season saw Németh turn down numerous transfer offers , including UEFA Cup winners CSKA Moscow . He faced competition up-front that season from Yakubu , Mark Viduka , Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Massimo Maccarone , leading to his exit in January .", "title": "Middlesbrough" }, { "text": " On 25 January 2006 , Németh was sold to French club RC Strasbourg for a nominal fee . Their season ended with relegation from Ligue 1 , and he was released .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "On 28 August 2006 , he agreed to join the German Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen in a two-year deal . Németh spent most of his first season on the sidelines because of a pulmonary embolism . On 19 May 2008 , he signed a contract extension with Aachen until the end of the 2009–10 season . In the winter of 2010–11 , he opted to retire from football due to health problems .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Németh scored 22 times in 58 matches for Slovakia between 1997 and 2006 . His debut was a 4–0 friendly win against Belarus at the Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra on 2 February 1997 , replacing Róbert Semeník for the final 26 minutes . He scored his first goal on his third cap on 5 February 1997 , in a 2–2 draw away against Costa Rica . Némeths last goal came in his 55th international on 1 March 2006 , in an away friendly win over France . His last game was on 6 September 2006 , in qualification for", "title": "International career" }, { "text": "Euro 2008 , a 3–0 home defeat to the Czech Republic . He was the countrys highest-scorer until Róbert Vittek broke the record , and is their seventh most-capped player .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Slovak Super Liga : 1999–2000 , 2000–01 - Slovak Cup : 1999–2000 , 2000–01", "title": "Inter Bratislava" }, { "text": " - Slovak Footballer of the Year : 2000 - Slovak Super Liga top scorer : 1999–2000 , 2000–01", "title": "Individual" } ]

[ "West Ham" ]

[ { "text": " Daniel Anthony Kearns ( born 26 August 1991 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville . Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City , Rotherham United and Chesterfield .", "title": "Daniel Kearns ( footballer )" }, { "text": " Born in Belfast , Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett . He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007 , having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006 . He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010 .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "After being released by West Ham in May 2010 , Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract . He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin , before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season . Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup . Kearns played in Dundalks seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final , where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September , in a 1–0 defeat against his former club , West Ham United , coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington . He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match , also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor , who", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "assisted with Emile Sinclairs goal . He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for League Two club York City on 4 October 2012 on a one-month loan , making his debut two days later as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United . On 1 November , the loan was extended for another two months . However , he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November , after making 12 appearances for York . In January 2013 , it was confirmed that Bradford City , along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns . He signed for League Two club Rotherham on 9 January", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season , making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet . He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up , earning automatic promotion to League One .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " Kearns signed for League Two team Chesterfield on 11 March 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut that day as a 66th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon . On 14 April 2014 , his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season . He made 10 appearances as Chesterfield won the League Two title and thus promotion to League One . Kearns was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2013–14 season .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014 . He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015 . He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle , but Linfield were unable to complete the deal . It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club , as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final , which Glenavon won 2–0 .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns signed an 18-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on 5 July 2016 . He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season . He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008 . However , in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland , going on to represent them at under-19 , under-21 and under-23 levels . The IFA contested the players decision to switch national allegiances . He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI , playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011 .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Profile at the Linfield F.C . website", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Peterborough United" ]

[ { "text": " Daniel Anthony Kearns ( born 26 August 1991 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville . Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City , Rotherham United and Chesterfield .", "title": "Daniel Kearns ( footballer )" }, { "text": " Born in Belfast , Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett . He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007 , having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006 . He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010 .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "After being released by West Ham in May 2010 , Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract . He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin , before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season . Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup . Kearns played in Dundalks seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final , where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September , in a 1–0 defeat against his former club , West Ham United , coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington . He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match , also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor , who", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "assisted with Emile Sinclairs goal . He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for League Two club York City on 4 October 2012 on a one-month loan , making his debut two days later as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United . On 1 November , the loan was extended for another two months . However , he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November , after making 12 appearances for York . In January 2013 , it was confirmed that Bradford City , along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns . He signed for League Two club Rotherham on 9 January", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season , making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet . He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up , earning automatic promotion to League One .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " Kearns signed for League Two team Chesterfield on 11 March 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut that day as a 66th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon . On 14 April 2014 , his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season . He made 10 appearances as Chesterfield won the League Two title and thus promotion to League One . Kearns was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2013–14 season .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014 . He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015 . He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle , but Linfield were unable to complete the deal . It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club , as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final , which Glenavon won 2–0 .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns signed an 18-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on 5 July 2016 . He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season . He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008 . However , in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland , going on to represent them at under-19 , under-21 and under-23 levels . The IFA contested the players decision to switch national allegiances . He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI , playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011 .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Profile at the Linfield F.C . website", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Chesterfield" ]

[ { "text": " Daniel Anthony Kearns ( born 26 August 1991 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville . Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City , Rotherham United and Chesterfield .", "title": "Daniel Kearns ( footballer )" }, { "text": " Born in Belfast , Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett . He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007 , having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006 . He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010 .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "After being released by West Ham in May 2010 , Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract . He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin , before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season . Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup . Kearns played in Dundalks seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final , where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September , in a 1–0 defeat against his former club , West Ham United , coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington . He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match , also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor , who", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "assisted with Emile Sinclairs goal . He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for League Two club York City on 4 October 2012 on a one-month loan , making his debut two days later as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United . On 1 November , the loan was extended for another two months . However , he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November , after making 12 appearances for York . In January 2013 , it was confirmed that Bradford City , along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns . He signed for League Two club Rotherham on 9 January", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season , making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet . He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up , earning automatic promotion to League One .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " Kearns signed for League Two team Chesterfield on 11 March 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut that day as a 66th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon . On 14 April 2014 , his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season . He made 10 appearances as Chesterfield won the League Two title and thus promotion to League One . Kearns was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2013–14 season .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014 . He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015 . He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle , but Linfield were unable to complete the deal . It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club , as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final , which Glenavon won 2–0 .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns signed an 18-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on 5 July 2016 . He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season . He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008 . However , in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland , going on to represent them at under-19 , under-21 and under-23 levels . The IFA contested the players decision to switch national allegiances . He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI , playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011 .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Profile at the Linfield F.C . website", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Glenavon" ]

[ { "text": " Daniel Anthony Kearns ( born 26 August 1991 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville . Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City , Rotherham United and Chesterfield .", "title": "Daniel Kearns ( footballer )" }, { "text": " Born in Belfast , Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett . He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007 , having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006 . He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010 .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "After being released by West Ham in May 2010 , Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract . He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin , before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season . Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup . Kearns played in Dundalks seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final , where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September , in a 1–0 defeat against his former club , West Ham United , coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington . He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match , also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor , who", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "assisted with Emile Sinclairs goal . He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for League Two club York City on 4 October 2012 on a one-month loan , making his debut two days later as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United . On 1 November , the loan was extended for another two months . However , he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November , after making 12 appearances for York . In January 2013 , it was confirmed that Bradford City , along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns . He signed for League Two club Rotherham on 9 January", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season , making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet . He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up , earning automatic promotion to League One .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " Kearns signed for League Two team Chesterfield on 11 March 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut that day as a 66th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon . On 14 April 2014 , his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season . He made 10 appearances as Chesterfield won the League Two title and thus promotion to League One . Kearns was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2013–14 season .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014 . He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015 . He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle , but Linfield were unable to complete the deal . It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club , as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final , which Glenavon won 2–0 .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns signed an 18-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on 5 July 2016 . He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season . He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008 . However , in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland , going on to represent them at under-19 , under-21 and under-23 levels . The IFA contested the players decision to switch national allegiances . He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI , playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011 .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Profile at the Linfield F.C . website", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Sligo Rovers" ]

[ { "text": " Daniel Anthony Kearns ( born 26 August 1991 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville . Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City , Rotherham United and Chesterfield .", "title": "Daniel Kearns ( footballer )" }, { "text": " Born in Belfast , Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett . He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007 , having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006 . He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010 .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "After being released by West Ham in May 2010 , Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract . He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin , before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season . Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup . Kearns played in Dundalks seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final , where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September , in a 1–0 defeat against his former club , West Ham United , coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington . He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match , also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor , who", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "assisted with Emile Sinclairs goal . He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for League Two club York City on 4 October 2012 on a one-month loan , making his debut two days later as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United . On 1 November , the loan was extended for another two months . However , he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November , after making 12 appearances for York . In January 2013 , it was confirmed that Bradford City , along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns . He signed for League Two club Rotherham on 9 January", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season , making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet . He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up , earning automatic promotion to League One .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " Kearns signed for League Two team Chesterfield on 11 March 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut that day as a 66th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon . On 14 April 2014 , his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season . He made 10 appearances as Chesterfield won the League Two title and thus promotion to League One . Kearns was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2013–14 season .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014 . He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015 . He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle , but Linfield were unable to complete the deal . It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club , as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final , which Glenavon won 2–0 .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns signed an 18-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on 5 July 2016 . He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season . He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008 . However , in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland , going on to represent them at under-19 , under-21 and under-23 levels . The IFA contested the players decision to switch national allegiances . He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI , playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011 .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Profile at the Linfield F.C . website", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Limerick" ]

[ { "text": " Daniel Anthony Kearns ( born 26 August 1991 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville . Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City , Rotherham United and Chesterfield .", "title": "Daniel Kearns ( footballer )" }, { "text": " Born in Belfast , Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett . He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007 , having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006 . He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010 .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "After being released by West Ham in May 2010 , Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract . He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin , before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season . Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup . Kearns played in Dundalks seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final , where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September , in a 1–0 defeat against his former club , West Ham United , coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington . He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match , also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor , who", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "assisted with Emile Sinclairs goal . He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for League Two club York City on 4 October 2012 on a one-month loan , making his debut two days later as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United . On 1 November , the loan was extended for another two months . However , he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November , after making 12 appearances for York . In January 2013 , it was confirmed that Bradford City , along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns . He signed for League Two club Rotherham on 9 January", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season , making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet . He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up , earning automatic promotion to League One .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " Kearns signed for League Two team Chesterfield on 11 March 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut that day as a 66th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon . On 14 April 2014 , his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season . He made 10 appearances as Chesterfield won the League Two title and thus promotion to League One . Kearns was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2013–14 season .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014 . He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015 . He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle , but Linfield were unable to complete the deal . It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club , as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final , which Glenavon won 2–0 .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns signed an 18-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on 5 July 2016 . He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season . He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008 . However , in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland , going on to represent them at under-19 , under-21 and under-23 levels . The IFA contested the players decision to switch national allegiances . He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI , playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011 .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Profile at the Linfield F.C . website", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Linfield" ]

[ { "text": " Daniel Anthony Kearns ( born 26 August 1991 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville . Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City , Rotherham United and Chesterfield .", "title": "Daniel Kearns ( footballer )" }, { "text": " Born in Belfast , Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett . He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007 , having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006 . He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010 .", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "After being released by West Ham in May 2010 , Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract . He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin , before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season . Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup . Kearns played in Dundalks seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final , where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Early career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September , in a 1–0 defeat against his former club , West Ham United , coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington . He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match , also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor , who", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "assisted with Emile Sinclairs goal . He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for League Two club York City on 4 October 2012 on a one-month loan , making his debut two days later as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United . On 1 November , the loan was extended for another two months . However , he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November , after making 12 appearances for York . In January 2013 , it was confirmed that Bradford City , along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns . He signed for League Two club Rotherham on 9 January", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": "2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season , making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet . He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up , earning automatic promotion to League One .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " Kearns signed for League Two team Chesterfield on 11 March 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut that day as a 66th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon . On 14 April 2014 , his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season . He made 10 appearances as Chesterfield won the League Two title and thus promotion to League One . Kearns was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2013–14 season .", "title": "Peterborough United" }, { "text": " He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014 . He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": "Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015 . He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle , but Linfield were unable to complete the deal . It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club , as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final , which Glenavon won 2–0 .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns signed an 18-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on 5 July 2016 . He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season . He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract .", "title": "Later career" }, { "text": " Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008 . However , in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland , going on to represent them at under-19 , under-21 and under-23 levels . The IFA contested the players decision to switch national allegiances . He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI , playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011 .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " - Profile at the Linfield F.C . website", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Fortuna Düsseldorf" ]

[ { "text": " David Jean Nielsen ( born 1 December 1976 ) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager of Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": "He played for a number of Danish clubs , as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and English clubs Grimsby Town , Wimbledon and Norwich City . His greatest triumph was the 1997 Danish Cup victory , which he won with Danish club F.C . Copenhagen . He played 46 matches and scored 33 goals for various Danish youth national teams between 1992 and 1997 , including eight games and three goals for the Denmark U21 national team .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious gambling debt , assaulting a teammate and then , in November 2008 , admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004 .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Born in Skagen , Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI . He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams . He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany , but decided to stay in Denmark , as he was brought to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga in May 1993 , 16 years old . Here he became known for his elaborate goal celebration , a round off stretch jump with a backtuck .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996 , where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games . When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996 , he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga championship . He did not find playing success with the club , and after half a year in Germany , Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C . Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997 . He played three and a half years at F.C . Copenhagen ,", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup . He was club top goalscorer in 1998 , 1999 and 2000 , and was elected 1999 F.C . Copenhagen Player of the Year .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to English club Grimsby Town in the second tier of English football , the English First Division in October 2000 , as Grimsby had a hard time scoring goals . When his loan deal ended in March 2001 , Nielsen moved on to English club Wimbledon F.C . on a free transfer . He joined Norwich City F.C . on loan in December 2001 , and scored five goals in five games during his loan spell , including one against his parent club , prompting Norwich manager Nigel Worthington to pay £210,000 to Wimbledon to secure", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "his services on a permanent basis . Whilst playing for Norwich City he was a member of the team that reached the final of the First Division play-offs in May 2002 . However , he was unable to maintain his initial impressive scoring rate and left the club at his own request to return to Denmark in August 2003 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK ( AaB ) , where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability . Following a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005 , Nielsen was fired by the club . Within days , he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland , to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan . He was let go by FCM in May 2006 , and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start . He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals in 21 matches , but left the club during the reign of manager", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Stig Inge Bjørnebye . On 20 July 2007 , he signed a three-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB . On 26 March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball , for the rest of 2008 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Nielsen was sold to the Norwegian club Brann as a part of a deal were Njougu Demba Nyren went in the opposite direction in January 2009 . During his stay in Brann , Nielsen has spent most of his time as a substitute and when he has been playing he has had the role as a facilitator for the other striker Erik Huseklepp . After his contract with Brann expired in June 2010 Nielsen planned to stay in Bergen and together with Per Ove Ludvigsen and Kjetil Knutsen offer organized soccer practice for kids through a company called Max Fotball", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": " Nielsen was appointed assistant manager of Løv-Ham on 27 May 2011 . Later that summer , he was appointed manager of Nest-Sotra . After saving the club from relegation from the 2 . Divisjon in 2011 , he led them to a 4th place in 2012 and promotion to the 1 . division in 2013 .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": "On 11 November 2013 , he was appointed assistant manager of Strømsgodset . After just seven months , he was appointed manager , when Ronny Deila left for the vacant managing position at Celtic . On 26 May 2015 , Strømsgodset announced that Nielsen would step down as manager in mutual agreement with the club .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " On 17 June 2015 , he signed a three-year-contract as manager for Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub . On 30 September 2017 , he signed a three-year- contract as coach for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " By April 2004 , David Nielsen and fellow AaB teammate Jimmy Nielsen had raked up a debt of €201,000 with bookmakers in Aalborg . AaB director Lynge Jacobsen decided to help out financially and arranged for gambling addiction counselling .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In his 2008 autobiography , Nielsen admitted playing to deliberately lose a Superliga match between AaB and his former club F.C . Copenhagen in May 2004 . As AaB had lost the Danish Cup final to F.C . Copenhagen earlier that year , winning the Superliga would propel F.C . Copenhagen into the UEFA Champions League and hand their UEFA Cup-berth as the Danish Cup winners on to the losing finalists from AaB . Nielsen was also motivated by his gambling debts , as UEFA Cup qualification would wield him a personal DKK300,000 bonus . AaB and F.C . Copenhagen", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "drew the match , and F.C . Copenhagen eventually won the 2003–04 Superliga championship by one point .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In February 2005 , Nielsen was sacked by AaB when he physically attacked teammate Allan Gaarde during a training session , leaving him with a concussion . Nielsen later explained in his autobiography that Gaarde was pretentious.. . talking loudly about wine in Italian . I told him : The next time you speak Italian I will break you in half . Youre not f***ing Italian – you spent eight months there . So when he did it again I decided to break his shitting legs like sticks . I jumped at him and bang . Jackpot . Felt good", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " During the pre-season of 2010–11 , in a friendly against English side Leeds United , he made a shocking high-footed tackle against winger Robert Snodgrass , who was injured and missed the start of the campaign .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " David Nielsen was born in Denmark to a DR Congolese father , and a Danish mother .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Danish Superliga statistics - Ex-Canaries – Norwich City profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Grimsby Town" ]

[ { "text": " David Jean Nielsen ( born 1 December 1976 ) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager of Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": "He played for a number of Danish clubs , as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and English clubs Grimsby Town , Wimbledon and Norwich City . His greatest triumph was the 1997 Danish Cup victory , which he won with Danish club F.C . Copenhagen . He played 46 matches and scored 33 goals for various Danish youth national teams between 1992 and 1997 , including eight games and three goals for the Denmark U21 national team .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious gambling debt , assaulting a teammate and then , in November 2008 , admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004 .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Born in Skagen , Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI . He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams . He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany , but decided to stay in Denmark , as he was brought to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga in May 1993 , 16 years old . Here he became known for his elaborate goal celebration , a round off stretch jump with a backtuck .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996 , where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games . When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996 , he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga championship . He did not find playing success with the club , and after half a year in Germany , Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C . Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997 . He played three and a half years at F.C . Copenhagen ,", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup . He was club top goalscorer in 1998 , 1999 and 2000 , and was elected 1999 F.C . Copenhagen Player of the Year .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to English club Grimsby Town in the second tier of English football , the English First Division in October 2000 , as Grimsby had a hard time scoring goals . When his loan deal ended in March 2001 , Nielsen moved on to English club Wimbledon F.C . on a free transfer . He joined Norwich City F.C . on loan in December 2001 , and scored five goals in five games during his loan spell , including one against his parent club , prompting Norwich manager Nigel Worthington to pay £210,000 to Wimbledon to secure", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "his services on a permanent basis . Whilst playing for Norwich City he was a member of the team that reached the final of the First Division play-offs in May 2002 . However , he was unable to maintain his initial impressive scoring rate and left the club at his own request to return to Denmark in August 2003 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK ( AaB ) , where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability . Following a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005 , Nielsen was fired by the club . Within days , he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland , to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan . He was let go by FCM in May 2006 , and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start . He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals in 21 matches , but left the club during the reign of manager", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Stig Inge Bjørnebye . On 20 July 2007 , he signed a three-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB . On 26 March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball , for the rest of 2008 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Nielsen was sold to the Norwegian club Brann as a part of a deal were Njougu Demba Nyren went in the opposite direction in January 2009 . During his stay in Brann , Nielsen has spent most of his time as a substitute and when he has been playing he has had the role as a facilitator for the other striker Erik Huseklepp . After his contract with Brann expired in June 2010 Nielsen planned to stay in Bergen and together with Per Ove Ludvigsen and Kjetil Knutsen offer organized soccer practice for kids through a company called Max Fotball", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": " Nielsen was appointed assistant manager of Løv-Ham on 27 May 2011 . Later that summer , he was appointed manager of Nest-Sotra . After saving the club from relegation from the 2 . Divisjon in 2011 , he led them to a 4th place in 2012 and promotion to the 1 . division in 2013 .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": "On 11 November 2013 , he was appointed assistant manager of Strømsgodset . After just seven months , he was appointed manager , when Ronny Deila left for the vacant managing position at Celtic . On 26 May 2015 , Strømsgodset announced that Nielsen would step down as manager in mutual agreement with the club .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " On 17 June 2015 , he signed a three-year-contract as manager for Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub . On 30 September 2017 , he signed a three-year- contract as coach for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " By April 2004 , David Nielsen and fellow AaB teammate Jimmy Nielsen had raked up a debt of €201,000 with bookmakers in Aalborg . AaB director Lynge Jacobsen decided to help out financially and arranged for gambling addiction counselling .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In his 2008 autobiography , Nielsen admitted playing to deliberately lose a Superliga match between AaB and his former club F.C . Copenhagen in May 2004 . As AaB had lost the Danish Cup final to F.C . Copenhagen earlier that year , winning the Superliga would propel F.C . Copenhagen into the UEFA Champions League and hand their UEFA Cup-berth as the Danish Cup winners on to the losing finalists from AaB . Nielsen was also motivated by his gambling debts , as UEFA Cup qualification would wield him a personal DKK300,000 bonus . AaB and F.C . Copenhagen", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "drew the match , and F.C . Copenhagen eventually won the 2003–04 Superliga championship by one point .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In February 2005 , Nielsen was sacked by AaB when he physically attacked teammate Allan Gaarde during a training session , leaving him with a concussion . Nielsen later explained in his autobiography that Gaarde was pretentious.. . talking loudly about wine in Italian . I told him : The next time you speak Italian I will break you in half . Youre not f***ing Italian – you spent eight months there . So when he did it again I decided to break his shitting legs like sticks . I jumped at him and bang . Jackpot . Felt good", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " During the pre-season of 2010–11 , in a friendly against English side Leeds United , he made a shocking high-footed tackle against winger Robert Snodgrass , who was injured and missed the start of the campaign .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " David Nielsen was born in Denmark to a DR Congolese father , and a Danish mother .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Danish Superliga statistics - Ex-Canaries – Norwich City profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Wimbledon F.C", "Norwich City F.C" ]

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He played 46 matches and scored 33 goals for various Danish youth national teams between 1992 and 1997 , including eight games and three goals for the Denmark U21 national team .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious gambling debt , assaulting a teammate and then , in November 2008 , admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004 .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Born in Skagen , Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI . He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams . He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany , but decided to stay in Denmark , as he was brought to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga in May 1993 , 16 years old . Here he became known for his elaborate goal celebration , a round off stretch jump with a backtuck .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996 , where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games . When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996 , he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga championship . He did not find playing success with the club , and after half a year in Germany , Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C . Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997 . He played three and a half years at F.C . Copenhagen ,", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup . He was club top goalscorer in 1998 , 1999 and 2000 , and was elected 1999 F.C . Copenhagen Player of the Year .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to English club Grimsby Town in the second tier of English football , the English First Division in October 2000 , as Grimsby had a hard time scoring goals . When his loan deal ended in March 2001 , Nielsen moved on to English club Wimbledon F.C . on a free transfer . He joined Norwich City F.C . on loan in December 2001 , and scored five goals in five games during his loan spell , including one against his parent club , prompting Norwich manager Nigel Worthington to pay £210,000 to Wimbledon to secure", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "his services on a permanent basis . Whilst playing for Norwich City he was a member of the team that reached the final of the First Division play-offs in May 2002 . However , he was unable to maintain his initial impressive scoring rate and left the club at his own request to return to Denmark in August 2003 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK ( AaB ) , where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability . Following a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005 , Nielsen was fired by the club . Within days , he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland , to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan . He was let go by FCM in May 2006 , and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start . He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals in 21 matches , but left the club during the reign of manager", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Stig Inge Bjørnebye . On 20 July 2007 , he signed a three-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB . On 26 March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball , for the rest of 2008 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Nielsen was sold to the Norwegian club Brann as a part of a deal were Njougu Demba Nyren went in the opposite direction in January 2009 . During his stay in Brann , Nielsen has spent most of his time as a substitute and when he has been playing he has had the role as a facilitator for the other striker Erik Huseklepp . After his contract with Brann expired in June 2010 Nielsen planned to stay in Bergen and together with Per Ove Ludvigsen and Kjetil Knutsen offer organized soccer practice for kids through a company called Max Fotball", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": " Nielsen was appointed assistant manager of Løv-Ham on 27 May 2011 . Later that summer , he was appointed manager of Nest-Sotra . After saving the club from relegation from the 2 . Divisjon in 2011 , he led them to a 4th place in 2012 and promotion to the 1 . division in 2013 .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": "On 11 November 2013 , he was appointed assistant manager of Strømsgodset . After just seven months , he was appointed manager , when Ronny Deila left for the vacant managing position at Celtic . On 26 May 2015 , Strømsgodset announced that Nielsen would step down as manager in mutual agreement with the club .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " On 17 June 2015 , he signed a three-year-contract as manager for Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub . On 30 September 2017 , he signed a three-year- contract as coach for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " By April 2004 , David Nielsen and fellow AaB teammate Jimmy Nielsen had raked up a debt of €201,000 with bookmakers in Aalborg . AaB director Lynge Jacobsen decided to help out financially and arranged for gambling addiction counselling .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In his 2008 autobiography , Nielsen admitted playing to deliberately lose a Superliga match between AaB and his former club F.C . Copenhagen in May 2004 . As AaB had lost the Danish Cup final to F.C . Copenhagen earlier that year , winning the Superliga would propel F.C . Copenhagen into the UEFA Champions League and hand their UEFA Cup-berth as the Danish Cup winners on to the losing finalists from AaB . Nielsen was also motivated by his gambling debts , as UEFA Cup qualification would wield him a personal DKK300,000 bonus . AaB and F.C . Copenhagen", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "drew the match , and F.C . Copenhagen eventually won the 2003–04 Superliga championship by one point .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In February 2005 , Nielsen was sacked by AaB when he physically attacked teammate Allan Gaarde during a training session , leaving him with a concussion . Nielsen later explained in his autobiography that Gaarde was pretentious.. . talking loudly about wine in Italian . I told him : The next time you speak Italian I will break you in half . Youre not f***ing Italian – you spent eight months there . So when he did it again I decided to break his shitting legs like sticks . I jumped at him and bang . Jackpot . Felt good", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " During the pre-season of 2010–11 , in a friendly against English side Leeds United , he made a shocking high-footed tackle against winger Robert Snodgrass , who was injured and missed the start of the campaign .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " David Nielsen was born in Denmark to a DR Congolese father , and a Danish mother .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Danish Superliga statistics - Ex-Canaries – Norwich City profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Aalborg BK ( AaB )" ]

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He played 46 matches and scored 33 goals for various Danish youth national teams between 1992 and 1997 , including eight games and three goals for the Denmark U21 national team .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious gambling debt , assaulting a teammate and then , in November 2008 , admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004 .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Born in Skagen , Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI . He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams . He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany , but decided to stay in Denmark , as he was brought to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga in May 1993 , 16 years old . Here he became known for his elaborate goal celebration , a round off stretch jump with a backtuck .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996 , where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games . When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996 , he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga championship . He did not find playing success with the club , and after half a year in Germany , Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C . Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997 . He played three and a half years at F.C . Copenhagen ,", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup . He was club top goalscorer in 1998 , 1999 and 2000 , and was elected 1999 F.C . Copenhagen Player of the Year .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to English club Grimsby Town in the second tier of English football , the English First Division in October 2000 , as Grimsby had a hard time scoring goals . When his loan deal ended in March 2001 , Nielsen moved on to English club Wimbledon F.C . on a free transfer . He joined Norwich City F.C . on loan in December 2001 , and scored five goals in five games during his loan spell , including one against his parent club , prompting Norwich manager Nigel Worthington to pay £210,000 to Wimbledon to secure", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "his services on a permanent basis . Whilst playing for Norwich City he was a member of the team that reached the final of the First Division play-offs in May 2002 . However , he was unable to maintain his initial impressive scoring rate and left the club at his own request to return to Denmark in August 2003 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK ( AaB ) , where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability . Following a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005 , Nielsen was fired by the club . Within days , he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland , to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan . He was let go by FCM in May 2006 , and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start . He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals in 21 matches , but left the club during the reign of manager", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Stig Inge Bjørnebye . On 20 July 2007 , he signed a three-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB . On 26 March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball , for the rest of 2008 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Nielsen was sold to the Norwegian club Brann as a part of a deal were Njougu Demba Nyren went in the opposite direction in January 2009 . During his stay in Brann , Nielsen has spent most of his time as a substitute and when he has been playing he has had the role as a facilitator for the other striker Erik Huseklepp . After his contract with Brann expired in June 2010 Nielsen planned to stay in Bergen and together with Per Ove Ludvigsen and Kjetil Knutsen offer organized soccer practice for kids through a company called Max Fotball", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": " Nielsen was appointed assistant manager of Løv-Ham on 27 May 2011 . Later that summer , he was appointed manager of Nest-Sotra . After saving the club from relegation from the 2 . Divisjon in 2011 , he led them to a 4th place in 2012 and promotion to the 1 . division in 2013 .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": "On 11 November 2013 , he was appointed assistant manager of Strømsgodset . After just seven months , he was appointed manager , when Ronny Deila left for the vacant managing position at Celtic . On 26 May 2015 , Strømsgodset announced that Nielsen would step down as manager in mutual agreement with the club .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " On 17 June 2015 , he signed a three-year-contract as manager for Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub . On 30 September 2017 , he signed a three-year- contract as coach for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " By April 2004 , David Nielsen and fellow AaB teammate Jimmy Nielsen had raked up a debt of €201,000 with bookmakers in Aalborg . AaB director Lynge Jacobsen decided to help out financially and arranged for gambling addiction counselling .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In his 2008 autobiography , Nielsen admitted playing to deliberately lose a Superliga match between AaB and his former club F.C . Copenhagen in May 2004 . As AaB had lost the Danish Cup final to F.C . Copenhagen earlier that year , winning the Superliga would propel F.C . Copenhagen into the UEFA Champions League and hand their UEFA Cup-berth as the Danish Cup winners on to the losing finalists from AaB . Nielsen was also motivated by his gambling debts , as UEFA Cup qualification would wield him a personal DKK300,000 bonus . AaB and F.C . Copenhagen", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "drew the match , and F.C . Copenhagen eventually won the 2003–04 Superliga championship by one point .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In February 2005 , Nielsen was sacked by AaB when he physically attacked teammate Allan Gaarde during a training session , leaving him with a concussion . Nielsen later explained in his autobiography that Gaarde was pretentious.. . talking loudly about wine in Italian . I told him : The next time you speak Italian I will break you in half . Youre not f***ing Italian – you spent eight months there . So when he did it again I decided to break his shitting legs like sticks . I jumped at him and bang . Jackpot . Felt good", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " During the pre-season of 2010–11 , in a friendly against English side Leeds United , he made a shocking high-footed tackle against winger Robert Snodgrass , who was injured and missed the start of the campaign .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " David Nielsen was born in Denmark to a DR Congolese father , and a Danish mother .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Danish Superliga statistics - Ex-Canaries – Norwich City profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "FC Midtjylland" ]

