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Patrick Ntsoelengoe Patrick "Ace" Ntsoelengoe (Randfontein 26 February 1956 – 8 May 2006 in Lenasia) was one of the most talented soccer players ever from South Africa, he played 11 seasons in the North American Soccer League, beginning in 1973 with the Miami Toros.
Patrick O'Brian Patrick O'Brian (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000; born as Richard Patrick Russ) was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on the friendship of Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language.
Patrick O'Bryant Patrick O'Bryant (born June 20 1986, in Oskaloosa, Iowa) is an American professional basketball player for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League (D-League). He is a member of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, who drafted him 9th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Patrick O'Farrell Patrick O'Farrell (1933 - 2003), was a historian known for his histories of Roman Catholicism in Australia, Irish history and the Irish in Australia. He was born in Greymouth, New Zealand and educated at Marist Brothers High School, Greymouth, and at the University of Canterbury, where he received both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in History.
Patrick O'Malley Patrick O'Malley (born October 22, 1950 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is a former Illinois State Senator, gubernatorial candidate and served as elected member of the board of trustees and Chairman of the Finance Committee for Moraine Valley Community College from 1989 to 1992.the Illinois State Senate==
Patrick O'Meara Professor Patrick O'Meara is the Master of Van Mildert College, Durham and Professor of Russian and Russian History at Durham University. Until 2003 Associate Professor of Russian at Trinity College, Dublin, he has held visiting fellowships at the Kennan Institute, Washington DC and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
Patrick O'Neal (sportscaster) Patrick O'Neal is a studio host and reporter for Fox Sports Net in Los Angeles. Most of his appearances come during pregame and postgame shows of the Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball) and Los Angeles Clippers (basketball).
Patrick O'Rorke Patrick Henry "Paddy" O'Rorke (March 25 1837 – July 2 1863) was an Irish-American immigrant who became a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Patrick O. Ford Patrick Osborne Ford (2 May 1942 – 21 June 1968) was a United States Navy sailor who was killed in Vietnam after he saved the lives of two of his shipmates. US Navy posthumously awarded him the Navy Cross and later named a frigate, USS Ford (FFG-54), after him.
Patrick Page Patrick Page is an actor and playwright, originally from Monmouth, Oregon but currently residing in New York City with his wife, Paige Davis. He has been known for, among other roles, his parts as Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Scar in The Lion King, and the title roles in Macbeth and the 2006 Broadway production of Dr.
Patrick Pearse Padraig Henry Pearse (known to Irish nationalists as Pádraig Pearse; Irish name: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November, 1879 – 3 May, 1916) was a teacher, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. He was declared "President of the Provisional Government" of the Irish Republic in one of the bulletins issued by the Rising's leaders, a status that was however disputed by others associated with the rebellion both then and subsequently.
Patrick Petersen Patrick Petersen (born August 9, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor best known for his role as Michael Fairgate in the television drama Knots Landing. He played the role from 1979 to 1991, reprising the part for Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac in 1997.
Patrick Phelan (musician) Patrick Phelan (born 1975), is a singer-songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. In addition to being the frontman for South, he has collaborated with various members of the Virginian indie rock scene, including touring Sparklehorse member Paul Watson and Jim Thomson (Bio Ritmo, GWAR).
Patrick Porteous Captain Patrick Porteous, VC, Royal Artillery (1 January 1918 - 9 October2000) was awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honour, first instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856, for his part in the 1942 assault on Dieppe, France in the Second World War.
Patrick Poulin Patrick Poulin (born April 23, 1973 in Vanier, Quebec) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 634 games in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2002. He played for the Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens after being selected ninth overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft from the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser.
Patrick Proisy Patrick Proisy (born September 10, 1949 in Eureux, France) is a former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the finals of the French Open in 1972 losing against spaniard Andrés Gimeno in four sets. He added to that 1 more final (in Florence 1976) and a single title in Hilversum 1977.
Patrick Quinlan Patrick Quinlan, born August 28 1970 in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Yonkers, New York is an American freelance writer, political activist, and novelist. His crime thriller, Smoked, was published in the United States by St.
