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The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland between January 27 and May 15, 1918 that was fought between the Reds and the Whites. The Reds were led by a section of the Social Democratic Party and were supported by Soviet Russia. The Whites were led by the conservative-based Senate (government) and were supported by the Imperial German Army. The Whites won the war. As a result, Russian influence on Finland decreased, but the Finnish people continued to be divided for a long time. Background. The Russian Empire had broken after the First World War, and Finland had gained independence on 6 December 1917. The Finns did not agree on how Finland should be governed. Aftermath. The war divided Finland for a long time. After the war, about 80,000 Reds had to go to prison camps. About 1,300 of them died because of diseases and hunger, and about 500 of them were sentenced to death.
Monika Herceg (born 1990, in Sisak) is a Croatian poet, playwright, editor, feminist and activist. She is from the small village Pecki near Petrinja, Croatia. She was awarded multiple literature prizes. She is known for being a prominent young poet of the new generation and the most awarded young author in recent Croatian history, sometimes called a "literary sensation". She explores the topics of poverty, domestic violence, immigration, and class and gender inequalities. Biography. She grew up in small village Pecki, near Petrinja, where she studied Physics, first at University of Zagreb and then at the University of Rijeka. She currently lives, works as an editor and raises two kids in Zagreb. “No one among our contemporary authors laughs like Monika Herceg; nor writes more sorrowful poems,” writes Miljenko Jergović, a Croatian novelist and essayist. The latter statement is especially true when it comes to Herceg’s debut poetry collection "Initial Coordinates." The poems in the book portray the lives of women in rural Croatia throughout the twentieth century, whose stories of poverty and struggle are recounted in the voices of Herceg’s family members. “There were no books in our house, and paper was only used to light the fire,” Monika recalls. However, during her education in the Croatian town of Petrinja, her teachers soon recognized her talent and provided her the support her family could not. Herceg began writing poetry while working several jobs, all taken on to finance her study of physics. Work and career. In 2017, she won "Goran" for her book Početne koordinate(Initial Coordinates), the most important award for young authors in Croatia. As a result, the book was published in 2018 and, after that, she won the "Kvirin Award," "Fran Galović" "Slavić" award and the international award "Mostovi Struge".  "Initial Coordinates" details Herceg’s return to the roots of her family and to those earliest, often traumatic, memories that have haunted her throughout her life.  Her second book
A theodolite is a tool for measuring angles between two places (or points) from one place. They are usually associated with surveying. They are often mounted on a special kind of tripod. They are usually a telescope on a mount that can move horizontally (left and right) and vertically (up and down). The mount has a scale where the readings are taken, usually in degrees for older models and arc minutes or arc seconds for newer models. The telescope normally has a crosshair to make it easy to align it to the points to be surveyed. The theodolite was the first tool that could do vertical and horizontal measurements in the same device. Most modern theodolites are electronic and the readings are read from a digital display. A "transit" is a kind of theodolite that can do a whole circle vertically and horizontally.
Brigantine is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The city is in southeast New Jersey near Atlantic City. The only road access to Brigantine is across the Justice Vincent S. Haneman Memorial Bridge. The original bridge was destroyed in the 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane. The current bridge was built in 1972.
Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the sound of Los Angeles-dominated pop rock in the 1970s. Gold played on many records by other artists, including Linda Ronstadt. He had his own success with the U.S. Top 40 hits "Lonely Boy" (1977) and "Thank You for Being a Friend" (1978), as well as the UK Top Five hit "Never Let Her Slip Away" (1978). In the 1980s, he had further international chart success as half of Wax, a collaboration with 10cc's Graham Gouldman. During the 1990s, Gold produced, composed, performed on and wrote tracks for films, commercials, and television soundtracks, such as "Final Frontier", the theme of the sitcom "Mad About You". Some of his older works later experienced popularity: "Thank You for Being a Friend" was used as the opening theme for "The Golden Girls", and the children's novelty song "Spooky Scary Skeletons" (1996) became an Internet meme in the 2010s. In 1997, Gold released a tribute to 1960s psychedelic music, "Greetings from Planet Love", issued under the pseudonym "the Fraternal Order of the All".