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He played 46 matches and scored 33 goals for various Danish youth national teams between 1992 and 1997 , including eight games and three goals for the Denmark U21 national team .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious gambling debt , assaulting a teammate and then , in November 2008 , admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004 .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Born in Skagen , Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI . He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams . He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany , but decided to stay in Denmark , as he was brought to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga in May 1993 , 16 years old . Here he became known for his elaborate goal celebration , a round off stretch jump with a backtuck .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996 , where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games . When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996 , he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga championship . He did not find playing success with the club , and after half a year in Germany , Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C . Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997 . He played three and a half years at F.C . Copenhagen ,", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup . He was club top goalscorer in 1998 , 1999 and 2000 , and was elected 1999 F.C . Copenhagen Player of the Year .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to English club Grimsby Town in the second tier of English football , the English First Division in October 2000 , as Grimsby had a hard time scoring goals . When his loan deal ended in March 2001 , Nielsen moved on to English club Wimbledon F.C . on a free transfer . He joined Norwich City F.C . on loan in December 2001 , and scored five goals in five games during his loan spell , including one against his parent club , prompting Norwich manager Nigel Worthington to pay £210,000 to Wimbledon to secure", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "his services on a permanent basis . Whilst playing for Norwich City he was a member of the team that reached the final of the First Division play-offs in May 2002 . However , he was unable to maintain his initial impressive scoring rate and left the club at his own request to return to Denmark in August 2003 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK ( AaB ) , where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability . Following a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005 , Nielsen was fired by the club . Within days , he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland , to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan . He was let go by FCM in May 2006 , and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start . He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals in 21 matches , but left the club during the reign of manager", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Stig Inge Bjørnebye . On 20 July 2007 , he signed a three-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB . On 26 March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball , for the rest of 2008 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Nielsen was sold to the Norwegian club Brann as a part of a deal were Njougu Demba Nyren went in the opposite direction in January 2009 . During his stay in Brann , Nielsen has spent most of his time as a substitute and when he has been playing he has had the role as a facilitator for the other striker Erik Huseklepp . After his contract with Brann expired in June 2010 Nielsen planned to stay in Bergen and together with Per Ove Ludvigsen and Kjetil Knutsen offer organized soccer practice for kids through a company called Max Fotball", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": " Nielsen was appointed assistant manager of Løv-Ham on 27 May 2011 . Later that summer , he was appointed manager of Nest-Sotra . After saving the club from relegation from the 2 . Divisjon in 2011 , he led them to a 4th place in 2012 and promotion to the 1 . division in 2013 .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": "On 11 November 2013 , he was appointed assistant manager of Strømsgodset . After just seven months , he was appointed manager , when Ronny Deila left for the vacant managing position at Celtic . On 26 May 2015 , Strømsgodset announced that Nielsen would step down as manager in mutual agreement with the club .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " On 17 June 2015 , he signed a three-year-contract as manager for Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub . On 30 September 2017 , he signed a three-year- contract as coach for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " By April 2004 , David Nielsen and fellow AaB teammate Jimmy Nielsen had raked up a debt of €201,000 with bookmakers in Aalborg . AaB director Lynge Jacobsen decided to help out financially and arranged for gambling addiction counselling .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In his 2008 autobiography , Nielsen admitted playing to deliberately lose a Superliga match between AaB and his former club F.C . Copenhagen in May 2004 . As AaB had lost the Danish Cup final to F.C . Copenhagen earlier that year , winning the Superliga would propel F.C . Copenhagen into the UEFA Champions League and hand their UEFA Cup-berth as the Danish Cup winners on to the losing finalists from AaB . Nielsen was also motivated by his gambling debts , as UEFA Cup qualification would wield him a personal DKK300,000 bonus . AaB and F.C . Copenhagen", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "drew the match , and F.C . Copenhagen eventually won the 2003–04 Superliga championship by one point .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In February 2005 , Nielsen was sacked by AaB when he physically attacked teammate Allan Gaarde during a training session , leaving him with a concussion . Nielsen later explained in his autobiography that Gaarde was pretentious.. . talking loudly about wine in Italian . I told him : The next time you speak Italian I will break you in half . Youre not f***ing Italian – you spent eight months there . So when he did it again I decided to break his shitting legs like sticks . I jumped at him and bang . Jackpot . Felt good", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " During the pre-season of 2010–11 , in a friendly against English side Leeds United , he made a shocking high-footed tackle against winger Robert Snodgrass , who was injured and missed the start of the campaign .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " David Nielsen was born in Denmark to a DR Congolese father , and a Danish mother .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Danish Superliga statistics - Ex-Canaries – Norwich City profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "IK Start" ]

[ { "text": " David Jean Nielsen ( born 1 December 1976 ) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager of Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": "He played for a number of Danish clubs , as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and English clubs Grimsby Town , Wimbledon and Norwich City . His greatest triumph was the 1997 Danish Cup victory , which he won with Danish club F.C . Copenhagen . He played 46 matches and scored 33 goals for various Danish youth national teams between 1992 and 1997 , including eight games and three goals for the Denmark U21 national team .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious gambling debt , assaulting a teammate and then , in November 2008 , admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004 .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Born in Skagen , Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI . He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams . He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany , but decided to stay in Denmark , as he was brought to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga in May 1993 , 16 years old . Here he became known for his elaborate goal celebration , a round off stretch jump with a backtuck .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996 , where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games . When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996 , he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga championship . He did not find playing success with the club , and after half a year in Germany , Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C . Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997 . He played three and a half years at F.C . Copenhagen ,", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup . He was club top goalscorer in 1998 , 1999 and 2000 , and was elected 1999 F.C . Copenhagen Player of the Year .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to English club Grimsby Town in the second tier of English football , the English First Division in October 2000 , as Grimsby had a hard time scoring goals . When his loan deal ended in March 2001 , Nielsen moved on to English club Wimbledon F.C . on a free transfer . He joined Norwich City F.C . on loan in December 2001 , and scored five goals in five games during his loan spell , including one against his parent club , prompting Norwich manager Nigel Worthington to pay £210,000 to Wimbledon to secure", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "his services on a permanent basis . Whilst playing for Norwich City he was a member of the team that reached the final of the First Division play-offs in May 2002 . However , he was unable to maintain his initial impressive scoring rate and left the club at his own request to return to Denmark in August 2003 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK ( AaB ) , where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability . Following a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005 , Nielsen was fired by the club . Within days , he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland , to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan . He was let go by FCM in May 2006 , and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start . He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals in 21 matches , but left the club during the reign of manager", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Stig Inge Bjørnebye . On 20 July 2007 , he signed a three-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB . On 26 March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball , for the rest of 2008 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Nielsen was sold to the Norwegian club Brann as a part of a deal were Njougu Demba Nyren went in the opposite direction in January 2009 . During his stay in Brann , Nielsen has spent most of his time as a substitute and when he has been playing he has had the role as a facilitator for the other striker Erik Huseklepp . After his contract with Brann expired in June 2010 Nielsen planned to stay in Bergen and together with Per Ove Ludvigsen and Kjetil Knutsen offer organized soccer practice for kids through a company called Max Fotball", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": " Nielsen was appointed assistant manager of Løv-Ham on 27 May 2011 . Later that summer , he was appointed manager of Nest-Sotra . After saving the club from relegation from the 2 . Divisjon in 2011 , he led them to a 4th place in 2012 and promotion to the 1 . division in 2013 .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": "On 11 November 2013 , he was appointed assistant manager of Strømsgodset . After just seven months , he was appointed manager , when Ronny Deila left for the vacant managing position at Celtic . On 26 May 2015 , Strømsgodset announced that Nielsen would step down as manager in mutual agreement with the club .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " On 17 June 2015 , he signed a three-year-contract as manager for Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub . On 30 September 2017 , he signed a three-year- contract as coach for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " By April 2004 , David Nielsen and fellow AaB teammate Jimmy Nielsen had raked up a debt of €201,000 with bookmakers in Aalborg . AaB director Lynge Jacobsen decided to help out financially and arranged for gambling addiction counselling .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In his 2008 autobiography , Nielsen admitted playing to deliberately lose a Superliga match between AaB and his former club F.C . Copenhagen in May 2004 . As AaB had lost the Danish Cup final to F.C . Copenhagen earlier that year , winning the Superliga would propel F.C . Copenhagen into the UEFA Champions League and hand their UEFA Cup-berth as the Danish Cup winners on to the losing finalists from AaB . Nielsen was also motivated by his gambling debts , as UEFA Cup qualification would wield him a personal DKK300,000 bonus . AaB and F.C . Copenhagen", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "drew the match , and F.C . Copenhagen eventually won the 2003–04 Superliga championship by one point .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In February 2005 , Nielsen was sacked by AaB when he physically attacked teammate Allan Gaarde during a training session , leaving him with a concussion . Nielsen later explained in his autobiography that Gaarde was pretentious.. . talking loudly about wine in Italian . I told him : The next time you speak Italian I will break you in half . Youre not f***ing Italian – you spent eight months there . So when he did it again I decided to break his shitting legs like sticks . I jumped at him and bang . Jackpot . Felt good", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " During the pre-season of 2010–11 , in a friendly against English side Leeds United , he made a shocking high-footed tackle against winger Robert Snodgrass , who was injured and missed the start of the campaign .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " David Nielsen was born in Denmark to a DR Congolese father , and a Danish mother .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Danish Superliga statistics - Ex-Canaries – Norwich City profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Brann" ]

[ { "text": " David Jean Nielsen ( born 1 December 1976 ) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager of Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": "He played for a number of Danish clubs , as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and English clubs Grimsby Town , Wimbledon and Norwich City . His greatest triumph was the 1997 Danish Cup victory , which he won with Danish club F.C . Copenhagen . He played 46 matches and scored 33 goals for various Danish youth national teams between 1992 and 1997 , including eight games and three goals for the Denmark U21 national team .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious gambling debt , assaulting a teammate and then , in November 2008 , admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004 .", "title": "David Nielsen" }, { "text": " Born in Skagen , Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI . He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams . He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany , but decided to stay in Denmark , as he was brought to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga in May 1993 , 16 years old . Here he became known for his elaborate goal celebration , a round off stretch jump with a backtuck .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996 , where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games . When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996 , he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga championship . He did not find playing success with the club , and after half a year in Germany , Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C . Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997 . He played three and a half years at F.C . Copenhagen ,", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup . He was club top goalscorer in 1998 , 1999 and 2000 , and was elected 1999 F.C . Copenhagen Player of the Year .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He was loaned out to English club Grimsby Town in the second tier of English football , the English First Division in October 2000 , as Grimsby had a hard time scoring goals . When his loan deal ended in March 2001 , Nielsen moved on to English club Wimbledon F.C . on a free transfer . He joined Norwich City F.C . on loan in December 2001 , and scored five goals in five games during his loan spell , including one against his parent club , prompting Norwich manager Nigel Worthington to pay £210,000 to Wimbledon to secure", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "his services on a permanent basis . Whilst playing for Norwich City he was a member of the team that reached the final of the First Division play-offs in May 2002 . However , he was unable to maintain his initial impressive scoring rate and left the club at his own request to return to Denmark in August 2003 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK ( AaB ) , where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability . Following a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005 , Nielsen was fired by the club . Within days , he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland , to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan . He was let go by FCM in May 2006 , and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start . He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals in 21 matches , but left the club during the reign of manager", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Stig Inge Bjørnebye . On 20 July 2007 , he signed a three-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB . On 26 March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball , for the rest of 2008 .", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": "Nielsen was sold to the Norwegian club Brann as a part of a deal were Njougu Demba Nyren went in the opposite direction in January 2009 . During his stay in Brann , Nielsen has spent most of his time as a substitute and when he has been playing he has had the role as a facilitator for the other striker Erik Huseklepp . After his contract with Brann expired in June 2010 Nielsen planned to stay in Bergen and together with Per Ove Ludvigsen and Kjetil Knutsen offer organized soccer practice for kids through a company called Max Fotball", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Playing career" }, { "text": " Nielsen was appointed assistant manager of Løv-Ham on 27 May 2011 . Later that summer , he was appointed manager of Nest-Sotra . After saving the club from relegation from the 2 . Divisjon in 2011 , he led them to a 4th place in 2012 and promotion to the 1 . division in 2013 .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": "On 11 November 2013 , he was appointed assistant manager of Strømsgodset . After just seven months , he was appointed manager , when Ronny Deila left for the vacant managing position at Celtic . On 26 May 2015 , Strømsgodset announced that Nielsen would step down as manager in mutual agreement with the club .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " On 17 June 2015 , he signed a three-year-contract as manager for Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub . On 30 September 2017 , he signed a three-year- contract as coach for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus .", "title": "Managerial career" }, { "text": " By April 2004 , David Nielsen and fellow AaB teammate Jimmy Nielsen had raked up a debt of €201,000 with bookmakers in Aalborg . AaB director Lynge Jacobsen decided to help out financially and arranged for gambling addiction counselling .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In his 2008 autobiography , Nielsen admitted playing to deliberately lose a Superliga match between AaB and his former club F.C . Copenhagen in May 2004 . As AaB had lost the Danish Cup final to F.C . Copenhagen earlier that year , winning the Superliga would propel F.C . Copenhagen into the UEFA Champions League and hand their UEFA Cup-berth as the Danish Cup winners on to the losing finalists from AaB . Nielsen was also motivated by his gambling debts , as UEFA Cup qualification would wield him a personal DKK300,000 bonus . AaB and F.C . Copenhagen", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "drew the match , and F.C . Copenhagen eventually won the 2003–04 Superliga championship by one point .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": "In February 2005 , Nielsen was sacked by AaB when he physically attacked teammate Allan Gaarde during a training session , leaving him with a concussion . Nielsen later explained in his autobiography that Gaarde was pretentious.. . talking loudly about wine in Italian . I told him : The next time you speak Italian I will break you in half . Youre not f***ing Italian – you spent eight months there . So when he did it again I decided to break his shitting legs like sticks . I jumped at him and bang . Jackpot . Felt good", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": ".", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " During the pre-season of 2010–11 , in a friendly against English side Leeds United , he made a shocking high-footed tackle against winger Robert Snodgrass , who was injured and missed the start of the campaign .", "title": "Controversies" }, { "text": " David Nielsen was born in Denmark to a DR Congolese father , and a Danish mother .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Danish Superliga statistics - Ex-Canaries – Norwich City profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Rushcliffe constituency seat" ]

[ { "text": "Vernon Rodney Coaker , Baron Coaker of Gedling ( born 17 June 1953 ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Gedling between 1997 and 2019 . He also served as Minister of State for Policing , Crime and Security from 2008 to 2009 , then Minister of State for Schools from 2009 to 2010 , Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2013 to 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from October 2011 to October 2013 , and again from September 2015 until his resignation in June", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": "2016 from the Shadow Cabinet . He lost his seat at the 2019 general election .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " Born in Westminster , London , Coaker attended Drayton Manor Grammar School in London . He studied for an Economics and Politics BA ( Hons ) degree at the University of Warwick , then obtained a PGCE at Trent Polytechnic ( Clifton College of Education ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Coaker worked as a teacher , becoming a History teacher at Manvers Pierrepont School ( now the Carlton Road Centre of Castle College Nottingham ) from 1976 to 1982 , then Head of Department at Arnold Hill School from 1982 to 1988 . From 1989 to 1995 , he was a senior teacher at Bramcote Park School and thence until 1997 he was Deputy Headmaster at Big Wood School in Bestwood , Nottingham . He is a member of the NUT .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Coaker served as a district councillor for the Cotgrave Ward in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire from 1983 to 1997 and was leader of the Labour group on the council between 1987 and 1997 . He stood for the Rushcliffe constituency seat in 1983 . He contested Gedling in 1987 and 1992 , before defeating Andrew Mitchell at the 1997 election , becoming the first Labour MP to win the Gedling seat .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "After a number of Parliamentary Private Secretary roles , Coaker became a government whip in May 2005 , having been an assistant whip since June 2003 . He served as a Minister of State at the Home Office between 2008 and 2009 before being moved to take up the role of Minister of State for Schools and Learning between 2009 and 2010 . Following the Labour defeat at the 2010 General Election , Coaker was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in October 2011 . Coaker joined dozens of shadow ministers in resigning from his position on", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "26 June 2016 in Labours parliamentary disquiet over the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn . He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election . He lost his seat in the 2019 general election .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": " Coaker was found to have claimed large sums every month in cash for his second home without submitting any receipts . Over the course of four years , he claimed £3,425 for cleaning , £6,320 for services and maintenance and £5,205 for repairs . This was initially for his semi-detached home in Cotgrave , and then for his one-bedroom flat in Kennington in London . A spokesman for Coaker subsequently stated that expenses were claimed in accordance with the rules administered by Commons fees office at the time .", "title": "Expenses scandal" }, { "text": " Coaker supports the modernisation of the UK Trident missile system , and Britains membership of NATO . He supports the multilateral disarmament of nuclear weapons . Coaker belongs to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group . Shortly after being appointed Minister for Drugs and Crime Reduction in the May 2006 reshuffle , he revealed to the Coventry Evening Telegraph that he had had one or two puffs of cannabis as a student but did not enjoy it . His admission was made during a nationwide tour to evaluate the effectiveness of the governments drugs strategy .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "He also supports people taking part in shooting sports and angling .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "In January 2010 , Coaker apologised for remarks that misled MPs . He had earlier told MPs that 70 police officers were hurt as a result of a global warming protest at Kingsnorth power station . In fact there were only 12 injuries that were legally reportable with just four of those involving contact with another person . The remaining eight injuries included wasp sting , an injury while sitting in a car , and an officer succumbing to sun and heat . There were 68 injuries in total with the rest being treated by first-aiders at the scene .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "The whole operation had involved more than 1,000 officers .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , he was nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer . On 22 March 2021 , he was introduced to the House of Lords as Baron Coaker of Gedling in the County of Nottinghamshire . He made his maiden speech on 17th May 2021 during the Queens Speech debate .", "title": "Peerage" }, { "text": " He married Jacqueline Heaton on 23 December 1978 in Basford ; the couple have a daughter and a son . He supports Tottenham Hotspur . His wife , who is a teacher , was a town councillor in Cotgrave , where they live in the district of Rushcliffe .", "title": "Personal life" } ]

[ "government whip" ]

[ { "text": "Vernon Rodney Coaker , Baron Coaker of Gedling ( born 17 June 1953 ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Gedling between 1997 and 2019 . He also served as Minister of State for Policing , Crime and Security from 2008 to 2009 , then Minister of State for Schools from 2009 to 2010 , Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2013 to 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from October 2011 to October 2013 , and again from September 2015 until his resignation in June", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": "2016 from the Shadow Cabinet . He lost his seat at the 2019 general election .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " Born in Westminster , London , Coaker attended Drayton Manor Grammar School in London . He studied for an Economics and Politics BA ( Hons ) degree at the University of Warwick , then obtained a PGCE at Trent Polytechnic ( Clifton College of Education ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Coaker worked as a teacher , becoming a History teacher at Manvers Pierrepont School ( now the Carlton Road Centre of Castle College Nottingham ) from 1976 to 1982 , then Head of Department at Arnold Hill School from 1982 to 1988 . From 1989 to 1995 , he was a senior teacher at Bramcote Park School and thence until 1997 he was Deputy Headmaster at Big Wood School in Bestwood , Nottingham . He is a member of the NUT .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Coaker served as a district councillor for the Cotgrave Ward in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire from 1983 to 1997 and was leader of the Labour group on the council between 1987 and 1997 . He stood for the Rushcliffe constituency seat in 1983 . He contested Gedling in 1987 and 1992 , before defeating Andrew Mitchell at the 1997 election , becoming the first Labour MP to win the Gedling seat .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "After a number of Parliamentary Private Secretary roles , Coaker became a government whip in May 2005 , having been an assistant whip since June 2003 . He served as a Minister of State at the Home Office between 2008 and 2009 before being moved to take up the role of Minister of State for Schools and Learning between 2009 and 2010 . Following the Labour defeat at the 2010 General Election , Coaker was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in October 2011 . Coaker joined dozens of shadow ministers in resigning from his position on", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "26 June 2016 in Labours parliamentary disquiet over the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn . He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election . He lost his seat in the 2019 general election .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": " Coaker was found to have claimed large sums every month in cash for his second home without submitting any receipts . Over the course of four years , he claimed £3,425 for cleaning , £6,320 for services and maintenance and £5,205 for repairs . This was initially for his semi-detached home in Cotgrave , and then for his one-bedroom flat in Kennington in London . A spokesman for Coaker subsequently stated that expenses were claimed in accordance with the rules administered by Commons fees office at the time .", "title": "Expenses scandal" }, { "text": " Coaker supports the modernisation of the UK Trident missile system , and Britains membership of NATO . He supports the multilateral disarmament of nuclear weapons . Coaker belongs to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group . Shortly after being appointed Minister for Drugs and Crime Reduction in the May 2006 reshuffle , he revealed to the Coventry Evening Telegraph that he had had one or two puffs of cannabis as a student but did not enjoy it . His admission was made during a nationwide tour to evaluate the effectiveness of the governments drugs strategy .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "He also supports people taking part in shooting sports and angling .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "In January 2010 , Coaker apologised for remarks that misled MPs . He had earlier told MPs that 70 police officers were hurt as a result of a global warming protest at Kingsnorth power station . In fact there were only 12 injuries that were legally reportable with just four of those involving contact with another person . The remaining eight injuries included wasp sting , an injury while sitting in a car , and an officer succumbing to sun and heat . There were 68 injuries in total with the rest being treated by first-aiders at the scene .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "The whole operation had involved more than 1,000 officers .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , he was nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer . On 22 March 2021 , he was introduced to the House of Lords as Baron Coaker of Gedling in the County of Nottinghamshire . He made his maiden speech on 17th May 2021 during the Queens Speech debate .", "title": "Peerage" }, { "text": " He married Jacqueline Heaton on 23 December 1978 in Basford ; the couple have a daughter and a son . He supports Tottenham Hotspur . His wife , who is a teacher , was a town councillor in Cotgrave , where they live in the district of Rushcliffe .", "title": "Personal life" } ]

[ "Minister of State at the Home Office" ]

[ { "text": "Vernon Rodney Coaker , Baron Coaker of Gedling ( born 17 June 1953 ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Gedling between 1997 and 2019 . He also served as Minister of State for Policing , Crime and Security from 2008 to 2009 , then Minister of State for Schools from 2009 to 2010 , Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2013 to 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from October 2011 to October 2013 , and again from September 2015 until his resignation in June", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": "2016 from the Shadow Cabinet . He lost his seat at the 2019 general election .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " Born in Westminster , London , Coaker attended Drayton Manor Grammar School in London . He studied for an Economics and Politics BA ( Hons ) degree at the University of Warwick , then obtained a PGCE at Trent Polytechnic ( Clifton College of Education ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Coaker worked as a teacher , becoming a History teacher at Manvers Pierrepont School ( now the Carlton Road Centre of Castle College Nottingham ) from 1976 to 1982 , then Head of Department at Arnold Hill School from 1982 to 1988 . From 1989 to 1995 , he was a senior teacher at Bramcote Park School and thence until 1997 he was Deputy Headmaster at Big Wood School in Bestwood , Nottingham . He is a member of the NUT .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Coaker served as a district councillor for the Cotgrave Ward in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire from 1983 to 1997 and was leader of the Labour group on the council between 1987 and 1997 . He stood for the Rushcliffe constituency seat in 1983 . He contested Gedling in 1987 and 1992 , before defeating Andrew Mitchell at the 1997 election , becoming the first Labour MP to win the Gedling seat .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "After a number of Parliamentary Private Secretary roles , Coaker became a government whip in May 2005 , having been an assistant whip since June 2003 . He served as a Minister of State at the Home Office between 2008 and 2009 before being moved to take up the role of Minister of State for Schools and Learning between 2009 and 2010 . Following the Labour defeat at the 2010 General Election , Coaker was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in October 2011 . Coaker joined dozens of shadow ministers in resigning from his position on", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "26 June 2016 in Labours parliamentary disquiet over the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn . He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election . He lost his seat in the 2019 general election .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": " Coaker was found to have claimed large sums every month in cash for his second home without submitting any receipts . Over the course of four years , he claimed £3,425 for cleaning , £6,320 for services and maintenance and £5,205 for repairs . This was initially for his semi-detached home in Cotgrave , and then for his one-bedroom flat in Kennington in London . A spokesman for Coaker subsequently stated that expenses were claimed in accordance with the rules administered by Commons fees office at the time .", "title": "Expenses scandal" }, { "text": " Coaker supports the modernisation of the UK Trident missile system , and Britains membership of NATO . He supports the multilateral disarmament of nuclear weapons . Coaker belongs to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group . Shortly after being appointed Minister for Drugs and Crime Reduction in the May 2006 reshuffle , he revealed to the Coventry Evening Telegraph that he had had one or two puffs of cannabis as a student but did not enjoy it . His admission was made during a nationwide tour to evaluate the effectiveness of the governments drugs strategy .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "He also supports people taking part in shooting sports and angling .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "In January 2010 , Coaker apologised for remarks that misled MPs . He had earlier told MPs that 70 police officers were hurt as a result of a global warming protest at Kingsnorth power station . In fact there were only 12 injuries that were legally reportable with just four of those involving contact with another person . The remaining eight injuries included wasp sting , an injury while sitting in a car , and an officer succumbing to sun and heat . There were 68 injuries in total with the rest being treated by first-aiders at the scene .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "The whole operation had involved more than 1,000 officers .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , he was nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer . On 22 March 2021 , he was introduced to the House of Lords as Baron Coaker of Gedling in the County of Nottinghamshire . He made his maiden speech on 17th May 2021 during the Queens Speech debate .", "title": "Peerage" }, { "text": " He married Jacqueline Heaton on 23 December 1978 in Basford ; the couple have a daughter and a son . He supports Tottenham Hotspur . His wife , who is a teacher , was a town councillor in Cotgrave , where they live in the district of Rushcliffe .", "title": "Personal life" } ]

[ "Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland" ]

