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- AbbottabadCity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Abbottabad CantonmentAbbottabad Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakist
- Abu Muslim8th-century Persian revolutionary
- Albany MovementDesegregation and voters' rights coalition formed in Albany, Georgia
- Albany, GeorgiaCity in Georgia, United States
- Alice De Wolf KelloggAlice De Wolf Kellogg (December 27, 1862 – February 4, 1900) was an American painter whose
- AllstedtAllstedt (German pronunciation: ) is a town in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony
- American Equal Rights AssociationThe American Equal Rights Association (AERA) was formed in 1866 in the United States. Acco
- Amphibious reconnaissanceAmphibious reconnaissance consists of ground and naval reconnaissance in the littoral area
- AnenecuilcoAnenecuilco (Nahuatl: "Place where the water twists back and forth") is a town in the muni
- Anne SullivanTeacher and companion of Helen Keller (1866–1936)
- Aung SanBurmese independence activist (1915–1947)
- Aung San Suu KyiBurmese politician (born 1945)
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- B. D. (Doonesbury)B.D. is a fictional character in Garry Trudeau's popular comic strip Doonesbury. In the co
- B. R. AmbedkarIndian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer (1891–1956)
- Babak Khorramdin9th-century Iranian revolutionary leader
- Bachelor of DivinityAcademic degree in divinity, theology or religious studies
- Bal Gangadhar TilakIndian self-rule activist (1856–1920)
- Bartolomé de las CasasSpanish Catholic clergyman and writer (1484–1566)
- Battle of OjinagaThe Battle of Ojinaga, also known as the Taking of Ojinaga, was one of the battles of the
- Betty FriedanAmerican feminist writer and activist (1921–2006)
- Black People's ConventionThe Black People's Convention (BPC) was a national coordinating body for the Black Conscio
- Bombay Legislative CouncilFormer legislature in India
- Booker T. WashingtonAmerican educator, author, orator and adviser (1856–1915)
- Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten
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- Denis FoyatierDenis Foyatier (21 September 1793 at Bussières, Loire – 19 November 1863 at Paris) was a F
- Devarakonda Balagangadhara TilakDevarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak (1 August 1921 – 1 July 1966) was an Indian poet, novelis
- DiponegoroJavanese prince who opposed Dutch colonialism
- Döbling CemeteryThe Döbling Cemetery (Döblinger Friedhof) is a cemetery in the 19th district of Döbling in
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- Fannie Smith WashingtonFannie Smith Washington (1858 – May 4, 1884) was an American educator, and the first wife
- First Geneva ConventionFirst of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions, adopted in 1864
- Floyd McKissickFloyd Bixler McKissick (March 9, 1922 – April 28, 1991) was an American lawyer and civil r
- Frederick DouglassAmerican abolitionist (1818–1895)
- Free South Africa MovementThe Free South Africa Movement (FSAM) was a coalition of individuals, organizations, stude
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- George Ramsay, 9th Earl of DalhousieGeneral George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, GCB (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), style
- Georges DantonFrench revolutionary (1759–1794)
- Grito de DoloresCall to arms triggering the Mexican War of Independence
- Guerrilla Warfare (Che Guevara book)1961 handbook by Che Guevara
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- Harriet TubmanAmerican abolitionist (1822–1913)
- Harvey MilkAmerican gay rights activist (1930–1978)
- Helen KellerAmerican author and activist (1880–1968)
- Henry DunantSwiss co-founder of the Red Cross (1828–1910)
- Hepu CommanderyHepu Commandery (Chinese: 合浦郡) was a Chinese commandery that existed from Han dynasty to T
- Hilda GadeaHilda Gadea Acosta (21 March 1925 – 11 February 1974) was a Peruvian economist, Communist
- Home signGestural communication system
- Hong XiuquanChinese revolutionary (1814–1864)
- Huang ChaoChinese rebel leader (835–884)
- Hugh Rose, 1st Baron StrathnairnBritish field marshal (1801–1885)
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- James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of DalhousieScottish statesman and colonial administrator (1812–1860)
- James Campbell MatthewsJames Campbell Matthews (November 6, 1844—November 1, 1930) was an Albany, New York attorn
- Janakinath BoseJanakinath Bose (also Janaki Nath Bose; 28 May 1860 – 2 December 1934) was an Indian lawye
- Jane AddamsAmerican activist and reformer (1860–1935)
- Jean-Paul MaratFrench political theorist (1743–1793)
- Jhansi StatePrincely state in India (1728–1858)
- John MuirScottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
- José RizalFilipino nationalist, writer, and polymath (1861–1896)
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- Malcolm XAmerican civil rights activist (1925–1965)
- March Against Fear1966 demonstration in the US Civil Rights Movement
- Marcus GarveyJamaican activist and orator (1887–1940)
- Margaret SangerAmerican birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966)
- Martin Luther King Jr.American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
- Maryland Army National GuardThe Maryland Army National Guard (MD ARNG) is the United States Army component of the U.S.
