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Veveyse District

**Veveyse District** is a district in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The capital is Châtel-Saint-Denis.

These municipalities are in the district:
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|colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF"|**Coat of Arms**|colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="190"|**Municipality**|colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="100"|**Population** <small>(1 Jan. 2004)</small>|colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="100"|**Area in km²**|
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||Attalens|2441|9.82|||||
||Bossonnens|1153|4.09|||||
||**Châtel-Saint-Denis**|4778|47.90|||||
||Granges (Veveyse)|671|4.46|||||
||La Verrerie|930|13.42|||||
||Le Flon|875|9.54|||||
||Remaufens|796|5.89|||||
||Saint-Martin|861|8.75|||||
||Semsales|1027|29.39|||||
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Conroe, Texas

**Conroe** is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 census said that 89,956 people lived there. The area of the city is 72 sq mi. (186 sq km.). It is the county seat of Montgomery County.

Since 2007, the city has become larger in land area and population. Annexation is one of the main reasons for this, which made Conroe go from 52.8 to 74.4 square miles. Conroe had the fastest-growing population in the United States from July 1st, 2015, to July 1st, 2016.

## History

The city is named after Isaac Conroe. He was a Union officer, who went to live in Houston after the Civil War. He became a lumberman and made his own sawmill in the area. Conroe's economy during the late 1800's was largely based on the lumber industry.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Conroe
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Downtown Conroe 2 Wiki.jpg
- **image caption**: Downtown Conroe
- **image map**: Montgomery County Conroe.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location in Montgomery County, Texas, Montgomery County in the state of Texas
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision name1**: Texas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Texas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Montgomery County, Texas, Montgomery
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date**: 1904
- **government type**: Mayor-Council government, Mayor-Council
- **leader title**: City Council
- **leader name**: Mayor  Duke W. Coon
 Marsha Porter
 Howard Wood
 Harry Hardman
 Shana Arthur
 David Hairel
- **leader title1**: City Manager, City Administrator
- **leader name1**: Gary Scott
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 188.45
- **area total sq mi**: 72.76
- **area land km2**: 186.47
- **area land sq mi**: 72.00
- **area water km2**: 1.99
- **area water sq mi**: 0.77
- **elevation m**: 62.5
- **elevation ft**: 205
- **population total**: 89956
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population density km2**: 482.4
- **population density sq mi**: 1249.5
- **population est**: 114581
- **pop est as of**: 2024
- **postal code type**: ZIP Code, ZIP code(s)
- **postal code**: 77301–77304, 77306, 77384, 77385
- **postal2 code type**: Post-office box, PO Box code(s)
- **postal2 code**: 77305
- **area code**: Area code 936, 936
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: North American Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 48-16432
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1333238
Tania Mallet

**Tania Mallet** (19 May 1941 – 30 March 2019) was a British model and actress. In 1957, she started working as a model at the age of 16. She was best known for her role as Tilly Masterson in the James Bond movie _Goldfinger_ (1964). This was her only movie role.

Mallet was born in Blackpool, Lancashire. Her father was English and her mother was Russian. She was the cousin of the Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren.

Mallet died on 30 March 2019, at the age of 77.
Gauss's law for magnetism

In physics, **Gauss's law for magnetism** is one of the four Maxwell's equations that underlie classical electrodynamics. It was named after Gauss.
Fokker

**Fokker** was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder Anthony Fokker. The company operated under several different names starting out in 1912 in Schwerin, Germany and moving to the Netherlands in 1919. During its most successful period in the 1920s and 1930s, it dominated the civil aviation market. Fokker went into bankruptcy in 1996 and its operations were sold to competitors.

## History

Since 1967, Fokker built parts for European satellites. Next year the company made the first Dutch satellite (_the Astronomical Netherlands Satellite_).

## Other websites

- Fokker technologies
- Fokker aircraft

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Fokker
- **fate**: Bankruptcy
- **founder**: Anthony Fokker
- **foundation**: 22 February 1912
- **defunct**: 1996
- **location**: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **industry**: Aerospace
- **key people**: Anthony Fokker, Reinhold Platz, Walter Rethel
- **products**: Commercial airliners
Military aircraft
Peter Coleman

**William Peter Coleman**  (15 December 1928 – 31 March 2019) was an Australian writer and politician.

Coleman was a published journalist for over 60 years. He served as editor of _The Bulletin_ (1964–1967) and _Quadrant_ for 20 years. He wrote 16 books on subjects such as politics and biographies. While he was still working as an editor and journalist, he had a short but important political career. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1968 to 1978. He served both as a Minister in the State Cabinet and as Leader of the New South Wales Opposition from 1977 to 1978. He was also the member for Wentworth in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1987. From 1979 to 1981, he served as Administrator of Norfolk Island. In 2001, Coleman was awarded the Centenary Medal.

Coleman was born in Caulfield, Victoria. He was a graduate of the University of Sydney and the London School of Economics. He was married to Verna Susannah Scott. The couple had three children.

Coleman died on 31 March 2019 in Sydney, New South Wales. He was 90 years old.

## Other websites

- Peter Coleman at the Parliament of New South Wales website
Ron Elvidge

**Ronald Rutherford Elvidge** (2 March 1923 – 30 March 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played as a second five-eighth and centre. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1946 to 1950. He played 19 matches for the All Blacks, including seven as captain and nine internationals. He also played for Otago at a provincial level. He was born in Timaru. He later worked as an obstetrician and gynaecologist. After the death of Wally Argus in 2016, Elvidge became the oldest living All Black.