[ { "text": "Vernon Rodney Coaker , Baron Coaker of Gedling ( born 17 June 1953 ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Gedling between 1997 and 2019 . He also served as Minister of State for Policing , Crime and Security from 2008 to 2009 , then Minister of State for Schools from 2009 to 2010 , Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2013 to 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from October 2011 to October 2013 , and again from September 2015 until his resignation in June", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": "2016 from the Shadow Cabinet . He lost his seat at the 2019 general election .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " Born in Westminster , London , Coaker attended Drayton Manor Grammar School in London . He studied for an Economics and Politics BA ( Hons ) degree at the University of Warwick , then obtained a PGCE at Trent Polytechnic ( Clifton College of Education ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Coaker worked as a teacher , becoming a History teacher at Manvers Pierrepont School ( now the Carlton Road Centre of Castle College Nottingham ) from 1976 to 1982 , then Head of Department at Arnold Hill School from 1982 to 1988 . From 1989 to 1995 , he was a senior teacher at Bramcote Park School and thence until 1997 he was Deputy Headmaster at Big Wood School in Bestwood , Nottingham . He is a member of the NUT .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Coaker served as a district councillor for the Cotgrave Ward in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire from 1983 to 1997 and was leader of the Labour group on the council between 1987 and 1997 . He stood for the Rushcliffe constituency seat in 1983 . He contested Gedling in 1987 and 1992 , before defeating Andrew Mitchell at the 1997 election , becoming the first Labour MP to win the Gedling seat .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "After a number of Parliamentary Private Secretary roles , Coaker became a government whip in May 2005 , having been an assistant whip since June 2003 . He served as a Minister of State at the Home Office between 2008 and 2009 before being moved to take up the role of Minister of State for Schools and Learning between 2009 and 2010 . Following the Labour defeat at the 2010 General Election , Coaker was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in October 2011 . Coaker joined dozens of shadow ministers in resigning from his position on", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "26 June 2016 in Labours parliamentary disquiet over the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn . He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election . He lost his seat in the 2019 general election .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": " Coaker was found to have claimed large sums every month in cash for his second home without submitting any receipts . Over the course of four years , he claimed £3,425 for cleaning , £6,320 for services and maintenance and £5,205 for repairs . This was initially for his semi-detached home in Cotgrave , and then for his one-bedroom flat in Kennington in London . A spokesman for Coaker subsequently stated that expenses were claimed in accordance with the rules administered by Commons fees office at the time .", "title": "Expenses scandal" }, { "text": " Coaker supports the modernisation of the UK Trident missile system , and Britains membership of NATO . He supports the multilateral disarmament of nuclear weapons . Coaker belongs to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group . Shortly after being appointed Minister for Drugs and Crime Reduction in the May 2006 reshuffle , he revealed to the Coventry Evening Telegraph that he had had one or two puffs of cannabis as a student but did not enjoy it . His admission was made during a nationwide tour to evaluate the effectiveness of the governments drugs strategy .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "He also supports people taking part in shooting sports and angling .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "In January 2010 , Coaker apologised for remarks that misled MPs . He had earlier told MPs that 70 police officers were hurt as a result of a global warming protest at Kingsnorth power station . In fact there were only 12 injuries that were legally reportable with just four of those involving contact with another person . The remaining eight injuries included wasp sting , an injury while sitting in a car , and an officer succumbing to sun and heat . There were 68 injuries in total with the rest being treated by first-aiders at the scene .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "The whole operation had involved more than 1,000 officers .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , he was nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer . On 22 March 2021 , he was introduced to the House of Lords as Baron Coaker of Gedling in the County of Nottinghamshire . He made his maiden speech on 17th May 2021 during the Queens Speech debate .", "title": "Peerage" }, { "text": " He married Jacqueline Heaton on 23 December 1978 in Basford ; the couple have a daughter and a son . He supports Tottenham Hotspur . His wife , who is a teacher , was a town councillor in Cotgrave , where they live in the district of Rushcliffe .", "title": "Personal life" } ]

[ "Labours parliamentary" ]

[ { "text": "Vernon Rodney Coaker , Baron Coaker of Gedling ( born 17 June 1953 ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Gedling between 1997 and 2019 . He also served as Minister of State for Policing , Crime and Security from 2008 to 2009 , then Minister of State for Schools from 2009 to 2010 , Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2013 to 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from October 2011 to October 2013 , and again from September 2015 until his resignation in June", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": "2016 from the Shadow Cabinet . He lost his seat at the 2019 general election .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " Born in Westminster , London , Coaker attended Drayton Manor Grammar School in London . He studied for an Economics and Politics BA ( Hons ) degree at the University of Warwick , then obtained a PGCE at Trent Polytechnic ( Clifton College of Education ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Coaker worked as a teacher , becoming a History teacher at Manvers Pierrepont School ( now the Carlton Road Centre of Castle College Nottingham ) from 1976 to 1982 , then Head of Department at Arnold Hill School from 1982 to 1988 . From 1989 to 1995 , he was a senior teacher at Bramcote Park School and thence until 1997 he was Deputy Headmaster at Big Wood School in Bestwood , Nottingham . He is a member of the NUT .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Coaker served as a district councillor for the Cotgrave Ward in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire from 1983 to 1997 and was leader of the Labour group on the council between 1987 and 1997 . He stood for the Rushcliffe constituency seat in 1983 . He contested Gedling in 1987 and 1992 , before defeating Andrew Mitchell at the 1997 election , becoming the first Labour MP to win the Gedling seat .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "After a number of Parliamentary Private Secretary roles , Coaker became a government whip in May 2005 , having been an assistant whip since June 2003 . He served as a Minister of State at the Home Office between 2008 and 2009 before being moved to take up the role of Minister of State for Schools and Learning between 2009 and 2010 . Following the Labour defeat at the 2010 General Election , Coaker was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in October 2011 . Coaker joined dozens of shadow ministers in resigning from his position on", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "26 June 2016 in Labours parliamentary disquiet over the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn . He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election . He lost his seat in the 2019 general election .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": " Coaker was found to have claimed large sums every month in cash for his second home without submitting any receipts . Over the course of four years , he claimed £3,425 for cleaning , £6,320 for services and maintenance and £5,205 for repairs . This was initially for his semi-detached home in Cotgrave , and then for his one-bedroom flat in Kennington in London . A spokesman for Coaker subsequently stated that expenses were claimed in accordance with the rules administered by Commons fees office at the time .", "title": "Expenses scandal" }, { "text": " Coaker supports the modernisation of the UK Trident missile system , and Britains membership of NATO . He supports the multilateral disarmament of nuclear weapons . Coaker belongs to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group . Shortly after being appointed Minister for Drugs and Crime Reduction in the May 2006 reshuffle , he revealed to the Coventry Evening Telegraph that he had had one or two puffs of cannabis as a student but did not enjoy it . His admission was made during a nationwide tour to evaluate the effectiveness of the governments drugs strategy .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "He also supports people taking part in shooting sports and angling .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "In January 2010 , Coaker apologised for remarks that misled MPs . He had earlier told MPs that 70 police officers were hurt as a result of a global warming protest at Kingsnorth power station . In fact there were only 12 injuries that were legally reportable with just four of those involving contact with another person . The remaining eight injuries included wasp sting , an injury while sitting in a car , and an officer succumbing to sun and heat . There were 68 injuries in total with the rest being treated by first-aiders at the scene .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "The whole operation had involved more than 1,000 officers .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , he was nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer . On 22 March 2021 , he was introduced to the House of Lords as Baron Coaker of Gedling in the County of Nottinghamshire . He made his maiden speech on 17th May 2021 during the Queens Speech debate .", "title": "Peerage" }, { "text": " He married Jacqueline Heaton on 23 December 1978 in Basford ; the couple have a daughter and a son . He supports Tottenham Hotspur . His wife , who is a teacher , was a town councillor in Cotgrave , where they live in the district of Rushcliffe .", "title": "Personal life" } ]

[ "" ]

[ { "text": "Vernon Rodney Coaker , Baron Coaker of Gedling ( born 17 June 1953 ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Gedling between 1997 and 2019 . He also served as Minister of State for Policing , Crime and Security from 2008 to 2009 , then Minister of State for Schools from 2009 to 2010 , Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2013 to 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from October 2011 to October 2013 , and again from September 2015 until his resignation in June", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": "2016 from the Shadow Cabinet . He lost his seat at the 2019 general election .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " Born in Westminster , London , Coaker attended Drayton Manor Grammar School in London . He studied for an Economics and Politics BA ( Hons ) degree at the University of Warwick , then obtained a PGCE at Trent Polytechnic ( Clifton College of Education ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Coaker worked as a teacher , becoming a History teacher at Manvers Pierrepont School ( now the Carlton Road Centre of Castle College Nottingham ) from 1976 to 1982 , then Head of Department at Arnold Hill School from 1982 to 1988 . From 1989 to 1995 , he was a senior teacher at Bramcote Park School and thence until 1997 he was Deputy Headmaster at Big Wood School in Bestwood , Nottingham . He is a member of the NUT .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Coaker served as a district councillor for the Cotgrave Ward in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire from 1983 to 1997 and was leader of the Labour group on the council between 1987 and 1997 . He stood for the Rushcliffe constituency seat in 1983 . He contested Gedling in 1987 and 1992 , before defeating Andrew Mitchell at the 1997 election , becoming the first Labour MP to win the Gedling seat .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "After a number of Parliamentary Private Secretary roles , Coaker became a government whip in May 2005 , having been an assistant whip since June 2003 . He served as a Minister of State at the Home Office between 2008 and 2009 before being moved to take up the role of Minister of State for Schools and Learning between 2009 and 2010 . Following the Labour defeat at the 2010 General Election , Coaker was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in October 2011 . Coaker joined dozens of shadow ministers in resigning from his position on", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "26 June 2016 in Labours parliamentary disquiet over the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn . He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election . He lost his seat in the 2019 general election .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": " Coaker was found to have claimed large sums every month in cash for his second home without submitting any receipts . Over the course of four years , he claimed £3,425 for cleaning , £6,320 for services and maintenance and £5,205 for repairs . This was initially for his semi-detached home in Cotgrave , and then for his one-bedroom flat in Kennington in London . A spokesman for Coaker subsequently stated that expenses were claimed in accordance with the rules administered by Commons fees office at the time .", "title": "Expenses scandal" }, { "text": " Coaker supports the modernisation of the UK Trident missile system , and Britains membership of NATO . He supports the multilateral disarmament of nuclear weapons . Coaker belongs to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group . Shortly after being appointed Minister for Drugs and Crime Reduction in the May 2006 reshuffle , he revealed to the Coventry Evening Telegraph that he had had one or two puffs of cannabis as a student but did not enjoy it . His admission was made during a nationwide tour to evaluate the effectiveness of the governments drugs strategy .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "He also supports people taking part in shooting sports and angling .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "In January 2010 , Coaker apologised for remarks that misled MPs . He had earlier told MPs that 70 police officers were hurt as a result of a global warming protest at Kingsnorth power station . In fact there were only 12 injuries that were legally reportable with just four of those involving contact with another person . The remaining eight injuries included wasp sting , an injury while sitting in a car , and an officer succumbing to sun and heat . There were 68 injuries in total with the rest being treated by first-aiders at the scene .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "The whole operation had involved more than 1,000 officers .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , he was nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer . On 22 March 2021 , he was introduced to the House of Lords as Baron Coaker of Gedling in the County of Nottinghamshire . He made his maiden speech on 17th May 2021 during the Queens Speech debate .", "title": "Peerage" }, { "text": " He married Jacqueline Heaton on 23 December 1978 in Basford ; the couple have a daughter and a son . He supports Tottenham Hotspur . His wife , who is a teacher , was a town councillor in Cotgrave , where they live in the district of Rushcliffe .", "title": "Personal life" } ]

[ "" ]

[ { "text": "Vernon Rodney Coaker , Baron Coaker of Gedling ( born 17 June 1953 ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Gedling between 1997 and 2019 . He also served as Minister of State for Policing , Crime and Security from 2008 to 2009 , then Minister of State for Schools from 2009 to 2010 , Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2013 to 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from October 2011 to October 2013 , and again from September 2015 until his resignation in June", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": "2016 from the Shadow Cabinet . He lost his seat at the 2019 general election .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , it was announced he would be conferred a life peerage after a nomination by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer .", "title": "Vernon Coaker" }, { "text": " Born in Westminster , London , Coaker attended Drayton Manor Grammar School in London . He studied for an Economics and Politics BA ( Hons ) degree at the University of Warwick , then obtained a PGCE at Trent Polytechnic ( Clifton College of Education ) .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": "Coaker worked as a teacher , becoming a History teacher at Manvers Pierrepont School ( now the Carlton Road Centre of Castle College Nottingham ) from 1976 to 1982 , then Head of Department at Arnold Hill School from 1982 to 1988 . From 1989 to 1995 , he was a senior teacher at Bramcote Park School and thence until 1997 he was Deputy Headmaster at Big Wood School in Bestwood , Nottingham . He is a member of the NUT .", "title": "Early life" }, { "text": " Coaker served as a district councillor for the Cotgrave Ward in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire from 1983 to 1997 and was leader of the Labour group on the council between 1987 and 1997 . He stood for the Rushcliffe constituency seat in 1983 . He contested Gedling in 1987 and 1992 , before defeating Andrew Mitchell at the 1997 election , becoming the first Labour MP to win the Gedling seat .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "After a number of Parliamentary Private Secretary roles , Coaker became a government whip in May 2005 , having been an assistant whip since June 2003 . He served as a Minister of State at the Home Office between 2008 and 2009 before being moved to take up the role of Minister of State for Schools and Learning between 2009 and 2010 . Following the Labour defeat at the 2010 General Election , Coaker was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in October 2011 . Coaker joined dozens of shadow ministers in resigning from his position on", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": "26 June 2016 in Labours parliamentary disquiet over the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn . He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election . He lost his seat in the 2019 general election .", "title": "Political career" }, { "text": " Coaker was found to have claimed large sums every month in cash for his second home without submitting any receipts . Over the course of four years , he claimed £3,425 for cleaning , £6,320 for services and maintenance and £5,205 for repairs . This was initially for his semi-detached home in Cotgrave , and then for his one-bedroom flat in Kennington in London . A spokesman for Coaker subsequently stated that expenses were claimed in accordance with the rules administered by Commons fees office at the time .", "title": "Expenses scandal" }, { "text": " Coaker supports the modernisation of the UK Trident missile system , and Britains membership of NATO . He supports the multilateral disarmament of nuclear weapons . Coaker belongs to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group . Shortly after being appointed Minister for Drugs and Crime Reduction in the May 2006 reshuffle , he revealed to the Coventry Evening Telegraph that he had had one or two puffs of cannabis as a student but did not enjoy it . His admission was made during a nationwide tour to evaluate the effectiveness of the governments drugs strategy .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "He also supports people taking part in shooting sports and angling .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "In January 2010 , Coaker apologised for remarks that misled MPs . He had earlier told MPs that 70 police officers were hurt as a result of a global warming protest at Kingsnorth power station . In fact there were only 12 injuries that were legally reportable with just four of those involving contact with another person . The remaining eight injuries included wasp sting , an injury while sitting in a car , and an officer succumbing to sun and heat . There were 68 injuries in total with the rest being treated by first-aiders at the scene .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": "The whole operation had involved more than 1,000 officers .", "title": "Political positions" }, { "text": " In December 2020 , he was nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer . On 22 March 2021 , he was introduced to the House of Lords as Baron Coaker of Gedling in the County of Nottinghamshire . He made his maiden speech on 17th May 2021 during the Queens Speech debate .", "title": "Peerage" }, { "text": " He married Jacqueline Heaton on 23 December 1978 in Basford ; the couple have a daughter and a son . He supports Tottenham Hotspur . His wife , who is a teacher , was a town councillor in Cotgrave , where they live in the district of Rushcliffe .", "title": "Personal life" } ]

[ "Amtrak" ]

[ { "text": " The EMD SDP40F was a six-axle C-C diesel–electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division ( EMD ) from 1973–1974 . EMD built 150 for Amtrak , the operator of most intercity passenger trains in the United States . Amtrak , a private company but funded by the United States government , had begun operation in 1971 with a fleet of aging diesel locomotives inherited from various private railroads . The SDP40F was the first diesel locomotive built new for Amtrak and for a brief time they formed the backbone of the companys long-distance fleet .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "A series of derailments in the mid-1970s shattered Amtraks confidence in the locomotive , and many railroads banned it from their tracks . Multiple investigations pointed to issues with the locomotives trucks , the weight of the water and steam generators used for train heating , or the harmonic vibration of baggage cars behind the locomotive . In 1977 Amtrak decided to move on from the SDP40F in favor of the EMD F40PH , which was already in use on short-distance routes . Amtrak traded most of its fleet into EMD ; the components were incorporated into new F40PHs .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "The remainder were traded to the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ( ATSF ) for use in freight service . The Santa Fe rebuilt the locomotives and designated them SDF40-2 . The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway ( BNSF ) , successor to the Santa Fe , retired them in 2002 . One of them is preserved , that one being ex-Amtrak No . 644 .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "Amtrak assumed operation of most intercity rail passenger service in the United States on May 1 , 1971 . Until then such services were operated by various private railroads . The private railroads chose to retain their second generation passenger locomotives for freight service , or to operate the various commuter services which , by law , did not pass to Amtrak . To operate these intercity services the Amtrak had to buy or lease from the private railroads whatever locomotives remained . This left Amtrak with an aging and mechanically-incompatible fleet of diesel locomotives . The mainstays of Amtraks", "title": "Background" }, { "text": "road diesel fleet were veteran E units and F units , the newest of which were 10–20 years old and due for replacement .", "title": "Background" }, { "text": " The SDP40F was a full-width cowl unit . It was based on the EMD FP45 passenger locomotive and EMD SD40-2 freight locomotive . All three shared the EMD 645E3 diesel prime mover , which developed . The locomotive had a gear ratio of 57:20 . Maximum speed at full horsepower was ; the locomotive exceeded in tests . The SDP40F was fitted with a Leslie Controls SL4T ( S4T ) . There were doubts at the time about Amtraks long-term viability , so the locomotives were designed for easy conversion to freight locomotives should Amtrak cease operation .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "In the early 1970s Amtraks passenger car fleet was steam-heated ; Amtraks requirement called for two steam generators . These were located at the rear of the locomotive . Forward of the generators was a water tank . This tank rested above the floorline . The lateral motion of the water within was later implicated in several derailments . The primary underbody tank was split between water and diesel fuel , carrying of water and of diesel . Provision was made for eventual conversion to head-end power ( HEP ) , but it was never carried out .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "EMD based the SDP40F name on the existing SDP40 . Several years earlier , EMD had made similar versions of the SDP45 and SD45 in a full-width cowl unit , which it named FP45 and F45 . Although the SDP40F was externally nearly identical to the FP45 , EMD chose not to give the new locomotive a similar name such as FP40 . EMD wanted to avoid adding a new locomotive type to their catalog due to price controls in effect in the early 1970s . The following year , the F40C name was used for a similar locomotive ordered", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "by the Chicago , Milwaukee , St . Paul and Pacific Railroad ( the Milwaukee Road ) , equipped with HEP instead of steam generators .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": " There were several minor differences between the first 40 locomotives built and later examples . The most important was the installation of lower-profile cooling fans and air horns to avoid clearance problems in the Eastern US .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "Amtrak ordered 150 SDP40Fs , in two batches . The first order , placed on November 2 , 1972 , was for 40 locomotives , at a cost of $18 million . A second order , for 110 locomotives at $50 million , followed on October 12 , 1973 . These orders were Amtraks first for new-build locomotives . Amtrak deployed the original 40 locomotives on long-distance trains in the Western United States . The locomotives entered revenue service on June 22 , 1973 , hauling the Super Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles over the Atchison , Topeka and", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Santa Fe Railway . SDP40Fs were also used on the Burlington Northern Railroad . The arrival of the second order enabled Amtrak to deploy the SDP40Fs throughout the country , displacing the inherited E-units .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "In late 1975 J . David Ingles called the SDP40Fs the stars of Amtraks long-distance trains , but engine crews reported that the locomotives rode poorly compared to the E-units they had replaced . Even as Amtrak and EMD investigated the ride quality , the SDP40F was involved in a series of derailments that would lead to an end to its career as a passenger locomotive . Between 1974–1976 the Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA ) identified thirteen incidents for which the locomotive was responsible . None of the incidents were serious , but their frequency was a concern .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "Most of the derailments occurred on trains with two SDP40Fs on the front and at least one trailing baggage car . While the rear truck of the second locomotive and the front truck of the baggage car were pinpointed as the source of the derailment , the actual cause of the derailments was unclear .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "EMD , Amtrak , the Association of American Railroads ( AAR ) , and the FRA tested the locomotive thoroughly , with suspicion falling on the hollow bolster truck design . In the end , the investigators theorized that the steam generators and water tank may have made the rear of the engine too heavy and created too much lateral motion . Later FRA investigations concluded that the actual culprit was the light weight of the baggage cars , which caused harmonic vibrations when placed directly behind the much heavier SDP40F . A contributing factor was the sometimes poor quality", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "of track the locomotive operated over .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "Amtrak took several corrective measures , including operating with a reduced speed on curves , emptying the smaller of the two water tanks to reduce lateral motion , and making various alterations to the trucks . The measures helped , but the trouble continued . Several railroads , including the Burlington and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ( C&O ) , banned the rail breakers from their tracks ; they were suspected to be causing the spreading of rails because of their lateral swaying , which may have contributed to the derailments . For the Chicago–Seattle Empire Builder , the", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "speed restrictions added 6 hours to what had been a 46-hour schedule . Another important development was the unusually harsh winter of 1976–1977 , which sidelined many of Amtraks aging steam-heated coaches . Amtrak suspended numerous routes and pressed the new HEP-equipped Amfleet I coaches , designed for short runs , into service . The new EMD F40PH , intended for short-distance service and equipped with HEP , handled these trains .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "In the spring of 1977 Amtrak faced a power crisis . In addition to the SDP40Fs derailing , Amtrak was having trouble with two other six-axle designs . The GE E60CP and E60CH electric locomotives were having derailment problems . The GE P30CH had the same truck design as E60s and rode poorly , although it did not exhibit the same tendency to derail . Amtrak decided to abandon the SDP40F in favor of the F40PH , a four-axle design with none of the riding problems of the six-axle locomotives . Amtrak traded 40 SDP40Fs back to EMD . Components", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "including the prime mover were installed into an F40PHs frame . Between 1977–1987 Amtrak traded 132 of the SDP40Fs back to EMD for F40PHRs . The SDP40F remained in service on the Santa Fe longer than elsewhere , although the arrival of HEP-equipped Superliner cars on the Western routes displaced them from there as well . The last SDP40Fs left the Amtrak roster in 1987 . The remaining Amtrak SDP40Fs that werent sold to the ATSF ( seen below ) are presumed to have been scrapped .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": " In 1984 Amtrak , low on light-duty power , traded 18 SDP40Fs to the Santa Fe for 43 switchers : 25 CF7s and 18 SSB1200s . Santa Fe rebuilt the traded locomotives for freight use . Modifications included removing the steam generators and regearing for lower speed . The locomotives were also given front steps and platforms , and notched noses in order to improve boarding access . The rebuilt locomotives were designated SDF40-2 . The SDF40-2s continued in service with the BNSF Railway , successor to the Santa Fe , until their retirement in 2002 .", "title": "Freight use" }, { "text": " One SDF40-2 , ex-Amtrak No . 644 , was acquired by Dynamic Rail Preservation Inc . and is in Boulder City , Nevada having been previously displayed in Ogden , Utah . It has been renumbered to its Santa Fe-era 6976 number and returned to operation in November 2019 .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": " - Santa Fe SDF40-2s on Santa Fe Subjects", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " The EMD SDP40F was a six-axle C-C diesel–electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division ( EMD ) from 1973–1974 . EMD built 150 for Amtrak , the operator of most intercity passenger trains in the United States . Amtrak , a private company but funded by the United States government , had begun operation in 1971 with a fleet of aging diesel locomotives inherited from various private railroads . The SDP40F was the first diesel locomotive built new for Amtrak and for a brief time they formed the backbone of the companys long-distance fleet .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "A series of derailments in the mid-1970s shattered Amtraks confidence in the locomotive , and many railroads banned it from their tracks . Multiple investigations pointed to issues with the locomotives trucks , the weight of the water and steam generators used for train heating , or the harmonic vibration of baggage cars behind the locomotive . In 1977 Amtrak decided to move on from the SDP40F in favor of the EMD F40PH , which was already in use on short-distance routes . Amtrak traded most of its fleet into EMD ; the components were incorporated into new F40PHs .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "The remainder were traded to the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ( ATSF ) for use in freight service . The Santa Fe rebuilt the locomotives and designated them SDF40-2 . The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway ( BNSF ) , successor to the Santa Fe , retired them in 2002 . One of them is preserved , that one being ex-Amtrak No . 644 .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "Amtrak assumed operation of most intercity rail passenger service in the United States on May 1 , 1971 . Until then such services were operated by various private railroads . The private railroads chose to retain their second generation passenger locomotives for freight service , or to operate the various commuter services which , by law , did not pass to Amtrak . To operate these intercity services the Amtrak had to buy or lease from the private railroads whatever locomotives remained . This left Amtrak with an aging and mechanically-incompatible fleet of diesel locomotives . The mainstays of Amtraks", "title": "Background" }, { "text": "road diesel fleet were veteran E units and F units , the newest of which were 10–20 years old and due for replacement .", "title": "Background" }, { "text": " The SDP40F was a full-width cowl unit . It was based on the EMD FP45 passenger locomotive and EMD SD40-2 freight locomotive . All three shared the EMD 645E3 diesel prime mover , which developed . The locomotive had a gear ratio of 57:20 . Maximum speed at full horsepower was ; the locomotive exceeded in tests . The SDP40F was fitted with a Leslie Controls SL4T ( S4T ) . There were doubts at the time about Amtraks long-term viability , so the locomotives were designed for easy conversion to freight locomotives should Amtrak cease operation .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "In the early 1970s Amtraks passenger car fleet was steam-heated ; Amtraks requirement called for two steam generators . These were located at the rear of the locomotive . Forward of the generators was a water tank . This tank rested above the floorline . The lateral motion of the water within was later implicated in several derailments . The primary underbody tank was split between water and diesel fuel , carrying of water and of diesel . Provision was made for eventual conversion to head-end power ( HEP ) , but it was never carried out .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "EMD based the SDP40F name on the existing SDP40 . Several years earlier , EMD had made similar versions of the SDP45 and SD45 in a full-width cowl unit , which it named FP45 and F45 . Although the SDP40F was externally nearly identical to the FP45 , EMD chose not to give the new locomotive a similar name such as FP40 . EMD wanted to avoid adding a new locomotive type to their catalog due to price controls in effect in the early 1970s . The following year , the F40C name was used for a similar locomotive ordered", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "by the Chicago , Milwaukee , St . Paul and Pacific Railroad ( the Milwaukee Road ) , equipped with HEP instead of steam generators .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": " There were several minor differences between the first 40 locomotives built and later examples . The most important was the installation of lower-profile cooling fans and air horns to avoid clearance problems in the Eastern US .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "Amtrak ordered 150 SDP40Fs , in two batches . The first order , placed on November 2 , 1972 , was for 40 locomotives , at a cost of $18 million . A second order , for 110 locomotives at $50 million , followed on October 12 , 1973 . These orders were Amtraks first for new-build locomotives . Amtrak deployed the original 40 locomotives on long-distance trains in the Western United States . The locomotives entered revenue service on June 22 , 1973 , hauling the Super Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles over the Atchison , Topeka and", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Santa Fe Railway . SDP40Fs were also used on the Burlington Northern Railroad . The arrival of the second order enabled Amtrak to deploy the SDP40Fs throughout the country , displacing the inherited E-units .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "In late 1975 J . David Ingles called the SDP40Fs the stars of Amtraks long-distance trains , but engine crews reported that the locomotives rode poorly compared to the E-units they had replaced . Even as Amtrak and EMD investigated the ride quality , the SDP40F was involved in a series of derailments that would lead to an end to its career as a passenger locomotive . Between 1974–1976 the Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA ) identified thirteen incidents for which the locomotive was responsible . None of the incidents were serious , but their frequency was a concern .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "Most of the derailments occurred on trains with two SDP40Fs on the front and at least one trailing baggage car . While the rear truck of the second locomotive and the front truck of the baggage car were pinpointed as the source of the derailment , the actual cause of the derailments was unclear .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "EMD , Amtrak , the Association of American Railroads ( AAR ) , and the FRA tested the locomotive thoroughly , with suspicion falling on the hollow bolster truck design . In the end , the investigators theorized that the steam generators and water tank may have made the rear of the engine too heavy and created too much lateral motion . Later FRA investigations concluded that the actual culprit was the light weight of the baggage cars , which caused harmonic vibrations when placed directly behind the much heavier SDP40F . A contributing factor was the sometimes poor quality", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "of track the locomotive operated over .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "Amtrak took several corrective measures , including operating with a reduced speed on curves , emptying the smaller of the two water tanks to reduce lateral motion , and making various alterations to the trucks . The measures helped , but the trouble continued . Several railroads , including the Burlington and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ( C&O ) , banned the rail breakers from their tracks ; they were suspected to be causing the spreading of rails because of their lateral swaying , which may have contributed to the derailments . For the Chicago–Seattle Empire Builder , the", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "speed restrictions added 6 hours to what had been a 46-hour schedule . Another important development was the unusually harsh winter of 1976–1977 , which sidelined many of Amtraks aging steam-heated coaches . Amtrak suspended numerous routes and pressed the new HEP-equipped Amfleet I coaches , designed for short runs , into service . The new EMD F40PH , intended for short-distance service and equipped with HEP , handled these trains .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "In the spring of 1977 Amtrak faced a power crisis . In addition to the SDP40Fs derailing , Amtrak was having trouble with two other six-axle designs . The GE E60CP and E60CH electric locomotives were having derailment problems . The GE P30CH had the same truck design as E60s and rode poorly , although it did not exhibit the same tendency to derail . Amtrak decided to abandon the SDP40F in favor of the F40PH , a four-axle design with none of the riding problems of the six-axle locomotives . Amtrak traded 40 SDP40Fs back to EMD . Components", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "including the prime mover were installed into an F40PHs frame . Between 1977–1987 Amtrak traded 132 of the SDP40Fs back to EMD for F40PHRs . The SDP40F remained in service on the Santa Fe longer than elsewhere , although the arrival of HEP-equipped Superliner cars on the Western routes displaced them from there as well . The last SDP40Fs left the Amtrak roster in 1987 . The remaining Amtrak SDP40Fs that werent sold to the ATSF ( seen below ) are presumed to have been scrapped .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": " In 1984 Amtrak , low on light-duty power , traded 18 SDP40Fs to the Santa Fe for 43 switchers : 25 CF7s and 18 SSB1200s . Santa Fe rebuilt the traded locomotives for freight use . Modifications included removing the steam generators and regearing for lower speed . The locomotives were also given front steps and platforms , and notched noses in order to improve boarding access . The rebuilt locomotives were designated SDF40-2 . The SDF40-2s continued in service with the BNSF Railway , successor to the Santa Fe , until their retirement in 2002 .", "title": "Freight use" }, { "text": " One SDF40-2 , ex-Amtrak No . 644 , was acquired by Dynamic Rail Preservation Inc . and is in Boulder City , Nevada having been previously displayed in Ogden , Utah . It has been renumbered to its Santa Fe-era 6976 number and returned to operation in November 2019 .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": " - Santa Fe SDF40-2s on Santa Fe Subjects", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "BNSF Railway" ]

