Nestor Makhno (1888–1934) was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and
the commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the
Ukrainian Civil War. Born into a poor peasant family in southern
Ukraine, Makhno became involved in the local anarchist movement and was
imprisoned for his activities. Following the 1917 Revolution, he
returned to his hometown and became a local revolutionary leader,
spearheading anarchist resistance to Ukrainian nationalists and the
White movement. Upon defeating his enemies in battle, he established the
Makhnovshchina, a mass movement by the Ukrainian peasantry to establish
anarchist communism in Ukraine, coming to control much of the southern
and eastern part of the country. After he collaborated with the
Bolsheviks to defeat the Whites, his former allies turned on him, and he
was wounded and driven into exile in 1921. He died in Paris from
tuberculosis.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestor_Makhno>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1809:
Napoleonic Wars: French admiral Villaret de Joyeuse
unconditionally surrendered to the British, which ended the British
invasion of Martinique and began a five-year occupation of the island.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Martinique_%281809%29>
1979:
Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandian government forces fled Masaka,
Uganda, as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured
the town.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Masaka>
1989:
United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled
decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii,
blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_811>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
fraught:
1. (nautical) Of a boat, ship, or other vessel: laden with cargo.
2. (figurative)
3. Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually
something negative); accompanied by; entailing.
4. (specifically) Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for
example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing
distress; distressing.
5. Followed by with: furnished, provided. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fraught>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Sir Walter Raleigh declared in the early 17th century that
"whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the
trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently
the world itself." This principle is as true today as when uttered, and
its effect will continue as long as ships traverse the seas.
--Chester W. Nimitz
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