Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah. 1901-89. Iranian Shi’ite Moslem Fundamentalist leader. Exiled 1963-79. Dictator 1979-. Islamic Revolution.

Kiangsi Soviet. 1931-4. Chinese Communist Provincial government vs Nationalists under Mao. Long March.

Kinetic Art. 20C. Works which move, or give the illusion of movement. Calder. Riley.

King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-68. US non-violent black Civil Rights activist. Assassinated.

Kirchner, Ernst. 1880-1938. German erotic Expressionist artist. Die Brücke movement. Street, Berlin 1907.

Klinger, Friedrich. 1752-1831. German writer. Sturm und Drang 1776 inspires movement.

Klopstock. 1724-1803. German Movement poet. -“love of the Fatherland”. Odes.

Knights of Columbus. 1882-. US RC men’s lay organization.

Kremlin. 1156 walled city. Moscow Imperial Palace to 1712. Now houses Russian government.

Kuril Island. Japanese to 1945. Given to USSR by Yalta Agreement.

Kyi, Aung San Suu. 1945-. Burmese. Leader of nonviolent movement for human rights in Myanmar. House arrest 1989-95.

Labour Party. 1888 Scotland. 1890 NZ. 1891 Australia. 1900 Britain. 1930 Israel. Founded by unions, Fabians for democratic change towards socialism. First UK MPs elected 1906. First UK Labour government 1924.

Labourers, Statute. 1351. Parliament’s freezing of rising wages after plague leads to Peasants Revolt.

Lammenais, Félicité de. 1782-1854. French RC priest. Liberal writer influenced Christian Democrats. Paroles d’un Croyant 1833.

Land League. 1879. Irish association to reduce rents. Agitated for Home Rule. Parnell.

Lansbury, George. 1859-1940. British Labour MP. Women’s suffrage. Pacifist, opposed to WWI.

Lapua. 1929-32. Finnish-Estonian Fascist movement. Failed putsch, 1932.

Lassalle, Ferdinand. 1825-64. German Socialist. 1848 Revolutionary Movement.

Lausanne, Peace. 1923. Greco-Turkish War. Resettlement of 1.35M Greeks, 430K Turks.

Lawrence, D.H. 1885-1930. Censored English psychological novelist exploring consciousness and morality. Sons and Lovers 1913. Women in Love 1926. Lady Chatterly’s Lover 1928. Modernism.

Layamon. c1200. English poet. First mention of King Arthur, Lear, Merlin.

Lebanese National Pact. 1943-75. Compromise government of Maronite President, Sunni Prime Minister, Shi’ite Speaker.

Legion. Roman army unit of 4-6,000 men.

Legislative. Branch of a government that enacts laws.

Legislative Assembly. 1791-2. 1849-51. French national parliament...National Convention.

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