[ { "text": " The EMD SDP40F was a six-axle C-C diesel–electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division ( EMD ) from 1973–1974 . EMD built 150 for Amtrak , the operator of most intercity passenger trains in the United States . Amtrak , a private company but funded by the United States government , had begun operation in 1971 with a fleet of aging diesel locomotives inherited from various private railroads . The SDP40F was the first diesel locomotive built new for Amtrak and for a brief time they formed the backbone of the companys long-distance fleet .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "A series of derailments in the mid-1970s shattered Amtraks confidence in the locomotive , and many railroads banned it from their tracks . Multiple investigations pointed to issues with the locomotives trucks , the weight of the water and steam generators used for train heating , or the harmonic vibration of baggage cars behind the locomotive . In 1977 Amtrak decided to move on from the SDP40F in favor of the EMD F40PH , which was already in use on short-distance routes . Amtrak traded most of its fleet into EMD ; the components were incorporated into new F40PHs .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "The remainder were traded to the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ( ATSF ) for use in freight service . The Santa Fe rebuilt the locomotives and designated them SDF40-2 . The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway ( BNSF ) , successor to the Santa Fe , retired them in 2002 . One of them is preserved , that one being ex-Amtrak No . 644 .", "title": "EMD SDP40F" }, { "text": "Amtrak assumed operation of most intercity rail passenger service in the United States on May 1 , 1971 . Until then such services were operated by various private railroads . The private railroads chose to retain their second generation passenger locomotives for freight service , or to operate the various commuter services which , by law , did not pass to Amtrak . To operate these intercity services the Amtrak had to buy or lease from the private railroads whatever locomotives remained . This left Amtrak with an aging and mechanically-incompatible fleet of diesel locomotives . The mainstays of Amtraks", "title": "Background" }, { "text": "road diesel fleet were veteran E units and F units , the newest of which were 10–20 years old and due for replacement .", "title": "Background" }, { "text": " The SDP40F was a full-width cowl unit . It was based on the EMD FP45 passenger locomotive and EMD SD40-2 freight locomotive . All three shared the EMD 645E3 diesel prime mover , which developed . The locomotive had a gear ratio of 57:20 . Maximum speed at full horsepower was ; the locomotive exceeded in tests . The SDP40F was fitted with a Leslie Controls SL4T ( S4T ) . There were doubts at the time about Amtraks long-term viability , so the locomotives were designed for easy conversion to freight locomotives should Amtrak cease operation .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "In the early 1970s Amtraks passenger car fleet was steam-heated ; Amtraks requirement called for two steam generators . These were located at the rear of the locomotive . Forward of the generators was a water tank . This tank rested above the floorline . The lateral motion of the water within was later implicated in several derailments . The primary underbody tank was split between water and diesel fuel , carrying of water and of diesel . Provision was made for eventual conversion to head-end power ( HEP ) , but it was never carried out .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "EMD based the SDP40F name on the existing SDP40 . Several years earlier , EMD had made similar versions of the SDP45 and SD45 in a full-width cowl unit , which it named FP45 and F45 . Although the SDP40F was externally nearly identical to the FP45 , EMD chose not to give the new locomotive a similar name such as FP40 . EMD wanted to avoid adding a new locomotive type to their catalog due to price controls in effect in the early 1970s . The following year , the F40C name was used for a similar locomotive ordered", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "by the Chicago , Milwaukee , St . Paul and Pacific Railroad ( the Milwaukee Road ) , equipped with HEP instead of steam generators .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": " There were several minor differences between the first 40 locomotives built and later examples . The most important was the installation of lower-profile cooling fans and air horns to avoid clearance problems in the Eastern US .", "title": "Design" }, { "text": "Amtrak ordered 150 SDP40Fs , in two batches . The first order , placed on November 2 , 1972 , was for 40 locomotives , at a cost of $18 million . A second order , for 110 locomotives at $50 million , followed on October 12 , 1973 . These orders were Amtraks first for new-build locomotives . Amtrak deployed the original 40 locomotives on long-distance trains in the Western United States . The locomotives entered revenue service on June 22 , 1973 , hauling the Super Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles over the Atchison , Topeka and", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Santa Fe Railway . SDP40Fs were also used on the Burlington Northern Railroad . The arrival of the second order enabled Amtrak to deploy the SDP40Fs throughout the country , displacing the inherited E-units .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "In late 1975 J . David Ingles called the SDP40Fs the stars of Amtraks long-distance trains , but engine crews reported that the locomotives rode poorly compared to the E-units they had replaced . Even as Amtrak and EMD investigated the ride quality , the SDP40F was involved in a series of derailments that would lead to an end to its career as a passenger locomotive . Between 1974–1976 the Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA ) identified thirteen incidents for which the locomotive was responsible . None of the incidents were serious , but their frequency was a concern .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "Most of the derailments occurred on trains with two SDP40Fs on the front and at least one trailing baggage car . While the rear truck of the second locomotive and the front truck of the baggage car were pinpointed as the source of the derailment , the actual cause of the derailments was unclear .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "EMD , Amtrak , the Association of American Railroads ( AAR ) , and the FRA tested the locomotive thoroughly , with suspicion falling on the hollow bolster truck design . In the end , the investigators theorized that the steam generators and water tank may have made the rear of the engine too heavy and created too much lateral motion . Later FRA investigations concluded that the actual culprit was the light weight of the baggage cars , which caused harmonic vibrations when placed directly behind the much heavier SDP40F . A contributing factor was the sometimes poor quality", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "of track the locomotive operated over .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "Amtrak took several corrective measures , including operating with a reduced speed on curves , emptying the smaller of the two water tanks to reduce lateral motion , and making various alterations to the trucks . The measures helped , but the trouble continued . Several railroads , including the Burlington and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ( C&O ) , banned the rail breakers from their tracks ; they were suspected to be causing the spreading of rails because of their lateral swaying , which may have contributed to the derailments . For the Chicago–Seattle Empire Builder , the", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "speed restrictions added 6 hours to what had been a 46-hour schedule . Another important development was the unusually harsh winter of 1976–1977 , which sidelined many of Amtraks aging steam-heated coaches . Amtrak suspended numerous routes and pressed the new HEP-equipped Amfleet I coaches , designed for short runs , into service . The new EMD F40PH , intended for short-distance service and equipped with HEP , handled these trains .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "In the spring of 1977 Amtrak faced a power crisis . In addition to the SDP40Fs derailing , Amtrak was having trouble with two other six-axle designs . The GE E60CP and E60CH electric locomotives were having derailment problems . The GE P30CH had the same truck design as E60s and rode poorly , although it did not exhibit the same tendency to derail . Amtrak decided to abandon the SDP40F in favor of the F40PH , a four-axle design with none of the riding problems of the six-axle locomotives . Amtrak traded 40 SDP40Fs back to EMD . Components", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": "including the prime mover were installed into an F40PHs frame . Between 1977–1987 Amtrak traded 132 of the SDP40Fs back to EMD for F40PHRs . The SDP40F remained in service on the Santa Fe longer than elsewhere , although the arrival of HEP-equipped Superliner cars on the Western routes displaced them from there as well . The last SDP40Fs left the Amtrak roster in 1987 . The remaining Amtrak SDP40Fs that werent sold to the ATSF ( seen below ) are presumed to have been scrapped .", "title": "Derailments" }, { "text": " In 1984 Amtrak , low on light-duty power , traded 18 SDP40Fs to the Santa Fe for 43 switchers : 25 CF7s and 18 SSB1200s . Santa Fe rebuilt the traded locomotives for freight use . Modifications included removing the steam generators and regearing for lower speed . The locomotives were also given front steps and platforms , and notched noses in order to improve boarding access . The rebuilt locomotives were designated SDF40-2 . The SDF40-2s continued in service with the BNSF Railway , successor to the Santa Fe , until their retirement in 2002 .", "title": "Freight use" }, { "text": " One SDF40-2 , ex-Amtrak No . 644 , was acquired by Dynamic Rail Preservation Inc . and is in Boulder City , Nevada having been previously displayed in Ogden , Utah . It has been renumbered to its Santa Fe-era 6976 number and returned to operation in November 2019 .", "title": "Preservation" }, { "text": " - Santa Fe SDF40-2s on Santa Fe Subjects", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Angelo Innocent Fernandes ( 1913-2000 ) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Delhi from 1967 to 1990 . He was born in Karachi on 28 July 1913 , trained for the priesthood , and was ordained in 1937 in Bombay ( Mumbai ) where he became Rector of the Cathedral . In 1960 he was appointed Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India , and later served on two Vatican Council commissions under Pope John XXIII . He was a founding member of the World Conference on Religion and Peace .", "title": "Angelo Innocent Fernandes" }, { "text": " Fernandes was born into a devout Catholic family of the late John Ligorio and Evelyn Sabina Fernandes in Karachi , Pakistan ( then part of India ) . He attended school there at St . Patrick’s High School and continued to St . Joseph’s Seminary , Mangalore to prepare for his priestly studies . He graduated from the famed Papal University , Kandy , Sri Lanka ( Ceylon ) and was ordained on 29 August 1937 in the Archdiocese of Bombay .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Before his transfer to New Delhi ( Capital of India ) as Coadjutor Archbishop he was Rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Name , Bombay having served as Secretary to Archbishop Roberts and also the late Valerian Cardinal Gracias as his secretary . He was consecrated by His Eminence Valerian Cardinal Gracias on 1 November 1959 on the very grounds where his funeral mass was held .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " He was Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India ( 1960–1972 ) . Initially he was engaged in pastoral work in Bombay including the fields of education and social service . From 1966-1976 he was appointed Consultor and later member of the Pontifical Academy Justice and Peace concerned actively with world cooperation for development at all levels and furtherance of world peace . He was also a member of the Secretariate of the World Synod of Bishops ( 1971–1974 ) .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Nominated in 1963 by Pope John XXIII to be a member of the Vatican Council Commission De Episcopis et Diocesium Regimine . In 1964 Co-opted as member of the Commission Pro Ecclesia in mundo hujus temporis", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " Archbishop Fernandes had important links with the Government of India and was considered as an important and eminent invitee for various State Functions . For the Gandhi Centenary Year he was a member of the National Intergarion Committee . In many respects he was Gandhi-like in both attitude and lifestyle . International scope of work .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Fernandes lectured on religion and philosophy and on educational and cultural matters to all types of audiences in India , the Far East , Australia , New Zealand , Ireland , Great Britain , Belgium , Netherlands , Switzerland , Germany , Denmark , Italy and all parts of the United States . His radio talks have been largely on All India Radio , Radio Vaticana , National Broadcasting Corporation-New York , Radio Eirenean , BBC , Radio Koln and KRO-the Netherlands .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "He undertook a World Tour under the auspices of the Christian Family Movement in connection with Ecumenical Meetings on Development , Justice and Peace . He paid an official visit to Russia as leader of the Vatican delegation to the Russian Orthodox Church . In connection with multi-religious work in the fields of human rights , development , disarmament , environment he travelled to Turkey , Scotland , England , Finland , the United States , Japan , Singapore , Bangladesh , Malaysia , Hong Kong , Thailand , Philippines , Indonesia , Pakistan , various European countries and Canada", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": ". He also visited Sri Lanka , Burma , Iran , Aden , Mauritius , Israel , Portugal , Spain , France , Poland , Sweden , East Germany .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " World Conference on Religion and Peace . Archbishop Fernandes was a founding member and the first president ( 1970–84 ) of the World Conference on Religion and Peace ( WCRP ) , an international organization of representatives of the worlds major religious traditions who meet to study and act upon global problems affecting peace , justice , and human survival ( disarmament ) . Fernandes attended the world conferences in Kyoto , 1970 ; Louvain , 1974 ; Princeton , 1979 ; Nairobi , 1984 ; and Melbourne , 1989 as well as numerous regional assemblies .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " - 1 . Humanization-A Process of Love : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad - 2 . The Role of Religious in the Mystical Body : CRI-Women , Calcutta - 3 . The Role of Religion in a Technological ; World : St . Paul , Allahabad - 4 . Renewal & Adaptation of Religious Life : CRU-Calcutta - 5 . The Role of the Family in a Changing World : Nirmala Press , Ernakulam - 6 . The Role of Good People in Society : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": "- 7 . Religion and Peace : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": " - 8 . Religion and the Quality of Life : Sanjivan Publication Assoc. , New Delhi - 9 . Religion and a New World Order : Sanjivan Publication Assoc. , New Delhi - 10 . Apostolic Endeavour : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad - 11 . Towards Peace and Justice-1981 - 12 . God’s Rule and Man’s Role-1982 - 13 . Summons to Dialogue-1983 - 14 . The Christian Way Today-1987 - 15 . As You Pray So You Live-1992 - 16 . Building Bridges-The Missing Dimension in Education-1993 - 17 . Experience in Dialogue-1994", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": "- 18 . Vatican Two Revisited-1996", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": " Archbishop Fernandes’ mother tongue was English , but he also spoke Konkani , Latin , Hindi , Italian and a smattering of French . Besides reading and writing , he was interested in classical music , particularly the violin , and he took a keen interest in sports , but actively in swimming .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "Fernandes had a younger brother Stanislaus ( deceased 2004 ) and an older brother Emil ( deceased 1994 ) . They are survived by Emil’s sons - Melvyn , Robin , Geoffrey , Kevin and Dana , all of whom reside in Canada ( Toronto and environs ) .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Archbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes , Catholic Hierarchy", "title": "References" } ]

[ "Catholic Archbishop" ]

[ { "text": " Angelo Innocent Fernandes ( 1913-2000 ) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Delhi from 1967 to 1990 . He was born in Karachi on 28 July 1913 , trained for the priesthood , and was ordained in 1937 in Bombay ( Mumbai ) where he became Rector of the Cathedral . In 1960 he was appointed Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India , and later served on two Vatican Council commissions under Pope John XXIII . He was a founding member of the World Conference on Religion and Peace .", "title": "Angelo Innocent Fernandes" }, { "text": " Fernandes was born into a devout Catholic family of the late John Ligorio and Evelyn Sabina Fernandes in Karachi , Pakistan ( then part of India ) . He attended school there at St . Patrick’s High School and continued to St . Joseph’s Seminary , Mangalore to prepare for his priestly studies . He graduated from the famed Papal University , Kandy , Sri Lanka ( Ceylon ) and was ordained on 29 August 1937 in the Archdiocese of Bombay .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Before his transfer to New Delhi ( Capital of India ) as Coadjutor Archbishop he was Rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Name , Bombay having served as Secretary to Archbishop Roberts and also the late Valerian Cardinal Gracias as his secretary . He was consecrated by His Eminence Valerian Cardinal Gracias on 1 November 1959 on the very grounds where his funeral mass was held .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " He was Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India ( 1960–1972 ) . Initially he was engaged in pastoral work in Bombay including the fields of education and social service . From 1966-1976 he was appointed Consultor and later member of the Pontifical Academy Justice and Peace concerned actively with world cooperation for development at all levels and furtherance of world peace . He was also a member of the Secretariate of the World Synod of Bishops ( 1971–1974 ) .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Nominated in 1963 by Pope John XXIII to be a member of the Vatican Council Commission De Episcopis et Diocesium Regimine . In 1964 Co-opted as member of the Commission Pro Ecclesia in mundo hujus temporis", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " Archbishop Fernandes had important links with the Government of India and was considered as an important and eminent invitee for various State Functions . For the Gandhi Centenary Year he was a member of the National Intergarion Committee . In many respects he was Gandhi-like in both attitude and lifestyle . International scope of work .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Fernandes lectured on religion and philosophy and on educational and cultural matters to all types of audiences in India , the Far East , Australia , New Zealand , Ireland , Great Britain , Belgium , Netherlands , Switzerland , Germany , Denmark , Italy and all parts of the United States . His radio talks have been largely on All India Radio , Radio Vaticana , National Broadcasting Corporation-New York , Radio Eirenean , BBC , Radio Koln and KRO-the Netherlands .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "He undertook a World Tour under the auspices of the Christian Family Movement in connection with Ecumenical Meetings on Development , Justice and Peace . He paid an official visit to Russia as leader of the Vatican delegation to the Russian Orthodox Church . In connection with multi-religious work in the fields of human rights , development , disarmament , environment he travelled to Turkey , Scotland , England , Finland , the United States , Japan , Singapore , Bangladesh , Malaysia , Hong Kong , Thailand , Philippines , Indonesia , Pakistan , various European countries and Canada", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": ". He also visited Sri Lanka , Burma , Iran , Aden , Mauritius , Israel , Portugal , Spain , France , Poland , Sweden , East Germany .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " World Conference on Religion and Peace . Archbishop Fernandes was a founding member and the first president ( 1970–84 ) of the World Conference on Religion and Peace ( WCRP ) , an international organization of representatives of the worlds major religious traditions who meet to study and act upon global problems affecting peace , justice , and human survival ( disarmament ) . Fernandes attended the world conferences in Kyoto , 1970 ; Louvain , 1974 ; Princeton , 1979 ; Nairobi , 1984 ; and Melbourne , 1989 as well as numerous regional assemblies .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " - 1 . Humanization-A Process of Love : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad - 2 . The Role of Religious in the Mystical Body : CRI-Women , Calcutta - 3 . The Role of Religion in a Technological ; World : St . Paul , Allahabad - 4 . Renewal & Adaptation of Religious Life : CRU-Calcutta - 5 . The Role of the Family in a Changing World : Nirmala Press , Ernakulam - 6 . The Role of Good People in Society : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": "- 7 . Religion and Peace : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": " - 8 . Religion and the Quality of Life : Sanjivan Publication Assoc. , New Delhi - 9 . Religion and a New World Order : Sanjivan Publication Assoc. , New Delhi - 10 . Apostolic Endeavour : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad - 11 . Towards Peace and Justice-1981 - 12 . God’s Rule and Man’s Role-1982 - 13 . Summons to Dialogue-1983 - 14 . The Christian Way Today-1987 - 15 . As You Pray So You Live-1992 - 16 . Building Bridges-The Missing Dimension in Education-1993 - 17 . Experience in Dialogue-1994", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": "- 18 . Vatican Two Revisited-1996", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": " Archbishop Fernandes’ mother tongue was English , but he also spoke Konkani , Latin , Hindi , Italian and a smattering of French . Besides reading and writing , he was interested in classical music , particularly the violin , and he took a keen interest in sports , but actively in swimming .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "Fernandes had a younger brother Stanislaus ( deceased 2004 ) and an older brother Emil ( deceased 1994 ) . They are survived by Emil’s sons - Melvyn , Robin , Geoffrey , Kevin and Dana , all of whom reside in Canada ( Toronto and environs ) .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Archbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes , Catholic Hierarchy", "title": "References" } ]

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[ { "text": " Angelo Innocent Fernandes ( 1913-2000 ) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Delhi from 1967 to 1990 . He was born in Karachi on 28 July 1913 , trained for the priesthood , and was ordained in 1937 in Bombay ( Mumbai ) where he became Rector of the Cathedral . In 1960 he was appointed Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India , and later served on two Vatican Council commissions under Pope John XXIII . He was a founding member of the World Conference on Religion and Peace .", "title": "Angelo Innocent Fernandes" }, { "text": " Fernandes was born into a devout Catholic family of the late John Ligorio and Evelyn Sabina Fernandes in Karachi , Pakistan ( then part of India ) . He attended school there at St . Patrick’s High School and continued to St . Joseph’s Seminary , Mangalore to prepare for his priestly studies . He graduated from the famed Papal University , Kandy , Sri Lanka ( Ceylon ) and was ordained on 29 August 1937 in the Archdiocese of Bombay .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Before his transfer to New Delhi ( Capital of India ) as Coadjutor Archbishop he was Rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Name , Bombay having served as Secretary to Archbishop Roberts and also the late Valerian Cardinal Gracias as his secretary . He was consecrated by His Eminence Valerian Cardinal Gracias on 1 November 1959 on the very grounds where his funeral mass was held .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " He was Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India ( 1960–1972 ) . Initially he was engaged in pastoral work in Bombay including the fields of education and social service . From 1966-1976 he was appointed Consultor and later member of the Pontifical Academy Justice and Peace concerned actively with world cooperation for development at all levels and furtherance of world peace . He was also a member of the Secretariate of the World Synod of Bishops ( 1971–1974 ) .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Nominated in 1963 by Pope John XXIII to be a member of the Vatican Council Commission De Episcopis et Diocesium Regimine . In 1964 Co-opted as member of the Commission Pro Ecclesia in mundo hujus temporis", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " Archbishop Fernandes had important links with the Government of India and was considered as an important and eminent invitee for various State Functions . For the Gandhi Centenary Year he was a member of the National Intergarion Committee . In many respects he was Gandhi-like in both attitude and lifestyle . International scope of work .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "Fernandes lectured on religion and philosophy and on educational and cultural matters to all types of audiences in India , the Far East , Australia , New Zealand , Ireland , Great Britain , Belgium , Netherlands , Switzerland , Germany , Denmark , Italy and all parts of the United States . His radio talks have been largely on All India Radio , Radio Vaticana , National Broadcasting Corporation-New York , Radio Eirenean , BBC , Radio Koln and KRO-the Netherlands .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": "He undertook a World Tour under the auspices of the Christian Family Movement in connection with Ecumenical Meetings on Development , Justice and Peace . He paid an official visit to Russia as leader of the Vatican delegation to the Russian Orthodox Church . In connection with multi-religious work in the fields of human rights , development , disarmament , environment he travelled to Turkey , Scotland , England , Finland , the United States , Japan , Singapore , Bangladesh , Malaysia , Hong Kong , Thailand , Philippines , Indonesia , Pakistan , various European countries and Canada", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": ". He also visited Sri Lanka , Burma , Iran , Aden , Mauritius , Israel , Portugal , Spain , France , Poland , Sweden , East Germany .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " World Conference on Religion and Peace . Archbishop Fernandes was a founding member and the first president ( 1970–84 ) of the World Conference on Religion and Peace ( WCRP ) , an international organization of representatives of the worlds major religious traditions who meet to study and act upon global problems affecting peace , justice , and human survival ( disarmament ) . Fernandes attended the world conferences in Kyoto , 1970 ; Louvain , 1974 ; Princeton , 1979 ; Nairobi , 1984 ; and Melbourne , 1989 as well as numerous regional assemblies .", "title": "Biography" }, { "text": " - 1 . Humanization-A Process of Love : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad - 2 . The Role of Religious in the Mystical Body : CRI-Women , Calcutta - 3 . The Role of Religion in a Technological ; World : St . Paul , Allahabad - 4 . Renewal & Adaptation of Religious Life : CRU-Calcutta - 5 . The Role of the Family in a Changing World : Nirmala Press , Ernakulam - 6 . The Role of Good People in Society : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": "- 7 . Religion and Peace : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": " - 8 . Religion and the Quality of Life : Sanjivan Publication Assoc. , New Delhi - 9 . Religion and a New World Order : Sanjivan Publication Assoc. , New Delhi - 10 . Apostolic Endeavour : St . Paul Publications , Allahabad - 11 . Towards Peace and Justice-1981 - 12 . God’s Rule and Man’s Role-1982 - 13 . Summons to Dialogue-1983 - 14 . The Christian Way Today-1987 - 15 . As You Pray So You Live-1992 - 16 . Building Bridges-The Missing Dimension in Education-1993 - 17 . Experience in Dialogue-1994", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": "- 18 . Vatican Two Revisited-1996", "title": "Publications" }, { "text": " Archbishop Fernandes’ mother tongue was English , but he also spoke Konkani , Latin , Hindi , Italian and a smattering of French . Besides reading and writing , he was interested in classical music , particularly the violin , and he took a keen interest in sports , but actively in swimming .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "Fernandes had a younger brother Stanislaus ( deceased 2004 ) and an older brother Emil ( deceased 1994 ) . They are survived by Emil’s sons - Melvyn , Robin , Geoffrey , Kevin and Dana , all of whom reside in Canada ( Toronto and environs ) .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Archbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes , Catholic Hierarchy", "title": "References" } ]