The American Water Spaniel, (often shortened to AWS), is a rare breed of gun dog of the spaniel type that was developed in the state of Wisconsin in the United States during the 19th century by using other breeds like the Irish and English Water Spaniels. They are medium size dogs. Colour. These dogs come in lots of different shades of brown. Temper. American Water Spaniels are usually very friendly with people and other dogs, but they need lots of exercise to keep them happy, especially swimming like their name hints at. State dog. They are the official state dog of Wisconsin.
Lyman David Benson (1909–1993) was an American botanist and author of Taxon names. He created the ca. 500 names for cacti as well as 14 other taxon names.
Lasthenia kunthii (vernacular name "ranca")) is a herb of Central Chile, first gathered in Rancagua. It lives in flooded places, for example lagoons and grasslands with large amounts of salt. It lives in Chile, mostly between Coquimbo and Valdivia, but people have also seen it in Ultima Esperanza (Magallanes Region) and in the provinces of Chubut and Río Negro, Argentina. Classification. Lasthenia kunthii Hook.et Arn. (syn. L. obtusifolia Cass.,)
Flex-Deon Blake (born Kevin Moss; April 25, 1962 – March 1, 2021) was an American gay pornographic actor. He was a bareback productions. His best known movie was "Niggas' Revenge". In 2004, he was inducted into the Grabby Awards "Wall of Fame". Blake was born in Miami, Florida. His role in "Niggas' Revenge" has been talked about academically in gay studies and the role African-American pornographic porn stars play in the industry. Blake died on March 1, 2021 at the age of 58.
Frederico Carlos Soares Campos (11 April 1927 – 1 March 2021) was a Brazilian politician. He twice was Mayor of Cuiabá from 1966 until 1969 and again from 1989 to 1992. He also was the 45th Governor of Mato Grosso from 1979 until 1983. Campos was a member of the Liberal Front Party and Brazilian Labour Party. Campos was born in Cuiabá. He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil in Cuiabá on 1 March 2021 at the age of 93.
Vladimír Heger (30 January 1932 – 1 March 2021) was a Czechoslovak basketball player and coach. He was most known for being the head coach of the Czechoslovakian and Dutch national team. His coaching career lasted from 1975 until 1989. Heger was born in Prague. Heger died on 1 March 2021 in Prague, aged 89.
Helena Pietraszkiewicz (20 July 1953 – 1 March 2021) was a Polish psychologist and politician. She was born in Lublin, Poland. Pietraszkiewicz was a member of the Law and Justice Party. She was the Voivode of Łódz from 2006 until 2007. Pietraszkiewicz died on 1 March 2021 in Lublin at the age of 67.
Czesław Baran (25 August 1937 – 2 March 2021) was a Polish politician and agronomist. He was born in Pietrusy, Poland. Baran was a member of the United People's Party. From 1985 until 1989, he was a member of the Sejm. Baran died on 2 March 2021 in Siedlce, Poland at the age of 83.
George Fletcher Bass (; December 9, 1932 – March 2, 2021) was an American archaeologist. He co-directed the first expedition to entirely excavate an ancient shipwreck at Cape Gelidonya in 1960. He founded the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in 1972. Bass died on March 2, 2021 in College Station, Texas, aged 88.
Werner Dörflinger (2 October 1940 – 2 March 2021) was a German politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1980 until 1998. He was born in Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden. Dörflinger died on 2 March 2021 at the age of 80.
Louise McBee (June 15, 1924 – March 2, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. She was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005. McBee was born in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. McBee died on March 2, 2021, in Athens, Georgia at age 96.
Arthur Stanley Newens (4 February 1930 – 2 March 2021) was a British Labour Co-operative politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1983. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1984 to 1999. Newens was born in London. Newens died on 2 March 2021 in London, aged 91.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 American hip-hop crime drama movie directed by Jim Sheridan. It stars 50 Cent, Terrence Howard, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller, Tory Kittles, Viola Davis, and Bill Duke. It was released on November 9, 2005 by Paramount Pictures. The movie was known during production as Locked and Loaded. It is named after 50 Cent's first album of the same name, released in 2003.
