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Exile or banishment is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose.
Exile was founded in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1963 as the Exiles, [2] [3] by a group of students attending Madison High School.Randy Westbrook, in the book 50 Years of Exile: The Story of a Band in Transition, describes the band's origins as "murky" due to conflicting accounts among early members. [4]
In some cases, the deposed head of state or head of government are allowed to go into exile following a coup or other change of government, allowing a more peaceful transition to take place or to escape justice. In some cases, governments in exile are created. [1]
American band Exile has released 14 studio albums, five compilation albums, two live albums, 40 singles, and eight music videos.. Initially, Exile was a rock and roll and rhythm and blues band, releasing several unsuccessful singles on a number of labels including Date and Wooden Nickel.
A government-in-exile (GiE) is a political group that claims to be the legitimate government of a sovereign state or semi-sovereign state, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in a foreign country. [1] Governments in exile usually plan to one day return to their native country and regain formal power.
"Kiss You All Over" is a 1978 song performed by American group Exile, written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. It was included on the band's third album, Mixed Emotions (1978), and featured lead vocalist Jimmy Stokley and guitarist J.P. Pennington on vocals.
The Exile, a 2004 novel by Allan Folsom; The Exile, a 1987 novel by William Kotzwinkle in which a famous actor in Los Angeles becomes a Nazi during World War II; The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden, a 2017 book by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark "The Exiles" (Bradbury story), a 1949 science fiction short story by author Ray Bradbury
The Belarusian People's Republic was formed in 1918 and its Rada went into exile in 1919 during the Polish–Soviet War. The Rada opposed the Belarusian Central Council, which collaborated with the German occupation. It left Prague when Soviet forces approached the city. The Rada is based in Toronto, the oldest current government in exile. [19 ...