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Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) [1] is an American retired Democratic politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995. In January 2009, he was appointed a United States Senator, succeeding Barack Obama, who resigned to become president of the United States. [2]
Mykola Kyrylovych Lebed [a] (January 11, 1909 – July 18, 1998, also spelled Lebid; [b]; also known as Maksym Ruban, Marko, and Yevhen Skyrba) was a Ukrainian nationalist political activist and guerrilla fighter. He was among those tried, convicted, and imprisoned for the murder of Polish interior minister Bronisław Pieracki in 1934. The ...
Burris played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1951 to 1954. He was a starter at center and linebacker on the 1953 and 1954 teams that won the first 19 games in Oklahoma's 47-game winning streak. [citation needed] Burris was known for his blocking on offense and for his fierce tackling on defense.
The Alexander Lebed presidential campaign, 1996 was General Alexander Lebed's campaign in the 1996 Russian presidential election. Lebed ran as the nominee of the Congress of Russian Communities (KRO). Although Lebed came in at a surprisingly strong third place in the first-round of the election, his failure to finish in the top two disqualified ...
At the age of twelve, Jonathan Lebed began trading stocks. When he and three friends did well in a stock-picking contest, people began coming to him for advice. By the age of fourteen, he learned that by posting messages in chat rooms he could affect stock prices.
Lebed (Russian: Лебедь) is a gender-neutral Slavic surname meaning "swan". It may refer to: Aleksey Lebed (1955–2019), Russian politician; Alexander Lebed (1950–2002), Russian general and politician; Anatoly Lebed (1963–2012), Russian military officer; Jonathan Lebed (born 1984), American criminal
Lieutenant General Alexander Ivanovich Lebed (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ле́бедь; 20 April 1950 – 28 April 2002) was a Soviet and Russian military officer and politician who held senior positions in the Airborne Forces before running for president in the 1996 Russian presidential election.
Burris is a surname, and may refer to: Al Burris (1894–1938), baseball player; Art Burris (1924–1993) basketball player; Benjamin J. Burris, university president; Bo Burris (born 1944), American football player; Buddy Burris (1923–2007) football player; Henry Burris (born 1975), football player; Jack Burris (1917–1952), attorney and ...