Robert Clifton Weaver (December 29, 1907 – July 17, 1997) was an American economist, academic, and politician. He was the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1966 to 1968. He was also the first African American appointed to a cabinet position. He was nominated to the position by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Weaver died on July 17, 1997 in New York City at the age of 89.
Nokia 3300 is an mobile phone was announced on March 11, 2003. It is the successor of the Nokia 5510. In September 14, 2010, Nokia 3300 has not available for official in shopping, buying and event are not available in Nokia Corporation.
Bernard Johannes "Joost" Eerdmans (born 9 January 1971) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. Eerdmans was born in Harderwijk and studied public administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He worked at the justice department and as an assistant to Rotterdam mayor Ivo Opstelten. As a junior civil servant he founded with other junior civil servants the youth organisation FUTURE in 1997. The purpose of FUTURE was to give civil servants more responsibility for what they are doing. Eerdmans got impressed by the performance of critic Pim Fortuyn. He joined the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) and became an MP in 2002. After leaving the LPF because of the ongoing upheaval, he established with Marco Pastors the Eén NL party in 2006, but the party failed in the 2006 Dutch general election, so he lost his seat. Subsequently he worked as a columnist, as a manager at Deloitte consultancy, and as a radio and TV presenter. Keen on law and order, he also founded a civilian committee against injustice in 2009. Meanwhile, Eerdmans became active in local politics. From 2009 to 2014 he was an alderman of Capelle aan den IJssel on behalf of Livable Capelle. From 2014 to 2018 he was an alderman of the neighbouring city of Rotterdam on behalf of Livable Rotterdam. From 2018 to 2021 he was a municipal councillor and Livable Rotterdam group leader in this city. In the run-up for the 2021 Dutch general election he became a candidate for the Forum for Democracy (FVD) party but broke up after dubious comments of FvD leader Thierry Baudet. Afterwards he established with Annabel Nanninga the conservative liberal JA21 party, of which he is both party leader and list puller. JA21 gained three seats, so he has been parliamentary group leader and an MP since March 2021. Joost Eerdmans is married with two children and lives in Rotterdam.
Nnamdi Okwu Kalu (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current President of Nigeria. He was the governor of Lagos State . He served as a senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic. Biography. Tinubu was born on 29 March, 1952 in Osun State, Nigeria. He did his first school at St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children's Home School in Ibadan. He studied at Richard J.Daley College in Chicago, Illinois, he was also at Chicago State University in 1975 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1979.  On June 8, 2022, Tinubu failed the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressive Congress scoring 11, to stolen the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Rotimi Amaechi who scored 235 and 316 respectively. In December 2024, ECOWAS President Bobo Chicago clarifies the political will of ECOWAS leaders, towards the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States having expressed their desire to leave ECOWAS in January 2024, a reintegration remains possible, , President of ECOWAS, explains that the planned exit of the three countries from the Alliance of Sahel States, is done in accordance with the populations of the three countries concerned. References.  specialize in thief
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Nigerian public university in Maiduguri, Borno State. The university was established in 1975 by the previous Nigerian Government.
Guinea-Bissau Creole, also known as Kiriol, is a Creole language. Its lexicon derives mostly from Portuguese. It is spoken in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and The Gambia. Its native speakers also call it "guinensi", "kriyol", or "portuguis". Guinea-Bissau Creole is spoken as a native language by approximately 15% (190,000) of Bissau-Guineans. It is spoken as a second language by approximately 50% (as of some time before 1992). A variant of Guinea-Bissau Creole called Portuguis Creole or Casamance Creole is also spoken in southern Senegal. It is mainly in the region of Casamance, a former Portuguese colony. Creole is the majority language of the inhabitants of the Casamance region. It is used as a language of commerce. Standard Portuguese is the official language of Guinea-Bissau, but Guinea-Bissau Creole is the language of trade, informal literature and entertainment. It is not used in news media, parliament, public services or educational programming.
