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258 matches to SEC
Biafra. 1967-70. Ojukwu-led Ibos try to secede from Nigeria resulting in famine.
Black Hand. 19-20C. Sicilian criminal secret society.
Black Hand. 1911-17. (Unity or Death) Serbian secret society assassinated Francis-Ferdinand 1914.
Black Hundreds. 1905-9. Russian movement. Opposed revolution. Persecuted Jews-50,000 dead.
Blanqui, Louis. 1805-81. French militant socialist. Coined: “Dictatorship of the Proletariat”, “Industrial Revolution”, 1837. Unsuccessful uprising 1839. Commune leader. Secret societies.
Boxers. 1896-1901. Chinese secret Society of Harmonious Fists vs foreigners. B Rebellion.
Brezhnev, Leonid. 1906-82. Soviet First Secretary 1964-. Detente. Brezhnev Doctrine.
Browne, Robert. 1550-1633. English founder of congregationalist Brownist sect, 1580. Exiled.
Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.
Camisards. 1702-6. French Protestants who rebelled against Catholic persecution.
Camorra. 1820-1911. Naples secret criminal society. Became political party.
Canning, George. 1770-1827. British Foreigh Secretary. Copenhagen. Peninsular War.
Capernaum. Jesus’ second home and site of miracles.
Carbonari. 1806-31. Naples. Secret revolutionary society. Young Italy Movement.
Carmathians. 890-10C. Moslem reform sect. Kidnaped and ransomed Stone of Ka’bah 930-950.
Carpocrations. 2C-6C. Gnostic heretic sect.
Cathars. 11-14C. Christian Gnostic heretic sect. Albigens. 1030 burned in Italy.
Cheka. 1917-22. Russian secret police. GPU.
Chinese Civil War. 184 Yellow Turban Rebellion. 1622- Red Hat Rebellion. 1946-9 Communists rebel vs Kuomintang. People’s Republic established.
CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. 1947-. US information gathering agency. Replaced OSS. National Security Act. Activities: 1953 Iran. 1954 Guatemala. 1967 Guevara. 1973 Chile. 1976 Nigeria.
Clapham Sect. 1790-1830. Wilberforce’s social reformers and missionaries.
Coke, Edward. 1552-1634. English jurist. Defended Common Law. Prosecuted Raleigh.
Compromise of 1850. Acts to prevent secession of US slave states.
Condé, Louis I de Bourbon, Prince. 1530-60. Led Amboise Conspiracy.
Constantinople Agreements. 1915. Secret French/British pact to give Dardanelles to Russia after WWI. Bolsheviks repudiated all previous treaties, but publicized secret ones-embarrassing.