Word: successors
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...oath of allegiance. Shi'ites contend that Muhammad's spiritual authority was passed on to his cousin and son-in-law, 'Ah', and certain of his direct descendants who were known as Imams. Most Iranian Shi'ites believe that' Ali's twelfth successor, who disappeared mysteriously in 878, is still alive and will return some day as the Mahdi (the Divinely Appointed Guide), a Messiah-like leader who will establish God's kingdom on earth. Meanwhile, Shi'ite religious leaders, such as Iran's Ayatullah Khomeini, have wide powers...
Rosenkrantz said she had decided not to stay on at Currier in order to spend more time on her own research and teaching. She said she is delighted with the choice of Frazier as her successor...
...hard drinker who often suffered bouts of melancholy, Brandt grew increasingly depressed. He kept the title of chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), but the popularity of his successor, Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, further eroded Brandt's power within his own party. Still, he remained active as SPD chairman and president of the Socialist International until he suffered a heart attack...
Vatican City. A discreet, progressive administrator, Villot often appeared overshadowed by other papal aides, yet he was appointed Camerlengo (Chamberlain) by Paul VI, charged with organizing the Pontiffs funeral and the election of his successor. Mentioned as a papabile himself, Villot was reappointed secretary of state by both John Paul I and John Paul...
...Foreign Minister just last month, effectively ending a bizarre, 14-month period of revolving-door occupancy of Egypt's Foreign Minis try. reporters Fahmy began the shuffle by resigning abruptly in November 1977 after learning of Sadat's decision to visit Jerusalem. His deputy and successor, Mohammed Riad, bowed out only a few hours later. Riad's replacement, Boutros Ghali, cautiously named only acting Foreign Minister, gave way to Mohammed Kamel but took over once more in October of last year after Kamel resigned in protest at the results of the Camp David conference...