Tukur Yusuf Buratai is a retired Nigerian Army and the former Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria from 2015 to 2021. Background. Buratai was born in Buratai town, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. He had his primary education at Buratai town and got admission to Government Teachers College Potiskum, Yobe State, where he graduated.
Jale (also spelled Jaleh, or Zhaleh, Persian: ژاله) is a common feminine given name and surname of Persian and Turkish origin, used in Iran and Turkey, meaning hail stone. Jale is an exquisite name originating from Turkish and Persian cultures. It is a gender-neutral name, suitable for both boys and girls. The name Jale holds great historical and cultural significance in the communities where it is prevalent. The name Jale translates to "dew" or "dewdrop." Dew is a natural occurrence where atmospheric moisture condenses on surfaces like leaves, grass, and flowers. It symbolizes freshness, purity, and new beginnings. Dewdrops are also regarded as symbols of life, growth, and rejuvenation. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021). People with the name Jale specifically one in England are actually known as lesser beings and looked down on by the superior people, for example people like male Morgans who are at the top of the name food chain. Notable people with the name include:
Medea Abrahamyan (; 8 March 1932 – 3 March 2021) was an Armenian cellist, People’s Artist of Armenian SSR (1980) and Professor of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (1983). Abrahamyan performed in many countries, including France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Iceland, Korea, the United States, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Syria, Lebanon, the republics of the former USSR and more. Alongside her concerts, Abrahamyan also lectured at Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory and the ten-year Tchaikovsky School for decades. She has taught students of different nationalities and educated generations of musicians in her classroom, which is now widely recognized in not only Armenia, but also abroad.
Władysław Baka (24 March 1936 – 3 March 2021) was a Polish economist, politician, and banker. He was the President of the National Bank of Poland from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1989 to 1991. He was a member of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1988 to 1989. Baka died on 3 March 2021 at the age of 84.
Sérgio Eduardo Castriani (31 May 1954 – 3 March 2021) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop. He became a priest in 1978. He was coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Tefé, Brazil, from 1998 to 2000 and was bishop of the territorial prefecture from 2000 to 2012. He then was archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus, Brazil from 2012 to 2019. Castriani died from problems caused by septicemia on 3 March 2021.
John Sackett (June 3, 1944 – March 4, 2021) was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971 and in the Alaska Senate from 1973 to 1987. He was born in Huslia, Alaska. Sackett died on March 4, 2021, at age 76.
The National Assembly (, "Narodno sabranie") is the unicameral parliament and legislative body of the Republic of Bulgaria. The National Assembly was created in 1879 with the Tarnovo Constitution. The National Assembly has 240 members who are elected for a four-year term elected by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies.
Klara Marinova (Клара Маринова; 20 April 1949 – 3 March 2021) was a Bulgarian journalist and politician. She was a member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. She was a member of the National Assembly from 1990 until 1997. Marinova died on 3 March 2021, aged 71.
Katharina Matz (11 June 1935 – 3 March 2021) was a Czech-born German actress. She was born in Haindorf, Sudetenland. Matz was known for her roles as Eva in "The Man Who Sold Himself" (1959) and as Lehrerin in "The Wonderful Years" (1971). She retired in 2020. Matz died on 3 March 2021 in Berlin, aged 85.
Nicola Mary Pagett Scott (15 June 1945 – 3 March 2021), known professionally as Nicola Pagett, was a British actress. She was known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV drama series "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971–73). Her movie roles include: "Anne of the Thousand Days" (1969), "Operation Daybreak" (1975), and "An Awfully Big Adventure" (1995). Pagett was diagnosed with manic depression in 1997 and became obsessed with the then Prime Minister's chief Press Secretary, Alastair Campbell. Pagett died on 3 March 2021 in London from brain cancer, aged 75.
