He beat out retired French air force officer Mohamed Djaanfari and long-time politician Ibrahim Halidi, whose candidacy was backed by Azali Assoumani, the outgoing president.

The uprising took place in Cairo, Alexandria, and in other cities in Egypt, following the Tunisian revolution that resulted in the overthrow of the long-time Tunisian president.

The current president of the government elected by the Congress is Harold Martin, from the loyalist ( i. e. anti-independence ) " Future Together " party ( l ' Avenir Ensemble ), which toppled the long-time ruling Rally for Caledonia in the Republic ( RPCR ) in May 2004.

It also owns the Peace Cup, whose president, Chung Hwan Kwak, is a long-time church member and he holds the positions of Asian Football Confederation Social Responsibility Committee Chairman, President of K-League, President of Korea Football Association, which is part of FIFA.

Zanetti also became the new club chairman, with popular Italian musician and long-time Bologna supporter Gianni Morandi appointed as honorary president.

Billy McCormack, long-time pastor of the University Worship Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, and a founding director and vice president of the Christian Coalition of America was born in Jamestown in 1928.

He was a long-time president, chairman, and CEO of General Motors Corporation.

* Kgosi Lucas Manyane Mangope, long-time president of Bophuthatswana

B ' nai B ' rith President Frank Goldman convinced fellow B ' nai B ' rith member Eddie Jacobson, long-time friend and business partner of the president, to appeal to Truman for a favor.

During his second term as president, Patassé increasingly lost the support of many of his long-time allies as well as the French, who had intervened to support him during his first term in office.

In 1960, his second cousin, David Rockefeller, became president of Chase Manhattan Bank, National City's long-time New York rival for dominance in the banking industry in the United States.

Hashimi was an Iraqi pan-Arab nationalist and long-time intimate of Quwwatli, whom the Syrian president wanted to head the Liberation Army rather than General Safwat, Egypt ’ s candidate.

In 2007, long-time LSU System president William Jenkins announced his retirement, and John V. Lombardi was named his replacement.

Second, the party elected long-time activist Gord Pheneuf as the new president.

A long-time member of the Baptist faith, he also recorded a number of Southern gospel albums and in 1967 served as president of the Gospel Music Association.

Ronald Reagan, a long-time advocate of rollback, was elected U. S. president in 1980.

Jack Valenti, long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America and creator of the MPAA film rating system, received his B. B. A.

* Edgar Bronfman, Sr. ( born 1929 ), Canadian businessman and former long-time president of the World Jewish Congress

In October of the same year, long-time Broward Teachers Union president Tony Gentile was arrested on child pornography charges.

* Alfred P. Sloan ( 1875 – 1966 ), the long-time president and chairman of General Motors

Alexandre Sambat, a long-time ambassador to the United States who later ran for president in 1993, was of Kota origin.

George Gustav Adomeit ( 1879 – 1967 ) was a German-born American painter and printmaker, and also co-founder and long-time president of the Caxton Company, a printing company that was bought by the Fetter Printing Company in 1955.

He had a major involvement in the New York Zoological Society, along with support from other family members and philanthropies ; he was a long-time trustee ( 1935 – 1986 ), president ( 1969 – 1971 ) and chairman ( 1971 – 1985 ).

* Jack Valenti-was a long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America.

Baron Haussmann, a long-time prefect of Bordeaux, used Bordeaux's 18th century big-scale rebuilding as a model when he was asked by Emperor Napoleon III to transform a then still quasi-medieval Paris into a " modern " capital that would make France proud.

Under the direction of Star Trek producer David Rossi and long-time Star Trek technical consultant Mike Okuda, the visual and special effects were recreated to give Star Trek: The Original Series a more authentic feel and modern look.

In modern day weddings some brides opt to choose a long-time male friend or brother as their head attendant, using the title Best Man or Man of Honour.

Conversely, long-time critics of the series complained that Exile continued to prove that Mysts slower gameplay did not belong in the fast-paced modern game market ; GameSpot editor Greg Kasavin described the Myst series as having lost its relevance.