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[ { "text": " The Bayerisches Armeemuseum is the Military History Museum of Bavaria . It was founded in 1879 in Munich and is located in Ingolstadt since 1972 . The main collection is housed in the New Castle , the permanent exhibition about the First World War in Reduit Tilly opened in 1994 and the Armeemuseum incorporated the Bayerisches Polizeimuseum ( Bavarian Police Museum ) in the Turm Triva in 2012 . Today , part of the former Munich Museum building is the central building of the new Bayerische Staatskanzlei ( Bavarian State Chancellery ) .", "title": "Bayerisches Armeemuseum" }, { "text": "The museum was founded in 1879 by King Ludwig II of Bavaria at the suggestion of General Friedrich von Bothmers and the Minister of War Joseph Maximilian von Maillinger . It was to bring together the collections that were scattered throughout Bavaria . First director was Josef Würdinger ( 1822-1889 ) . Until 1905 , it was located in Munich in the arsenal of the Bavarian army and then moved after five years of construction , into a new monumental building at the Hofgarten in Munich ; where the Hofgartenkaserne ( court garden barracks ) had previously stood , and", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": "was based on the plans by Ludwig von Mellinger .", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": " During the Second World War , the building was partially destroyed . The preserved dome of the old museum building in Munich is the central building of the newly established Bayerische Staatskanzlei ( state chancellery ) today . From 1946 to 1969 , the Armeemuseum was housed in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich .", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": " Director Peter Jaeckel ( 1972-1979 ) . The collection on military history arrived in the New Castle in Ingolstadt , in 1969 . The city had been the seat of the Dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and as a former Bavarian mainland fortress , possessed a rich military tradition and numerous references to the Bavarian army . In 1972 the museum was opened under the direction of director Peter Jaeckel . The permanent exhibition designed and furnished at that time remained unchanged until 2014 . Director Ernst Aichner ( 1979-2010 ) .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In 1979 , Ernst Aichner became museum director and expanded the museums collections significantly . He paid particular attention to the First World War and the Bavarian military paintings , such as those by artists like Anton Hoffmann or Louis Braun . Even more from unknown artists , who have immortalized the events of Bavarian and European military history through their paintings , were collected by Aichner and represent an important asset of the museum today .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Other acquisitions , such as a raffle of 6,000 Nazi propaganda art works seized by the United States at the end of Second world War in 1986 , were never processed , even though the United States had made it a condition for the sale that they be processed in a museum . Aichner sent about 700 of the war paintings to the Deutsches Historisches Museum ( German Historical Museum ) in Berlin and to the Bundeswehr Military History Museum ( Military History Museum of the German Armed Forces ) in Dresden . The processing of the remaining objects in", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Ingolstadt waited until he had set up the planned department for Second World War .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " In the same year , they also set up a Starfighter in the museum court yard , to which other military historians noted that a reference of the exhibit on the history of the 1683 established and 1918/19 disbanded Bavarian army was difficult to recognize . In 1988 , the Bavarian state parliament decided that a museum education concept should be created for the museum .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In connection with the Bavarian State Garden Show in Ingolstadt in 1992 , Aichner developed ambitious expansion plans for his museum . Therefore , in addition to the previous , not yet fully used headquarters in the New Castle , all historic military buildings on the southern bank of the Danube in Ingolstadts old town were to be used for expansion . Making the Armeemuseum the third largest military history museum in Europe . Ingolstadt lawyers , doctors , teachers and artists feared for Ingolstadts reputation as a cultural city and founded with the local SPD member of Parliament Manfred", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Schuhmann , the initiative culture instead of cannon , the Ingolstadt-based car manufacturer Audi was also concerned about the image of its headquarters .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In March 1993 , a tin soldier with SS attributes was offered for sale at the souvenir stall of the museum treasury , which led to investigations in the Armeemuseum for use of markings of unconstitutional organizations . Minister of Culture , Hans Zehetmair , said at a parliamentary questioning by the Alliance 90/The Greens Chairman , Manfred Fleischer , that he waits for the outcome of the investigation , but regardless of the decision , he believes that the exhibition of objects that had nothing to do with the history of the Bavarian Army and which were considered as", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "overzealous , were nothing of the such . An employee of Aichner received a fine on the matter , and the case against Aichner was discontinued by the prosecution .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "While the 700,000 DM , which was collected by the circle of friends of the museum was being spent on new acquisitions , which were mostly stored in the extensive museum depots , the exhibition for the First World War opened only in the Summer of 1994 , more than two years after the scheduled date all because of missing 20,000 DM for educational information boards . For this exhibition , the parliamentary decision on the museum educational concept was also implemented , whereas for the main exhibition only came into effect with the reorganization after the national exhibition of", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "2015 . The Reduit Tilly has become one of the few special museums of the First World War in recent years , and not only because the war reality is made physically tangible there was it universally recognized . The 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war not only increased public interest , but also the lending of exhibits to other museums increased significantly .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In addition , in 2007 , the police history collection of the Bavarian State Police from Bamberg was transferred to the Armeemuseum . It contains historical information about the Königlich Bayerisches Gendarmeriekorps ( Bavarian Gendarmerie ) , the Bavarian police during the National Socialist era and , in general , the development of the municipal and city police as well as the state , water protection , border and riot police . Under the organizational roof of the Armeemuseum , the collection was opened as its own Bayerisches Polizeimuseum ( Bavarian Police Museum ) only after several years of delay", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": ", on 19 December 2011 , with a concept developed under the new director , Ansgar Reiß . The police museum is housed in the Turm Triva in the immediate vicinity of the Reduit Tilly .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Aichner pursued his expansion plans until his retirement at the end of January 2010 : His last major act was the opening of an exhibition on the history of the Deutsche Gebirgstruppe ( German mountain troops ) from 1915 to today , in which the foundation Deutsche Gebirgstruppe was founded . The controversial surrounding the group because of its relationship to war crimes of the German Wehrmacht Kameradenkreis ( circle of comrades ) , became the basis for the contribution of all of the mountain troops exhibits and documents to the foundation . Under Aichners successor , the museum critically", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "took on a special exhibition on the beginnings of the German mountain troops ( 17 September 2014 to 27 September 2015 ) . Further special exhibitions on this topic are in preparation .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " Director Ansgar Reiß ( since 2010 ) . On February 1 , 2010 , Ansgar Reiß took up the post as the new museum director . After an exhibition on African American US soldiers during the occupation , the traveling exhibition hosted the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the theme of Nazi military justice in 2011 .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "It was followed by exhibitions on topics such as the Die Polizei im NS-Staat ( police in the Nazi state ) , König Ludwig II , Militärischer Widerstand gegen Hitler und das NS-Regime ( military resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime ) , Fotografien aus dem Afghanistan Einsatz der Bundeswehr ( photographs from the Afghanistan mission of the Bundeswehr ) or Krankenpflege im Ersten Weltkrieg ( nursing in the First World War ) .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " In 2014 , the museum put a focus on the commemoration of the 100 Jahre Erster Weltkrieg ( 100 years of First World War ) . A large number of special exhibitions , events and publications filled up this special year and brought the museum a large increase in visitors .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Today , the museum sees its task in the critical and historically accurate reflection of military and military violence in history and its effects on man , society and the state . Through the publication of an annual report for the years 2010 to 2014 , they stated that the museum and the public are accountable for themselves .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "From 30 April to 31 October 2015 , the Bavarian State Exhibition Napoleon und Bayern took place in the New Castle , which was very successful with almost 150,000 visitors . For this exhibition , the previous permanent exhibition was removed , and the museum was renovated to become barrier-free . After the end of the national exhibition , the Armeemuseum will relocate gradually starting in 2018 to the same premises with a newly designed exhibition . Through which , objects are to be placed on display that have hardly or never before been presented in an exhibition at the", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Armeemuseum . A modern concept should better explain the exhibits to the visitor and place them in a clearer historical context than what was previously the case .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " A first step towards the renewal of the permanent exhibition is the special exhibition Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( North vs . South . The German War 1866 ) exhibition , which was opened in July 2016 . It represents , for the first time , the comprehensive holdings of the museum on this topic and is accompanied with an extensive catalog of collections .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "At the end of 2017 , the museum presented a collection catalog on the museums old collection , which has received much attention by specialists in the field , with the volume The Bavarian Army Museum : A Selection of Baroque and Renaissance Arms and Armor .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "- The main building in the New Castle housed in its permanent exhibition an extensive collection of weapons , equipment , uniforms , flags , standards , paintings and medals with a focus on the Bavarian Army . In addition to exotic loot from the Bavarian involvement in the Turkish wars under Elector Max Emanuel , were also personal items from soldiers such as artworks or records from wartime and military service on display . The permanent exhibition , which will be under reconstruction after the end of the 2015 National Exhibition , will focus on the history of war", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": ", mercenaries , soldiers and military from the 14th to the beginning of the 20th century . To which , well-known pieces such as the Pappenheimer Harnisch ( Plate armour ) , the 17th-century turf or uniforms of Bavarian kings will once again be on display , but with new content added .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " - The Reduit Tilly is home to the Museum des Ersten Weltkriegs ( Museum of the First World War ) , one of the largest permanent exhibitions of the First World War in Europe . The house displays , next to its permanent exhibition with 1500 m² upstairs , several special exhibitions on the ground floor of the fortification , which deal with the theme of First World War .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": "- The Turm Triva is home to the Bayerische Polizeimuseum , which is a section of the Armeemuseum but is referred to as a museum because of its theme . Here , visitors can find an overview of the history of the Bavarian police , from the turmoil of the 1918-19 revolution to the battles for the atomic reprocessing plant in Wackersdorf , on more than 600 m² .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " In addition , the museum keeps an extensive collection of paintings , graphics , musical instruments , vehicles , models , toys , pewter figures , photo albums , diaries , archives and much more in its depots , which are also provided for scientific research .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " The holdings of the , 1822 as main conservatory of the Army in Munich built Bayerische Armeebibliothek ( Bavarian army library ) , were seized at the end of the Second World War , largely by the US Armed Forces and returned in 1962 . Until 1984/85 , they were administered by the Bundeswehr , then the Bayerische Armeebibliothek was re-established as part of the Armeemuseum and moved into rooms in the former army bakery in the city center of Ingolstadt .", "title": "Bavarian Army Library" }, { "text": " - 2010 : Auf Sand gebaut – Der Atlantikwall ( Built on Sand - The Atlantic Wall ) - 2010 : Andenken an die Militärzeit ( Memory of the military time ) - 2011 : Der Kampf um die Bürgerrechte . Afroamerikanische GIs und Deutschland ( The fight for civil rights . African American GIs and Germany ) - 2011 : Vom Tatort ins Labor . Rechtsmediziner decken auf ( From the crime scene to the lab . Forensic doctors reveal )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2011 : Was damals Recht war .. . Soldaten und Zivilisten vor Gerichten der Wehrmacht ( What was right then .. . Soldiers and civilians in the courts of the Wehrmacht )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2011 : Die etwas andere Schule . Fotoausstellung der Pionierschule und Fachschule des Heeres für Bautechnik ( The slightly different school . Photo exhibition of the pioneer school and technical school of the army for construction engineering ) - 2012 : Ordnung und Vernichtung . Die Polizei im NS-Staat ( Order and annihilation . The police in the Nazi state ) - 2012 : Schein und Sein . Holzskulpturen von Andreas Kuhnlein ( appearance and being . Wooden sculptures by Andreas Kuhnlein )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2012 : Götterdämmerung . König Ludwig II . ( Gods dusk . King Ludwig II )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2012 : Frohe Weihnacht ! Weihnachtskarten aus dem Ersten und Zweiten Weltkrieg ( Merry Christmas ! Christmas cards from the First and Second World War ) - 2013 : Aufstand des Gewissens . Militärischer Widerstand gegen Hitler und das NS-Regime 1933–1945 ( Riot of conscience . Military resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime ) - 2013 : Jo Röttger . Landscapes & Memory", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2013 : Wanted . Steckbrief , Fahndungsplakat , Phantomzeichnung von der Antike bis zum Beginn des Digitalen Zeitalters ( Biographies , wanted posters , phantom drawings from antiquity to the beginning of the digital age )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2013 : Apokalyptik als Widerstand ( Apocalyptic as resistance . Tom Biber Collection ) - 2014 : Who cares . Geschichte und Alltag der Krankenpflege ( Who cares . History and everyday life of nurses - 2014 : Ihr könnt Euch keine Vorstellung von diesem Schrecken machen und niemand , der’s nicht mitgemacht . ( You cannot imagine doing this horror and nobody , who does not do it ( Field letters of an infantryman )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2014 : Dieser Stellungs- und Festungskrieg ist fürchterlich . Kriegsbeginn 1914 ( This position and fortress war is terrible . War began in 1914 )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2014 : Im Maschinenraum des Krieges . Ingolstadt 1914–1918 ( In the engine room of the war . Ingolstadt 1914-1918 ) - 2014 : Die Alpen im Krieg – Krieg in den Alpen . Die Anfänge der deutschen Gebirgstruppe 1915 ( The Alps at war - war in the Alps . The beginnings of the german mountain troop 1915 - 2015 : Der Große Krieg im Kleinformat . Graphik- und Medaillenkunst zum Ersten Weltkrieg ( The Great War in small format . Graphic and medal art from the First World War ) - 2015 : European Tribal Wars", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2015 : Bayerische Landesausstellung Napoleon und Bayern ( Bavarian State Exhibition Napoleon and Bavaria )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2016 : Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( north to south . The German War in 1866 ) - 2016 : Mythos Hinterkaifeck . Auf den Spuren eines Verbrechens ( Myth Hinterkaifeck . In the footsteps of a crime ) - 2016 : André Butzer : ...und sah den Frieden des Himmels ( André Butzer : .. . and saw the peace of the sky )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2017 : Verheizt - vergöttert - verführt . Die deutsche Gebirgstruppe 1915 bis 1939 ( Heated - deified - seduced . The German Mountain Troops 1915 to 1939 )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2018 : Im Visier des Fotografen . Alte Waffen in neuem Licht ( In the photographers sights . Old weapons in a new light. )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " Researchers of the museum are : - Ansgar Reiß , Museum director - Dieter Storz , main conservator - Thomas Müller , curator - Tobias Schönauer , conservator - Daniel Hohrath , curator ( Army Library ) - Frank Wernitz , curator In the 1970s , Rotraud Werde was a designated expert on uniforms at the museum . From 1979 to 2011 , Jürgen Kraus was curator and main conservator at the museum .", "title": "Scientific Staff" }, { "text": "The fortunes of the museum have been accompanied for decades by the Verein der Freunde des Bayerischen Armeemuseums ( Association of Friends of the Bavarian Armeemuseum ) based in Munich . In addition to various representatives of Bavarian aristocracy and officer corps , counted in 1967 , museum director Ernst Aichner was also a student among the founding members . Chairman , from 1989 to 2016 , was the former CSU member of parliament and long-time head of external relations of Eurocopter , Manfred Dumann . After the Bavarian Ministry of Science , which has been under FDP leadership since", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "2009 , chose a successor without Aichner friendship circle , leading members of the friendship such as Ingolstadts Second Mayor Albert Wittmann ( CSU ) were initially irritated and did not want to rule out an FDP plot against Horst Seehofer . After the contact between Dumann and the new museum director had normalized , the special exhibition on the Nazi military justice and its victims caused a low point of the relationship . Relying on his status as the son of a fallen Wehrmacht soldier , Dumann criticized a blanket defamation of lawyers and bias on the part of", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "exhibition organizers , prompting Reiß to conclude that the museum was not a sanatorium for offended Wehrmacht souls . By changing the articles of association , the foundations of further cooperation between the museum and the circle of friends were redefined and the responsibilities clearly defined . A new board of trustees was appointed for the association under the direction of Prince Wolfgang von Bayern .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": " In August 2016 , Dumann resigned from the chair due to his age . The new chairman was Ernst Aichner , former director of the Armeemuseum . The board includes , among others , mayor Albert Wittmann and the deputies Robert Brannekämper and Reinhard Brandl ( each CSU ) .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "On 7 October 2017 , an article was published in the Donaukurier referring to revisionist and legal texts on the website of the Association of Friends . Museum director Reiß pointed out on demand by the newspaper that he had already informed Aichner by letter in July on this obvious maladministration and asked the association to delete the texts . When this did not happen , the museum director publicly distanced himself from the association and criticized the publication of these right-wing texts violently . All links to the association have been removed from the museums homepage . Aichner stated", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "that he had instructed the administrator of the association website after the notice by Reiß , that the texts which incidentally had not been approved by him , to be remove from the internet . He then assumed that the matter had been settled . In actual fact , only the links to the texts had been removed , but direct access was still possible . According to Aichner , the administrator has since been deprived of access to the associations website .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": " - Der Krieg und seine Museen ( Hans-Martin Hinz ) - The Bavarian Army Museum . A Selection of Medieval , Renaissance and Baroque Arms and Armour . ( Carlo Paggiarino ) - Der Große Krieg . 100 Objekte aus dem Bayerischen Armeemuseum ( Dieter Storz ) - Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( Dieter Storz , Daniel Hohrath )", "title": "Literature" }, { "text": " - Website of the Bavarian Army Museum - Website of the Friends of the Bavarian Army Museum e.V . - in the catalog of the German National Library", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Ernst Aichner" ]

[ { "text": " The Bayerisches Armeemuseum is the Military History Museum of Bavaria . It was founded in 1879 in Munich and is located in Ingolstadt since 1972 . The main collection is housed in the New Castle , the permanent exhibition about the First World War in Reduit Tilly opened in 1994 and the Armeemuseum incorporated the Bayerisches Polizeimuseum ( Bavarian Police Museum ) in the Turm Triva in 2012 . Today , part of the former Munich Museum building is the central building of the new Bayerische Staatskanzlei ( Bavarian State Chancellery ) .", "title": "Bayerisches Armeemuseum" }, { "text": "The museum was founded in 1879 by King Ludwig II of Bavaria at the suggestion of General Friedrich von Bothmers and the Minister of War Joseph Maximilian von Maillinger . It was to bring together the collections that were scattered throughout Bavaria . First director was Josef Würdinger ( 1822-1889 ) . Until 1905 , it was located in Munich in the arsenal of the Bavarian army and then moved after five years of construction , into a new monumental building at the Hofgarten in Munich ; where the Hofgartenkaserne ( court garden barracks ) had previously stood , and", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": "was based on the plans by Ludwig von Mellinger .", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": " During the Second World War , the building was partially destroyed . The preserved dome of the old museum building in Munich is the central building of the newly established Bayerische Staatskanzlei ( state chancellery ) today . From 1946 to 1969 , the Armeemuseum was housed in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich .", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": " Director Peter Jaeckel ( 1972-1979 ) . The collection on military history arrived in the New Castle in Ingolstadt , in 1969 . The city had been the seat of the Dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and as a former Bavarian mainland fortress , possessed a rich military tradition and numerous references to the Bavarian army . In 1972 the museum was opened under the direction of director Peter Jaeckel . The permanent exhibition designed and furnished at that time remained unchanged until 2014 . Director Ernst Aichner ( 1979-2010 ) .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In 1979 , Ernst Aichner became museum director and expanded the museums collections significantly . He paid particular attention to the First World War and the Bavarian military paintings , such as those by artists like Anton Hoffmann or Louis Braun . Even more from unknown artists , who have immortalized the events of Bavarian and European military history through their paintings , were collected by Aichner and represent an important asset of the museum today .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Other acquisitions , such as a raffle of 6,000 Nazi propaganda art works seized by the United States at the end of Second world War in 1986 , were never processed , even though the United States had made it a condition for the sale that they be processed in a museum . Aichner sent about 700 of the war paintings to the Deutsches Historisches Museum ( German Historical Museum ) in Berlin and to the Bundeswehr Military History Museum ( Military History Museum of the German Armed Forces ) in Dresden . The processing of the remaining objects in", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Ingolstadt waited until he had set up the planned department for Second World War .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " In the same year , they also set up a Starfighter in the museum court yard , to which other military historians noted that a reference of the exhibit on the history of the 1683 established and 1918/19 disbanded Bavarian army was difficult to recognize . In 1988 , the Bavarian state parliament decided that a museum education concept should be created for the museum .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In connection with the Bavarian State Garden Show in Ingolstadt in 1992 , Aichner developed ambitious expansion plans for his museum . Therefore , in addition to the previous , not yet fully used headquarters in the New Castle , all historic military buildings on the southern bank of the Danube in Ingolstadts old town were to be used for expansion . Making the Armeemuseum the third largest military history museum in Europe . Ingolstadt lawyers , doctors , teachers and artists feared for Ingolstadts reputation as a cultural city and founded with the local SPD member of Parliament Manfred", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Schuhmann , the initiative culture instead of cannon , the Ingolstadt-based car manufacturer Audi was also concerned about the image of its headquarters .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In March 1993 , a tin soldier with SS attributes was offered for sale at the souvenir stall of the museum treasury , which led to investigations in the Armeemuseum for use of markings of unconstitutional organizations . Minister of Culture , Hans Zehetmair , said at a parliamentary questioning by the Alliance 90/The Greens Chairman , Manfred Fleischer , that he waits for the outcome of the investigation , but regardless of the decision , he believes that the exhibition of objects that had nothing to do with the history of the Bavarian Army and which were considered as", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "overzealous , were nothing of the such . An employee of Aichner received a fine on the matter , and the case against Aichner was discontinued by the prosecution .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "While the 700,000 DM , which was collected by the circle of friends of the museum was being spent on new acquisitions , which were mostly stored in the extensive museum depots , the exhibition for the First World War opened only in the Summer of 1994 , more than two years after the scheduled date all because of missing 20,000 DM for educational information boards . For this exhibition , the parliamentary decision on the museum educational concept was also implemented , whereas for the main exhibition only came into effect with the reorganization after the national exhibition of", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "2015 . The Reduit Tilly has become one of the few special museums of the First World War in recent years , and not only because the war reality is made physically tangible there was it universally recognized . The 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war not only increased public interest , but also the lending of exhibits to other museums increased significantly .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In addition , in 2007 , the police history collection of the Bavarian State Police from Bamberg was transferred to the Armeemuseum . It contains historical information about the Königlich Bayerisches Gendarmeriekorps ( Bavarian Gendarmerie ) , the Bavarian police during the National Socialist era and , in general , the development of the municipal and city police as well as the state , water protection , border and riot police . Under the organizational roof of the Armeemuseum , the collection was opened as its own Bayerisches Polizeimuseum ( Bavarian Police Museum ) only after several years of delay", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": ", on 19 December 2011 , with a concept developed under the new director , Ansgar Reiß . The police museum is housed in the Turm Triva in the immediate vicinity of the Reduit Tilly .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Aichner pursued his expansion plans until his retirement at the end of January 2010 : His last major act was the opening of an exhibition on the history of the Deutsche Gebirgstruppe ( German mountain troops ) from 1915 to today , in which the foundation Deutsche Gebirgstruppe was founded . The controversial surrounding the group because of its relationship to war crimes of the German Wehrmacht Kameradenkreis ( circle of comrades ) , became the basis for the contribution of all of the mountain troops exhibits and documents to the foundation . Under Aichners successor , the museum critically", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "took on a special exhibition on the beginnings of the German mountain troops ( 17 September 2014 to 27 September 2015 ) . Further special exhibitions on this topic are in preparation .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " Director Ansgar Reiß ( since 2010 ) . On February 1 , 2010 , Ansgar Reiß took up the post as the new museum director . After an exhibition on African American US soldiers during the occupation , the traveling exhibition hosted the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the theme of Nazi military justice in 2011 .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "It was followed by exhibitions on topics such as the Die Polizei im NS-Staat ( police in the Nazi state ) , König Ludwig II , Militärischer Widerstand gegen Hitler und das NS-Regime ( military resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime ) , Fotografien aus dem Afghanistan Einsatz der Bundeswehr ( photographs from the Afghanistan mission of the Bundeswehr ) or Krankenpflege im Ersten Weltkrieg ( nursing in the First World War ) .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " In 2014 , the museum put a focus on the commemoration of the 100 Jahre Erster Weltkrieg ( 100 years of First World War ) . A large number of special exhibitions , events and publications filled up this special year and brought the museum a large increase in visitors .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Today , the museum sees its task in the critical and historically accurate reflection of military and military violence in history and its effects on man , society and the state . Through the publication of an annual report for the years 2010 to 2014 , they stated that the museum and the public are accountable for themselves .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "From 30 April to 31 October 2015 , the Bavarian State Exhibition Napoleon und Bayern took place in the New Castle , which was very successful with almost 150,000 visitors . For this exhibition , the previous permanent exhibition was removed , and the museum was renovated to become barrier-free . After the end of the national exhibition , the Armeemuseum will relocate gradually starting in 2018 to the same premises with a newly designed exhibition . Through which , objects are to be placed on display that have hardly or never before been presented in an exhibition at the", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Armeemuseum . A modern concept should better explain the exhibits to the visitor and place them in a clearer historical context than what was previously the case .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " A first step towards the renewal of the permanent exhibition is the special exhibition Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( North vs . South . The German War 1866 ) exhibition , which was opened in July 2016 . It represents , for the first time , the comprehensive holdings of the museum on this topic and is accompanied with an extensive catalog of collections .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "At the end of 2017 , the museum presented a collection catalog on the museums old collection , which has received much attention by specialists in the field , with the volume The Bavarian Army Museum : A Selection of Baroque and Renaissance Arms and Armor .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "- The main building in the New Castle housed in its permanent exhibition an extensive collection of weapons , equipment , uniforms , flags , standards , paintings and medals with a focus on the Bavarian Army . In addition to exotic loot from the Bavarian involvement in the Turkish wars under Elector Max Emanuel , were also personal items from soldiers such as artworks or records from wartime and military service on display . The permanent exhibition , which will be under reconstruction after the end of the 2015 National Exhibition , will focus on the history of war", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": ", mercenaries , soldiers and military from the 14th to the beginning of the 20th century . To which , well-known pieces such as the Pappenheimer Harnisch ( Plate armour ) , the 17th-century turf or uniforms of Bavarian kings will once again be on display , but with new content added .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " - The Reduit Tilly is home to the Museum des Ersten Weltkriegs ( Museum of the First World War ) , one of the largest permanent exhibitions of the First World War in Europe . The house displays , next to its permanent exhibition with 1500 m² upstairs , several special exhibitions on the ground floor of the fortification , which deal with the theme of First World War .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": "- The Turm Triva is home to the Bayerische Polizeimuseum , which is a section of the Armeemuseum but is referred to as a museum because of its theme . Here , visitors can find an overview of the history of the Bavarian police , from the turmoil of the 1918-19 revolution to the battles for the atomic reprocessing plant in Wackersdorf , on more than 600 m² .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " In addition , the museum keeps an extensive collection of paintings , graphics , musical instruments , vehicles , models , toys , pewter figures , photo albums , diaries , archives and much more in its depots , which are also provided for scientific research .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " The holdings of the , 1822 as main conservatory of the Army in Munich built Bayerische Armeebibliothek ( Bavarian army library ) , were seized at the end of the Second World War , largely by the US Armed Forces and returned in 1962 . Until 1984/85 , they were administered by the Bundeswehr , then the Bayerische Armeebibliothek was re-established as part of the Armeemuseum and moved into rooms in the former army bakery in the city center of Ingolstadt .", "title": "Bavarian Army Library" }, { "text": " - 2010 : Auf Sand gebaut – Der Atlantikwall ( Built on Sand - The Atlantic Wall ) - 2010 : Andenken an die Militärzeit ( Memory of the military time ) - 2011 : Der Kampf um die Bürgerrechte . Afroamerikanische GIs und Deutschland ( The fight for civil rights . African American GIs and Germany ) - 2011 : Vom Tatort ins Labor . Rechtsmediziner decken auf ( From the crime scene to the lab . Forensic doctors reveal )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2011 : Was damals Recht war .. . Soldaten und Zivilisten vor Gerichten der Wehrmacht ( What was right then .. . Soldiers and civilians in the courts of the Wehrmacht )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2011 : Die etwas andere Schule . Fotoausstellung der Pionierschule und Fachschule des Heeres für Bautechnik ( The slightly different school . Photo exhibition of the pioneer school and technical school of the army for construction engineering ) - 2012 : Ordnung und Vernichtung . Die Polizei im NS-Staat ( Order and annihilation . The police in the Nazi state ) - 2012 : Schein und Sein . Holzskulpturen von Andreas Kuhnlein ( appearance and being . Wooden sculptures by Andreas Kuhnlein )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2012 : Götterdämmerung . König Ludwig II . ( Gods dusk . King Ludwig II )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2012 : Frohe Weihnacht ! Weihnachtskarten aus dem Ersten und Zweiten Weltkrieg ( Merry Christmas ! Christmas cards from the First and Second World War ) - 2013 : Aufstand des Gewissens . Militärischer Widerstand gegen Hitler und das NS-Regime 1933–1945 ( Riot of conscience . Military resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime ) - 2013 : Jo Röttger . Landscapes & Memory", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2013 : Wanted . Steckbrief , Fahndungsplakat , Phantomzeichnung von der Antike bis zum Beginn des Digitalen Zeitalters ( Biographies , wanted posters , phantom drawings from antiquity to the beginning of the digital age )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2013 : Apokalyptik als Widerstand ( Apocalyptic as resistance . Tom Biber Collection ) - 2014 : Who cares . Geschichte und Alltag der Krankenpflege ( Who cares . History and everyday life of nurses - 2014 : Ihr könnt Euch keine Vorstellung von diesem Schrecken machen und niemand , der’s nicht mitgemacht . ( You cannot imagine doing this horror and nobody , who does not do it ( Field letters of an infantryman )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2014 : Dieser Stellungs- und Festungskrieg ist fürchterlich . Kriegsbeginn 1914 ( This position and fortress war is terrible . War began in 1914 )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2014 : Im Maschinenraum des Krieges . Ingolstadt 1914–1918 ( In the engine room of the war . Ingolstadt 1914-1918 ) - 2014 : Die Alpen im Krieg – Krieg in den Alpen . Die Anfänge der deutschen Gebirgstruppe 1915 ( The Alps at war - war in the Alps . The beginnings of the german mountain troop 1915 - 2015 : Der Große Krieg im Kleinformat . Graphik- und Medaillenkunst zum Ersten Weltkrieg ( The Great War in small format . Graphic and medal art from the First World War ) - 2015 : European Tribal Wars", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2015 : Bayerische Landesausstellung Napoleon und Bayern ( Bavarian State Exhibition Napoleon and Bavaria )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2016 : Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( north to south . The German War in 1866 ) - 2016 : Mythos Hinterkaifeck . Auf den Spuren eines Verbrechens ( Myth Hinterkaifeck . In the footsteps of a crime ) - 2016 : André Butzer : ...und sah den Frieden des Himmels ( André Butzer : .. . and saw the peace of the sky )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2017 : Verheizt - vergöttert - verführt . Die deutsche Gebirgstruppe 1915 bis 1939 ( Heated - deified - seduced . The German Mountain Troops 1915 to 1939 )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2018 : Im Visier des Fotografen . Alte Waffen in neuem Licht ( In the photographers sights . Old weapons in a new light. )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " Researchers of the museum are : - Ansgar Reiß , Museum director - Dieter Storz , main conservator - Thomas Müller , curator - Tobias Schönauer , conservator - Daniel Hohrath , curator ( Army Library ) - Frank Wernitz , curator In the 1970s , Rotraud Werde was a designated expert on uniforms at the museum . From 1979 to 2011 , Jürgen Kraus was curator and main conservator at the museum .", "title": "Scientific Staff" }, { "text": "The fortunes of the museum have been accompanied for decades by the Verein der Freunde des Bayerischen Armeemuseums ( Association of Friends of the Bavarian Armeemuseum ) based in Munich . In addition to various representatives of Bavarian aristocracy and officer corps , counted in 1967 , museum director Ernst Aichner was also a student among the founding members . Chairman , from 1989 to 2016 , was the former CSU member of parliament and long-time head of external relations of Eurocopter , Manfred Dumann . After the Bavarian Ministry of Science , which has been under FDP leadership since", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "2009 , chose a successor without Aichner friendship circle , leading members of the friendship such as Ingolstadts Second Mayor Albert Wittmann ( CSU ) were initially irritated and did not want to rule out an FDP plot against Horst Seehofer . After the contact between Dumann and the new museum director had normalized , the special exhibition on the Nazi military justice and its victims caused a low point of the relationship . Relying on his status as the son of a fallen Wehrmacht soldier , Dumann criticized a blanket defamation of lawyers and bias on the part of", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "exhibition organizers , prompting Reiß to conclude that the museum was not a sanatorium for offended Wehrmacht souls . By changing the articles of association , the foundations of further cooperation between the museum and the circle of friends were redefined and the responsibilities clearly defined . A new board of trustees was appointed for the association under the direction of Prince Wolfgang von Bayern .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": " In August 2016 , Dumann resigned from the chair due to his age . The new chairman was Ernst Aichner , former director of the Armeemuseum . The board includes , among others , mayor Albert Wittmann and the deputies Robert Brannekämper and Reinhard Brandl ( each CSU ) .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "On 7 October 2017 , an article was published in the Donaukurier referring to revisionist and legal texts on the website of the Association of Friends . Museum director Reiß pointed out on demand by the newspaper that he had already informed Aichner by letter in July on this obvious maladministration and asked the association to delete the texts . When this did not happen , the museum director publicly distanced himself from the association and criticized the publication of these right-wing texts violently . All links to the association have been removed from the museums homepage . Aichner stated", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "that he had instructed the administrator of the association website after the notice by Reiß , that the texts which incidentally had not been approved by him , to be remove from the internet . He then assumed that the matter had been settled . In actual fact , only the links to the texts had been removed , but direct access was still possible . According to Aichner , the administrator has since been deprived of access to the associations website .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": " - Der Krieg und seine Museen ( Hans-Martin Hinz ) - The Bavarian Army Museum . A Selection of Medieval , Renaissance and Baroque Arms and Armour . ( Carlo Paggiarino ) - Der Große Krieg . 100 Objekte aus dem Bayerischen Armeemuseum ( Dieter Storz ) - Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( Dieter Storz , Daniel Hohrath )", "title": "Literature" }, { "text": " - Website of the Bavarian Army Museum - Website of the Friends of the Bavarian Army Museum e.V . - in the catalog of the German National Library", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Ansgar Reiß" ]