Patrick Redmond Patrick Redmond (born 1966, England) went to school in England and the Channel Islands, and studied law at the University of Leicester, as well as the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He worked as a solicitor in London for 8 years, before retiring to write full-time.
Patrick Renna Patrick Renna (born March 3,1979) is an American actor from Boston, Massachusetts, who began his career at a very young age in the film The Sandlot playing "Ham" Porter, as well as playing the paranoid goaltender in The Big Green.
Patrick Roach Patrick Roach (born March 4, 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia), is a Canadian actor best known for playing the always shirtless and cheeseburger obsessed assistant trailer park supervisor Randy on the cult television series Trailer Park Boys. Randy works as deputy for park supervisor Mr.
Patrick Roddy Patrick Roddy (17 March, 1827 -21 November,1895) was born Elphin, County Roscommon and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Patrick Roy Patrick Roy (IPA pronunciation: ), (born October 5, 1965, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) is a retired ice hockey goaltender and current co-owner, general manager, and head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Nicknamed "St.
Patrick Sands Patrick Sands (circa 1567-1635the third Principal of Edinburgh University], serving from [[1620 until demitting office in 1622. He was a "layman who had been unsuccessful at the bar", and was appointed as Principal by the town council in 1620, in an act seen by some as "scandalous nepotism"box}}
Patrick Seale Patrick Seale is a British journalist and author who specializes in the Middle East. He is a former correspondent for The Observer, and has interviewed most of the Middle East's most prominent leaders and personalities.
Patrick Secker Patrick Damien Secker (born 6 June 1956), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Barker, South Australia. He was born in Happy Valley, South Australia, and was educated at Flinders University, Adelaide.
Patrick Sheerin Patrick Joseph Sheerin is the millionaire owner of Sheerin Media, an independent media company which funds channels such as abc1, Zone Reality and Sky Sports. It is also noted that Patrick grew up in surburban poverty, which makes his current multi-millionaire status even more remarkable.
Patrick Short Patrick Short was a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. Originally from the United Kingdom, he was one of the first Catholic missionaries to arrive in the Kingdom of Hawaii, in the company of Abraham Armand, Alexis Bachelot and six lay brothers.
Patrick Schiavone Patrick Schiavone is an automobile designer, currently in charge of trucks for North America at Ford Motor Company. Schiavone previously oversaw North American car design at Ford until giving up that post to Moray Callum on May 1, 2006.
Patrick Schulz Patrick Schulz (August 11 1980, in Mainz, Germany) is a professional wrestler. Schulz, also known as "Handsome" Patrick Schulz, or "Made in Germany" Patrick Schulz is working in Europe most of his time, but he has also wrestled for Jeff Jarrett's TNA in the USA.
Patrick Sky Patrick Sky, born Patrick Lynch in Georgia in 1940, is a musician, singer and songwriter of Irish and Native American (Creek Indian) ancestry. A contemporary of Bob Dylan and others in the Greenwich Village folk boom of the 1960s, following military service Sky released a number of well received albums from 1965 onwards and played with many of the leading performers of the period, particularly Buffy Sainte-Marie, Eric Andersen and the blues singer Mississippi John Hurt.
Patrick Smathers Patrick Underwood "Pat" Smathers has served as the Mayor of Canton, North Carolina since 1999, and is currently running for Lieutenant Governor of his state. He has made his living as an attorney for 27 years.
Patrick Star Patrick Star is a fictional animated character in the hit Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, who appeared on the television show Coach as Assistant Coach "Dauber" Dybinski.
Patrick Street Patrick Street was one of the top Irish traditional bands of the 1980s, formed in Dublin in 1986 by Kevin Burke (formerly of The Bothy Band) on fiddle, Jackie Daly (De Dannan) on button accordion, Andy Irvine (Sweeney's Men, Planxty) on bouzouki and vocals, and Arty McGlynn (Van Morrison, Planxty) on guitar. McGlynn later left the group, and other members were added: Ged Foley (The House Band, Battlefield Band) on guitar, and Declan Masterson on uilleann pipes and keyboards.
Patrick Streiff Patrick Philipp Streiff (born July 8, 1955, Birsfelden, Switzerland) is bishop of the United Methodist Church of Central and Southern Europe which comprises the countries Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Tunisia.