Elvidge died in Auckland on 30 March 2019, at the age of 96.
Reiwa era

is a  after _Heisei_. It is the current Japanese era. It is also called the **Reiwa era**. This era started on 1 May 2019. This is the day Japanese' Emperor Akihito's elder son, Naruhito, became Emperor of Japan. Naruhito is Japan's 126th Emperor.

## Politics

- **2019** (_Reiwa 1_) Shinzo Abe is the prime minister
- **2020** (_Reiwa 2_) Abe is the prime minister until his resignation. Yoshihide Suga replaces him.
- **2021** (_Reiwa 3_) Suga is the prime minister until his resignation. Fumio Kishida replaces him.
- **2022** (_Reiwa 4_) Kishida is the prime minister.
- **2023** (_Reiwa 5_) Kishida is the prime minister.
- **2024** (_Reiwa 6_) Kishida is the prime minister until his resignation. Shigeru Ishiba replaces him.
- **2025** (_Reiwa 7_) Ishiba is the prime minister until his resignation. Sanae Takaichi replaces him.
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio

**Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio** (4 December 1927 – 1 April 2019) was a Spanish writer. In 2004, he was awarded the Premio Cervantes for his written work in the Spanish language. He also won a Premio Nadal for his novel _El Jarama_ (1955). He helped writing in Spain to become popular again after the Spanish Civil War, along with other young writers such as Juan Goytisolo and Ana María Matute. He later stopped writing for around twenty years. He never said publicly why this was but critics have said it may have been a silent dislike of the Spanish military dictatorship of Francisco Franco.

Sánchez Ferlosio Rome, Lazio, Italy. His mother was Italian. His Spanish father, Rafael Sánchez Mazas (1894–1966), was a nationalist writer and a leader of the Falange. Sánchez Ferlosio was married to writer Carmen Martín Gaite.

Sánchez Ferlosio died in Madrid on 1 April 2019, at the age of 91.
Deo

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## Other uses

- Deo, a Latin term for the Christian God; see Deus
- Deo  a Sanskrit word for God
- Deo, a synonym of the Greek goddess Demeter
- Deo, Central African Republic
- Deo, Bihar, a city in northern India
- Western Economic Diversification Canada (French: _Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada_), a Canadian government agency
- Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule, a German school in Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Extranormal Operations, a fictional organization from DC Comics

## Related pages

- Dio (disambiguation)
Len Fontaine

**Leonard Joseph Fontaine** (February 25, 1948 – March 25, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played as a right winger. He played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was born in Quebec City, Quebec.

Fontaine died on March 25, 2019 at his home in Brigden, Ontario. He was 71.

## Other websites

- Len Fontaine  at Hockey-Reference.com
Kurt Armbruster

**Kurt Armbruster** (16 September 1934 – 14 March 2019) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a midfielder. At club level, he played for Lausanne-Sport. He also played for Switzerland at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Armbruster was born in Zürich.

Armbruster died on 14 March 2019, at the age of 84.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Kurt Armbruster
- **image**: Kurt Armbruster.JPG
- **birth place**: Zürich, Switzerland
- **position**: Midfielder
- **clubs1**: FC Lausanne-Sport
- **nationalyears1**: 1963–1967
- **nationalteam1**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
- **nationalcaps1**: 6
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
Köbi Kuhn

**Jakob** "**Köbi**" **Kuhn** (12 October 1943 – 26 November 2019) was a Swiss football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder. During his club career, he played for Zürich. He captained Zürich to six Swiss Super League titles and five Swiss Cup wins. He played for Switzerland 63 times, scoring five goals. He was part of the 1966 FIFA World Cup squad. He later managed Zürich and Switzerland.

Kuhn was born in Wiedikon, Zürich and died in Zollikerberg.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Köbi Kuhn
- **image**: Jakob Kuhn.jpg
- **upright**: 0.7
- **caption**: Kuhn, c. 2006
- **full name**: Jakob Kuhn
- **birth place**: Zürich, Switzerland
- **death place**: Zollikerberg, Switzerland
- **position**: Midfielder
- **years1**: 1961–1977
- **clubs1**: FC Zürich, Zürich
- **caps1**: 398
- **goals1**: 79
- **years2**: 1977–1979
- **nationalyears1**: 1962–1976
- **nationalteam1**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
- **nationalcaps1**: 63
- **nationalgoals1**: 5
- **manageryears1**: 1983
- **managerclubs1**: FC Zürich, Zürich
- **manageryears2**: 1983–1984
- **managerclubs2**: FC Zürich, Zürich
- **manageryears3**: 1995–2001
- **managerclubs3**: Switzerland national under-21 football team, Switzerland U21
- **manageryears4**: 2001–2008
- **managerclubs4**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
Fritz Künzli

