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- ...mation changes rapidly and therefore, some information may be out of date, and/or contain inaccuracies, omissions or typographical errors. ...adoption shall be granted by the mother of the child and the birth father and any [[Presumed Father|presumed father]] of the child.44 KB (6,913 words) - 05:34, 14 February 2018
- '''Notice: As of July 14, 2014, all individuals and agencies facilitating [[international]] adoptions must be in compliance wit ...mation changes rapidly and therefore, some information may be out of date, and/or contain inaccuracies, omissions or typographical errors.10 KB (1,479 words) - 13:56, 16 June 2021
- ...ed groups including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of [[Rwanda]] and Mai Mai groups. In the most recent national elections, held in November 2013 KB (428 words) - 01:17, 25 March 2018
- ....staticflickr.com/6065/6126176975_9a2e3fb03b.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''Banana and plantain market at Ikire, Osun.'''<BR/>Source: flickr.com.}} ...taticflickr.com/5135/5453878905_8322546316.jpg|410x579px|thumb|'''A mother and her newborn premature baby.'''<BR/>Source: flickr.com.}}8 KB (1,168 words) - 14:13, 16 June 2021
- ...mation changes rapidly and therefore, some information may be out of date, and/or contain inaccuracies, omissions or typographical errors. ...execute a waiver of interest and to release his or her rights to the child and shall be as fully bound thereby as if the parent had attained age 18.51 KB (8,216 words) - 02:59, 15 February 2018
- ...mation changes rapidly and therefore, some information may be out of date, and/or contain inaccuracies, omissions or typographical errors. ...e child, then consent or [[relinquishment]] is required from some discreet and suitable person appointed by the court to act as the next friend of the chi43 KB (6,959 words) - 03:06, 15 February 2018
- ...in history. His empire stretched from [[Greece]] to [[Egypt]], Asia Minor and as far east as the River Ind in [[India]]. ...y on Greek civilization. When he was about 25 he was adopted by Ada, widow and sister of Satrap Idrieus (one source says that it was Alexander who adopted2 KB (293 words) - 03:46, 24 February 2018
- ...see that the child attends school, and the obligation to protect the child and provide a safe living environment for the child.1,015 B (171 words) - 05:38, 13 February 2014
- ...amed The Say Hey Kid, played center field throughout nearly all his career and is regarded as one of the finest players ever to have played the game. The ...lost partially to military service), he played 150 or more games 15 times, and more than 100 an additional five times.2 KB (324 words) - 17:35, 14 May 2014
- ...as been Minister of Tourism; Sport, Fitness and Leisure; Local Government; and Civil Defence (he resigned his cabinet posts in 1996). In 2001 he was elect His parents were both convicted criminals and he spent his first 14 years as a foster child in a large family of farm lab2 KB (333 words) - 17:52, 28 May 2014
- ...mber of important battles during the Thirty Years' War against the French, and was the first general to defeat Napoléon (his uncle by marriage) in a majo When Duke Albert died in 1822 he left his collection of 14,000 drawings and 200,000 prints in trust to Carl, which formed the nucleus of the Albertina2 KB (282 words) - 03:13, 26 February 2018
- '''American pilot, journalist, and businesswoman''' ...ht years old), whose mother beat her birth children as well as Jacqueline, and was working when she was eight, so she never had a proper education, teachi3 KB (475 words) - 01:54, 1 March 2018
- '''Irish hero figure and supreme champion of Ulster''' ...Dechtire, wife of Sualtam. He had seven pupils in each eye and 14 fingers and toes. He was sent to be fostered by the best men in Ulster, according to an2 KB (359 words) - 04:09, 26 February 2018
- '''French nobleman and general''' ...Emperor Napoléon in 1806, after some years of living in poverty. Eugène and his sister, Hortense were adopted by their new step-father.2 KB (243 words) - 06:43, 27 February 2018
- ...cent, was born the son of a career naval officer. His mother died in 1808, and from the age of nine he never saw his father (who died in 1817) again. He w ...Porter. Farragut was a captain on the Union side in the American Civil War and the two brothers took part in the bombardment of New Orleans in 1862. Farra2 KB (284 words) - 04:27, 26 February 2018
- ...hony Wilson, an uncle of Patrick Henry. He stayed in Wilson's care as ward and later blacksmith until he enlisted in the Continental Army aged 15. ...nclude carrying a half-ton (450kg) cannon unaided at the Battle of Camden, and killing eleven Redcoats with a five-foot (1.52m) broadsword at the Battle o3 KB (356 words) - 00:25, 4 March 2018
