“Riches do not consist
in the possession of treasures,
but in the use made of them.”
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
*Napoleon Bonaparte
Born 15 August 1769 Ajaccio, Corsica
Died 5 May 1821 (aged 51) Longwood, Saint Helena, British Empire
Military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century.
Bonaparte rose to prominence under the First French Republic and led successful campaigns against the First and Second Coalitions arrayed against France. In 1799, he staged a coup d’état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later the French Senate proclaimed him emperor.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Thought for the Day Tuesday February 1st 2011
“The people who cast the votes
don’t decide an election,
the people who count the votes do.”
~ Joseph Stalin
*Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Born: 18 December 1878 Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: 5 March 1953 (Age 74) Kuntsevo Dacha near Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
The first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union’s Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. Stalin assumed the leading role in Soviet politics after Vladimir Lenin’s death in 1924, and gradually marginalized his opponents until he had become the unchallenged leader of the Soviet Union.
don’t decide an election,
the people who count the votes do.”
~ Joseph Stalin
*Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Born: 18 December 1878 Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: 5 March 1953 (Age 74) Kuntsevo Dacha near Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
The first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union’s Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. Stalin assumed the leading role in Soviet politics after Vladimir Lenin’s death in 1924, and gradually marginalized his opponents until he had become the unchallenged leader of the Soviet Union.
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