Other modern versions include a two-person adaptation by Bruce Myers, a long-time member of Peter Brook's Paris-based company.

Richards himself is a long-time Aston Martin enthusiast, and owns an extensive collection of both modern and historic models.

While skijoriing in Whitefish began in the 1960's, the " modern era " of skijoring was re-instituted in 2003 by long-time locals Scott Ping and Dale Duff.

The record was considered a musical departure from their thrash metal days, showing a direction reared toward modern hard rock, and was attributed ( along with Load and ReLoad ) as alienating long-time fans.

Deppy is Despina Messinesi, a long-time member of the Vogue staff who, although born in Boston, was born there of Greek parents.

The proposal was made by Dr. David S. Jenkins after he and Mrs. D. Ellwood Williams, Jr., a board member and long-time critic of the superintendent, argued for about fifteen minutes at this week's meeting.

Regarding institutional reforms, the party was a long-time supporter of presidentialism and a plurality voting system, and came to support also federalism and to fully accept the alliance with Lega Nord, although the relations with that party were tense at times, especially about issues regarding national unity.

Finally, on 10 November 1989, at the November plenum of BCP Todor Zhivkov was dismissed as a long-time party leader and head of state and the communist regime gave way to democratic elections and government.

On July 14, 2005, Tom Biscardi, a long-time Bigfoot enthusiast and CEO of Searching for Bigfoot Inc., appeared on the Coast to Coast AM paranormal radio show and announced that he was " 98 % sure that his group will be able to capture a Bigfoot which they have been tracking in the Happy Camp, California area.

After the funeral service, a tribute concert was held at the Martin Luther King Center, also in Gainesville, and featured performances by his son and daughter, Anthony McDaniel and Evelyn Kelly, long-time background vocalist Gloria Jolivet, co-producer Scott " Skyntyte " Free, Diddley's touring band, The Debby Hastings Band, and guest artist Eric Burdon.

Among the insurgents was Laurent-Désiré Kabila, who would overthrow long-time dictator Mobutu 30 years later.

The season began with long-time backup George Ratterman at quarterback, but Babe Parilli took his place when the starter was injured.

In addition, long-time ace Carlos Zambrano was pulled from a game against the White Sox on June 25 after a tirade and shoving match with Derrek Lee, and was suspended indefinitely by Jim Hendry, who called the conduct " unacceptable.

Thomas ' obituary in the Times was written by fellow poet and long-time friend, Vernon Watkins.

In 1997, Don Yannias, a long-time associate and investment advisor of Safra, became CEO of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. A new company, Britannica. com Inc. was spun off in 1999 to develop the digital versions of the Britannica ; Yannias assumed the role of CEO in the new company, while that of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. remained vacant for two years.

Later, Zhvania's close friend and a long-time ally, Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli was appointed for the post by President Saakashvili.

Automobile marque DeSoto was a long-time major sponsor.

Ludwig Erhard ( 1897 – 1977 ) was in charge of economic policy as economics director for the British and American occupation zones and was Adenauer's long-time economics minister.

In 1930, Sténio Vincent, a long-time critic of the occupation, was elected President, and the US began to withdraw its forces.

Another version, which Bogart's long-time friend, author Nathaniel Benchley, claims is the truth, is that Bogart was injured while on assignment to take a naval prisoner to Portsmouth Naval Prison in Kittery, Maine.

During the filming, while Bacall was home, Bogart resumed his discreet affair with Verita Peterson, his long-time studio assistant whom he took sailing and enjoyed drinking with.

The 1990s, though, were a turbulent time for graphics development, as the computer industry was collapsing, with long-time computer makers such as Tandy / Radio Shack, Atari, and Commodore / Amiga disappearing, and the PC and Macintosh markets were fighting for dominance.

Although Maududi was educated at Deobandi institution ( s ) his party is a long-time rival of the Deobandi party / group Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.

He was the original and long-time. us Top-Level Domain administrator.

Instead, Hitler appointed Goebbels Reich Chancellor ; Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, who was at Flensburg near the Danish border, Reich President ; and Martin Bormann, Hitler's long-time chief of staff, Party Minister.