Patrick Stump Patrick Martin Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph) on April 27, 1984 in Glenview, Illinois) is a Chicago musician, composer and producer. Most notably, he is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Fall Out Boy.
Patrick Suppes Patrick Colonel Suppes (b. 1922, Tulsa, OK) is an American philosopher who has made significant contributions to philosophy of science, theory of measurement, foundations of quantum mechanics, decision theory, psychology, and educational technology.
Patrick Surtain Patrick Frank Surtain (born June 19, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football Pro Bowl cornerback who currently plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. He was a second round pick in the 1998 NFL draft (14th pick of 2nd round).
Patrick Sweeney (rower) Patrick Sweeney (born August 12, 1952) is a coxswain for Great Britain's rowing team. Sweeney won an Olympic Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Sir Stephen Redgrave and Andy Holmes, and a Silver Medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the British Men's 8 team.
Patrick the Snowman "Patrick the Snowman" is a computer-animated short film that airs around Christmastime. It was made in 2002 and is part of a series of several "Nickmas" shorts that come on during commercial breaks in the holidays on Nickelodeon.
Patrick T. McHenry Patrick Timothy McHenry (born October 22, 1975) is a United States Representative from North Carolina, representing the state's 10th Congressional district (see map). He previously was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a single term.
Patrick T. Powers Patrick T. Powers (June 27 1860 - August 29 1925) was an American baseball executive who served as president of the Eastern League and founding president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the minor leagues organization that celebrated its hundredth season in 2001.
Patrick Testa Patrick 'Patty' Testa (March 11,1957 – December 2, 1992) was a member of a Gambino crime family crew headed by the notorious Roy DeMeo who mainly conducted deals pertaining to auto theft. Patrick's brother, Joseph Testa, was a core member of the crew as well.
Patrick Tilley Patrick Tilley (born July 4, 1928) is a British science fiction author best known for The Amtrak Wars series of books. It is not known whether or not he was inspired by the name of the American railroad, Amtrak, as interviews with the author have been removed from the internet.
Patrick Tobin Asselin Joseph Patrick Tobin Asselin (March 29 1930 - August 31 2005), known as Patrick Tobin Asselin, was a Canadian politician. A Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons for two terms in the 1960s, he returned to Parliament a quarter-century later to work as a security guard.
Patrick Tonyn Patrick Tonyn (1725-1804) was a British General who served as colonial governor of East Florida from 1775 to 1783. During his tenure, the colony enjoyed peace with the neighboring Indians, primarily due to his positive relationship with Ahaya the Cowkeeper, chief of the Alachua band of the Seminole tribe.
Patrick Traverse Patrick Traverse (born March 14, 1974 in Montreal, Canada) is a professional hockey player currently playing for the San Jose Sharks organization. He is currently playing for the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.
Patrick Trevor-Roper Patrick Trevor-Roper (June 7, 1916 - April 22, 2004), British eye surgeon and pioneer gay rights activist, was one of the first people in the United Kingdom to "come out" as openly gay, and played a leading role in the campaign to repeal the UK's anti-gay laws.
Patrick Tse Yin Patrick Tse Yin () (born August 9, 1936 in Guangdong) is an actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema. Tse lived in Vancouver after his retirement from acting, but his family has since returned to Hong Kong.
Patrick Tussell Patrick Tussell was a fictional character in UK soap opera Coronation Street, played by actor and football coach Trevor Dwyer-Lynch. Patrick was a cab driver for local taxi firm "Streetcars", and friend of Eileen Grimshaw from when they were in a group of which Eileen was singer.
Patrick van Balkom Patrick Petrus Marinus van Balkom (born September 14, 1974 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch sprinter. Together with Caimin Douglas, Timothy Beck and Troy Douglas he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.
Patrick van Kerckhoven Patrick van Kerckhoven, alias DJ Ruffneck, is a hardcore or gabber DJ and producer, originating from Dordrecht, Netherlands. An active DJ since 1985, Kerckhoven has also been involved with various record labels.