**Friedrich** "**Fritz**" **Künzli** (8 January 1946 – 22 December 2019) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a striker. From 1961 to 1979, he played in 313 matches in the Nationalliga A scoring a record 201 goals. In 1978, he played part of one season in the North American Soccer League. He played for many club sides, including Zürich, and the Switzerland national team. He played two games for Switzerland at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Künzli was born in Glarus.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Fritz Künzli
- **image**: Fritz Kunzli.jpg
- **fullname**: Friedrich Künzli
- **birth place**: Glarus, Switzerland
- **death place**: Zürich
- **position**: Striker
- **years1**: 1961–1964
- **clubs1**: FC Glarus
- **years2**: 1964–1973
- **clubs2**: FC Zürich
- **caps2**: 212
- **goals2**: 157
- **years3**: 1973–1976
- **clubs3**: FC Winterthur
- **caps3**: 52
- **goals3**: 14
- **years4**: 1976–1978
- **clubs4**: FC Lausanne-Sport
- **caps4**: 38
- **goals4**: 26
- **years5**: 1978
- **clubs5**: San Diego Sockers (1978–1996), San Diego Sockers
- **caps5**: 2
- **goals5**: 1
- **years6**: 1978
- **clubs6**: Houston Hurricane
- **caps6**: 8
- **goals6**: 2
- **years7**: 1978–1979
- **clubs7**: FC Lausanne-Sport
- **caps7**: 9
- **goals7**: 3
- **nationalyears1**: 1965–1977
- **nationalteam1**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
- **nationalcaps1**: 44
- **nationalgoals1**: 14
Peter Cetera

**Peter Paul Cetera** (born September 13, 1944) is a retired American singer-songwriter and bassist. He is best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago from 1967 to 1985, before starting a successful solo career. The Chicago song "If You Leave Me Now" won the band's first Grammy Award and was also their number one single. After leaving Chicago in 1985, his singles, "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall", reached number one on the _Billboard_ Hot 100. "Glory of Love" was the theme song from the movie _The Karate Kid Part II_ (1986). The song was co-written by Cetera, David Foster and Diane Nini. It was also nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. He has also worked with musicians such as The Beach Boys, Billy Joel, Karen Carpenter, Paul Anka, Agnetha Fältskog, Richard Sterban, Bonnie Raitt, Madonna, David Gilmour, Az Yet, Cher, Chaka Khan, Crystal Bernard, Ronna Reeves and Alison Krauss.

Cetera was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has been married twice. Both of his marriages ended in divorce. He has two daughters. He lives in Ketchum, Idaho. Cetera announced his retirement in 2019.
David Foster

**David Walter Foster**  (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, songwriter and arranger. He produced for many musicians, including Chaka Khan, Alice Cooper, Christina Aguilera, Andrea Bocelli, Toni Braxton, Michael Bublé, Chicago, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Kenny G, Josh Groban, Brandy Norwood, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Kenny Rogers, Seal, Rod Stewart, Jake Zyrus, Donna Summer, Olivia Newton-John, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson, Peter Cetera, Cheryl Lynn and Barbra Streisand. Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. He served as the chairman of Verve Records from 2012 to 2016.

Foster was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He has been married four times, all ending in divorce. His second wife was actress Linda Thompson, and his fourth wife was Dutch model Yolanda Hadid. He has five daughters, including Amy S. Foster (born 1973), a songwriter and author. Since 2018, he has been engaged to Katharine McPhee of _American Idol_ fame.
Rheintal (Wahlkreis)

**Rheintal** (English: Rhine Valley) is a district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

It contains the following municipalities:
- Altstätten
- Au
- Balgach
- Berneck
- Diepoldsau
- Eichberg
- Marbach
- Oberriet
- Rebstein
- Rheineck
- Rüthi
- St. Margrethen
- Widnau
Rorschach (Wahlkreis)

**Rorschach** is a district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

It contains the following municipalities:
- Berg
- Goldach
- Mörschwil
- Rorschach
- Rorschacherberg
- Steinach
- Thal
- Tübach
- Untereggen
Sarganserland

**Sarganserland** is a district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

It contains the following municipalities:
- Bad Ragaz
- Flums
- Mels
- Pfäfers
- Quarten
- Sargans
- Vilters-Wangs
- Walenstadt
See-Gaster

**See-Gaster** is a district in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

It contains the following municipalities:
- Amden
- Benken
- Ernetschwil
- Eschenbach
- Goldingen
- Gommiswald
- Kaltbrunn
- Rapperswil-Jona
- Rieden
- Schänis
- Schmerikon
- St. Gallenkappel
- Uznach
- Weesen
Toggenburg (Wahlkreis)

**Toggenburg** is a district in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

It contains the following municipalities:
- Alt St. Johann
- Brunnadern
- Bütschwil
- Ebnat-Kappel
- Ganterschwil
- Hemberg
- Kirchberg
- Krinau
- Lichtensteig
- Lütisburg
- Mogelsberg
- Mosnang
- Nesslau-Krummenau
- Oberhelfenschwil
- St. Peterzell
- Stein
- Wattwil
- Wildhaus
Werner Leimgruber

**Werner Fridolin Leimgruber** (2 September 1934 – 2 January 2025) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a defender for club sides Zürich and Locarno. He was also part of the Switzerland national team and played one game for Switzerland at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Bern.

Leimgruber died on 2 January 2025, at the age of 90.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Werner Leimgruber
- **image**: Werner Leimgruber.jpg
- **upright**: 0.8
- **height**: 1.75 m
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **years1**: 1957–1966
- **clubs1**: FC Zürich
- **nationalyears1**: 1963–1966
- **nationalteam1**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
- **nationalcaps1**: 10
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
Werdenberg (Wahlkreis)

**Werdenberg** is a district in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

It contains the following municipalities:
- Buchs
- Gams
- Grabs
- Sennwald
- Sevelen
- Wartau
Barbara Jordan

**Barbara Jordan** (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator and politician. She was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. She was a Democrat.

