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Ira Samuel Einhorn (born May 15, 1940), known as “the Unicorn Killer”, is an American environmental activist convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend Holly Maddux. On September 9, 1977, Maddux disappeared following a trip to collect her things fr
Gu Mu (Chinese: 谷牧; September 1914 – November 6, 2009) was a Chinese revolutionary figure and politician, who served as the Vice-Premier of the People’s Republic of China between 1975 and 1982. As one of Deng Xiaoping’s main aides in charge of
W.E.B.was a black civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar. He became a naturalized citizen of Ghana in 1963 at the age of 95.David Levering Lewis, a biographer, wrote, “In the
Claudette Colvin (born September 5, 1939) is a pioneer of the African American Civil Rights Movement. On March 2, 1955, she was the first person arrested for resisting bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, preceding the more publicized Rosa Parks i
Jeon Tae-il (August 26, 1948 – November 13, 1970) was a South Korean worker and workers’ rights activist who committed suicide by burning himself to death at the age of 22 in protest of the poor working conditions in South Korean factories. His de
Goretti took an active part in the campaign in support of the hunger strikers
Edith Mary Oldham Ellis (née Lees; 1861, Manchester – 1916, Paddington, London) was an English writer and women’s rights activist. She was married to the early sexologist Havelock Ellis.
Kyle Chapman (born 27 April 1971) is a former national director of the New Zealand National Front (NZNF). He has stood unsuccessfully three times for the Christchurch mayoralty, first for the National Front and then for the National Democrats Party.
Ghassan Kanafani (Arabic: غسان كنفاني, April 9, 1936 in Akka, Palestine – July 8, 1972 in Beirut, Lebanon) was a Palestinian writer and a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (FPLP). on July 8, 1972 he wa
Henry “Harry” Hay, Jr. (April 7, 1912 – October 24, 2002) was a prominent American gay rights activist, communist, pro-pedophila activist (NAMBLA), labor advocate, and Native American civil rights campaigner. He was a founder of the Mattachine Soci
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, GCB (born 12 April 1942) is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party’s victory in the 2009 general election. He was reelected in the 2014 election.