The 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura beat Republican Party challenger Norm Coleman and Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party challenger Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey III.
Ventura's victory as a third party candidate was seen as a historic major upset, especially since he was a former professional wrestler. He ran on the Reform Party ticket, a party which had been founded by two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot who had received 23% of the vote in Minnesota in the 1992 presidential election and 12% in the 1996 election.
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is known as a communist party in the United States. It started as a group in the Communist Party USA that supported Leon Trotsky against Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. They are known as "solidarity work" and support strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba.
The SWP publishes "The Militant", a weekly newspaper that dates back to 1928. It also maintains Pathfinder Press.
Screech owl
Screech owls or screech-owls are typical owls (Strigidae) belonging to the genus Megascops. Twenty-four living species are known currently. New ones are frequently found and unknown ones are still being discovered on a regular basis, especially in the Andes.
Screech owls are not seen in the Americas. Some species formerly placed with them are nowadays considered more distinct. The common name "screech owl" is sometimes used for the not closely related barn owl as well.
All Elite Wrestling
All Elite Wrestling, LLC, doing business as AEW, is a big company that produces professional wrestling shows. It is now the second most popular wrestling company in the United States. Tony Khan started the company in 2019. Its creation was announced by businessmans Shahid Khan and his son Tony, with the Shad acting as the promotion's lead investor, and his son being the founder, president and CEO of the company. Professional wrestlers Cody Rhodes as well as Matt and Nick Jackson, collectively known as The Elite, are serving as both in-ring performers and executive vice presidents alongside Kenny Omega, fellow professional wrestler and co-founder of The Elite.
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Brooklyn Park is the sixth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is near Minneapolis in northern Hennepin County. Brooklyn Park is a northwest suburb of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
The population of Brooklyn Park was 75,781 at the 2010 census.
Jesse Ventura was mayor of the city from 1991 to 1995.
List of presidents of Benin
This is a list of presidents of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of President in 1960, to the present day.
President of Botswana
The President of the Republic of Botswana is the head of state and the head of government of Botswana.
Nicéphore Soglo
Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo (born November 29, 1934) is a Beninese politician. He was Prime Minister of Benin from 1990 to 1991 and President from 1991 to 1996. He was Mayor of Cotonou from 2003 to 2015.
List of prime ministers of Benin
This is a list of prime ministers of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to its abolition in 2016.
Hubert Maga
Coutoucou Hubert Maga (August 10, 1916 – May 8, 2000) was a Beninese politician. He was the 1st President of Benin from 1960 to 1963. He also was Prime Minister of Benin.
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi (born 21 July 1961) is a Botswana politician. He became the fifth President of Botswana in 2018. He has also became Minister of Education in 2014. He was Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration from 2011 to 2014. He was first elected to Parliament in 2009.
Clear Lake, Wisconsin
Clear Lake is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,070 at the 2010 census.
Polk County, Wisconsin
Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 44,205. Its county seat is Balsam Lake. The county was created in 1853.
Amery, Wisconsin
Amery is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,902 at the 2010 census.
Apple Arcade
Apple Arcade is a subscription service by Apple Inc. for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and macOS devices that allows a library of video games to be played. It was announced in March 2019, and was launched on September 19, 2019.
Some of the features of Apple Arcade are:
Apple Arcade can only run on these operating systems on these Apple devices at a minimum:
Steve Waugh
Stephen Rodger Waugh (born 2 June 1965) is a former Australian cricketer. He is the twin brother of cricketer Mark Waugh. He was a right-handed batsman and was also a medium-pace bowler. He was the Australian cricket team's captain from 1997 to 2004. He led Australia to fifteen of their record sixteen Test wins in a row. He also captained his country to victory at the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Waugh is considered the most successful Test captain in cricket history. As captain, he won 41 matches and lost 9 matches, with a winning ratio of 72%.
Waugh was named Australian of the Year in 2004. He was given this award for his cricket feats and charity work.
Waugh was born in Campsie, New South Wales. He is a few minutes older than his twin brother Mark. He is married to Lynette. The couple have three children.
List of presidents of Cape Verde
The following is a list of presidents of Cape Verde, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975.
Pedro Pires
Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires (; born 29 April 1934) was the President of Cape Verde from March 2001 to September 2011. Before becoming President, he was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1991.
Ulisses Correia e Silva
José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva () (born 4 June 1962) is a Cape Verdean businessman and politician. He has been Prime Minister of Cape Verde since 22 April 2016.
António Mascarenhas Monteiro
António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro (; 16 February 1944 – 16 September 2016) was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001.
Aristides Pereira
Aristides Maria Pereira (; 17 November 1923 – 22 September 2011) was a Cape Verdean politician. He was the first President of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991.
List of prime ministers of Cape Verde
The following is a list of Prime ministers of Cape Verde, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1975.
Carlos Veiga
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga (; born October 21, 1949) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from April 4, 1991 to July 29, 2000.
In the 2001 presidential election, Veiga ran for President of Cape Verde, but lost to Pedro Pires of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) in the second round of voting. He ran again for presidency in 2006, but he was defeated again by Pires.
Gualberto do Rosário
António Gualberto do Rosário () (born October 12, 1950) was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 29 July 2000 to 1 February 2001. He was also the acting Prime Minister from July to October 2000 and Leader of the Movement for Democracy.
United States of Africa
The United States of Africa is a hypothetical plan for a federation of some or all of the 55 sovereign states on the continent of Africa. The concept takes its origin from Marcus Garvey's 1924 poem "Hail, United States of Africa".
Key supporters of the plan were Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. In February 2009, upon being elected chairman of the 53-nation African Union, Gaddafi told the assembled African leaders: "I shall continue to insist that our sovereign countries work to achieve the United States of Africa." After Gaddafi's death, Mugabe expressed interest.
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