Jordan was the first African-American female elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction. She was also the first Southern African-American female elected to the United States House of Representatives. She was best known for her opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearing during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon.

Jordan taught political science at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for a year. She later returned to Houston. She started a private law practice.

Jordan got a Presidential Medal of Freedom, with many other honors. She was a member of the Peabody Awards' Board of Jurors from 1978 to 1980. She was the first African American female who was buried at the Texas State Cemetery.

Jordan worked as the chair of the United States Commission Reform. The Chair recommended reducing legal immigration by one-third. This work is often cited by American restriction members.

Jordan was born in Houston, Texas. She died due to complications of pneumonia at age 59 in Austin.

## Recognition

- 1984: Inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame
- 1990: Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
- 1992: The Spingarn Medal from the NAACP
- 1993: The Elizabeth Blackwell Award from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- 1994: The Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1995: The second ever female awardee of the United States Military Academy's Sylvanus Thayer Award
Jean-Claude Schindelholz

**Jean-Claude Henri Schindelholz** (born 11 October 1940) is a Swiss former footballer. He played as a striker. At club level, he played for FC Moutier, Servette FC (1963–1971) and Vevey-Sports (1971–1973). He also played for the Switzerland national team. He played one game for Switzerland at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Schindelholz was born in Courrendlin.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Jean-Claude Schindelholz
- **image**: Jean-Claude Schindelholz 1966.jpg
- **caption**: Schindelholz in 1966
- **birth place**: Switzerland
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **years1**: 1958–1963
- **clubs1**: FC Moutier
- **years2**: 1963–1971
- **clubs2**: Servette FC, Servette
- **years3**: 1971–1973
- **clubs3**: Vevey Sports
- **nationalyears1**: 1964–1966
- **nationalteam1**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
- **nationalcaps1**: 12
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
Curl

In vector calculus, the **curl** is a vector operator that describes the infinitesimal rotation of a vector field in three-dimensional Euclidean space. At every point in the field, the curl of that point is represented by a vector. Curl is an extension of torque.

Given a vector field , the curl of  can be written as  or , where  is the gradient and  is the cross product operation.

## Related pages

- Divergence
Mohamad Chatah

**Mohamad Chatah** (; 7 March 1951 – 27 December 2013) was a Lebanese economist and diplomat. He served as Ambassador to the United States from 1997 to 2000. He was also Minister of Finance from 2008 to 2009. He was born in Tripoli. He was a Sunni Muslim.

On 27 December 2013, Chatah was killed in a bombing in central Beirut. His killing was called a terrorist attack and an assassination.
Grabs

**Grabs** is a municipality in Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Grabs
- **municipality name**: Grabs
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **image photo**: Grabs1.jpg
- **imagepath coa**: Grabs-blazon.svg
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: St. Gallen
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SG
- **district**: Werdenberg (Wahlkreis), Werdenberg
- **postal code**: 9472
- **municipality code**: 3273
- **area**: 54.64
- **elevation**: 465
- **website**: www.grabs.ch
- **mayor**: Rudolf Lippuner
- **neighboring municipalities**: Alt St. Johann, Buchs, St. Gallen, Buchs, Gams, Switzerland, Gams, Sevelen, Walenstadt, Wildhaus
Le Pâquier

**Le Pâquier** is the name of two municipalities in Switzerland:
- Le Pâquier, Fribourg, a municipality in Switzerland
- Le Pâquier, Neuchâtel, used to be a municipality (today Val-de-Ruz) in Switzerland
Cooper, Texas

**Cooper** is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Delta County.
Newberry County, South Carolina

**Newberry County** is a county in the state of South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, 37,719 people lived there. Its county seat is Newberry.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Newberry County
- **state**: South Carolina
- **seat wl**: Newberry
- **largest city wl**: Newberry
- **city type**: community
- **area total sq mi**: 647.28
- **area land sq mi**: 630.29
- **area water sq mi**: 16.99
- **area percentage**: 2.62
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 37719
- **population density sq mi**: 59.84
- **time zone**: Eastern
- **ex image**: Newberry County Courthouse.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Newberry County Courthouse
- **district**: 3rd
- **founded**: 1785
- **named for**: No records exist but likely named after a settler in the area or a suburb of London metropolitan area, London named Newberry.
- **web**: www.newberrycounty.net
Rheineck

**Rheineck** is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Rheineck Online Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Rheineck
- **image photo**: Rheineck loewenhof 00001.jpg
- **municipality name**: Rheineck
- **imagepath coa**: Rheineck-coat of arms.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Rheineck.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: St. Gallen
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SG
- **district**: Rheintal (Wahlkreis), Rheintal
- **postal code**: 9424
- **municipality code**: 3235
- **area**: 2.18
- **elevation**: 400
- **website**: www.rheineck.ch
- **mayor**: Hans Pfäffli
- **neighboring municipalities**: Gaißau (AT-8), Lutzenberg (AR), St. Margrethen, Thal, St. Gallen, Thal, Walzenhausen (AR)
Mels

