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Articles 1-36 out of 36 article(s) Title Author Type Date Words We record with sadness the passing of Omar Bongo, president of the West African republic of Gabon since December 1967. Brief article Jul 6, 2009 162 Suleiman Profile. Biography Jun 2, 2008 1683 Botswana: who is Ian Khama? While the international spotlight is focused on Zimbabwe, most of the world is oblivious to the fact that, just next door in Botswana, a quiet handover of power has successfully taken place. Helen Brooks attempts to lure the world's attention to the new president of one of Africa's most stable nations. Brooks, Helen Biography May 1, 2008 742 Suharto died on January 27, aged 86. Brief article Feb 25, 2008 214 True visionary Thomas Sankara (1949-1987). Ray, Carina Biography Dec 1, 2007 1480 Who is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and what is he really after? Berman, Ilan Biography Mar 1, 2007 2568 Robert Kocharian. Biography Dec 1, 2006 841 In memoriam. Obituary Sep 1, 2006 115 Election in Chile: has Pinochet's ghost been exorcised? Sigmund, Paul E. Biography Feb 10, 2006 1392 Nujoma: 'heroes beget heroes'; Sam Nujoma, the founding president of Namibia, on the lessons Africa must learn from the 1966 coup in Ghana. "Nkrumah was, and remains, a great inspiration to me, and to many other progressive Africans the world over," he writes. Nujoma, Sam Biography Feb 1, 2006 1405 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan 1918-2004: President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi. Lancaster, Pat Obituary Dec 1, 2004 683 SYRIA - Profile - Bashar Al Assad. Biography Nov 22, 2004 665 Trade Leader of the Year. Cover Story Nov 1, 2004 259 Financier of the Year. Brief Article Nov 1, 2004 241 Alvaro Uribe Velez. Feiling, Tom Oct 1, 2004 890 Worldbeaters ... taking aim at the rich and powerful. Sep 1, 2004 986 Malawi from grass to grace: Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, the new president of Malawi, was once sacked as secretary-general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which accused him of lacking the "vision to take COMESA into the next century". Now that he has become the president of Malawi, after winning the 20 May elections, will COMESA eat its own words? Grace Phiri profiles Malawi's new president. Phiri, Grace Aug 1, 2004 1335 Ronald Reagan (1911-2004). Obituary Jul 1, 2004 134 Former President JLP dies. Virta, Erin Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 222 Castro's revolution: forty-five years ago, a young firebrand took control of Cuba. Relations with the U.S. have been troubled ever since. Nagourney, Eric Biography Feb 2, 2004 1803 Father of the constitution: James Madison, more than any other individual, is responsible for the U.S. Constitution. But his legacy extends beyond that priceless document of ordered liberty. (History -- Greatness of the Founders). Eddlem, Thomas R. Biography Jul 1, 2002 3795 Betsy Brandon meets the president. Pollock, M.V. Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 720 KYRGYZSTAN - President Askar Akayevich Akayev. Brief Article Nov 26, 2001 463 Inside the 21st Century Speaker Profiles. Jun 4, 2001 1067 AZERBAIJAN - Aug. 22 - Former Pres. Elchibey Dies. Brief Article Aug 26, 2000 244 GOODBYE TO `ONE OF US'. Almquist, Alden Obituary Jan 1, 2000 743 The FINAL DAYS. Ferling, John Dec 1, 1999 3129 TIME TRAVELER. Brief Article Dec 1, 1999 795 Andrew Jackson and the tavern-keeper's daughter. Pierce, J. Kingston Cover Story Jun 1, 1999 3366 "First president of the United States.". Gay, James Thomas Obituary Jun 1, 1999 939 George Washington's Legacy. Roche, George May 1, 1999 1698 The dark side of normalcy. Haydock, Michael D. Biography Apr 1, 1999 3629 Lincoln's rubber room. Holzer, Harold; Williams, Frank J. Biography Aug 1, 1998 2644 Founding father: George Washington. Brookhiser, Richard Cover Story Feb 26, 1996 2686 Reeves' Kennedy: edited and introduced by Wm. F. Buckley Jr. Buckley, William F., Jr. Biography Dec 31, 1994 9560 Death of a statesman. Jun 1, 1993 913