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DIED V.P. Singh, 77, was Prime Minister of India from 1989 to '90. His decision to reserve a fixed percentage of public-sector jobs for India's lower castes sparked riotous protests--and cemented his reputation among the poor as "India's Mandela...
...remarkable political career of the graduate in question, now-Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’56, who was awarded an honorary degree at a special convocation on Monday. At the ceremony Kennedy entered a select group thus distinguished by Harvard University, joining George Washington, Winston Churchill, and Nelson Mandela in the honor. Sen. Kennedy’s rise to his position atop American politics was, of course, a tumultuous one that unfolded across decades. The youngest son in one of this country’s most influential political dynasties, Kennedy decided against a career in professional football to take...
...Harvard,” and Kennedy sang along and gave the audience a thumbs up as he left the stage.The event marked one of the few times that Harvard has given an honorary degree outside of the June Commencement. Three heads of state—George Washington, Nelson Mandela, and Winston Churchill—are the only people to receive similar awards at special ceremonies.“Now I have something in common with George Washington, other than being born on February 22,” Kennedy said. “It is not being president...
...scientific community. “When antiretroviral drugs are given in combination, HIV replication and immune deterioration can be delayed, and survival and quality of life improved,” according to the World Health Organization. But the government of former South African president Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela in 1999, argued that ARV drugs were dangerous and ineffective. Mbeki’s organization restricted foreign donations to ARV efforts and instead emphasized folk remedies such as lemon juice and garlic. The Harvard study called the government a “major obstacle” in providing patients with...
Today’s ceremony is one of only a handful of special convocations the University has held to award honorary degrees. George Washington, Winston Churchill, and Nelson Mandela are among those who have received degrees at special ceremonies...