- Maximilien RobespierreFrench revolutionary, lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
- Michael ArisMichael Vaillancourt Aris (27 March 1946 – 27 March 1999) was a British historian who wrot
- Miguel Hidalgo y CostillaMexican Catholic preacher (1753–1811)
- Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico CityMiguel Hidalgo is a borough (alcaldía) in western Mexico City, it encompasses the historic
- Muslim Mosque, Inc.Muslim Mosque, Inc. (MMI) was an Islamic organization formed by Malcolm X after he left th
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- National Union of South African StudentsThe National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was an important force for liberalism
- Nell Irvin PainterNell Irvin Painter (born Nell Elizabeth Irvin; August 2, 1942) is an American historian no
- New CalambaNew Calamba (Spanish: Nueva Calamba) was a planned Filipino settlement in Borneo by José R
- Nina Gomer Du BoisNina Gomer Du Bois (July 4, 1870 – July 26, 1950) was an American civil rights activist, B
- Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution1920 amendment mandating women's suffrage
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- Pancho VillaMexican revolutionary general and politician (1878–1923)
- PeninsularesInhabitants of Spain and their descendants who immigrated to the Americas
- Portia Washington PittmanPortia Marshall Washington Pittman (June 6, 1883 – February 26, 1978) was the daughter of
- President of MyanmarHead of state
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- Salt in Chinese historySalt in Chinese history including salt production and salt taxes played key roles in econo
- Sans-culottesArmed workers supporting the French Revolution
- Sayyid QutbEgyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966)
- Seine (department)Former department of France encompassing Paris and its suburbs
- September Massacres1792 killings of prisoners in Paris
- Society for the Suppression of ViceThe Society for the Suppression of Vice, formerly the Proclamation Society Against Vice an
- Sojourner TruthAmerican abolitionist (c. 1797–1883)
- Sophia GouldenSophia Jane Goulden (née Craine; 1833 – 1910) was a Manx woman known for being the mother
- Spartacist uprising1919 failed Communist takeover in Berlin, Germany
- SpartacusThracian gladiator who led a slave revolt
- St. Augustine movementPart of the wider Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine, Florida
- Stadtcasino BaselStadtcasino Basel is a concert hall in Basel, Switzerland.
- Steve BikoSouth African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)
- Subhas Chandra BoseIndian nationalist leader (1897–1945)
- Sun Yat-senChinese revolutionary and statesman (1866–1925)
- Susan B. AnthonyAmerican women's rights activist (1820–1906)
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- The MountainPolitical group during the French Revolution
- Theodor HerzlFather of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)
- Thomas MüntzerGerman preacher and theologian (c. 1489 – 1525)
- Thomas-Augustin de GasparinThomas-Augustin de Gasparin (27 February 1754 at Orange – 7 November 1793 at Orange), was
- Torna atrásTorna atrás (Spanish pronunciation: ) or tornatrás is a term used in 18th century Casta pa
- Trial of Susan B. AnthonyUnited States v. Susan B. Anthony was the criminal trial of Susan B. Anthony in a U.S. fed
- Trưng sisters1st-century AD Vietnamese queens and military leaders