Coordinates	60°42′23″N28°44′39″N
Native name	جمهورية مصر العربية
Conventional long name	Arab Republic of Egypt
Common name	Egypt
Image coat	Coat of arms of Egypt (Official).svg
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National anthem	|national_anthem = "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" My country, my country, my country
Official languages	Arabic
Ethnic groups	99% Egyptians 0.9% Nubians 0.1% Greeks
Demonym	Egyptian
Capital	Cairo
Largest city	Cairo
Government type	Semi-presidential republic
Leader title1	President
Leader name1	Hosni Mubarak
Leader title2	Prime Minister
Leader name2	Ahmed Nazif
Leader title3	Speaker of the People's Assembly
Leader name3	Ahmad Fathi Sorour
Leader title4	Supreme Constitutional Court Chairman
Leader name4	Farouk Sultan
Established event1	Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
Established date1	c. 3100 BC
Established event2	End of protectorate with the United Kingdom
Established date2	28 February 1922
Established event3	Republic declared
Established date3	18 June 1953
Established event4	Current constitution
Established date4	11 September 1971
Area rank	30th
Area magnitude	1 E12
Area km2	1,002,450
Area sq mi	387,048
Percent water	0.632
Population estimate	79,089,650
Gdp ppp per capita	$6,347
Hdi rank	101st
Hdi category	medium
Gini	34.5
Gini year	1999–00
Gini category	medium
Currency	Egyptian pound
Currency code	EGP
Time zone	EET
Utc offset	+2
Time zone dst	EEST
Utc offset dst	+3
Drives on	right
Cctld	.eg, مصر.
Calling code	+20
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Lists: : Main list: List of basic Egypt topics

List of writers from Egypt

List of Egyptian companies

List of Egypt-related topics

List of Egyptians

List of Egyptian products & manufacturers

List of Egyptian universities

List of writers about Egypt till the 19th century

List of Rulers and heads of state of Egypt

Vice President of Egypt

References

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External links

;Government

Egypt's Government Services Portal (Arabic, English)

Egypt Information Portal (Arabic, English)

Egypt Information and Decision Support Center (Arabic, English)

Egypt State Information Services (Arabic, English, French)

Chief of State and Cabinet Members

Egyptian Tourist Authority

;General

Country Profile from the BBC News

Egypt at UCB Libraries GovPubs

Egypt Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection

;Other

Leonard William King, History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery'', Project Gutenberg.

Egyptian History (urdu)

By Nile and Tigris, a narrative of journeys in Egypt and Mesopotamia on behalf of the British museum between the years 1886 and 1913, by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge, 1920 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu &layered PDF format)

Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt.

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Coordinates	60°42′23″N28°44′39″N
Name	Katherine Jackson
Birth name	Kattie B. Screws
Birth date	May 04, 1930
Birth place	Barbour County, Alabama
Spouse	Joseph Jackson (m. 1949–present)
Parents	Martha Bridges (mother) (1907–1990) Prince Albert Scruse (father) (1907–1997)
Children	Maureen Reillette (Rebbie) (born 1950) Sigmund Esco (Jackie) (born 1951) Toriano Adaryll (Tito) (born 1953) Jermaine La Jaune (born 1954) La Toya Yvonne (born 1956) Marlon David (born 1957) Michael Joseph (1958–2009) Steven Randall (Randy) (born 1961) Janet Damita Jo (born 1966)

Katherine Esther Scruse Jackson (born Kattie B. Screws, May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jackson musical family.

Biography

Early life

Katherine was born Kattie B. Screws in Barbour County, Alabama to Martha (born December 14, 1907 — died April 25, 1990) (née Upshaw) and Prince Albert Screws (born October 16, 1907 — died January 21, 1997). When Katherine was four, her father changed his surname to "Scruse", and renamed his daughter to Katherine Esther. The youngest of two daughters, Katherine contracted polio at two but survived the disease. Effects of the disease left her with a noticeable limp. At four, Katherine's family moved to Gary, Indiana, a suburb outside Chicago. As a child, Katherine aspired to become a country singer but was dismayed to find that there were no notable black country stars. Katherine's parents divorced when Katherine was still a youngster. In high school, Katherine joined the local high school band. In 1947, Katherine met Joe Jackson. After a year-long courtship that started after Jackson annulled an early marriage, they married in November 1949. A month later, they purchased a two-bedroom house in Gary. During the couple's early years, they sang together with Joe playing guitar. After Joe's dreams of a boxing career dashed, he settled for work at a local steel mill while Katherine gave birth to what became a total of ten children.