[ { "text": " The Bayerisches Armeemuseum is the Military History Museum of Bavaria . It was founded in 1879 in Munich and is located in Ingolstadt since 1972 . The main collection is housed in the New Castle , the permanent exhibition about the First World War in Reduit Tilly opened in 1994 and the Armeemuseum incorporated the Bayerisches Polizeimuseum ( Bavarian Police Museum ) in the Turm Triva in 2012 . Today , part of the former Munich Museum building is the central building of the new Bayerische Staatskanzlei ( Bavarian State Chancellery ) .", "title": "Bayerisches Armeemuseum" }, { "text": "The museum was founded in 1879 by King Ludwig II of Bavaria at the suggestion of General Friedrich von Bothmers and the Minister of War Joseph Maximilian von Maillinger . It was to bring together the collections that were scattered throughout Bavaria . First director was Josef Würdinger ( 1822-1889 ) . Until 1905 , it was located in Munich in the arsenal of the Bavarian army and then moved after five years of construction , into a new monumental building at the Hofgarten in Munich ; where the Hofgartenkaserne ( court garden barracks ) had previously stood , and", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": "was based on the plans by Ludwig von Mellinger .", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": " During the Second World War , the building was partially destroyed . The preserved dome of the old museum building in Munich is the central building of the newly established Bayerische Staatskanzlei ( state chancellery ) today . From 1946 to 1969 , the Armeemuseum was housed in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich .", "title": "Museum in Munich" }, { "text": " Director Peter Jaeckel ( 1972-1979 ) . The collection on military history arrived in the New Castle in Ingolstadt , in 1969 . The city had been the seat of the Dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and as a former Bavarian mainland fortress , possessed a rich military tradition and numerous references to the Bavarian army . In 1972 the museum was opened under the direction of director Peter Jaeckel . The permanent exhibition designed and furnished at that time remained unchanged until 2014 . Director Ernst Aichner ( 1979-2010 ) .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In 1979 , Ernst Aichner became museum director and expanded the museums collections significantly . He paid particular attention to the First World War and the Bavarian military paintings , such as those by artists like Anton Hoffmann or Louis Braun . Even more from unknown artists , who have immortalized the events of Bavarian and European military history through their paintings , were collected by Aichner and represent an important asset of the museum today .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Other acquisitions , such as a raffle of 6,000 Nazi propaganda art works seized by the United States at the end of Second world War in 1986 , were never processed , even though the United States had made it a condition for the sale that they be processed in a museum . Aichner sent about 700 of the war paintings to the Deutsches Historisches Museum ( German Historical Museum ) in Berlin and to the Bundeswehr Military History Museum ( Military History Museum of the German Armed Forces ) in Dresden . The processing of the remaining objects in", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Ingolstadt waited until he had set up the planned department for Second World War .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " In the same year , they also set up a Starfighter in the museum court yard , to which other military historians noted that a reference of the exhibit on the history of the 1683 established and 1918/19 disbanded Bavarian army was difficult to recognize . In 1988 , the Bavarian state parliament decided that a museum education concept should be created for the museum .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In connection with the Bavarian State Garden Show in Ingolstadt in 1992 , Aichner developed ambitious expansion plans for his museum . Therefore , in addition to the previous , not yet fully used headquarters in the New Castle , all historic military buildings on the southern bank of the Danube in Ingolstadts old town were to be used for expansion . Making the Armeemuseum the third largest military history museum in Europe . Ingolstadt lawyers , doctors , teachers and artists feared for Ingolstadts reputation as a cultural city and founded with the local SPD member of Parliament Manfred", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Schuhmann , the initiative culture instead of cannon , the Ingolstadt-based car manufacturer Audi was also concerned about the image of its headquarters .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In March 1993 , a tin soldier with SS attributes was offered for sale at the souvenir stall of the museum treasury , which led to investigations in the Armeemuseum for use of markings of unconstitutional organizations . Minister of Culture , Hans Zehetmair , said at a parliamentary questioning by the Alliance 90/The Greens Chairman , Manfred Fleischer , that he waits for the outcome of the investigation , but regardless of the decision , he believes that the exhibition of objects that had nothing to do with the history of the Bavarian Army and which were considered as", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "overzealous , were nothing of the such . An employee of Aichner received a fine on the matter , and the case against Aichner was discontinued by the prosecution .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "While the 700,000 DM , which was collected by the circle of friends of the museum was being spent on new acquisitions , which were mostly stored in the extensive museum depots , the exhibition for the First World War opened only in the Summer of 1994 , more than two years after the scheduled date all because of missing 20,000 DM for educational information boards . For this exhibition , the parliamentary decision on the museum educational concept was also implemented , whereas for the main exhibition only came into effect with the reorganization after the national exhibition of", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "2015 . The Reduit Tilly has become one of the few special museums of the First World War in recent years , and not only because the war reality is made physically tangible there was it universally recognized . The 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war not only increased public interest , but also the lending of exhibits to other museums increased significantly .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "In addition , in 2007 , the police history collection of the Bavarian State Police from Bamberg was transferred to the Armeemuseum . It contains historical information about the Königlich Bayerisches Gendarmeriekorps ( Bavarian Gendarmerie ) , the Bavarian police during the National Socialist era and , in general , the development of the municipal and city police as well as the state , water protection , border and riot police . Under the organizational roof of the Armeemuseum , the collection was opened as its own Bayerisches Polizeimuseum ( Bavarian Police Museum ) only after several years of delay", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": ", on 19 December 2011 , with a concept developed under the new director , Ansgar Reiß . The police museum is housed in the Turm Triva in the immediate vicinity of the Reduit Tilly .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Aichner pursued his expansion plans until his retirement at the end of January 2010 : His last major act was the opening of an exhibition on the history of the Deutsche Gebirgstruppe ( German mountain troops ) from 1915 to today , in which the foundation Deutsche Gebirgstruppe was founded . The controversial surrounding the group because of its relationship to war crimes of the German Wehrmacht Kameradenkreis ( circle of comrades ) , became the basis for the contribution of all of the mountain troops exhibits and documents to the foundation . Under Aichners successor , the museum critically", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "took on a special exhibition on the beginnings of the German mountain troops ( 17 September 2014 to 27 September 2015 ) . Further special exhibitions on this topic are in preparation .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " Director Ansgar Reiß ( since 2010 ) . On February 1 , 2010 , Ansgar Reiß took up the post as the new museum director . After an exhibition on African American US soldiers during the occupation , the traveling exhibition hosted the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the theme of Nazi military justice in 2011 .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "It was followed by exhibitions on topics such as the Die Polizei im NS-Staat ( police in the Nazi state ) , König Ludwig II , Militärischer Widerstand gegen Hitler und das NS-Regime ( military resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime ) , Fotografien aus dem Afghanistan Einsatz der Bundeswehr ( photographs from the Afghanistan mission of the Bundeswehr ) or Krankenpflege im Ersten Weltkrieg ( nursing in the First World War ) .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " In 2014 , the museum put a focus on the commemoration of the 100 Jahre Erster Weltkrieg ( 100 years of First World War ) . A large number of special exhibitions , events and publications filled up this special year and brought the museum a large increase in visitors .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Today , the museum sees its task in the critical and historically accurate reflection of military and military violence in history and its effects on man , society and the state . Through the publication of an annual report for the years 2010 to 2014 , they stated that the museum and the public are accountable for themselves .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "From 30 April to 31 October 2015 , the Bavarian State Exhibition Napoleon und Bayern took place in the New Castle , which was very successful with almost 150,000 visitors . For this exhibition , the previous permanent exhibition was removed , and the museum was renovated to become barrier-free . After the end of the national exhibition , the Armeemuseum will relocate gradually starting in 2018 to the same premises with a newly designed exhibition . Through which , objects are to be placed on display that have hardly or never before been presented in an exhibition at the", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "Armeemuseum . A modern concept should better explain the exhibits to the visitor and place them in a clearer historical context than what was previously the case .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": " A first step towards the renewal of the permanent exhibition is the special exhibition Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( North vs . South . The German War 1866 ) exhibition , which was opened in July 2016 . It represents , for the first time , the comprehensive holdings of the museum on this topic and is accompanied with an extensive catalog of collections .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "At the end of 2017 , the museum presented a collection catalog on the museums old collection , which has received much attention by specialists in the field , with the volume The Bavarian Army Museum : A Selection of Baroque and Renaissance Arms and Armor .", "title": "Museum in Ingolstadt" }, { "text": "- The main building in the New Castle housed in its permanent exhibition an extensive collection of weapons , equipment , uniforms , flags , standards , paintings and medals with a focus on the Bavarian Army . In addition to exotic loot from the Bavarian involvement in the Turkish wars under Elector Max Emanuel , were also personal items from soldiers such as artworks or records from wartime and military service on display . The permanent exhibition , which will be under reconstruction after the end of the 2015 National Exhibition , will focus on the history of war", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": ", mercenaries , soldiers and military from the 14th to the beginning of the 20th century . To which , well-known pieces such as the Pappenheimer Harnisch ( Plate armour ) , the 17th-century turf or uniforms of Bavarian kings will once again be on display , but with new content added .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " - The Reduit Tilly is home to the Museum des Ersten Weltkriegs ( Museum of the First World War ) , one of the largest permanent exhibitions of the First World War in Europe . The house displays , next to its permanent exhibition with 1500 m² upstairs , several special exhibitions on the ground floor of the fortification , which deal with the theme of First World War .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": "- The Turm Triva is home to the Bayerische Polizeimuseum , which is a section of the Armeemuseum but is referred to as a museum because of its theme . Here , visitors can find an overview of the history of the Bavarian police , from the turmoil of the 1918-19 revolution to the battles for the atomic reprocessing plant in Wackersdorf , on more than 600 m² .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " In addition , the museum keeps an extensive collection of paintings , graphics , musical instruments , vehicles , models , toys , pewter figures , photo albums , diaries , archives and much more in its depots , which are also provided for scientific research .", "title": "Permanent exhibitions" }, { "text": " The holdings of the , 1822 as main conservatory of the Army in Munich built Bayerische Armeebibliothek ( Bavarian army library ) , were seized at the end of the Second World War , largely by the US Armed Forces and returned in 1962 . Until 1984/85 , they were administered by the Bundeswehr , then the Bayerische Armeebibliothek was re-established as part of the Armeemuseum and moved into rooms in the former army bakery in the city center of Ingolstadt .", "title": "Bavarian Army Library" }, { "text": " - 2010 : Auf Sand gebaut – Der Atlantikwall ( Built on Sand - The Atlantic Wall ) - 2010 : Andenken an die Militärzeit ( Memory of the military time ) - 2011 : Der Kampf um die Bürgerrechte . Afroamerikanische GIs und Deutschland ( The fight for civil rights . African American GIs and Germany ) - 2011 : Vom Tatort ins Labor . Rechtsmediziner decken auf ( From the crime scene to the lab . Forensic doctors reveal )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2011 : Was damals Recht war .. . Soldaten und Zivilisten vor Gerichten der Wehrmacht ( What was right then .. . Soldiers and civilians in the courts of the Wehrmacht )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2011 : Die etwas andere Schule . Fotoausstellung der Pionierschule und Fachschule des Heeres für Bautechnik ( The slightly different school . Photo exhibition of the pioneer school and technical school of the army for construction engineering ) - 2012 : Ordnung und Vernichtung . Die Polizei im NS-Staat ( Order and annihilation . The police in the Nazi state ) - 2012 : Schein und Sein . Holzskulpturen von Andreas Kuhnlein ( appearance and being . Wooden sculptures by Andreas Kuhnlein )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2012 : Götterdämmerung . König Ludwig II . ( Gods dusk . King Ludwig II )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2012 : Frohe Weihnacht ! Weihnachtskarten aus dem Ersten und Zweiten Weltkrieg ( Merry Christmas ! Christmas cards from the First and Second World War ) - 2013 : Aufstand des Gewissens . Militärischer Widerstand gegen Hitler und das NS-Regime 1933–1945 ( Riot of conscience . Military resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime ) - 2013 : Jo Röttger . Landscapes & Memory", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2013 : Wanted . Steckbrief , Fahndungsplakat , Phantomzeichnung von der Antike bis zum Beginn des Digitalen Zeitalters ( Biographies , wanted posters , phantom drawings from antiquity to the beginning of the digital age )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2013 : Apokalyptik als Widerstand ( Apocalyptic as resistance . Tom Biber Collection ) - 2014 : Who cares . Geschichte und Alltag der Krankenpflege ( Who cares . History and everyday life of nurses - 2014 : Ihr könnt Euch keine Vorstellung von diesem Schrecken machen und niemand , der’s nicht mitgemacht . ( You cannot imagine doing this horror and nobody , who does not do it ( Field letters of an infantryman )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2014 : Dieser Stellungs- und Festungskrieg ist fürchterlich . Kriegsbeginn 1914 ( This position and fortress war is terrible . War began in 1914 )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2014 : Im Maschinenraum des Krieges . Ingolstadt 1914–1918 ( In the engine room of the war . Ingolstadt 1914-1918 ) - 2014 : Die Alpen im Krieg – Krieg in den Alpen . Die Anfänge der deutschen Gebirgstruppe 1915 ( The Alps at war - war in the Alps . The beginnings of the german mountain troop 1915 - 2015 : Der Große Krieg im Kleinformat . Graphik- und Medaillenkunst zum Ersten Weltkrieg ( The Great War in small format . Graphic and medal art from the First World War ) - 2015 : European Tribal Wars", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2015 : Bayerische Landesausstellung Napoleon und Bayern ( Bavarian State Exhibition Napoleon and Bavaria )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2016 : Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( north to south . The German War in 1866 ) - 2016 : Mythos Hinterkaifeck . Auf den Spuren eines Verbrechens ( Myth Hinterkaifeck . In the footsteps of a crime ) - 2016 : André Butzer : ...und sah den Frieden des Himmels ( André Butzer : .. . and saw the peace of the sky )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": "- 2017 : Verheizt - vergöttert - verführt . Die deutsche Gebirgstruppe 1915 bis 1939 ( Heated - deified - seduced . The German Mountain Troops 1915 to 1939 )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " - 2018 : Im Visier des Fotografen . Alte Waffen in neuem Licht ( In the photographers sights . Old weapons in a new light. )", "title": "Selection from 2010 :" }, { "text": " Researchers of the museum are : - Ansgar Reiß , Museum director - Dieter Storz , main conservator - Thomas Müller , curator - Tobias Schönauer , conservator - Daniel Hohrath , curator ( Army Library ) - Frank Wernitz , curator In the 1970s , Rotraud Werde was a designated expert on uniforms at the museum . From 1979 to 2011 , Jürgen Kraus was curator and main conservator at the museum .", "title": "Scientific Staff" }, { "text": "The fortunes of the museum have been accompanied for decades by the Verein der Freunde des Bayerischen Armeemuseums ( Association of Friends of the Bavarian Armeemuseum ) based in Munich . In addition to various representatives of Bavarian aristocracy and officer corps , counted in 1967 , museum director Ernst Aichner was also a student among the founding members . Chairman , from 1989 to 2016 , was the former CSU member of parliament and long-time head of external relations of Eurocopter , Manfred Dumann . After the Bavarian Ministry of Science , which has been under FDP leadership since", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "2009 , chose a successor without Aichner friendship circle , leading members of the friendship such as Ingolstadts Second Mayor Albert Wittmann ( CSU ) were initially irritated and did not want to rule out an FDP plot against Horst Seehofer . After the contact between Dumann and the new museum director had normalized , the special exhibition on the Nazi military justice and its victims caused a low point of the relationship . Relying on his status as the son of a fallen Wehrmacht soldier , Dumann criticized a blanket defamation of lawyers and bias on the part of", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "exhibition organizers , prompting Reiß to conclude that the museum was not a sanatorium for offended Wehrmacht souls . By changing the articles of association , the foundations of further cooperation between the museum and the circle of friends were redefined and the responsibilities clearly defined . A new board of trustees was appointed for the association under the direction of Prince Wolfgang von Bayern .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": " In August 2016 , Dumann resigned from the chair due to his age . The new chairman was Ernst Aichner , former director of the Armeemuseum . The board includes , among others , mayor Albert Wittmann and the deputies Robert Brannekämper and Reinhard Brandl ( each CSU ) .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "On 7 October 2017 , an article was published in the Donaukurier referring to revisionist and legal texts on the website of the Association of Friends . Museum director Reiß pointed out on demand by the newspaper that he had already informed Aichner by letter in July on this obvious maladministration and asked the association to delete the texts . When this did not happen , the museum director publicly distanced himself from the association and criticized the publication of these right-wing texts violently . All links to the association have been removed from the museums homepage . Aichner stated", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": "that he had instructed the administrator of the association website after the notice by Reiß , that the texts which incidentally had not been approved by him , to be remove from the internet . He then assumed that the matter had been settled . In actual fact , only the links to the texts had been removed , but direct access was still possible . According to Aichner , the administrator has since been deprived of access to the associations website .", "title": "Friendship circle" }, { "text": " - Der Krieg und seine Museen ( Hans-Martin Hinz ) - The Bavarian Army Museum . A Selection of Medieval , Renaissance and Baroque Arms and Armour . ( Carlo Paggiarino ) - Der Große Krieg . 100 Objekte aus dem Bayerischen Armeemuseum ( Dieter Storz ) - Nord gegen Süd . Der Deutsche Krieg 1866 ( Dieter Storz , Daniel Hohrath )", "title": "Literature" }, { "text": " - Website of the Bavarian Army Museum - Website of the Friends of the Bavarian Army Museum e.V . - in the catalog of the German National Library", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Den Haag" ]

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[ "Feyenoord" ]

[ { "text": " Romeo Erwin Marius Castelen ( born 3 May 1983 ) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right winger .", "title": "Romeo Castelen" }, { "text": " Born in Paramaribo , Suriname , Castelen started his professional career with ADO Den Haag , playing two full seasons in the second division . He made his first-team debut at not yet 18 , and contributed with nine goals in 24 games in 2002–03 as the club returned to the Eredivisie , as champions . Castelen made his top level debut on 16 August 2003 , in a 0–1 away loss against RKC Waalwijk . He only missed six matches during the campaign as The Hague side narrowly avoided relegation ( 15th position ) .", "title": "ADO Den Haag" }, { "text": " Castelen moved to Feyenoord for 2004–05 , making his official debut for his new team on 15 August and scoring a brace in a 6–1 home win against De Graafschap . He netted 19 goals in his first two years with the Rotterdam side combined , as it finished fourth and third respectively . Together with Salomon Kalou and Dirk Kuyt , Castelen was part of an efficient Feyenoord attack . He only appeared in 23 contests in his second year however , due to injury .", "title": "Feyenoord" }, { "text": "Castelen could only amass 12 league matches in 2006–07 due to an ankle ailment , as Feyenoord finished in seventh position . On 22 April 2007 he scored his only game of the season , in a 1–1 home draw against NEC Nijmegen .", "title": "Feyenoord" }, { "text": "Castelen was declared fit prior to the start of the 2007–08 campaign , with his contract expiring at the end of that season . He was offered a new deal , but declined to sign it after deeming his future at the club as not very bright due to its recent results . However , when players like Giovanni van Bronckhorst , Kevin Hofland and Roy Makaay were signed , he reconsidered , but eventually agreed on terms with Hamburger SV from Germany in late July 2007 , signing a four-year contract ; he appeared in 79 official games for", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": "Feyenoord , scoring 21 goals .", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": " Castelen made his Bundesliga debut on 11 August 2007 , playing seven minutes in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 . During his spell at the Volksparkstadion , however , he was plagued with constant injury problems , and he was released in June 2012 after his contract was not renewed .", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": " After nearly one year out of football , Castelen signed with Russian Premier League team FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod on 15 February 2013 . He was released at the end of the season .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": "On 3 July 2013 , Castelen returned to his homeland and its top division , joining RKC . Roughly one year later , he signed a two-year contract with A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers FC . He participated with his new team at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup , scoring the opener against ES Sétif in the fifth-place match , which ended in a penalty shootout loss after a 2–2 draw .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": " In the 2015–16 campaign , Castelen netted seven goals overall . Three of those came in the final series semi-finals , a 5–4 extra time win over Brisbane Roar FC . However , on 5 May 2016 , he was released .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": "On 14 July 2016 , Castelen signed with K-League Classic team Suwon Samsung Bluewings . In the 2018 January transfer window , the 34-year old returned to his country and joined VVV-Venlo , making his debut against former club Den Haag . He retired from professional football later that year . Since then , he has worked as an agent , advising players such as Evert Linthorst and Simon Janssen .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": " Castelens solid beginnings with Feyenoord impressed newly appointed Dutch national team manager Marco van Basten , and the player made his debut with Oranje on 18 August 2004 , starting in a 2–2 friendly draw in Sweden . His physical condition , however , denied him a spot in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup . Also in 2006 , Castelen helped the under-21 team win the UEFA European Championship in Portugal .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " In 1989 , both Castelens mother and sister died in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crash in which 15 Surinamese footballers lost their lives .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Beijen profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Hamburger SV" ]

[ { "text": " Romeo Erwin Marius Castelen ( born 3 May 1983 ) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right winger .", "title": "Romeo Castelen" }, { "text": " Born in Paramaribo , Suriname , Castelen started his professional career with ADO Den Haag , playing two full seasons in the second division . He made his first-team debut at not yet 18 , and contributed with nine goals in 24 games in 2002–03 as the club returned to the Eredivisie , as champions . Castelen made his top level debut on 16 August 2003 , in a 0–1 away loss against RKC Waalwijk . He only missed six matches during the campaign as The Hague side narrowly avoided relegation ( 15th position ) .", "title": "ADO Den Haag" }, { "text": " Castelen moved to Feyenoord for 2004–05 , making his official debut for his new team on 15 August and scoring a brace in a 6–1 home win against De Graafschap . He netted 19 goals in his first two years with the Rotterdam side combined , as it finished fourth and third respectively . Together with Salomon Kalou and Dirk Kuyt , Castelen was part of an efficient Feyenoord attack . He only appeared in 23 contests in his second year however , due to injury .", "title": "Feyenoord" }, { "text": "Castelen could only amass 12 league matches in 2006–07 due to an ankle ailment , as Feyenoord finished in seventh position . On 22 April 2007 he scored his only game of the season , in a 1–1 home draw against NEC Nijmegen .", "title": "Feyenoord" }, { "text": "Castelen was declared fit prior to the start of the 2007–08 campaign , with his contract expiring at the end of that season . He was offered a new deal , but declined to sign it after deeming his future at the club as not very bright due to its recent results . However , when players like Giovanni van Bronckhorst , Kevin Hofland and Roy Makaay were signed , he reconsidered , but eventually agreed on terms with Hamburger SV from Germany in late July 2007 , signing a four-year contract ; he appeared in 79 official games for", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": "Feyenoord , scoring 21 goals .", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": " Castelen made his Bundesliga debut on 11 August 2007 , playing seven minutes in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 . During his spell at the Volksparkstadion , however , he was plagued with constant injury problems , and he was released in June 2012 after his contract was not renewed .", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": " After nearly one year out of football , Castelen signed with Russian Premier League team FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod on 15 February 2013 . He was released at the end of the season .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": "On 3 July 2013 , Castelen returned to his homeland and its top division , joining RKC . Roughly one year later , he signed a two-year contract with A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers FC . He participated with his new team at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup , scoring the opener against ES Sétif in the fifth-place match , which ended in a penalty shootout loss after a 2–2 draw .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": " In the 2015–16 campaign , Castelen netted seven goals overall . Three of those came in the final series semi-finals , a 5–4 extra time win over Brisbane Roar FC . However , on 5 May 2016 , he was released .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": "On 14 July 2016 , Castelen signed with K-League Classic team Suwon Samsung Bluewings . In the 2018 January transfer window , the 34-year old returned to his country and joined VVV-Venlo , making his debut against former club Den Haag . He retired from professional football later that year . Since then , he has worked as an agent , advising players such as Evert Linthorst and Simon Janssen .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": " Castelens solid beginnings with Feyenoord impressed newly appointed Dutch national team manager Marco van Basten , and the player made his debut with Oranje on 18 August 2004 , starting in a 2–2 friendly draw in Sweden . His physical condition , however , denied him a spot in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup . Also in 2006 , Castelen helped the under-21 team win the UEFA European Championship in Portugal .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " In 1989 , both Castelens mother and sister died in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crash in which 15 Surinamese footballers lost their lives .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Beijen profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "RKC" ]

[ { "text": " Romeo Erwin Marius Castelen ( born 3 May 1983 ) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right winger .", "title": "Romeo Castelen" }, { "text": " Born in Paramaribo , Suriname , Castelen started his professional career with ADO Den Haag , playing two full seasons in the second division . He made his first-team debut at not yet 18 , and contributed with nine goals in 24 games in 2002–03 as the club returned to the Eredivisie , as champions . Castelen made his top level debut on 16 August 2003 , in a 0–1 away loss against RKC Waalwijk . He only missed six matches during the campaign as The Hague side narrowly avoided relegation ( 15th position ) .", "title": "ADO Den Haag" }, { "text": " Castelen moved to Feyenoord for 2004–05 , making his official debut for his new team on 15 August and scoring a brace in a 6–1 home win against De Graafschap . He netted 19 goals in his first two years with the Rotterdam side combined , as it finished fourth and third respectively . Together with Salomon Kalou and Dirk Kuyt , Castelen was part of an efficient Feyenoord attack . He only appeared in 23 contests in his second year however , due to injury .", "title": "Feyenoord" }, { "text": "Castelen could only amass 12 league matches in 2006–07 due to an ankle ailment , as Feyenoord finished in seventh position . On 22 April 2007 he scored his only game of the season , in a 1–1 home draw against NEC Nijmegen .", "title": "Feyenoord" }, { "text": "Castelen was declared fit prior to the start of the 2007–08 campaign , with his contract expiring at the end of that season . He was offered a new deal , but declined to sign it after deeming his future at the club as not very bright due to its recent results . However , when players like Giovanni van Bronckhorst , Kevin Hofland and Roy Makaay were signed , he reconsidered , but eventually agreed on terms with Hamburger SV from Germany in late July 2007 , signing a four-year contract ; he appeared in 79 official games for", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": "Feyenoord , scoring 21 goals .", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": " Castelen made his Bundesliga debut on 11 August 2007 , playing seven minutes in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 . During his spell at the Volksparkstadion , however , he was plagued with constant injury problems , and he was released in June 2012 after his contract was not renewed .", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": " After nearly one year out of football , Castelen signed with Russian Premier League team FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod on 15 February 2013 . He was released at the end of the season .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": "On 3 July 2013 , Castelen returned to his homeland and its top division , joining RKC . Roughly one year later , he signed a two-year contract with A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers FC . He participated with his new team at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup , scoring the opener against ES Sétif in the fifth-place match , which ended in a penalty shootout loss after a 2–2 draw .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": " In the 2015–16 campaign , Castelen netted seven goals overall . Three of those came in the final series semi-finals , a 5–4 extra time win over Brisbane Roar FC . However , on 5 May 2016 , he was released .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": "On 14 July 2016 , Castelen signed with K-League Classic team Suwon Samsung Bluewings . In the 2018 January transfer window , the 34-year old returned to his country and joined VVV-Venlo , making his debut against former club Den Haag . He retired from professional football later that year . Since then , he has worked as an agent , advising players such as Evert Linthorst and Simon Janssen .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": " Castelens solid beginnings with Feyenoord impressed newly appointed Dutch national team manager Marco van Basten , and the player made his debut with Oranje on 18 August 2004 , starting in a 2–2 friendly draw in Sweden . His physical condition , however , denied him a spot in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup . Also in 2006 , Castelen helped the under-21 team win the UEFA European Championship in Portugal .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " In 1989 , both Castelens mother and sister died in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crash in which 15 Surinamese footballers lost their lives .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Beijen profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Western Sydney Wanderers FC" ]