Patrick van Rensburg Patrick van Rensburg (born December 1931) is an African educationalist and former anti-apartheid activist. He founded the Brigades Movement in Botswana, and the Foundation for Education with Production which is active in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Patrick Van Antwerpen Patrick Van Antwerpen is a Belgian author-filmmaker born on May 17, 1944 in Ixelles (Brussels) and deceased in this commune on December 3, 1990. In 1980, it turns a pretty small corner in natural decorations, in the Northern district of Brussels then in demolition.
Patrick Veselsky Patrick Veselsky is the screen name of a Czech pornographic actor (porn star). Patrick is in his early twenties (21 in the summer of 2006), has little-to-no body hair, a muscular body, a boyish face, and a 7-inch penis (18 cm).
Patrick Walsh (FDNY Commissioner) Patrick Walsh was appointed Acting Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia on May 8, 1941, and was subsequently appointed the 14th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor LaGuardia two days later.
Patrick Wanis Patrick Wanis is an Australian life coach, clinical hypnotherapist and author based in the United States. He has coached various celebrities such as Hulk Hogan, consulted for major corporations and published numerous books on human behavior, relationships, and the mind.
Patrick White Patrick Victor Martindale White (May 28, 1912 – September 30, 1990) was an Australian author widely regarded as one of the major English-language novelists of the 20th century; his novels and short stories enjoy wide critical acclaim. His first book, The Ploughman and Other Poems, was published in 1935.
Patrick Wilson (librarian) Patrick Wilson (December 29, 1927–September 12, 2003) was a noted librarian, information scientist and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and as dean of the School of Library and Information Studies there.
Patrick Wilson (musician) Patrick "Pat" George Wilson (born February 1, 1969 in Buffalo, New York) is best known as the official drummer for the alt-rock band Weezer. He also has his own band, The Special Goodness, for which he writes songs, performs vocals, and plays the majority of the instruments.
Patrick Yandall Patrick Yandall is a contemporary/smooth jazz guitarist with six international releases. His 2004 From the Ashes on Apria Records, features Randy Brecker, Will Lee, Joel Rosenblatt, Scott Wilkie, Kimo Cornwell, and more.
Patrick Young Alexander Patrick Young Alexander (March 28 1867 — July 7 1943) was a British aeronautical pioneer fascinated by the prospect of heavier-than-air flight. He was an enthusiastic balloonist and he was also particularly active in meteorology.
Patrick's test Patrick's test is performed by a health care provider to evaluate people who have low back pain for sacroiliitis. The knee is flexed to ninety degrees on the affected side and the foot is rested on the unaffected knee.
Patricosaurus "Patricosaurus" (meaning "paternal lizard") is the name given to a dubious and chimeric genus of reptile from the Early Cretaceous. It is based on a femur and sacrum from two animals: the femur from a large lepidosaur, and the sacrum from an archosaur (Barrett and Evans, 2002).
Patrik Enblad Patrik Enblad (born 1966) is a Swedish businessman and the current Chief Executive Officer of investment bank Hagströmer & Qviberg. Through that position he is an important player in the group of companies connected to business partners Mats Qviberg and Sven Hagströmer.
Patrik Fitzgerald Patrik Fitzgerald is a singer/songwriter, born in Stratford, London March 19 1956, of working-class Irish immigrant parents. He started recording and performing with the uprising of the punk rock movement in 1977, after working briefly as an actor.
Patrik Gerrbrand Patrik Gerrbrand (born 27 April 1981 in Älvsjö) is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing for Fredrikstad in the Norwegian Premier League. Gerrbrand signed for the Norwegian club in July 2006, transferring from Leicester City because he didn't have a future for the first-team.
Patrik Isaksson (swimmer) Patrik Isaksson (born April 8, 1973 in Västerås) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Sweden, who won several titles in the short course championships. A member of Swedish club Västerås SS, he competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he finished in 26th position in the 100m Breaststroke.
Patrik-Ian Polk Patrik-Ian Polk (born July 29, 1973 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi), is a gay, African American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor noted for his films dealing with homosexual lifestyles and relationships.
Patrimonio Nacional Patrimonio Nacional (National Heritage) is a Spanish state agency dependent of the Spanish Presidency Ministry that administers the sites owned by the Spanish state and used by the King of Spain and the Spanish Royal Family as residences and for state ceremonies. The Patrimonio Nacional includes palaces, gardens, monasteries and convents, called the Royal sites.