**Mels** is a municipality in Sarganserland in the Seez Valley, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Mels
- **image photo**: Kirche von Mels.jpg
- **image caption**: The church of Mels
- **municipality name**: Mels
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Mels COA.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Mels.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: St. Gallen
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SG
- **district**: Sarganserland (Wahlkreis), Sarganserland
- **postal code**: 8887
- **municipality code**: 3293
- **area**: 139.16
- **elevation**: 500
- **website**: www.mels.ch
- **mayor**: Guido Fischer
- **neighboring municipalities**: Bad Ragaz, Fläsch (GR), Flums, Glarus Süd (GL), Pfäfers, Sargans, Vilters-Wangs, Wartau
Bad Ragaz

**Bad Ragaz** is a municipality in Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

There is a natural spring in Bad Ragaz and it is a popular spa and health resort destination.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Bad Ragaz
- **image photo**: Bad Ragaz.jpg
- **image caption**: A view of Bad Ragaz
- **municipality name**: Bad Ragaz
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: BadRagaz-blazon.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Bad Ragaz.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: St. Gallen
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SG
- **district**: Sarganserland (Wahlkreis), Sarganserland
- **postal code**: 7310
- **municipality code**: 3291
- **area**: 25.37
- **elevation**: 516
- **website**: www.badragaz.ch
- **mayor**: Guido Germann
- **neighboring municipalities**: Fläsch (GR), Maienfeld (GR), Mastrils (GR), Mels, Pfäfers, Vilters-Wangs
Jane Smiley

**Jane Smiley** (born September 26, 1949) is an American novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. That was in 1992 for her book _A Thousand Acres_ (1991).

## Career

Smiley published her first novel, _Barn Blind_, in 1980. She won a 1985 O. Henry Award for her short story "Lily". "Lily" was published in the _Atlantic Monthly_.

Smiley was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001. She participated in the annual _Los Angeles Times_ Festival of Books, the National Book Festival and several others. She won PEN USA's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

Smiley's most recent books are a trilogy of novels about an Iowa family over the course of generations. The first book of the trilogy, _Some Luck_ was published in 2014 by Random House. The second volume was in the spring of 2015. The third volume was in the fall of 2015.

Smiley was born near Los Angeles, California. She was raised next to St. Louis, Missouri.

## Awards

Smiley received the Fitzgerald Award for American Achievement in 2006.

## Infobox (artist)

- **image**: Jane smiley 2009.jpg
- **name**: Jane Smiley
- **caption**: Jane Smiley at the 2009 Texas Book Festival
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, United States
- **nationality**: American
- **field**: Fiction
- **awards**: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1992
American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2001
Sinéad Cusack

**Sinéad Cusack** (born **Jane Moira Cusack**; 18 February 1948) is an award-winning Irish movie, stage and television actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. She moved to London in 1975 to join Royal Shakespeare Company.

Cusack won the Critic's Circle and Evening Standard Awards for _Our Lady of Sligo_. She received two Tony Award nominations: one for Best Leading Actress in _Much Ado About Nothing_ (1985). She received the other nomination for Best Featured Actress in _Rock 'n' Roll_ (2008).

Cusack acted in many movies. She played Diana Grayson in the 1996 romantic drama movie _Stealing Beauty_ She played a mother in _The Cement Garden_ in 1993. Also in 1993, she played Ellie McAllister in the comedy-drama movie _Bad Behaviour_.

Cusack was also on television. She played Sybil in the 2011 TV series _Camelot_. She played one half of a couple in the BBC sitcom _Home Again_. She won the RTS Award for Best Actress for her role in _Have Your Cake and Eat It_.

Cusack was born in Dublin, Ireland.

## Personal life

Cusack married actor Jeremy Irons in 1978. They have two sons.

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Award|Work|Category|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1981|Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Actress|_As You Like It_||
|1981|Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|_As You Like It_||
|1981|Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival|_The Maid's Tragedy_||
|1983|Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival|_The Taming of the Shrew_||
|1985|Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|''Much Ado About Nothing||
|1998|RTS Television Award for Best Actor - Female|_Have You Cake And Eat It_||
|1998|Evening Standard Award for Best Actress|_Our Lady of Sligo_||
|1999|Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress|_Our Lady of Sligo_||
|1999|Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play|_Our Lady of Sligo_||
|2007|Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play|_Rock 'n' Roll_||
|2007|Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|_Rock 'n' Roll_||
|2007|IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film|_The Tiger's Tail_||
|2014|IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film|_The Sea_||
|2015|IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film|_Queen and Country_||
|2015|Irish Times Theatre Awards for Best Actress|_Our Few And Evil Days_||
Rubén Blades

**Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna** (born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian singer-songwriter, actor, musician, activist and politician. He performs most often in the Afro-Cuban, salsa and Latin jazz genres.

Blades has won eight Grammy Awards and five Latin Grammy Awards.

Blades' acting career began in 1982. It has continued with several-year breaks in between. His first acting role was _The Last Fight. Other movies include _Crossover Dreams_ (1985), _The Milagro Beanfield War_ (1988) and _Color of Night_ (1994).

Blades was given the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award by ASCAP and WhyHunger in June 2011.

Blades' album _Tangos_ won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 2015.

Blades played with the Costa Rican band Editus on his albums _Tiempos_ and _Mundo''.

Blades was born in Panama City, Panama.
Abbey Theatre

The **Abbey Theatre** (also called the **National Theatre of Ireland**) is one of Ireland's leading cultural institutions. This theatre is in Dublin, Ireland. It was first opened to the public on 27 December 1904.