The Jackson family

For a period, to help make ends meet, Katherine worked as a store clerk in a local Sears store. In 1963, Katherine, who was born a Methodist, discovered the Jehovah's Witness faith. After being indoctrinated in 1965, all of her children followed her into the faith. While Joe Jackson, who was brought up in the Baptist faith, also practiced the religion, it was often said he decided not to convert. As Katherine's brood grew, she quit her position at Sears and settled primarily as a housewife while keeping her children safe from the streets. By the early 1960s, several of Katherine's sons began to show off their musical talents. In 1963, Joe Jackson formed The Jackson Brothers with three of their eldest sons Jackie, Tito and Jermaine. Around the same time, Katherine's younger son Michael was also showing off his talent, which was discovered first by Katherine, who noticed Michael, at the age of four, singing along to the radio while dancing to the rhythm. But when she tried to tell Joe of Michael's talent, he brushed her aside, though she insisted.

A year later, Joe enlisted Michael and older brother Marlon Jackson into the group not as vocalists, but as backing instrumentalists, playing percussion. It wouldn't be until 1966 that Joe Jackson began to see seven-year-old Michael's overall talents three years after Katherine's discovery. Beforehand, Michael had performed onstage without his father's knowledge at several school recitals starting at five. By the end of 1966, Michael was positioned as the second frontman of the group after Jermaine and after an advise from a schoolteacher, changed their name to The Jackson Five. In 1967, after winning several talent shows in Gary, Joe Jackson decided to make the group a professional act. It was then that Katherine began designing the group's costumes, which she continued until the group found fame months after signing with Motown Records in 1969. During the Jackson 5's 1970-71 heyday, Katherine - along with her three daughters and youngest son - was barely mentioned in the press. This changed in 1974 when Joe began building careers around his three younger children and eldest daughter. Michael often mentioned Katherine lovingly. Katherine started to become part of her husband's management team when the grown-up members of the group (which renamed themselves The Jacksons after splitting from Motown in 1975) reunited for the Victory Tour in 1984. On his 1982 album, Thriller, Michael Jackson dedicated the album to her. Janet Jackson would do the same following the release of her 1989 album, Rhythm Nation 1814, the first album where she wasn't under the watchful eye of her father following the success of Control, as Janet had fired him months after its release. Michael often said that his mother was appreciative of his solo music and approved of songs such as "Billie Jean" but said she was cautious of Michael's mature material, including "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough". In 1985, acknowledging what was then a positive impact on her children's successful music careers, national urban magazine Essence honored her as "Mother of the Year".

My Family

In 1990, Jackson released her autobiography, My Family, which documented her early years and her relationship with her husband and their children, eight of whom wrote salutes to their mother in the book's foreword. Court documents indicated that she was also seeking control over the three children's interests in their late father's estate.

Children

Ten children were born to Katherine and Joe Jackson.

*Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (born May 29, 1950)

Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951)

Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953)

Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954)

La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956)

Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957)

Brandon Jackson (born March 12, 1957-died March 13, 1957)

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (born October 29, 1961)

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966)

References

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Coordinates	60°42′23″N28°44′39″N
Caption	Hughes in March 2009
Birthdate	1970
Birthplace	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Yearsactive	1984-present

Geraldine Hughes (born 1970) is a Northern Irish film, television and stage, actress. She was born in West Belfast and lived in the Divis flats for a time. She won a private scholarship and attended university in America.

She is best known for her portrayal of "Little Marie" in 2006's Rocky Balboa. Hughes also wrote and performed a one-woman show entitled Belfast Blues in New York City and appeared on television on ER and Profiler, among others. Recently, she played Clint Eastwood's daughter-in-law in Gran Torino.

Filmography

Children in the Crossfire (1984) (TV) as Mary

The End of the World Man (1985) as Barbara

St. Patrick's Day (1997) as Maeve

Murder She Wrote: Celtic Riddle (2003) as Fiona Byrne

Duplex (2003) as Receptionist

Frank? (2004) as Brigid

Rocky Balboa (2006) as Marie

Gran Torino (2008) as Karen Kowalski

Pumpgirl (2009) as Sinéad

The Good Wife (2010) as Rachel Knox

References

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