Patrimonium Sancti Petri The expression Patrimonium Sancti Petri, or shorter Patrimonium Petri, meaing 'Patrimony of (Saint) Peter', originally designated the landed possessions and revenues of various kinds that belonged to the Church of St. Peter (i.
Patrimony of affectation In the civil law tradition the patrimony of affectation is a patrimony, or legal entitlement, that can be divided for a purpose, as being distinct from the general patrimony of the person. It is similar to the common law concept of the trust in some aspects where property is held by an administrator for the benefit of third parties.
Patriot (American Revolution) Patriots (also known as Americans, Whigs, or Rebels) were colonists of British Thirteen Colonies who rebelled against the British control during the American Revolution and established the independent states that became the United States of America in July 1776. Their rebellion was based on the political philosophy of republicanism, as expressed by pamphleteers such as Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Paine.
Patriot Act (Basketball) In the 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Tournament, Bucknell University defeated Kansas in one of the most unforseen upsets in college basketball history. The act has been known as the "Patriot Act" because Bucknell was the 2005 Patriot League Champion.
Patriot Bible University Patriot Bible University, formerly known as Patriot University, is an unaccredited religious correspondence school located in Del Norte, Colorado. Critics charge it is a diploma mill, lacking sufficient academic standards to award degrees.
Patriot Day In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the nearly three thousand who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, the name does not seem to have yet caught on in the American vernacular; most people still refer to the day as "September 11th", "9/11", or some variation thereof.
Patriot Guard The Patriot Guard Riders started in August 2005 as an impromptu gathering of American Legion Riders of ALR 136 from Mulvane, Kansas and has since developed into a group of veterans, motorcyclists, and others who attend the funerals of members of the U.S.
Patriot of the Year Patriot of the Year (in French: Patriote de l'année) is an honorary title created in 1975. It is awarded by the patriotic Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society to people "having distinguished [themselves] in the defense of the interests of Quebec and the democracy of peoples, in memory of the Patriotes of the 1830s.
Patriot Party (1960s-1980s) The Patriot Party was an American socialist organization that organized poor, rural whites in the Appalachian South and Pacific Northwest during the late 1960s and early 1970s. They are not to be confused with the Neo-Nazi White Patriot Party.
Patriot War The Patriot War was a short-lived campaign in the eastern Michigan area of the United States and the Windsor, Ontario area of Canada. A group of men on both sides of the border, calling themselves "Patriots," formed small militias in 1837 with the intention of seizing the Southern Ontario peninsula between the Detroit and Niagara rivers.
Patriot Whigs The Patriot Whigs and, later Patriot Party, was a group within the Whig party in the United Kingdom from 1725 to 1803. The group was formed in opposition to the ministry of Robert Walpole in the House of Commons in 1725, when William Pulteney and seventeen other Whigs joined with the Tory party.
Patriot Youth League of Sweden Sveriges fosterländska ungdomsförbund (Patriot Youth League of Sweden), an organization constituted on April 9 1917, by representatives of the so-called National Democratic Youth Movement. The organization worked for preservation of monarchy and the official church.
Patriote movement The Patriote movement was a political movement that existed in Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) from the turning of the 19th century to the Patriote Rebellion of 1837 and 1838 and the subsequent Act of Union of 1840. It was politically embodied by the Parti patriote at the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.
Patriote popular assemblies The Patriote popular assemblies gathered supporters and leaders of the Patriote movement and the Parti patriote in 1837 Lower Canada. The assemblies, concentrated in the Montreal and Montérégie region, saw votes on resolutions and speeches of some of Lower Canada's most reputed orators.
Patriotic Front (Zimbabwe) The Patriotic Front in Zimbabwe was a coalition of two communist parties: the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) which had worked together to fight against white minority rule in Rhodesia.
Patriotic Pan-African Convergence The Patriotic Pan-African Convergence (French: Convergence patriotique panafricaine) is a minor political party in Togo, that didn't take part in national elections. But the Prime Minister of Togo, Edem Kodjo is member of this party.