[ { "text": " Romeo Erwin Marius Castelen ( born 3 May 1983 ) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right winger .", "title": "Romeo Castelen" }, { "text": " Born in Paramaribo , Suriname , Castelen started his professional career with ADO Den Haag , playing two full seasons in the second division . He made his first-team debut at not yet 18 , and contributed with nine goals in 24 games in 2002–03 as the club returned to the Eredivisie , as champions . Castelen made his top level debut on 16 August 2003 , in a 0–1 away loss against RKC Waalwijk . He only missed six matches during the campaign as The Hague side narrowly avoided relegation ( 15th position ) .", "title": "ADO Den Haag" }, { "text": " Castelen moved to Feyenoord for 2004–05 , making his official debut for his new team on 15 August and scoring a brace in a 6–1 home win against De Graafschap . He netted 19 goals in his first two years with the Rotterdam side combined , as it finished fourth and third respectively . Together with Salomon Kalou and Dirk Kuyt , Castelen was part of an efficient Feyenoord attack . He only appeared in 23 contests in his second year however , due to injury .", "title": "Feyenoord" }, { "text": "Castelen could only amass 12 league matches in 2006–07 due to an ankle ailment , as Feyenoord finished in seventh position . On 22 April 2007 he scored his only game of the season , in a 1–1 home draw against NEC Nijmegen .", "title": "Feyenoord" }, { "text": "Castelen was declared fit prior to the start of the 2007–08 campaign , with his contract expiring at the end of that season . He was offered a new deal , but declined to sign it after deeming his future at the club as not very bright due to its recent results . However , when players like Giovanni van Bronckhorst , Kevin Hofland and Roy Makaay were signed , he reconsidered , but eventually agreed on terms with Hamburger SV from Germany in late July 2007 , signing a four-year contract ; he appeared in 79 official games for", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": "Feyenoord , scoring 21 goals .", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": " Castelen made his Bundesliga debut on 11 August 2007 , playing seven minutes in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 . During his spell at the Volksparkstadion , however , he was plagued with constant injury problems , and he was released in June 2012 after his contract was not renewed .", "title": "Hamburger SV" }, { "text": " After nearly one year out of football , Castelen signed with Russian Premier League team FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod on 15 February 2013 . He was released at the end of the season .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": "On 3 July 2013 , Castelen returned to his homeland and its top division , joining RKC . Roughly one year later , he signed a two-year contract with A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers FC . He participated with his new team at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup , scoring the opener against ES Sétif in the fifth-place match , which ended in a penalty shootout loss after a 2–2 draw .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": " In the 2015–16 campaign , Castelen netted seven goals overall . Three of those came in the final series semi-finals , a 5–4 extra time win over Brisbane Roar FC . However , on 5 May 2016 , he was released .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": "On 14 July 2016 , Castelen signed with K-League Classic team Suwon Samsung Bluewings . In the 2018 January transfer window , the 34-year old returned to his country and joined VVV-Venlo , making his debut against former club Den Haag . He retired from professional football later that year . Since then , he has worked as an agent , advising players such as Evert Linthorst and Simon Janssen .", "title": "Later years" }, { "text": " Castelens solid beginnings with Feyenoord impressed newly appointed Dutch national team manager Marco van Basten , and the player made his debut with Oranje on 18 August 2004 , starting in a 2–2 friendly draw in Sweden . His physical condition , however , denied him a spot in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup . Also in 2006 , Castelen helped the under-21 team win the UEFA European Championship in Portugal .", "title": "International career" }, { "text": " In 1989 , both Castelens mother and sister died in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crash in which 15 Surinamese footballers lost their lives .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " - Beijen profile", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "BAWAG" ]

[ { "text": " Expobank CZ a.s . is a Czech bank , founded in 1991 . It is a nationwide bank for corporate and individual clients . The Bank focuses primarily on international corporate banking and cooperation within the Expobank Group . Since 2014 , the Russian entrepreneur Igor Kim has been the majority shareholder and owner .", "title": "Expobank CZ" }, { "text": " The original bank was established in 1991 as a Swiss-Hungarian joint venture under the name InterBank , akciová společnost ( joint-stock company ) and obtained a banking license on 28.12.1991 ; the current valid license ( after the re-licensing ) was received under the name Interbanka , akciová společnost ( joint-stock company ) on 13 . 2 . 2004 and was supplemented on 6.5.2005 .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Between 1993 and 1997 a number of changes in the shareholder structure took place ; this transition period stabilized at the end of 1997 , when the German Bayerische Landesbank became the majority shareholder and the Hungarian Magyar Kulkereskedelmi Bank ( MKB ) and the Austrian Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft AG ( BAWAG ) became minority shareholders . In September 2003 , BAWAG became the sole shareholder of Interbank a.s . and in June 2004 the bank was renamed BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . In September 2004 , BAWAG acquired 100% of the shares of another bank on the", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Czech market - Dresdner Bank CZ a.s .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . was founded in 1991 as a joint venture of the French Banque National de Paris ( BNP , later BNP Paribas ) and the German Dresdner Bank AG , and under the original name BNP-Dresdner Bank ( ČSFR ) a.s . obtained a banking license on 3.9.1991 . In 2001 Dresdner Bank AG became the sole shareholder of the bank , which was given a new license ( re-licensed after the amendment to the Banking Act ) under the name Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . on 4.11.2003 . After BAWAG became the sole shareholder ,", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . was renamed BAWAG International Bank CZ a.s . and ceased to exist on 31 March 2005 as a result of the merger with BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . as a successor bank .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " In September 2008 , another change occurred when German Landesbank Baden-Württemberg ( LBBW ) became the sole shareholder and BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . was renamed LBBW Bank CZ a.s . as part of the LBBW Group . The parent LBBW is both a commercial bank and a central bank of local savings banks in Baden-Württemberg , Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate and is one of the largest banks in Germany .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "In January 2014 , LBBW agreed to sell LBBW Bank CZ to the Russian bank Expobank owned by the entrepreneur Igor Kim . At the end of November 2014 , the branch network has been reduced . Since the end of 2014 , Igor Kim has been the majority owner of the Czech bank . On 15 . 10 . 2014 the business name of the bank was changed to Expobank CZ a.s .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " In March 2016 , Expobank CZ a.s . repurchased EAST Portfolio , s.r.o . in which it acquired a 100% stake from the German LBBW . In March 2017 Expobank CZ a.s . was the first Czech bank to enter the Serbian market , where it became the sole shareholder of Marfin Bank a.d . Beograd . Marfin Bank subsequently changed its business name to Expobank Beograd . In October 2018 , Expobank announced the opening of its Cryptocurrency trading and investing services .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Since April 2019 , Expobank CZ has been based in the Trimaran building , on Na strži street in Pragues Pankrác district . In August 2019 , a branch that had been located on Wenceslas Square in Prague moved to the neighboring City Element building in Pragues Pankrác .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " - Expobank CZ a.s .", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "" ]

[ { "text": " Expobank CZ a.s . is a Czech bank , founded in 1991 . It is a nationwide bank for corporate and individual clients . The Bank focuses primarily on international corporate banking and cooperation within the Expobank Group . Since 2014 , the Russian entrepreneur Igor Kim has been the majority shareholder and owner .", "title": "Expobank CZ" }, { "text": " The original bank was established in 1991 as a Swiss-Hungarian joint venture under the name InterBank , akciová společnost ( joint-stock company ) and obtained a banking license on 28.12.1991 ; the current valid license ( after the re-licensing ) was received under the name Interbanka , akciová společnost ( joint-stock company ) on 13 . 2 . 2004 and was supplemented on 6.5.2005 .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Between 1993 and 1997 a number of changes in the shareholder structure took place ; this transition period stabilized at the end of 1997 , when the German Bayerische Landesbank became the majority shareholder and the Hungarian Magyar Kulkereskedelmi Bank ( MKB ) and the Austrian Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft AG ( BAWAG ) became minority shareholders . In September 2003 , BAWAG became the sole shareholder of Interbank a.s . and in June 2004 the bank was renamed BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . In September 2004 , BAWAG acquired 100% of the shares of another bank on the", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Czech market - Dresdner Bank CZ a.s .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . was founded in 1991 as a joint venture of the French Banque National de Paris ( BNP , later BNP Paribas ) and the German Dresdner Bank AG , and under the original name BNP-Dresdner Bank ( ČSFR ) a.s . obtained a banking license on 3.9.1991 . In 2001 Dresdner Bank AG became the sole shareholder of the bank , which was given a new license ( re-licensed after the amendment to the Banking Act ) under the name Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . on 4.11.2003 . After BAWAG became the sole shareholder ,", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . was renamed BAWAG International Bank CZ a.s . and ceased to exist on 31 March 2005 as a result of the merger with BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . as a successor bank .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " In September 2008 , another change occurred when German Landesbank Baden-Württemberg ( LBBW ) became the sole shareholder and BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . was renamed LBBW Bank CZ a.s . as part of the LBBW Group . The parent LBBW is both a commercial bank and a central bank of local savings banks in Baden-Württemberg , Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate and is one of the largest banks in Germany .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "In January 2014 , LBBW agreed to sell LBBW Bank CZ to the Russian bank Expobank owned by the entrepreneur Igor Kim . At the end of November 2014 , the branch network has been reduced . Since the end of 2014 , Igor Kim has been the majority owner of the Czech bank . On 15 . 10 . 2014 the business name of the bank was changed to Expobank CZ a.s .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " In March 2016 , Expobank CZ a.s . repurchased EAST Portfolio , s.r.o . in which it acquired a 100% stake from the German LBBW . In March 2017 Expobank CZ a.s . was the first Czech bank to enter the Serbian market , where it became the sole shareholder of Marfin Bank a.d . Beograd . Marfin Bank subsequently changed its business name to Expobank Beograd . In October 2018 , Expobank announced the opening of its Cryptocurrency trading and investing services .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Since April 2019 , Expobank CZ has been based in the Trimaran building , on Na strži street in Pragues Pankrác district . In August 2019 , a branch that had been located on Wenceslas Square in Prague moved to the neighboring City Element building in Pragues Pankrác .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " - Expobank CZ a.s .", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Landesbank Baden-Württemberg" ]

[ { "text": " Expobank CZ a.s . is a Czech bank , founded in 1991 . It is a nationwide bank for corporate and individual clients . The Bank focuses primarily on international corporate banking and cooperation within the Expobank Group . Since 2014 , the Russian entrepreneur Igor Kim has been the majority shareholder and owner .", "title": "Expobank CZ" }, { "text": " The original bank was established in 1991 as a Swiss-Hungarian joint venture under the name InterBank , akciová společnost ( joint-stock company ) and obtained a banking license on 28.12.1991 ; the current valid license ( after the re-licensing ) was received under the name Interbanka , akciová společnost ( joint-stock company ) on 13 . 2 . 2004 and was supplemented on 6.5.2005 .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Between 1993 and 1997 a number of changes in the shareholder structure took place ; this transition period stabilized at the end of 1997 , when the German Bayerische Landesbank became the majority shareholder and the Hungarian Magyar Kulkereskedelmi Bank ( MKB ) and the Austrian Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft AG ( BAWAG ) became minority shareholders . In September 2003 , BAWAG became the sole shareholder of Interbank a.s . and in June 2004 the bank was renamed BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . In September 2004 , BAWAG acquired 100% of the shares of another bank on the", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Czech market - Dresdner Bank CZ a.s .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . was founded in 1991 as a joint venture of the French Banque National de Paris ( BNP , later BNP Paribas ) and the German Dresdner Bank AG , and under the original name BNP-Dresdner Bank ( ČSFR ) a.s . obtained a banking license on 3.9.1991 . In 2001 Dresdner Bank AG became the sole shareholder of the bank , which was given a new license ( re-licensed after the amendment to the Banking Act ) under the name Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . on 4.11.2003 . After BAWAG became the sole shareholder ,", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . was renamed BAWAG International Bank CZ a.s . and ceased to exist on 31 March 2005 as a result of the merger with BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . as a successor bank .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " In September 2008 , another change occurred when German Landesbank Baden-Württemberg ( LBBW ) became the sole shareholder and BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . was renamed LBBW Bank CZ a.s . as part of the LBBW Group . The parent LBBW is both a commercial bank and a central bank of local savings banks in Baden-Württemberg , Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate and is one of the largest banks in Germany .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "In January 2014 , LBBW agreed to sell LBBW Bank CZ to the Russian bank Expobank owned by the entrepreneur Igor Kim . At the end of November 2014 , the branch network has been reduced . Since the end of 2014 , Igor Kim has been the majority owner of the Czech bank . On 15 . 10 . 2014 the business name of the bank was changed to Expobank CZ a.s .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " In March 2016 , Expobank CZ a.s . repurchased EAST Portfolio , s.r.o . in which it acquired a 100% stake from the German LBBW . In March 2017 Expobank CZ a.s . was the first Czech bank to enter the Serbian market , where it became the sole shareholder of Marfin Bank a.d . Beograd . Marfin Bank subsequently changed its business name to Expobank Beograd . In October 2018 , Expobank announced the opening of its Cryptocurrency trading and investing services .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Since April 2019 , Expobank CZ has been based in the Trimaran building , on Na strži street in Pragues Pankrác district . In August 2019 , a branch that had been located on Wenceslas Square in Prague moved to the neighboring City Element building in Pragues Pankrác .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " - Expobank CZ a.s .", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Igor Kim" ]

[ { "text": " Expobank CZ a.s . is a Czech bank , founded in 1991 . It is a nationwide bank for corporate and individual clients . The Bank focuses primarily on international corporate banking and cooperation within the Expobank Group . Since 2014 , the Russian entrepreneur Igor Kim has been the majority shareholder and owner .", "title": "Expobank CZ" }, { "text": " The original bank was established in 1991 as a Swiss-Hungarian joint venture under the name InterBank , akciová společnost ( joint-stock company ) and obtained a banking license on 28.12.1991 ; the current valid license ( after the re-licensing ) was received under the name Interbanka , akciová společnost ( joint-stock company ) on 13 . 2 . 2004 and was supplemented on 6.5.2005 .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Between 1993 and 1997 a number of changes in the shareholder structure took place ; this transition period stabilized at the end of 1997 , when the German Bayerische Landesbank became the majority shareholder and the Hungarian Magyar Kulkereskedelmi Bank ( MKB ) and the Austrian Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft AG ( BAWAG ) became minority shareholders . In September 2003 , BAWAG became the sole shareholder of Interbank a.s . and in June 2004 the bank was renamed BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . In September 2004 , BAWAG acquired 100% of the shares of another bank on the", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Czech market - Dresdner Bank CZ a.s .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . was founded in 1991 as a joint venture of the French Banque National de Paris ( BNP , later BNP Paribas ) and the German Dresdner Bank AG , and under the original name BNP-Dresdner Bank ( ČSFR ) a.s . obtained a banking license on 3.9.1991 . In 2001 Dresdner Bank AG became the sole shareholder of the bank , which was given a new license ( re-licensed after the amendment to the Banking Act ) under the name Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . on 4.11.2003 . After BAWAG became the sole shareholder ,", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Dresdner Bank CZ a.s . was renamed BAWAG International Bank CZ a.s . and ceased to exist on 31 March 2005 as a result of the merger with BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . as a successor bank .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " In September 2008 , another change occurred when German Landesbank Baden-Württemberg ( LBBW ) became the sole shareholder and BAWAG Bank CZ a.s . was renamed LBBW Bank CZ a.s . as part of the LBBW Group . The parent LBBW is both a commercial bank and a central bank of local savings banks in Baden-Württemberg , Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate and is one of the largest banks in Germany .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "In January 2014 , LBBW agreed to sell LBBW Bank CZ to the Russian bank Expobank owned by the entrepreneur Igor Kim . At the end of November 2014 , the branch network has been reduced . Since the end of 2014 , Igor Kim has been the majority owner of the Czech bank . On 15 . 10 . 2014 the business name of the bank was changed to Expobank CZ a.s .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " In March 2016 , Expobank CZ a.s . repurchased EAST Portfolio , s.r.o . in which it acquired a 100% stake from the German LBBW . In March 2017 Expobank CZ a.s . was the first Czech bank to enter the Serbian market , where it became the sole shareholder of Marfin Bank a.d . Beograd . Marfin Bank subsequently changed its business name to Expobank Beograd . In October 2018 , Expobank announced the opening of its Cryptocurrency trading and investing services .", "title": "History" }, { "text": "Since April 2019 , Expobank CZ has been based in the Trimaran building , on Na strži street in Pragues Pankrác district . In August 2019 , a branch that had been located on Wenceslas Square in Prague moved to the neighboring City Element building in Pragues Pankrác .", "title": "History" }, { "text": " - Expobank CZ a.s .", "title": "External links" } ]

[ "Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania" ]

[ { "text": " Ingrid Schaffner ( born 1961 ) is a curator , writer , and educator specializing in contemporary art since the mid-1980s . Schaffner work often coalesces around themes of archiving and collecting , photography , feminism , and alternate modernisms—especially Surrealism .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": "Schaffner co-authored the publication Deep Storage which was a major international survey of 50 contemporary artists representing issues and images of collecting , storage , and archiving . Other exhibitions include Pictures , Patents , Monkeys , More .. . on collecting , Richard Tuttle , In Parts , 1998-2001 , and The Photogenic : Photography Through its Metaphor . She has numerous publications on 20th-century art , art reviews in Artforum , and catalog essays .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": " Schaffner is currently Curator at The Chinati Foundation in Marfa , Texas . Prior she was the curator of 2018 Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania from 2000-2015 .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": " - Philbrick , Jane . ( 1993 ) The return of the Cadavre exquis . Drawing Center . - Nauman , Bruce ; Jill Snyder ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 1997 ) Bruce Nauman , 1985-1996 : drawings , prints , and related works . Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Matthias Winzen ; Geoffrey Batchen ; and Hubertus Gassner . ( 1998 ) Deep storage : collecting , storing , and archiving in art . Prestel .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; and Lisa Jacobs , eds . ( 1998 ) Julien Levy : Portrait of an Art Gallery . MIT Press .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 1998 ) The essential Vincent van Gogh . Harry N . Abrams . - Feldman , Melissa E . and Ingrid Schaffner . ( September 16 , 1999 ) Secret Victorians : Contemporary Artists and a 19th-Century Vision . University of California Press . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( October 1999 ) The Essential Andy Warhol . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( November 1999 ) The Essential Pablo Picasso . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . ( November 1999 ) The Essential Henri Matisse . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Hannelore Baron and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service . ( July 2001 ) Hannelore Baron : Works from 1969 to 1987 Smithsonian Books . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Fred Wilson ; and Werner Muensterberger . ( 2001 ) Pictures , patents , monkeys , and more .. . on collecting . Independent Curators International . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Melissa E Feldman . ( 2001 ) About the Bayberry bush . Parrish Art Museum .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Bernstein , Charles ; Richard Tuttle ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2001 ) Richard Tuttle , in parts , 1998-2001 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Morris , Catherine ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2002 ) Gloria : another look at feminist art of the 1970s . White Columns . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2002 ) Salvador Dalís Dream of Venus : the surrealist funhouse from the 1939 Worlds Fair . Princeton Architectural Press . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( May 2003 ) The Essential Joseph Cornell . Harry N . Abrams . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2003 ) The essential Man Ray . Harry N . Abrams .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2003 ) Memoir of an art gallery . MFA Publications .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Apfelbaum , Polly ; Claudia Gould ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2003 ) Polly Apfelbaum : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , May 3-July 27 , 2003 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Andrade , Edna ; Debra Bricker Balken ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2003 ) Edna Andrade : optical paintings , 1963-1986 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; Bennett Simpson ; and Tanya Leighton . ( 2004 ) The big nothing . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2004 ) Sarah McEneaney . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2004 ) Trials and turbulence : Pepón Osorio , an artist in residence at DHS . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Le Va , Barry ; Ingrid Schaffner ; and Rhea Anastas . ( 2005 ) Accumulated vision : Barry Le Va . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- List , Larry ; Ingrid Schaffner ( introduction ) . ( 2005 ) The imagery of chess revisited . Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Herrera , Arturo ; Friedrich Meschede ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2005 ) Arturo Herrera : 7 Abril-19 Xuño de 2005 . Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea : Xunta de Galicia . - Marincola , Paula ( editor ) . ( 2006 ) What makes a great exhibition ? Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative , Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Jess ; John Ashbery ; and Lisa Jarnot . ( 2007 ) Jess : to and from the printed page . Independent Curators International .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Kilimnik , Karen ; Ingrid Schaffner and Scott Rothkopf . ( 2007 ) Karen Kilimnik . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . 3", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Neff , Eileen ; Patrick T Murphy ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2007 ) Eileen Neff : between us . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Carin Kuoni ; and John Bell . ( 2008 ) The Puppet Show . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; and Douglas Blau . ( 2009 ) Douglas Blau . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; Jenelle Porter ; and Glenn Adamson . ( 2009 ) Dirt on Delight : impulses that form clay . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . Maira Kalman : Various Illuminations ( of a crazy world ) , Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania and Delmonico Books/Prestel , 2010 . - Schaffner , Ingrid . Queer Voice , Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , 2010 . - Schaffner , Ingrid . Anne Tyng : Inhabiting Geometry . Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , 2011 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . Louise Fishman , ed . Helaine Posner . New York : Neuberger Museum of Art , Purchase College ; Philadelphia : Institute for Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania ; Delmonico Books/Prestel , 2016 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid with Liz Park . Carnegie International , 57th edition , 2018 : the guide . Pittsburgh , PA : Carnegie Museum of Art and Distributed Art Publishers , 2018 . - Schaffner , Ingrid with Liz Park . Dispatch : CI57-2018 . Pittsburgh , PA : Carnegie Museum of Art , 2019 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Ingrid Schaffner , website - Carnegie press release - ArtNews press on Chinati appointment", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Ingrid Schaffner ( born 1961 ) is a curator , writer , and educator specializing in contemporary art since the mid-1980s . Schaffner work often coalesces around themes of archiving and collecting , photography , feminism , and alternate modernisms—especially Surrealism .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": "Schaffner co-authored the publication Deep Storage which was a major international survey of 50 contemporary artists representing issues and images of collecting , storage , and archiving . Other exhibitions include Pictures , Patents , Monkeys , More .. . on collecting , Richard Tuttle , In Parts , 1998-2001 , and The Photogenic : Photography Through its Metaphor . She has numerous publications on 20th-century art , art reviews in Artforum , and catalog essays .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": " Schaffner is currently Curator at The Chinati Foundation in Marfa , Texas . Prior she was the curator of 2018 Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania from 2000-2015 .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": " - Philbrick , Jane . ( 1993 ) The return of the Cadavre exquis . Drawing Center . - Nauman , Bruce ; Jill Snyder ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 1997 ) Bruce Nauman , 1985-1996 : drawings , prints , and related works . Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Matthias Winzen ; Geoffrey Batchen ; and Hubertus Gassner . ( 1998 ) Deep storage : collecting , storing , and archiving in art . Prestel .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; and Lisa Jacobs , eds . ( 1998 ) Julien Levy : Portrait of an Art Gallery . MIT Press .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 1998 ) The essential Vincent van Gogh . Harry N . Abrams . - Feldman , Melissa E . and Ingrid Schaffner . ( September 16 , 1999 ) Secret Victorians : Contemporary Artists and a 19th-Century Vision . University of California Press . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( October 1999 ) The Essential Andy Warhol . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( November 1999 ) The Essential Pablo Picasso . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . ( November 1999 ) The Essential Henri Matisse . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Hannelore Baron and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service . ( July 2001 ) Hannelore Baron : Works from 1969 to 1987 Smithsonian Books . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Fred Wilson ; and Werner Muensterberger . ( 2001 ) Pictures , patents , monkeys , and more .. . on collecting . Independent Curators International . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Melissa E Feldman . ( 2001 ) About the Bayberry bush . Parrish Art Museum .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Bernstein , Charles ; Richard Tuttle ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2001 ) Richard Tuttle , in parts , 1998-2001 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Morris , Catherine ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2002 ) Gloria : another look at feminist art of the 1970s . White Columns . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2002 ) Salvador Dalís Dream of Venus : the surrealist funhouse from the 1939 Worlds Fair . Princeton Architectural Press . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( May 2003 ) The Essential Joseph Cornell . Harry N . Abrams . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2003 ) The essential Man Ray . Harry N . Abrams .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2003 ) Memoir of an art gallery . MFA Publications .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Apfelbaum , Polly ; Claudia Gould ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2003 ) Polly Apfelbaum : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , May 3-July 27 , 2003 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Andrade , Edna ; Debra Bricker Balken ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2003 ) Edna Andrade : optical paintings , 1963-1986 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; Bennett Simpson ; and Tanya Leighton . ( 2004 ) The big nothing . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2004 ) Sarah McEneaney . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2004 ) Trials and turbulence : Pepón Osorio , an artist in residence at DHS . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Le Va , Barry ; Ingrid Schaffner ; and Rhea Anastas . ( 2005 ) Accumulated vision : Barry Le Va . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- List , Larry ; Ingrid Schaffner ( introduction ) . ( 2005 ) The imagery of chess revisited . Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Herrera , Arturo ; Friedrich Meschede ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2005 ) Arturo Herrera : 7 Abril-19 Xuño de 2005 . Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea : Xunta de Galicia . - Marincola , Paula ( editor ) . ( 2006 ) What makes a great exhibition ? Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative , Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Jess ; John Ashbery ; and Lisa Jarnot . ( 2007 ) Jess : to and from the printed page . Independent Curators International .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Kilimnik , Karen ; Ingrid Schaffner and Scott Rothkopf . ( 2007 ) Karen Kilimnik . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . 3", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Neff , Eileen ; Patrick T Murphy ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2007 ) Eileen Neff : between us . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Carin Kuoni ; and John Bell . ( 2008 ) The Puppet Show . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; and Douglas Blau . ( 2009 ) Douglas Blau . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; Jenelle Porter ; and Glenn Adamson . ( 2009 ) Dirt on Delight : impulses that form clay . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . Maira Kalman : Various Illuminations ( of a crazy world ) , Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania and Delmonico Books/Prestel , 2010 . - Schaffner , Ingrid . Queer Voice , Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , 2010 . - Schaffner , Ingrid . Anne Tyng : Inhabiting Geometry . Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , 2011 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . Louise Fishman , ed . Helaine Posner . New York : Neuberger Museum of Art , Purchase College ; Philadelphia : Institute for Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania ; Delmonico Books/Prestel , 2016 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid with Liz Park . Carnegie International , 57th edition , 2018 : the guide . Pittsburgh , PA : Carnegie Museum of Art and Distributed Art Publishers , 2018 . - Schaffner , Ingrid with Liz Park . Dispatch : CI57-2018 . Pittsburgh , PA : Carnegie Museum of Art , 2019 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Ingrid Schaffner , website - Carnegie press release - ArtNews press on Chinati appointment", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Ingrid Schaffner ( born 1961 ) is a curator , writer , and educator specializing in contemporary art since the mid-1980s . Schaffner work often coalesces around themes of archiving and collecting , photography , feminism , and alternate modernisms—especially Surrealism .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": "Schaffner co-authored the publication Deep Storage which was a major international survey of 50 contemporary artists representing issues and images of collecting , storage , and archiving . Other exhibitions include Pictures , Patents , Monkeys , More .. . on collecting , Richard Tuttle , In Parts , 1998-2001 , and The Photogenic : Photography Through its Metaphor . She has numerous publications on 20th-century art , art reviews in Artforum , and catalog essays .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": " Schaffner is currently Curator at The Chinati Foundation in Marfa , Texas . Prior she was the curator of 2018 Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania from 2000-2015 .", "title": "Ingrid Schaffner" }, { "text": " - Philbrick , Jane . ( 1993 ) The return of the Cadavre exquis . Drawing Center . - Nauman , Bruce ; Jill Snyder ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 1997 ) Bruce Nauman , 1985-1996 : drawings , prints , and related works . Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Matthias Winzen ; Geoffrey Batchen ; and Hubertus Gassner . ( 1998 ) Deep storage : collecting , storing , and archiving in art . Prestel .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; and Lisa Jacobs , eds . ( 1998 ) Julien Levy : Portrait of an Art Gallery . MIT Press .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 1998 ) The essential Vincent van Gogh . Harry N . Abrams . - Feldman , Melissa E . and Ingrid Schaffner . ( September 16 , 1999 ) Secret Victorians : Contemporary Artists and a 19th-Century Vision . University of California Press . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( October 1999 ) The Essential Andy Warhol . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( November 1999 ) The Essential Pablo Picasso . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . ( November 1999 ) The Essential Henri Matisse . The Essential Series . Andrews McMeel Publishing .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Hannelore Baron and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service . ( July 2001 ) Hannelore Baron : Works from 1969 to 1987 Smithsonian Books . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Fred Wilson ; and Werner Muensterberger . ( 2001 ) Pictures , patents , monkeys , and more .. . on collecting . Independent Curators International . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Melissa E Feldman . ( 2001 ) About the Bayberry bush . Parrish Art Museum .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Bernstein , Charles ; Richard Tuttle ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2001 ) Richard Tuttle , in parts , 1998-2001 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Morris , Catherine ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2002 ) Gloria : another look at feminist art of the 1970s . White Columns . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2002 ) Salvador Dalís Dream of Venus : the surrealist funhouse from the 1939 Worlds Fair . Princeton Architectural Press . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( May 2003 ) The Essential Joseph Cornell . Harry N . Abrams . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2003 ) The essential Man Ray . Harry N . Abrams .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2003 ) Memoir of an art gallery . MFA Publications .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Apfelbaum , Polly ; Claudia Gould ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2003 ) Polly Apfelbaum : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , May 3-July 27 , 2003 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Andrade , Edna ; Debra Bricker Balken ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2003 ) Edna Andrade : optical paintings , 1963-1986 . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; Bennett Simpson ; and Tanya Leighton . ( 2004 ) The big nothing . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2004 ) Sarah McEneaney . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid . ( 2004 ) Trials and turbulence : Pepón Osorio , an artist in residence at DHS . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Le Va , Barry ; Ingrid Schaffner ; and Rhea Anastas . ( 2005 ) Accumulated vision : Barry Le Va . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- List , Larry ; Ingrid Schaffner ( introduction ) . ( 2005 ) The imagery of chess revisited . Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Herrera , Arturo ; Friedrich Meschede ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2005 ) Arturo Herrera : 7 Abril-19 Xuño de 2005 . Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea : Xunta de Galicia . - Marincola , Paula ( editor ) . ( 2006 ) What makes a great exhibition ? Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative , Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Jess ; John Ashbery ; and Lisa Jarnot . ( 2007 ) Jess : to and from the printed page . Independent Curators International .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Kilimnik , Karen ; Ingrid Schaffner and Scott Rothkopf . ( 2007 ) Karen Kilimnik . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . 3", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Neff , Eileen ; Patrick T Murphy ; and Ingrid Schaffner . ( 2007 ) Eileen Neff : between us . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; Carin Kuoni ; and John Bell . ( 2008 ) The Puppet Show . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania . - Schaffner , Ingrid ; and Douglas Blau . ( 2009 ) Douglas Blau . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid ; Jenelle Porter ; and Glenn Adamson . ( 2009 ) Dirt on Delight : impulses that form clay . Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid . Maira Kalman : Various Illuminations ( of a crazy world ) , Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania and Delmonico Books/Prestel , 2010 . - Schaffner , Ingrid . Queer Voice , Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , 2010 . - Schaffner , Ingrid . Anne Tyng : Inhabiting Geometry . Philadelphia : Institute of Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania , 2011 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": "- Schaffner , Ingrid . Louise Fishman , ed . Helaine Posner . New York : Neuberger Museum of Art , Purchase College ; Philadelphia : Institute for Contemporary Art , University of Pennsylvania ; Delmonico Books/Prestel , 2016 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Schaffner , Ingrid with Liz Park . Carnegie International , 57th edition , 2018 : the guide . Pittsburgh , PA : Carnegie Museum of Art and Distributed Art Publishers , 2018 . - Schaffner , Ingrid with Liz Park . Dispatch : CI57-2018 . Pittsburgh , PA : Carnegie Museum of Art , 2019 .", "title": "Bibliography" }, { "text": " - Ingrid Schaffner , website - Carnegie press release - ArtNews press on Chinati appointment", "title": "External links" } ]

