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{{Infobox politician|name=Henry A. Wallace|image_size=200|birth_date=October 7, 1888|birth_place=Orient, [[Iowa]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=November 18, 1965|death_place=Danbury, [[Connecticut]], United States|political_orientation=[[Anti-imperialism]]|political_party=[[Progressive Party (United States, 1948)|Progressive]]|image=Henry Wallace.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Henry A. Wallace|image_size=200|birth_date=October 7, 1888|birth_place=Orient, [[Iowa]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=November 18, 1965|death_place=Danbury, [[Connecticut]], United States|political_orientation=[[Anti-imperialism]]|political_party=[[Progressive Party (United States, 1948)|Progressive]]|image=Henry Wallace.png}}{{Stub}} | ||
'''Henry Agard Wallace''' (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was a progressive politician from the United States. He ran for President in 1948 on the platform of peace with [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] and abolishing the worldwide network of military bases | '''Henry Agard Wallace''' (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was a progressive politician from the United States. He served as Secretary of Agriculture under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] and nearly became President before [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] elites replaced him with [[Harry S. Truman|Harry Truman]]. He supported [[Anti-colonialism|decolonization]] and rights for [[Trade union|unions]], [[New Afrikans]], and [[Feminism|women]].<ref name=":02222">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=Empire of Bases|page=269|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> He ran for President in 1948 on the platform of peace with [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] and abolishing the worldwide network of military bases<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Jeremy Kuzmarov]]|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Woody Guthrie Prize Given to Punk Rock Group that Supports Escalation of Ukraine War and Overthrow of Russian Government|date=2023-05-15|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/05/15/woody-guthrie-prize-given-to-punk-rock-group-that-supports-escalation-of-ukraine-war-and-overthrow-of-russian-government/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516013705/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/05/15/woody-guthrie-prize-given-to-punk-rock-group-that-supports-escalation-of-ukraine-war-and-overthrow-of-russian-government/|archive-date=2023-05-16}}</ref> and putting foreign bases under [[United Nations|UN]] control.<ref name=":02222" /> | ||
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| Born | October 7, 1888 Orient, Iowa, United States |
| Died | November 18, 1965 Danbury, Connecticut, United States |
| Political orientation | Anti-imperialism |
| Political party | Progressive |
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Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was a progressive politician from the United States. He served as Secretary of Agriculture under Roosevelt and nearly became President before Democratic Party elites replaced him with Harry Truman. He supported decolonization and rights for unions, New Afrikans, and women.[1] He ran for President in 1948 on the platform of peace with Soviet Union and abolishing the worldwide network of military bases[2] and putting foreign bases under UN control.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Empire of Bases' (p. 269). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-05-15). "Woody Guthrie Prize Given to Punk Rock Group that Supports Escalation of Ukraine War and Overthrow of Russian Government" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16.