The theatre lost its original building to a fire on July 18, 1951. However, in July 1966, the Abbey got a new building.

The Abbey was a nursery for many leading Irish playrights, like William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory and John Millington Synge.
Augusta, Lady Gregory

**Isabella Augusta Persse** (better known as **Lady Gregory**; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and Abbey Theatre. She wrote many short works for both companies.

Lady Gregory produced quite a few books of retellings of stories taken from the Irish mythology.

Lady Gregory retired due to ill health in 1928.

Lady Gregory was born in Roxborough, County Galway, Ireland. She died from breast cancer at age 80.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Augusta, Lady Gregory
- **image**: Lady gregory.jpg
- **alt**: Head and shoulders profile of a dignified older woman with hair swept back and a slightly prominent nose. Underneath is the signature "Augusta Gregory".
- **caption**: Lady Gregory pictured on the frontispiece to "Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography" (1913)
- **birth name**: Isabella Augusta Persse
- **birth place**: Roxborough, County Galway, Ireland
- **resting place**: New Cemetery in Bohermore, County Galway, Ireland
- **nationality**: Republic of Ireland, Irish
- **occupation**: Dramatist, Folklore, folklorist, theatre manager
- **children**: Robert Gregory (cricketer), William Robert Gregory
- **relations**: Hugh Lane, Sir Hugh Lane (nephew)
- **notable works**: Irish Literary Revival
Olavi Mannonen

**Olavi Aleksanteri** "**Ole**" **Mannonen** (7 March 1930 – 17 March 2019) was a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team event in 1952 and 1956 and an individual silver in 1956. He also won an individual silver at the 1955 World Championships. In his country, he won the Finnish title in 1953 and 1956, finishing second in 1952, 1955 and 1960. He was selected as the best Finnish modern pentathlete of the year in 1952–53 and 1955–56. Mannonen worked for the local mounted police from 1952, becoming its head in 1971, until retiring in 1990. He was born in Viipuri.

Mannonen died in Helsinki after a long illness on 17 March 2019. He was 89.

## Other websites

- Olavi Mannonen  at Sport-Reference.com
J. Mahendran

**J. Mahendran** (; 25 July 1939 – 2 April 2019) was an Indian movie director, screenwriter and actor. He was active in Tamil cinema. He was best known directing and writing the movies _Mullum Malarum_ (1978), _Uthiripookkal_ (1979) and _Nenjathai Killathe_ (1980). _Nenjathai Killathe_ won the 1980 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

Mahendran was born in Ilaiyangudi, Madras Presidency. His son, John Mahendran, is a movie director and screenwriter in Tamil and Telugu cinema.

Mahendran died on 2 April 2019, at the age of 79.
Francisco Massiani

**Francisco Massiani** (2 April 1944 – 1 April 2019) was a Venezuelan writer and painter. His first novel, _Piedra de mar_, has been a bestseller since it first came out in 1968. The book is a coming-of-age story about a middle class teenager in Caracas. He published many short stories and poetry collections. In 2012, he won the National Prize for Literature. Massiani was born in Caracas.

Massiani died in Caracas on 1 April 2019, the day before his 75th birthday.
Sally Jessy Raphael

**Sally Lowenthal** (born February 25, 1935), better known as **Sally Jessy Raphael**, is an American former talk show host. She is best-known for her talk show _Sally_ (also called _The Sally Jessy Raphael Show_).

Raphael's show aired from October 1983 to May 2002. The show covered marriage problems, out-of-control teenagers, pregnant teens and controversial topics.

Raphael won an Emmy Award for her show during the late 1980s. She was nominated again in 1990.

Raphael was born in Easton, Pennsylvania.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Sally Jessy Raphael
- **image**: Sally Jesse Raphael 2012 Shankbone.JPG
- **caption**: Sally Jessy Raphael at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of _Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie_
- **birth name**: Sally Lowenthal
- **birth place**: Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **occupation**: Talk show host
- **years active**: 1959–present
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 3
Vonda N. McIntyre

**Vonda Neel McIntyre** (August 28, 1948 – April 1, 2019) was an American author. She wrote science fiction. Her best known novels include _Dreamsnake_ (1978), _Barbary_ (1986) and _The Moon and the Sun_ (1997). She also wrote many _Star Trek_ novelizations. She won three Nebula Awards and a Hugo Award. Robert A. Heinlein's 1982 book _Friday_ was in part dedicated to McIntyre. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

McIntyre died of pancreatic cancer on April 1, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. She was 70.
Barrie Hole

**Barrington Gerard** "**Barrie**" **Hole** (16 September 1942 – 25 March 2019) was a Welsh professional footballer. He played as a midfielder. He played for Welsh clubs Cardiff City and Swansea City. He also played for English sides Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa. He had 30 caps for Wales between 1963 and 1971. His first game for Wales was against Northern Ireland, and his last match was against Romania.