- ...ey then went to live with his mother's relatives. She died in 1768, but he and his older brother were left destitute after her legal husband successfully ...e. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1782 but resigned in 1783 and became a lawyer in [[New York]]. He reorganized the US financial [[system]]4 KB (503 words) - 03:45, 24 February 2018
- ...years living with the Cherokee people, learning their language and customs and developing a deep sympathy for them. ...ed him The Raven. This was probably both a mark of his cultural acceptance and a way of securing his position as a trader with the Cherokee at a store he2 KB (332 words) - 05:07, 4 March 2018
- ...Aegimius offered him a third of his land. [[Heracles]] declined the offer, and to show his gratitude, Aegimius adopted Hyllus after [[Heracles]] died. ..., gave their names to the three Dorian tribes: the Pamphylii, the Dymanes, and the Hylles.1 KB (161 words) - 18:07, 28 February 2018
- ...erwards, probably also of smallpox, in 1781. Jackson was now still only 14 and an [[orphan]] with no near relatives. ...boy in 1809 (his wife's nephew, (Andrew, Jr.), raised three other nephews, and also raised a Creek [[orphan]] boy whose parents had been killed in a war d3 KB (378 words) - 03:57, 24 February 2018
- ...n 1826. His mother remarried in 1830 but her husband disliked her children and little Thomas was sent to live with relatives. His mother in any case died ...als, although sometimes erratic in his behavior, and he was a loyal friend and lieutenant to General Robert E. Lee.2 KB (336 words) - 17:22, 14 May 2014
- ...were considerably better than at home. The abler boys were separated out and educated to become members of the Ruling Institution, or bureaucrats. ...tian has gradually ceased. They became hopelessly corrupt and inefficient, and the entire force was massacred in 1826 on orders of Sultan Mahmud II.3 KB (379 words) - 02:36, 1 March 2018
- ...wyer. He entered the army aged 17 and rose in the ranks to great influence and fame under Napoleon. ...[[adopted]] by Karl XIII. When Karl died in 1818, Karl Johan succeeded him and ruled well for over 20 years.2 KB (226 words) - 18:40, 28 May 2014
- ...terrorist information to the government. He went into hiding in [[France]] and [[Italy]] for 22 years, but was arrested in September 1998. Lichfield, John, and Karacs, Imre. "Law Snatches Retired Terrorist," The Independent on Sunday [2 KB (243 words) - 06:33, 28 February 2018
- ...father was an alcoholic. At seven he went to live with an uncle's family, and stayed with them until he was sixteen. ...doctrine of plural marriage, and was part of the flight to Winter Quarters and then to [[Utah]].4 KB (602 words) - 06:03, 1 March 2018
- ...pecial Air Service), although he failed the entrance tests the first time, and was the leader of Bravo Two Zero patrol during the Gulf War. ...a best-selling account of that patrol, published several autobiographies, and wrote many other fiction novels.1 KB (164 words) - 18:19, 13 May 2014
- '''Also known as Owen Rhoscomyl and Lt. Colonel [[Arthur]] Owen Vaughan''' ...f colonel. He wrote at least eight books, mostly adventure novels for boys and historical works.1 KB (196 words) - 20:26, 2 June 2014
- ...metrius of Pharos and then with Carthage precipitated the Macedonian Wars, and ultimately the Roman domination of [[Greece]]. [[Category: Military and Defense]]1 KB (169 words) - 16:28, 14 May 2014
- ...(compare: the stories of Maui and [[Moses]]). He worked in Aqqi's orchards and became a favorite of the goddess Ishtar. ...al and god-given authority (especially when coupled with a divine parent), and kings would cultivate such tales to enhance their prestige, in the same was2 KB (304 words) - 19:33, 4 March 2018
- ...her eight children alone, sent his brother Thomas to be raised by an aunt and William to be fostered or [[adopted]] by his father's prosperous friend, Th ...ster sister, and he always suffered from feelings of rejection, depression and alienation, which led to him being accused by some of insanity.3 KB (369 words) - 04:33, 5 March 2018
- ...is grandfather from 1895 to 1900, when he began to work on the family farm and started school. His schooling soon ended, when he was sent to live with an .... He joined the Communist Party and was imprisoned several times for union and political agitation.2 KB (290 words) - 04:14, 5 March 2018
- ...itary confinement, and still subject to many restrictions on his movements and contacts. ...ld be able to emigrate to the US after his release from prison, but US law and the Israeli authorities will not allow this.3 KB (361 words) - 19:51, 3 March 2018