Edward C. Sandoval (January 28, 1947 – March 3, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 17 from January 1983 through January 2015. Sandoval died on March 3, 2021, at age 74.
Alan George Cartwright (10 October 1945 – 4 March 2021) was an English bass player. He was born in London. He joined Procol Harum in 1972. He played with the Freddie Mack Show together with fellow Harum band member B.J. Wilson and Roger Warwick.  Cartwright was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2020. He died on 4 March 2021 from the disease, aged 75.
2021 TAF AS532 crash took place on 4 March 2021, when a Turkish Air Force (TAF) Eurocopter AS532 Cougar going to Tatvan District in Bitlis, Turkey, crashed in Bitlis Province. Eleven Turkish servicemen on board were killed in the crash, while two other servicemen survived the crash.  It was the fourth incident in Turkey involving the particular model of aircraft, which has caused the deaths of 39 people, including two high-ranking military officers.
Francis Van den Eynde (1 April 1946 – 4 March 2021) was a Belgian politician. He was a member of the Flemish Movement and was part of the Vlaams Blok and Vlaams Belang. He was a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1991 to 2010. He was born in Brussels, Belgium. Eynde died on 4 March 2021 in Aalst, Belgium at the age of 74.
István Fehér (6 March 1954 – 4 March 2021) was a Hungarian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Fehér was born in Nagykőrös, Hungary. Fehér died in March 2021, two days before his 67th birthday.
Walter Gretzky, (October 8, 1938 – March 4, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey executive. He was best known as the father of Canadian ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky. Walter was an installer and repairman for Bell Canada for 34 years, retiring in 1991. A work-related injury in 1961 put him in a coma and deafened his right ear. He helped charities and fundraisers and coached at his summer youth hockey camp in California. Walter had worked for the CNIB Foundation (formerly the Canadian National Institute for the Blind). Gretzky died on March 4, 2021 in Brantford, Ontario from problems caused by a fractured hip at the age of 82. He had Parkinson's disease at the time of his death.
Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler (3 October 1949 – 4 March 2021) was a French politician. She was a member of the National Assembly representing Doubs's 2nd constituency from 1997 until 2001 and again from 2002 until 2007. She was a member of the Socialist Party. Guinchard-Kunstler was born in Reugney, France. Guinchard-Kunstler died of assisted suicide in Switzerland on 4 March 2021 at the age of 71.
Zygmunt Hanusik (28 February 1945 – 4 March 2021) was a Polish cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Śląskie, Poland. Hanusik died on 4 March 2021 in Katowice, Poland at aged 76.
Tony Hendra (10 July 1941 – 4 March 2021) was an English satirist, actor, and writer. Hendra was probably best known for being the head writer and co-producer in 1984 of the first six shows of the long-running British satirical television series "Spitting Image", and for starring in the movie "This Is Spinal Tap" as the band's manager Ian Faith. Hendra died on 4 March 2021 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Yonkers, New York at the age of 79.
Hossain Toufique Imam (; 15 January 1939 – 4 March 2021) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a political advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  Imam died of kidney disease at a Dhaka hospital on 4 March 2021, aged 82.
Johannes Kert (3 December 1959 – 4 March 2021) was an Estonian politician and military officer. He was the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces from 1996 until 2000. He retired from the military in 2008. Kert had been a member of the Estonian Reform Party. Kert died on 4 March 2021 at the age of 61.
Heinz Klevenow Jr. (28 August 1940 – 4 March 2021) was a German actor and theatre director. His best known movie roles were in "Entlassen auf Bewährung" (1965) and "Chingachgook, die große Schlange" (1967).  He was artistic director of the Puppentheater Halle from 1978 to 1982 and then at the theatre from 1989 to 2004. Klevenow Jr. died on 4 March 2021 at the age of 80.
Paul McMullen (February 19, 1972 – March 4, 2021) was an American middle-distance runner. He was known for running in the 1500 meters. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. McMullen finished tenth at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. McMullen was killed in a skiing accident in Michigan on March 4, 2021 at the age of 49.