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Hace 3 días · The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile (87 km) highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance of segregationist repression; they were part of a broader voting ...
Hace 1 día · Wahhabism [a] ( Arabic: ٱلْوَهَّابِيَّة, romanized : al-Wahhābiyya) is a reformist religious movement within Sunni Islam, based on the teachings of 18th-century Hanbali cleric Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab ( c. 1703–1792 ). [4] [b] The movement was initially established in the central Arabian region of Najd and later spread to other parts of the Arabian Peninsula, [c] and is ...
Hace 2 días · The March First Movement [a] was a series of protests against Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests continued through the end of the year, although in significantly smaller numbers after May. [1] In South Korea, the movement is remembered as a ...
Hace 4 días · Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma, 12 January 1918 [2] – 5 February 2008) was the creator of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and leader of the worldwide organization that has been characterized in multiple ways, including as a new religious movement and as non-religious. [3] [4] He became known as Maharishi ...
Hace 2 días · Sheikh Mujibur Rahman [c] (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), popularly known by the honorific prefix Bangabandhu [d] ( lit. 'Friend of Bengal ' ), was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist. As a politician, Mujib had held continuous positions either as Bangladesh's president or as its prime minister from ...
Hace 4 días · Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. [3] He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as Bande Mataram. [4] He joined the Indian movement for independence from British colonial rule, until 1910 was one of its influential leaders ...
Hace 2 días · Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. [7] He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; [8] [9] his wide vocal ...