- ...Chester, England. She placed him for adoption when he was three months old and he was [[adopted]] in 1960 by the Watton family. ...alklands War, Northern [[Ireland]] and [[Kosovo]], and was awarded the MBE and OBE for his service.2 KB (253 words) - 20:25, 3 March 2018
- ...the Haganah. Later she went to Paris to study psychology at the Sorbonne, and emigrated to the USA in 1956. ...th Show, have made her famous, as have her books, newspaper columns, video and computer software.2 KB (275 words) - 04:57, 4 March 2018
- Assiniboine (Native American) captive and warrior leader of the Lakota Sioux ...) and named him Hohay (Jumping Bull). Hohay became devoted to Sitting Bull and when he retired from warfare, Jumping Bull took his place as war leader.2 KB (233 words) - 04:08, 3 March 2018
- ...g democratic institutions characterized by peaceful, transparent elections and the protection of civil liberties. ...[[Venezuela]], and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between [[Ecuador]] and [[Panama]].9 KB (1,271 words) - 14:09, 18 June 2021
- ...ed groups including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of [[Rwanda]] and Mai Mai groups. In the most recent national elections, held in November 201 ...in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to Octobe10 KB (1,387 words) - 05:29, 3 September 2014
- ...ar, who had him baptized and gave him the names Petrovitch (after himself) and Hannibal (after the African Roman general). ...Alexander Nevski Medal. He died a wealthy and revered man, leaving a wife and nine children, one of whom was the grandfather of Alexander Pushkin.4 KB (571 words) - 03:36, 24 February 2018
- ...[Connecticut]]. His parents abandoned him and he was indentured (a limited and temporary form of slavery) to a white family in [[Massachusetts]] from the ...pastor to a white congregation, the first African-American ever to do so, and married one of his congregants, with whom he had 10 children.3 KB (446 words) - 18:49, 3 March 2018
- ...) of Muhammad 'Ali Pasha, viceroy of [[Egypt]], from a dynasty of Albanian and Turkish origins. ...vernor-general of [[Syria]] and Adana. From 1816 to 1839 he was a renowned military leader. When his father became senile Ibrahim was appointed viceroy of [[Eg1 KB (177 words) - 15:59, 27 May 2014
- ...a party from the Te Arawa tribe, led by Pango. Pango kidnapped Te Waharoa and took him back to the Rorotua area where he was raised. ...e Waharoa took responsibility for the physical safety of the missionaries, and saw that the stations were restored.2 KB (316 words) - 04:08, 5 March 2018
- ...hite men in 1774, and in 1779 their mother left him and his seven brothers and sisters to be raised by relatives, including Chief Blackfish, who also fost In 1808 at Tippecanoe he and Tenskwatawa founded what they hoped would be a pan-tribal movement, an inte3 KB (466 words) - 04:09, 5 March 2018
- '''Also known as William Aelxander Clarke and Alejandro Bustamanti''' ...h father, and spent some years in the USA, apparently without legal papers and for some of the time under an assumed name.3 KB (364 words) - 04:29, 5 March 2018
- ...a department store in Rotorua he was made a ward of court at the age of 10 and put into his grandparents' [[custody]] as a [[Tamaiti Whangai|tamaiti whang ...and civil rights. He was then appointed head of the Iwi Transition Agency, and then chief executive of Te Puni Kokiri, the NZ Ministry of Maori Developmen1 KB (204 words) - 17:18, 17 June 2014
- ...whites and made Hoo-moo-thy-ah largely responsible for his younger brother and sister. ...iers and their Pima and Maricopa scouts. He was then taken to Ft. McDowell and given to Lt. E.D. Thomas, who named him Mike Burns. He was given back to Ca2 KB (381 words) - 17:49, 28 February 2018
- ...n 1826. His mother remarried in 1830 but her husband disliked her children and little Thomas was sent to live with relatives. His mother in any case died ...als, although sometimes erratic in his behavior, and he was a loyal friend and lieutenant to General Robert E. Lee.2 KB (315 words) - 04:13, 5 March 2018
- ...wling alley and then became a mechanic. In 1917 he joined the armed forces and served in [[France]]. ...or military field hospitals (vital for the storage of blood and medicines) and kitchens.2 KB (351 words) - 07:13, 27 February 2018
- ...of mixed ancestry, including African-American, white, and possibly Catawba and Lumbee. The rest of his family identified themselves as African American, b ...ge of 18 (registering as a Cherokee), graduating top of his class in 1912, and then attended Dickinson College for a year. He served in the Canadian army3 KB (441 words) - 03:04, 26 February 2018