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[ { "text": " Matthias Blübaum ( born 18 April 1997 ) is a German chess grandmaster . He is the No . 2 ranked German player as of February 2021 . Blübaum began playing chess at the age of six and emerged as part of the Prinzengruppe at age twelve . He earned his international master title in 2012 and was awarded the grandmaster title in 2015 . A member of the German team that won the 2015 European Youth Team Chess Championship , he has since represented his nation at the European Team Chess Championship and Chess Olympiad .", "title": "Matthias Blübaum" }, { "text": " Matthias Blübaum was born in Lemgo , North Rhine-Westphalia on 18 April 1997 , and comes from a chess family . His father , Karl-Ernst , has an Elo rating of 2253 as of 2014 , and is a several-time winner of the Ostwestfalen Chess Championship . He has three sisters , two of whom competed in the top group of the German Girls Chess Championship .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "Blübaum skipped ahead a year in elementary school and received his Abitur at the age of 17 . , he was studying physics and mathematics at Bielefeld University . In a 2020 interview , he stated he was studying for his masters degree in mathematics , and that he was still unsure whether he would become a professional chess player .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " Blübaum learned to play chess when he was six years old , and began a systematic training schedule at the age of eight .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He received wide attention at the age of 12 as part of the Prinzengruppe , a group of four young , talented German players ( princes ) who were projected to become grandmasters ( kings ) by German national junior coach Bernd Vökler . The group , consisting of Blübaum , Rasmus Svane , Dennis Wagner , and Alexander Donchenko , completed the objective set for them in 2016 , when Svane earned his final grandmaster ( GM ) norm and thus became the fourth and final member of the group to achieve the title of GM .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " The German Chess Federation named Blübaum the U14 Player of the Year of 2011 . Notable achievements in the year were his attainment of the FIDE master title and his third-place finish at the German U18 Chess Championship . Also in 2011 , he placed sixth at the World U14 Chess Championship , scoring 6½/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum earned his first international master ( IM ) norm at the in April 2011 , scoring 6½/9 , and his second at the Helmut Kohls Tournament in July 2011 , scoring 6/9 . He achieved his final IM norm at the German Chess Championship in March 2012 , scoring 5½/9 . He was awarded the title by FIDE in April 2012 , at the age of 14 . He participated in the World Junior Chess Championship in August , placing twenty-fifth with a score of 8/13", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " and in the World U18 Chess Championship in November , scoring 7/11 for a fourteenth-place finish . He placed twelfth in the 2013 German Chess Championship , scoring 5½/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum earned his first two GM norms in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Chess Bundesliga seasons , with scores of 6½/9 and 8/12 , respectively . In September 2014 , he competed in the 2nd Grenke Chess Classic , scoring 3½/7 for a fifth-place finish . He scored his first victory over a 2700+ opponent in this event , defeating the German No . 1 Arkadij Naiditsch in the second round . Later in September , Blübaum competed again in the World U18 Chess Championship , placing fourth with a score of 7½/11 At the 2014 Bavarian Chess Championship , held", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "from 25 October to 2 November , he achieved his third GM norm , scoring 7/9 . He earned an additional GM norm at the German Chess Championship in November 2014 , scoring 6/9 . He was officially awarded the GM title by FIDE in April 2015 , at the age of 18 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " In July 2015 , he competed for Germany on board 1 at the European Youth Team Chess Championship . He scored 5½/7 helping Germany win the tournament . In September , he placed third at the World Junior Chess Championship with 9/13 one point behind Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Mikhail Antipov . Antipov won the tournament due to a better tiebreak score than Duda . 2016 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum recorded several tournament victories in 2016 . He won the Grenke Chess Open held in March , scoring 7½/9 Vladimir Fedoseev , Nikita Vitiugov , Milos Perunović , Ni Hua and Francisco Vallejo Pons also scored 7½/9 ; Blübaum won due to performing best on the tiebreak system . In April , he finished clear first in the Accentus Young Masters tournament with 7/9 half a point ahead of Benjámin Gledura and Noël Studer . He won the Xtracon Chess Open in July , scoring 8/10 Alexei Shirov , Bassem Amin , Jonathan Carlstedt , Mihail Marin , Jon", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Ludvig Hammer and Jean-Marc Degraeve also finished on 8/10 ; Blübaum won on tiebreak .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " In September , he competed for Germany on board 3 at the 42nd Chess Olympiad . He was his nations best performer , scoring 7½/10 for a of 2744 . In the final round of the tournament , he defeated Tarvo Seeman of Estonia from a drawn position , which gave the gold medal to the United States . If Blübaum had drawn with Seeman , Ukraine would have won gold by way of the Sonneborn–Berger tiebreak system . 2017 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum competed in the Aeroflot Open , held from 21 February to 1 March . He tied for 21st with Abhijeet Gupta on a score of 5½/9 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Later in March , he participated in the first edition of the Sharjah Masters tournament , scoring 6½/9 for an 18th-place finish . In April , he competed in the 4th Grenke Chess Classic , having received an invitation to the event after winning the 2016 Grenke Chess Open . It was his first elite round-robin tournament . He tied for last with a score of 2/7 recording draws with Fabiano Caruana , Magnus Carlsen , Hou Yifan and Georg Meier , and losing to Levon Aronian , Arkadij Naiditsch and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "From 30 May to 10 June , Blübaum took part in the 2017 European Individual Chess Championship . He scored 8/11 half a point behind Maxim Matlakov , Baadur Jobava and Vladimir Fedoseev who all tied for first–third . Matlakov won the tournament on tiebreak . Blübaum placed 12th , and so qualified for the Chess World Cup .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Also in June , he won the German Chess Federations 2016 U20 Player of the Year award , in recognition of his three tournament victories and strong performance at the 42nd Chess Olympiad .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He competed in the 45th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting , held from 15 to 22 July . He finished fifth , scoring 3/7 Earlier in July , he transferred from SV Werder Bremen to Schachfreunde Deizisau e.V . in a switch-up of his Chess Bundesliga team . He had played for SV Werden Bremen from 2012 up until this move . In September , he participated in the Chess World Cup 2017 . He defeated Sandro Mareco 1½–½ in the first round to advance to the second round , where he was paired with Wesley So . He drew with", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "So in the classical portion of the match , then was defeated in the rapid tiebreaks and eliminated from the tournament . From 28 October to 6 November , he competed for Germany on board 3 at the 2017 European Team Chess Championship . He scored 4½/8 as Germany placed eighth .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " 2018 . In January , Blübaum competed in the Tata Steel Challengers . He finished seventh , scoring 6½/13 In February , he participated in the Aeroflot Open . He placed 63rd out of 92 , scoring 4/9 From 31 March to 9 April , Blübaum participated in the 5th Grenke Chess Classic . He finished sixth with a score of 4½/9 recording a victory over Viswanathan Anand in the process . In May , he was named the 2017 U20 Player of the Year by the German Chess Federation , receiving 24.6% of the vote .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He competed in the Riga Technical University Open in August . He performed poorly ; as the second seed , he finished 36th with 6/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Blübaum represented Germany on board 3 at the 43rd Chess Olympiad , from 24 September to 5 October . He went undefeated , scoring 6/10 as Germany finished 13th with 16/22 match points . In December , he competed in the Zürich Christmas Open . As the second seed , he placed 14th with a score of 4½/7 2019 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "In March , Blübaum participated in the European Individual Chess Championship . He placed 46th with 7/11 From 18 to 22 April , he competed in the Grenke Chess Open . He tied for 1st–8th on 7½/9 finishing sixth on tiebreak . Daniel Fridman won the event . Blübaum placed fifth out of eight at the German Masters , held in Magdeburg from 25 May to 1 June . He scored 4/7", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " At the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 held on the Isle of Man from 10 to 21 October , Blübaum placed 81st with 5½/11 He represented Germany again at the European Team Chess Championship in Batumi , from 24 October to 2 November . He scored 3½/6 as Germany placed eighth . 2020 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "In January , Blübaum won the 9th Volksbank-Cup with a perfect score of 9/9 , the first in the tournaments history . In his first over-the-board tournament since the social restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak , Blübaum won the German Blitz Championship , with a score of 25½/29 Afterwards , he competed in the German Masters , held in Magdeburg . He scored 5/7 to finish clear-first .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Blübaum became the highest-rated German player for the first time in the October 2020 FIDE rating list , with a rating of 2672 . From 31 October to 8 November , he participated in the Tegernsse Masters , placing second with 5/8 one-and-a-half points behind winner Alexander Donchenko .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" } ]

[ "international master" ]

[ { "text": " Matthias Blübaum ( born 18 April 1997 ) is a German chess grandmaster . He is the No . 2 ranked German player as of February 2021 . Blübaum began playing chess at the age of six and emerged as part of the Prinzengruppe at age twelve . He earned his international master title in 2012 and was awarded the grandmaster title in 2015 . A member of the German team that won the 2015 European Youth Team Chess Championship , he has since represented his nation at the European Team Chess Championship and Chess Olympiad .", "title": "Matthias Blübaum" }, { "text": " Matthias Blübaum was born in Lemgo , North Rhine-Westphalia on 18 April 1997 , and comes from a chess family . His father , Karl-Ernst , has an Elo rating of 2253 as of 2014 , and is a several-time winner of the Ostwestfalen Chess Championship . He has three sisters , two of whom competed in the top group of the German Girls Chess Championship .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "Blübaum skipped ahead a year in elementary school and received his Abitur at the age of 17 . , he was studying physics and mathematics at Bielefeld University . In a 2020 interview , he stated he was studying for his masters degree in mathematics , and that he was still unsure whether he would become a professional chess player .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " Blübaum learned to play chess when he was six years old , and began a systematic training schedule at the age of eight .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He received wide attention at the age of 12 as part of the Prinzengruppe , a group of four young , talented German players ( princes ) who were projected to become grandmasters ( kings ) by German national junior coach Bernd Vökler . The group , consisting of Blübaum , Rasmus Svane , Dennis Wagner , and Alexander Donchenko , completed the objective set for them in 2016 , when Svane earned his final grandmaster ( GM ) norm and thus became the fourth and final member of the group to achieve the title of GM .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " The German Chess Federation named Blübaum the U14 Player of the Year of 2011 . Notable achievements in the year were his attainment of the FIDE master title and his third-place finish at the German U18 Chess Championship . Also in 2011 , he placed sixth at the World U14 Chess Championship , scoring 6½/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum earned his first international master ( IM ) norm at the in April 2011 , scoring 6½/9 , and his second at the Helmut Kohls Tournament in July 2011 , scoring 6/9 . He achieved his final IM norm at the German Chess Championship in March 2012 , scoring 5½/9 . He was awarded the title by FIDE in April 2012 , at the age of 14 . He participated in the World Junior Chess Championship in August , placing twenty-fifth with a score of 8/13", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " and in the World U18 Chess Championship in November , scoring 7/11 for a fourteenth-place finish . He placed twelfth in the 2013 German Chess Championship , scoring 5½/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum earned his first two GM norms in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Chess Bundesliga seasons , with scores of 6½/9 and 8/12 , respectively . In September 2014 , he competed in the 2nd Grenke Chess Classic , scoring 3½/7 for a fifth-place finish . He scored his first victory over a 2700+ opponent in this event , defeating the German No . 1 Arkadij Naiditsch in the second round . Later in September , Blübaum competed again in the World U18 Chess Championship , placing fourth with a score of 7½/11 At the 2014 Bavarian Chess Championship , held", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "from 25 October to 2 November , he achieved his third GM norm , scoring 7/9 . He earned an additional GM norm at the German Chess Championship in November 2014 , scoring 6/9 . He was officially awarded the GM title by FIDE in April 2015 , at the age of 18 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " In July 2015 , he competed for Germany on board 1 at the European Youth Team Chess Championship . He scored 5½/7 helping Germany win the tournament . In September , he placed third at the World Junior Chess Championship with 9/13 one point behind Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Mikhail Antipov . Antipov won the tournament due to a better tiebreak score than Duda . 2016 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum recorded several tournament victories in 2016 . He won the Grenke Chess Open held in March , scoring 7½/9 Vladimir Fedoseev , Nikita Vitiugov , Milos Perunović , Ni Hua and Francisco Vallejo Pons also scored 7½/9 ; Blübaum won due to performing best on the tiebreak system . In April , he finished clear first in the Accentus Young Masters tournament with 7/9 half a point ahead of Benjámin Gledura and Noël Studer . He won the Xtracon Chess Open in July , scoring 8/10 Alexei Shirov , Bassem Amin , Jonathan Carlstedt , Mihail Marin , Jon", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Ludvig Hammer and Jean-Marc Degraeve also finished on 8/10 ; Blübaum won on tiebreak .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " In September , he competed for Germany on board 3 at the 42nd Chess Olympiad . He was his nations best performer , scoring 7½/10 for a of 2744 . In the final round of the tournament , he defeated Tarvo Seeman of Estonia from a drawn position , which gave the gold medal to the United States . If Blübaum had drawn with Seeman , Ukraine would have won gold by way of the Sonneborn–Berger tiebreak system . 2017 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum competed in the Aeroflot Open , held from 21 February to 1 March . He tied for 21st with Abhijeet Gupta on a score of 5½/9 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Later in March , he participated in the first edition of the Sharjah Masters tournament , scoring 6½/9 for an 18th-place finish . In April , he competed in the 4th Grenke Chess Classic , having received an invitation to the event after winning the 2016 Grenke Chess Open . It was his first elite round-robin tournament . He tied for last with a score of 2/7 recording draws with Fabiano Caruana , Magnus Carlsen , Hou Yifan and Georg Meier , and losing to Levon Aronian , Arkadij Naiditsch and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "From 30 May to 10 June , Blübaum took part in the 2017 European Individual Chess Championship . He scored 8/11 half a point behind Maxim Matlakov , Baadur Jobava and Vladimir Fedoseev who all tied for first–third . Matlakov won the tournament on tiebreak . Blübaum placed 12th , and so qualified for the Chess World Cup .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Also in June , he won the German Chess Federations 2016 U20 Player of the Year award , in recognition of his three tournament victories and strong performance at the 42nd Chess Olympiad .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He competed in the 45th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting , held from 15 to 22 July . He finished fifth , scoring 3/7 Earlier in July , he transferred from SV Werder Bremen to Schachfreunde Deizisau e.V . in a switch-up of his Chess Bundesliga team . He had played for SV Werden Bremen from 2012 up until this move . In September , he participated in the Chess World Cup 2017 . He defeated Sandro Mareco 1½–½ in the first round to advance to the second round , where he was paired with Wesley So . He drew with", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "So in the classical portion of the match , then was defeated in the rapid tiebreaks and eliminated from the tournament . From 28 October to 6 November , he competed for Germany on board 3 at the 2017 European Team Chess Championship . He scored 4½/8 as Germany placed eighth .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " 2018 . In January , Blübaum competed in the Tata Steel Challengers . He finished seventh , scoring 6½/13 In February , he participated in the Aeroflot Open . He placed 63rd out of 92 , scoring 4/9 From 31 March to 9 April , Blübaum participated in the 5th Grenke Chess Classic . He finished sixth with a score of 4½/9 recording a victory over Viswanathan Anand in the process . In May , he was named the 2017 U20 Player of the Year by the German Chess Federation , receiving 24.6% of the vote .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He competed in the Riga Technical University Open in August . He performed poorly ; as the second seed , he finished 36th with 6/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Blübaum represented Germany on board 3 at the 43rd Chess Olympiad , from 24 September to 5 October . He went undefeated , scoring 6/10 as Germany finished 13th with 16/22 match points . In December , he competed in the Zürich Christmas Open . As the second seed , he placed 14th with a score of 4½/7 2019 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "In March , Blübaum participated in the European Individual Chess Championship . He placed 46th with 7/11 From 18 to 22 April , he competed in the Grenke Chess Open . He tied for 1st–8th on 7½/9 finishing sixth on tiebreak . Daniel Fridman won the event . Blübaum placed fifth out of eight at the German Masters , held in Magdeburg from 25 May to 1 June . He scored 4/7", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " At the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 held on the Isle of Man from 10 to 21 October , Blübaum placed 81st with 5½/11 He represented Germany again at the European Team Chess Championship in Batumi , from 24 October to 2 November . He scored 3½/6 as Germany placed eighth . 2020 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "In January , Blübaum won the 9th Volksbank-Cup with a perfect score of 9/9 , the first in the tournaments history . In his first over-the-board tournament since the social restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak , Blübaum won the German Blitz Championship , with a score of 25½/29 Afterwards , he competed in the German Masters , held in Magdeburg . He scored 5/7 to finish clear-first .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Blübaum became the highest-rated German player for the first time in the October 2020 FIDE rating list , with a rating of 2672 . From 31 October to 8 November , he participated in the Tegernsse Masters , placing second with 5/8 one-and-a-half points behind winner Alexander Donchenko .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" } ]

[ "U14 Player of the Year of 2011" ]

[ { "text": " Matthias Blübaum ( born 18 April 1997 ) is a German chess grandmaster . He is the No . 2 ranked German player as of February 2021 . Blübaum began playing chess at the age of six and emerged as part of the Prinzengruppe at age twelve . He earned his international master title in 2012 and was awarded the grandmaster title in 2015 . A member of the German team that won the 2015 European Youth Team Chess Championship , he has since represented his nation at the European Team Chess Championship and Chess Olympiad .", "title": "Matthias Blübaum" }, { "text": " Matthias Blübaum was born in Lemgo , North Rhine-Westphalia on 18 April 1997 , and comes from a chess family . His father , Karl-Ernst , has an Elo rating of 2253 as of 2014 , and is a several-time winner of the Ostwestfalen Chess Championship . He has three sisters , two of whom competed in the top group of the German Girls Chess Championship .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": "Blübaum skipped ahead a year in elementary school and received his Abitur at the age of 17 . , he was studying physics and mathematics at Bielefeld University . In a 2020 interview , he stated he was studying for his masters degree in mathematics , and that he was still unsure whether he would become a professional chess player .", "title": "Personal life" }, { "text": " Blübaum learned to play chess when he was six years old , and began a systematic training schedule at the age of eight .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He received wide attention at the age of 12 as part of the Prinzengruppe , a group of four young , talented German players ( princes ) who were projected to become grandmasters ( kings ) by German national junior coach Bernd Vökler . The group , consisting of Blübaum , Rasmus Svane , Dennis Wagner , and Alexander Donchenko , completed the objective set for them in 2016 , when Svane earned his final grandmaster ( GM ) norm and thus became the fourth and final member of the group to achieve the title of GM .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " The German Chess Federation named Blübaum the U14 Player of the Year of 2011 . Notable achievements in the year were his attainment of the FIDE master title and his third-place finish at the German U18 Chess Championship . Also in 2011 , he placed sixth at the World U14 Chess Championship , scoring 6½/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum earned his first international master ( IM ) norm at the in April 2011 , scoring 6½/9 , and his second at the Helmut Kohls Tournament in July 2011 , scoring 6/9 . He achieved his final IM norm at the German Chess Championship in March 2012 , scoring 5½/9 . He was awarded the title by FIDE in April 2012 , at the age of 14 . He participated in the World Junior Chess Championship in August , placing twenty-fifth with a score of 8/13", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " and in the World U18 Chess Championship in November , scoring 7/11 for a fourteenth-place finish . He placed twelfth in the 2013 German Chess Championship , scoring 5½/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum earned his first two GM norms in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Chess Bundesliga seasons , with scores of 6½/9 and 8/12 , respectively . In September 2014 , he competed in the 2nd Grenke Chess Classic , scoring 3½/7 for a fifth-place finish . He scored his first victory over a 2700+ opponent in this event , defeating the German No . 1 Arkadij Naiditsch in the second round . Later in September , Blübaum competed again in the World U18 Chess Championship , placing fourth with a score of 7½/11 At the 2014 Bavarian Chess Championship , held", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "from 25 October to 2 November , he achieved his third GM norm , scoring 7/9 . He earned an additional GM norm at the German Chess Championship in November 2014 , scoring 6/9 . He was officially awarded the GM title by FIDE in April 2015 , at the age of 18 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " In July 2015 , he competed for Germany on board 1 at the European Youth Team Chess Championship . He scored 5½/7 helping Germany win the tournament . In September , he placed third at the World Junior Chess Championship with 9/13 one point behind Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Mikhail Antipov . Antipov won the tournament due to a better tiebreak score than Duda . 2016 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum recorded several tournament victories in 2016 . He won the Grenke Chess Open held in March , scoring 7½/9 Vladimir Fedoseev , Nikita Vitiugov , Milos Perunović , Ni Hua and Francisco Vallejo Pons also scored 7½/9 ; Blübaum won due to performing best on the tiebreak system . In April , he finished clear first in the Accentus Young Masters tournament with 7/9 half a point ahead of Benjámin Gledura and Noël Studer . He won the Xtracon Chess Open in July , scoring 8/10 Alexei Shirov , Bassem Amin , Jonathan Carlstedt , Mihail Marin , Jon", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Ludvig Hammer and Jean-Marc Degraeve also finished on 8/10 ; Blübaum won on tiebreak .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " In September , he competed for Germany on board 3 at the 42nd Chess Olympiad . He was his nations best performer , scoring 7½/10 for a of 2744 . In the final round of the tournament , he defeated Tarvo Seeman of Estonia from a drawn position , which gave the gold medal to the United States . If Blübaum had drawn with Seeman , Ukraine would have won gold by way of the Sonneborn–Berger tiebreak system . 2017 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "Blübaum competed in the Aeroflot Open , held from 21 February to 1 March . He tied for 21st with Abhijeet Gupta on a score of 5½/9 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Later in March , he participated in the first edition of the Sharjah Masters tournament , scoring 6½/9 for an 18th-place finish . In April , he competed in the 4th Grenke Chess Classic , having received an invitation to the event after winning the 2016 Grenke Chess Open . It was his first elite round-robin tournament . He tied for last with a score of 2/7 recording draws with Fabiano Caruana , Magnus Carlsen , Hou Yifan and Georg Meier , and losing to Levon Aronian , Arkadij Naiditsch and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "From 30 May to 10 June , Blübaum took part in the 2017 European Individual Chess Championship . He scored 8/11 half a point behind Maxim Matlakov , Baadur Jobava and Vladimir Fedoseev who all tied for first–third . Matlakov won the tournament on tiebreak . Blübaum placed 12th , and so qualified for the Chess World Cup .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Also in June , he won the German Chess Federations 2016 U20 Player of the Year award , in recognition of his three tournament victories and strong performance at the 42nd Chess Olympiad .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He competed in the 45th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting , held from 15 to 22 July . He finished fifth , scoring 3/7 Earlier in July , he transferred from SV Werder Bremen to Schachfreunde Deizisau e.V . in a switch-up of his Chess Bundesliga team . He had played for SV Werden Bremen from 2012 up until this move . In September , he participated in the Chess World Cup 2017 . He defeated Sandro Mareco 1½–½ in the first round to advance to the second round , where he was paired with Wesley So . He drew with", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "So in the classical portion of the match , then was defeated in the rapid tiebreaks and eliminated from the tournament . From 28 October to 6 November , he competed for Germany on board 3 at the 2017 European Team Chess Championship . He scored 4½/8 as Germany placed eighth .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " 2018 . In January , Blübaum competed in the Tata Steel Challengers . He finished seventh , scoring 6½/13 In February , he participated in the Aeroflot Open . He placed 63rd out of 92 , scoring 4/9 From 31 March to 9 April , Blübaum participated in the 5th Grenke Chess Classic . He finished sixth with a score of 4½/9 recording a victory over Viswanathan Anand in the process . In May , he was named the 2017 U20 Player of the Year by the German Chess Federation , receiving 24.6% of the vote .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "He competed in the Riga Technical University Open in August . He performed poorly ; as the second seed , he finished 36th with 6/9", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Blübaum represented Germany on board 3 at the 43rd Chess Olympiad , from 24 September to 5 October . He went undefeated , scoring 6/10 as Germany finished 13th with 16/22 match points . In December , he competed in the Zürich Christmas Open . As the second seed , he placed 14th with a score of 4½/7 2019 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "In March , Blübaum participated in the European Individual Chess Championship . He placed 46th with 7/11 From 18 to 22 April , he competed in the Grenke Chess Open . He tied for 1st–8th on 7½/9 finishing sixth on tiebreak . Daniel Fridman won the event . Blübaum placed fifth out of eight at the German Masters , held in Magdeburg from 25 May to 1 June . He scored 4/7", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " At the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 held on the Isle of Man from 10 to 21 October , Blübaum placed 81st with 5½/11 He represented Germany again at the European Team Chess Championship in Batumi , from 24 October to 2 November . He scored 3½/6 as Germany placed eighth . 2020 .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": "In January , Blübaum won the 9th Volksbank-Cup with a perfect score of 9/9 , the first in the tournaments history . In his first over-the-board tournament since the social restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak , Blübaum won the German Blitz Championship , with a score of 25½/29 Afterwards , he competed in the German Masters , held in Magdeburg . He scored 5/7 to finish clear-first .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" }, { "text": " Blübaum became the highest-rated German player for the first time in the October 2020 FIDE rating list , with a rating of 2672 . From 31 October to 8 November , he participated in the Tegernsse Masters , placing second with 5/8 one-and-a-half points behind winner Alexander Donchenko .", "title": "Prinzengruppe" } ]