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Branche
Branche or la Branche is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alcée Louis la Branche (1806–1861), American politician * George Branche (born 1953), Sierra Leonean middle-distance runner * Derrick Branche (born 1947), British actor * Stanley Branche (1933–1992), American civil rights activist See also *Coudekerque-Branche Coudekerque-Branche (; nl, Nieuw-Koudekerke, ; vls, Nieuw-Koukerke; vls, label= French Flemish, Nieuwe-Koudekerke; ) is a commune and town in the French department of Nord, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is the largest suburb of Dunkir ..., a commune of Nord department, France * Branch (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Branche
Stanley Everett Branche (July 31, 1933 – December 22, 1992) was an American civil rights leader from Pennsylvania who worked as executive secretary in the Chester, Pennsylvania branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and founded the Committee for Freedom Now (CFFN). In the early 1960s, he and George Raymond partnered to challenge minority hiring practices of businesses and initiated the Chester school protests against de facto segregation of schools which made Chester one of the key battlegrounds of the civil rights movement. He protested with the Cambridge Movement in Dorchester County, Maryland and worked with Cecil B. Moore to desegregate Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He worked with the Greater Chester Movement and the Black Coalition in Philadelphia. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Chester in 1967 and twice for U.S. Congress in 1978 and 1986. He left the civil rights movement and ran multiple businesses including c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coudekerque-Branche
Coudekerque-Branche (; nl, Nieuw-Koudekerke, ; vls, Nieuw-Koukerke; vls, label= French Flemish, Nieuwe-Koudekerke; ) is a commune and town in the French department of Nord, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is the largest suburb of Dunkirk, and is adjacent to it on the southeast. In 2018, Coudekerque-Branche had a population of 20,925. The commune has a land area of . Population Politics Presidential Elections 2nd Round Heraldry Notable people * Bruno Metsu Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013) was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in his native France. From 1988 until his death, ..., French football manager See also * Communes of the Nord department References External links Official website(in French) Coudekerquebranche French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Branche
George Branche is a Sierra Leonean Olympic Games, Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters, men's 800 meters, and men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... His time was a 4:03.84 in the 1500, a 1:54.60 in the 800 heats, and a 3:25.00 in the relay. References 1953 births Living people Sierra Leonean male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Sierra Leone Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{SierraLeone-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcée Louis La Branche
Alcée Louis la Branche (1806 – August 17, 1861) was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Democrat from 1843 to 1845. Biography La Branche was born near New Orleans, the son of Alexandre La Branche (a Revolutionary War regimental commander whose family had emigrated to Louisiana from Bavaria and had changed its surname from the German "Zweig" to the French "Branche," with both names meaning "branch") and Marie Jeanne Piseros (whose family was of Spanish ancestry).See "Alcée Louis La Branche" in "The Handbook of Texas," published by the Texas State Historical Association: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fla06. La Branche attended the Université de Sorèze in Sorèze (France). Political career He served as Speaker of the House of the Louisiana State House of Representatives in 1833 and later served as Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Branche
Derrick Branche (born 1947) is a British actor, best known for his role in the film ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' and television roles in '' The Jewel in the Crown'' and ''Father Ted''. Early life and education Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and educated at St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in Panchgani near Bombay. Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in th ... was his classmate in the school, with whom he formed The Hectics, Mercury's first band, from 1958 to 1962. Filmography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Branche, Derrick British male film actors 1947 births Living people British male television actors Date of birth missing (living people) People from Mumbai Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
