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Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges (born Marie Gouze; May 7, 1748 – November 3, 1793) was a French playwright and political activist. She is best known for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen and other writings on women's rights and abolitionism. De Gouges was associated with the Girondins who favored a constitutional monarchy. Along with the Girondins, she opposed the execution of Louis XVI. After the execution, the Girondins fell out of favor. Her vehement writings, which attacked Maximilien Robespierre's radical Montagnards and the Revolutionary government during the Reign of Terror, led to her eventual arrest and execution by guillotine in 1793.

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Cha Cha Cha at Dance competition in Austria

The cha-cha-cha (in Spanish cha-cha-chá) is a style of dance music. In 1951, Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín introduced the cha-cha-chá to Cuban dance floors while playing with Orquesta América.

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Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, founded in India, teaches that the world is approaching a time of great change which will lead to the Golden Age (source: Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University)

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