Hole was born in Swansea. After retiring from football, he ran a newspaper shop before selling it in 2004. He died in 2019, at the age of 76.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Barrie Hole
- **image**: Barrie Hole.jpg
- **caption**: Aston Villa 1968-1970
- **fullname**: Barrington Gerard Hole
- **birth place**: Swansea, Wales
- **position**: Midfielder
- **years1**: 1959–1966
- **years2**: 1966–1968
- **years3**: 1968–1970
- **years4**: 1970–1972
- **clubs1**: Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City
- **clubs2**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **clubs3**: Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa
- **clubs4**: Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City
- **caps1**: 208
- **caps2**: 79
- **caps3**: 47
- **caps4**: 78
- **goals1**: 16
- **goals2**: 13
- **goals3**: 6
- **goals4**: 3
- **nationalyears1**: 1963–1970
- **nationalteam1**: Wales national football team, Wales
- **nationalcaps1**: 30
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
Kit Napier

**Christopher Robin Anthony** "**Kit**" **Napier** (26 September 1943 – 31 March 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a forward. He scored 119 goals from 379 appearances in the Football League. He played for the Football League clubs Blackpool, Preston North End, Workington, Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Blackburn Rovers.

Napier was born in Dunblane, Perthshire. He died in 2019, at the age of 75.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Kit Napier
- **fullname**: Christopher Robin Anthony Napier
- **birth place**: Dunblane, Scotland
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **youthclubs1**: Blackpool F.C., Blackpool
- **years1**: 1960–1963
- **clubs1**: Blackpool F.C., Blackpool
- **caps1**: 2
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1963–1964
- **clubs2**: Preston North End F.C., Preston North End
- **caps2**: 1
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 1964–1965
- **clubs3**: Workington A.F.C., Workington
- **caps3**: 58
- **goals3**: 25
- **years4**: 1965–1966
- **clubs4**: Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United
- **caps4**: 8
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 1966–1972
- **clubs5**: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion
- **caps5**: 256
- **goals5**: 84
- **years6**: 1972–1974
- **clubs6**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **caps6**: 54
- **goals6**: 10
- **clubs7**: Durban United F.C., Durban United
- **totalcaps**: 379
- **totalgoals**: 119
Kate Miller-Heidke

**Kate Miller-Heidke** (born 16 November 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. She has five studio albums. She is known for her singles "The Last Day on Earth" and "Caught in the Crowd". She is classically trained, but she has followed a career in alternative pop music. She was signed to Sony in Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the UK, but is now an independent artist. She represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, finishing ninth overall.

Miller-Heidke was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She is married to musician and songwriter Keir Nuttall. The couple have a son.
Norman Thomas Gilroy

Sir **Norman Thomas Gilroy**  (22 January 1896 – 21 October 1977) was an Australian archbishop. He was the first Australian-born cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He became a priest in 1923. He was Archbishop of Sydney from 1940 until his retirement in 1971. He was became a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1969. He was the first Roman Catholic cardinal to have been given a knighthood since the English Reformation. In 1970, he was named Australian of the Year. He was born in Glebe, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.

Gilroy died on 21 October 1977 in Lewisham, New South Wales, at the age of 81.

## Other websites

- Norman Thomas Gilroy at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
Dimitar Dobrev

**Dimitar Dimitrov Dobrev** (; 14 April 1931 – 1 April 2019) was a Bulgarian wrestler. He won the silver medal in the middleweight division of Greco-Roman wrestling at 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He also won the gold medal in the same division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In 1960, he was Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year. He was born in Ezerche.

Dobrev died on 1 April 2019, at the age of 87.

## Other websites

- Dimitar Dobrev  at Sports-Reference.com
Don Williamson

**Donald J. Williamson** (February 2, 1934 – April 2, 2019) was an American businessman and politician. He served as mayor of Flint, Michigan from 2003 to 2009. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was born and grew up in Flint. Williamson was married to Patsy Lou and had four children.

Williamson died of problems from a respiratory illness on April 2, 2019. He was 85.

## Infobox (mayor)

- **name**: Don Williamson
- **order**: 91st Mayor of the Flint, Michigan, City of Flint, Michigan
- **term start**: 2003
- **term end**: February 15, 2009
- **predecessor**: James W. Rutherford
- **successor**: Michael Brown (Michigan politician), Michael Brown (temporary)
- **birth name**: Donald J. Williamson
- **birth place**: Flint, Michigan, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**: Patsy Lou Williamson
- **children**: 4
Antonio Permunian

**Antonio Permunian** (15 August 1930 – 5 March 2020) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. He played for club sides Bellinzona and Luzern. He played for Switzerland from 1955 to 1962. He played for his country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

Permunian was born in Bellinzona. He died in his hometown in 2019 at the age of 89.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Antonio Permunian
- **image**: Antonio Permunian.jpg
- **caption**: Antonio Permunian (1955)
- **birth place**: Bellinzona, Switzerland
- **death place**: Bellinzona
- **position**: Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper
- **years1**: 1948–1960
- **clubs1**: AC Bellinzona
- **years2**: 1960–1966
- **clubs2**: FC Luzern
- **years3**: 1966–1968
- **clubs3**: AC Bellinzona
- **nationalyears1**: 1955–1962
- **nationalteam1**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
- **nationalcaps1**: 11
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
Willy Kernen

**Wilhelm** "**Willy**" **Kernen** (6 August 1929 – 12 November 2009) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a defender. He played for La Chaux-de-Fonds, winning two Swiss league titles and five Swiss Cups. He was in the Switzerland squad at the 1950, 1954 and 1962 FIFA World Cups. Kernen was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Kernen died on 12 November 2009 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, at the age of 80.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Willy Kernen
- **image**: Willy Kernen (1955).jpg
- **death place**: La Chaux-de-Fonds
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **years1**: 1944–1962
- **clubs1**: FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- **nationalyears1**: 1950–1960
- **nationalteam1**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
- **nationalcaps1**: 41
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
Space flight simulation game

A **space flight simulation game** is a part of flight simulator video games. It may be three types:
- Realistic space simulators
- Space fighting games
- Space trading and fighting games

## Realistic space simulators

Realistic space simulators try to copy the behaviour of a vessel under the laws of physics.