Patriotic Party Patriotic Party (Polish Stronnictwo Patriotyczne) was a Polish political movement during the Four-Year Sejm of 1788-1792 that sought reforms aimed at bolstering Poland's independence from Russia. The Patriotic Party worked to abolish the magnate- and Russian-dominated Permanent Council and enlarge the Polish Army.
Patriotic Party (UK) The Patriotic Party was a far right political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1964 by Major General Sir Richard Hilton, formerly a leading member of the League of Empire Loyalists, faced with a dramatic decline in the membership of that organisation.
Patriotic People's Movement (Finland) The Finnish Patriotic People's Movement, Isänmaallinen kansanliike (usually abbreviated to IKL), was the successor to the nationalist and anti-communist Lapua Movement. It was founded in 5 June, 1932, and dissolved 23 September, 1944, as a direct consequence of the agreed armistice in the Continuation War.
Patriotic Renewal Party Partido RenovaciĂłn PatriĂłtica (Patriotic Renovation Party), a leftist group in Honduras formed in 1990 as a re-groupment of various leftist tendencies, such as Fuerzas Populares Revolucionarias Lorenzo Zelaya, people from the dissolved Partido Comunista de Honduras and a dissident faction of the social democracy. In 1992 PRP merged with three other groups to form Democratic Unification Party.
Patriotic Revolutionary Organization of Bethnahrin Patriotic Revolutionary Organization of Bethnahrin (PROB) or Bethnahrin Patriotic Revolution Organization is an armed militant group, whose stated aim is to create an independent Assyrian state in a territory called Beth Nahrain, a reference to the Assyrian homeland. It has been labed as a terrorist group by the Turkish government.
Patriotic Salvation Movement The Patriotic Salvation Movement (French: Mouvement Patriotique de Salut or MPS) is the ruling political party in Chad. Its presidential candidate at the presidential elections of 20 May 2001, Idriss DĂ©by, won 63.
Patriotic Union (Colombia) The Patriotic Union or UP (In Spanish, UniĂłn PatriĂłtica), was a leftist Colombian political party founded by the FARC in 1985, as part of the peace negotiations that the guerrillas held with the Belisario Betancur administration. The party was subject to political violence from druglords, paramilitaries and rogue military agents during the mid-1980s, leading to its eventual decline and virtual disappearance.
Patriotic Youth League The Patriotic Youth League (PYL) is a neo-Nazi youth organization in Australia whose members describe themselves as 'radical nationalists' PYL was founded in late 2002] by [[Stuart McBeth, a student at the University of Newcastle who was previously involved with the One Nation Party. The current president is Lachlan Black, a former One Nation candidate.
Patriotism Patriotism denotes positive and supportive attitudes to a 'fatherland' (Latin patria < Greek patrida, πατρίδα), by individuals and groups. The 'fatherland' (or 'motherland') can be a region or a city, but patriotism usually applies to a nation and/or a nation-state.
Patriotourism: A Pro-Active Route to Recovery Patriotourism is a recent, pro-active phenomenon, aimed at helping an afflicted area recover from a disaster. The most recent example of patriotourism would be post-Katrina New Orleans, where tens of thousands of Americans are visiting regularly to assist in its recovery.
Patriots (faction) The Patriots (in Dutch: Patriotten) were a political faction in the Netherlands in the second half of the eighteenth century. They struggled for the removal of the corrupt Stadtholder regime , and its nepotistic way of governing.
Patriots for Al Gore Patriots for Al Gore is a Federal PAC that sought the nomination for former Vice President Al Gore in 2004 through a letter writing campaign to superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention after attempting a write-in campaign in state primaries that allowed such write-ins. That effort had minimal success due to time constraints, and the subsequent nomination of John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention in July of 2004.
Patriots of Ulek Patriots of Ulek is an adventure module for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, set in the game's World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The module bears the code WGQ1 and was published by TSR, Inc.
Patriots Video News Patriots Video News (also known as "PVN") is a 10 minute newscast about the New England Patriots football team available exclusively on the Comcast cable system in their On Demand section. The show is only available in the New England region.
Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse (ISBN 1-4257-3407-3) is a novel on the theme of survivalism by American writer James Wesley Rawles, first published in 1998 by Huntington House. An expanded 33 chapter edition from XLibris was released in November, 2006.

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