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William Joseph Simmons [1] (1880–1945) was the Imperial Wizard (national leader) of the second Ku Klux Klan between 1915 and 1922. Hiram Wesley Evans (1881–1966), part of a group that ousted William Joseph Simmons from the position of Imperial Wizard in November 1922. Evans was Imperial Wizard from 1922 to 1939, during which time the Klan's ...
Thomas Robb (born October 13, 1946) is an American white supremacist, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and Christian Identity pastor. [1] [2] He is the National Director of the Knights Party, also known as the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, [3] taking control of the organization since the year 1989.
In 1974, Duke founded the Louisiana-based Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKKK), shortly after graduating from LSU. [ 20 ] [ 28 ] He became the KKKK's "grand wizard" in 1976. [ 3 ] Duke first received broad public attention during this time, as he endeavored to market himself in the mid-1970s as a new brand of Klansman: well-groomed, engaged, and ...
The national leader of the Ku Klux Klan is called either a Grand Wizard or an Imperial Wizard, depending on which KKK organization is being described. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The "Ku Klux Klan" name was used by numerous independent local secret groups opposing the civil rights movement and desegregation, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. They sometimes forged informal alliances with Southern police departments, as in Birmingham, Alabama ; or with governor's offices, as with George Wallace of Alabama.
The Ku Klux Klan was founded by six confederate veterans in 1865 but did not elect a Grand Wizard until after Nathan Bedford Forrest joined in 1867. [2] [3] [4]Nathan Bedford Forrest, Grand Wizard, 1867–1869, [1] Forrest resigned in 1869 and ordered the KKK dissolved although the group remained active until 1872 [5] [6]
Article 76(1) of the 1992 Constitution states that, "There shall be a cabinet which shall consist of the President, the Vice President and not less than ten and not more than nineteen Ministers of State". [107] 2. ^Note 2 Sarah Adwoa Safo doubles as Deputy Majority Leader. 3. ^Note 3 A former Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces.
In October 1998, Akufo-Addo competed for the a presidential run of the NPP [26] and lost to John Kufuor, who subsequently won the December 2000 presidential election and assumed office as President of Ghana in January 2001. Akufo-Addo was the chief campaigner for Kufuor in the 2000 election.