For example, the _Orbiter_ follows the Newton's laws of motion. However, it has fictional spacecraft to try those.

The _Space Shuttle Mission 2007_ simulates the behaviour of the Space Shuttle.
Michael Stipe

**John Michael Stipe** (born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M. from 1980 until their split in 2011. The band was very popular, and won many awards, including three Grammy Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, 12 MTV Video Music Awards and three Brit Awards. As a member of R.E.M., he was added into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. As a singer-songwriter, he has had a creative effect on many artists, including Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Thom Yorke of Radiohead.

Stipe was born in Decatur, Georgia. Stipe has stated that he is queer.
Bill Berry

**William Thomas Berry** (born July 31, 1958) is an American former musician. He was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. from 1980 until he left the music industry in 1997. Although known for his drumming, he also played many other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar and piano. He was also a songwriter for the band. He became a farmer after leaving the music industry. He made many reunions with R.E.M. after leaving.

Berry was born in Duluth, Minnesota. In 1995, he had a brain aneurysm while performing with R.E.M. in Lausanne, Switzerland. He made a recovery. He and his girlfriend have a son, born in 2003.
Oconee County, South Carolina

**Oconee County** is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,607. Its county seat is Walhalla.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Oconee County
- **state**: South Carolina
- **founded**: 1868
- **seat wl**: Walhalla
- **largest city wl**: Seneca
- **city type**: community
- **area total sq mi**: 673.57
- **area land sq mi**: 626.56
- **area water sq mi**: 47.01
- **area percentage**: 6.98
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 78607
- **population density sq mi**: 125.46
- **web**: www.oconeesc.com
- **time zone**: Eastern
- **ex image**: Oconee County Courthouse.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla
- **district**: 3rd
- **flag**: Flag of Oconee County, South Carolina.svg
- **named for**: Cherokee word for "land beside the water"
- **nickname**: Land Beside The Water
Walhalla, South Carolina

**Walhalla** is a city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Oconee County.
Hedi Turki

**Hedi Turki** (15 May 1922 – 31 March 2019) was a Tunisian artist. He was thought to have been an important figure of abstract painting in Tunisia. He was an influential member of the School of Tunis. He was born in Tunis and was of Turkish origin. In 1959, he traveled for three months in the United States, where he discovered the abstract art at Columbia University.

From 1963 to his retirement in 1985, he taught art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Tunis. He continued to travel, study and, work during his career, particularly in England (1971), Nigeria (1977) and the United States (1979).

Turki died on 31 March 2019 in Tunis, aged 96.

## Infobox (artist)

- **name**: Hedi Turki
- **birth date**: 15 May 1922
- **nationality**: Tunisian
- **image**: HadiTourki.jpg
- **caption**: Hedi Turki
Bürglen

**Bürglen** can refer to several places in Switzerland:

- Bürglen, Obwalden, a settlement in the municipality of Lungern in the canton of Obwalden
- Bürglen, Thurgau
- Bürglen, Uri, at the entrance of Schächental, start of the Klausen pass road
- Bürglen (Albis), a mountain in the canton of Zurich
Noureddine Bedoui

**Noureddine Bedoui** (; born 22 December 1959) is an Algerian politician. He was the 17th Prime Minister of Algeria from 11 March 2019 until 19 December 2019.

## Infobox (politician)

- **name**: Noureddine Bedoui
- **image**: Noureddine Bedoui.jpg
- **caption**: Noureddine Bedoui in 2018
- **office**: List of heads of government of Algeria, 17th Prime Minister of Algeria
- **president**: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelkader Bensalah (Acting)
- **term start**: 11 March 2019
- **term end**: 19 December 2019
- **predecessor**: Ahmed Ouyahia
- **successor**: Sabri Boukadoum (Acting)
- **birth place**: Aïn Taya, French Algeria, Algeria
- **nationality**: Algerian
- **party**: independant
Abdelkader Bensalah

**Abdelkader Bensalah** (, 24 November 1941 – 22 September 2021) was an Algerian politician. He was the President of the Council of the Nation from 2002 to 2019. On 2 April 2019, he became the Acting President of Algeria following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Bensalah died on 22 September 2021 from COVID-19 and cancer-related problems at a hospital in Algiers, Algeria at the age of 79.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Abdelkader Bensalah
- **native name lang**: ar
- **image**: Abdelkader Bensalah 18th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement in Baku (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Abdelkader Bensalah in 2019.
- **office**: Acting President of Algeria
- **primeminister**: Noureddine Bedoui
- **term start**: 2 April 2019
- **term end**: 19 December 2019
- **predecessor**: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- **successor**: Abdelmadjid Tebboune
- **office1**: President of the Council of the Nation
- **term start1**: 2 July 2002
- **term end1**: 9 April 2019
- **predecessor1**: Bachir Boumaza
- **successor1**: Salah Goudjil
- **birth place**: Fellaoucene, French Algeria
- **death place**: Algiers, Algeria
- **nationality**: Algeria, Algerian
- **profession**: Journalist
- **party**: Democratic National Rally