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Donetsk People's Republic (Донецкая Народная Республика)
Donetsk People's Republic (Донецкая Народная Республика, DNR/DPR), self-proclaimed unrecognised separatist state in Ukraine's Donbas, declared 7 April 2014, referendum 11 May 2014, Minsk agreements 2014–2015, recognized by Russia 21 February 2022, annexed 30 September 2022.
Donetsk Raion
Donetsk Raion (Донецький район), a raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, created in the 2020 reform with center in Donetsk; six city hromadas; about 1.49 million residents (2021); largely occupied since 2014. Distinct from the Donetsk economic region.
Donetsk Republic (movement)
Donetsk Republic (Донецкая Республика) is a Donbas separatist political movement founded in Donetsk in December 2005 by Tsurkan, Purgin, and Frolov, distinct from the 2014 Donetsk People's Republic state it later came to dominate as Zakharchenko's ruling faction.
Donetta W. Ambrose
Donetta W. Ambrose, born 1945 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, served as a US district judge for Western Pennsylvania from 1993, appointed by President Clinton, and was the court's first woman chief judge.
Dong Biwu
Dong Biwu (董必武) was a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party who served as Vice President and Acting President of the People's Republic of China.
Dong Chang
Dong Chang (董昌, died 896) was a Tang warlord of Hangzhou who declared himself emperor of Great Yue Luoping and was defeated and executed by Qian Liu.
Dong Chang's Usurpation and Qian Liu's Suppression
Dong Chang's Usurpation and Qian Liu's Suppression (董昌僭号与钱镠讨平) was a late Tang event in which Dong Chang declared himself emperor at Yuezhou and Qian Liu besieged him.
Dong Cheng
Dong Cheng (董承) was a late Eastern Han general who escorted Emperor Xian from Chang'an and was executed in 200 for plotting to kill Cao Cao.
Dong Ding
Dong Ding is a senior materials engineer and scientist at Idaho National Laboratory who leads research on high-temperature electrolysis, protonic ceramic cells, and electrocatalysis for clean energy and hydrogen production.
Dong Dong
Dong Dong (董栋), born 1989 in Zhengzhou, Chinese trampoline gymnast; Olympic bronze 2008, gold 2012, silver 2016 and 2020; first trampoline gymnast with four Olympic medals; retired 2021, now a coach.
Dong dongting hu
Dongdongtinghu (East Dongting Lake), part of Dongting Lake (洞庭湖) in northern Hunan, China, is a Ramsar wetland (Site 551, 1992) with a 1,328 km2 water surface, extreme seasonal water-level swings, and heavy Three Gorges Dam impacts.
Dong Du movement
The Dong Du movement (Phong trào Đông Du) was a Vietnamese program launched by Phan Boi Chau in 1905 that sent students to Japan, collapsing in 1909.
Dong Dunyi
Dong Dunyi (董敦逸), courtesy name Mengshou, was a Song dynasty official who served as Investigating Censor under Emperor Zhezong and attacked Su Shi and Su Zhe in 1091.
Dong Fang
Dong Fang (董芳, 1695–1757) was a Qing dynasty military officer from Xianning, Shaanxi, who rose from the ranks to provincial commander-in-chief under the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors.
Dong Feng
Dong Feng (董奉) was a late Han and Three Kingdoms healer from Houguan, Fujian, remembered as the origin of the apricot grove (杏林) emblem of the benevolent physician.
Dong Fuxiang
Dong Fuxiang (董福祥, courtesy name Xingwu) was a Qing dynasty general from Gansu who began as a rebel leader, rose in the reconquest of Xinjiang, and commanded troops in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
Dong Gao
Dong Gao (董诰, 1740–1818) was a Qing dynasty official from Fuyang, Zhejiang, who served the Qianlong and Jiaqing emperors for four decades as a Grand Councilor and Grand Secretary.
Dong He
Dong He (董和), courtesy name Youzai, was a late Han dynasty official who served Liu Zhang and then Liu Bei, managing affairs beside Zhuge Liang.
Dong Hyun Kim (김동현)
Dong Hyun Kim (김동현), "Stun Gun", born 1981, South Korean retired UFC welterweight and fourth-dan judo black belt; 22-4-1 (1 NC) record, 13-4 in UFC, later a Korean TV personality.
Dong Jie
Dong Jie (董杰) was a Ming dynasty civil official from Jingxian who became known for a memorial defending the classic-mat lectures and died in 1511 as Grand Coordinator of Jiangxi.
Dong Juyi
Dong Juyi (董居谊), courtesy name Renfu, was a Song dynasty official who served as Military Commissioner of Sichuan and fled his post during the Jin invasion.
Dong Ki Yoon
Dong Ki Yoon (윤동기) is a South Korean chemist and Endowed Chair Professor at KAIST who turns self-assembled liquid-crystal textures into lithographic templates and security devices.
Dong Lai
Dong Lai (赖东) is a theoretical astrophysicist known for work on neutron stars, black holes, and misaligned hot Jupiters; a Cornell professor until 2025, he now leads astrophysics at the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute in Shanghai.
Dong Nai
Dong Nai (Đồng Nai) is a centrally governed city in southern Vietnam, established on April 30, 2026 from the former Dong Nai province, with its center at Bien Hoa.
Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve
Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve (Khu Dự trữ Sinh quyển Đồng Nai), a UNESCO MAB site in southern Vietnam designated in 2001 as Cat Tien and extended in 2011, centers on Cat Tien National Park with 1,610 plant species and buffer-zone livelihood and ecotourism programs.
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (DPKY-FC), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeast Thailand since 2005: five protected areas spanning 230 km, 615,500 ha, over 800 fauna species, gibbons, tigers, and Highway 304 corridor issues.
Dong Qi
Dong Qi (董祺) is a Chinese fintech executive who co-founded the consumer-finance group Fanpu Jinke in 2013 and led its P2P lending platform Aiqianjin, which was criminally investigated in 2020.
Dong Qichang
Dong Qichang (董其昌, 1555–1636) was a Ming dynasty official, calligrapher, and painter from Songjiang, near modern Shanghai, famed for his South-North School theory of painting.
Dong Rongjie
Dong Rongjie (董荣杰) is a Chinese technology executive who served as CEO of Guangzhou-based game streaming platform Huya Live from 2016 until his resignation in August 2023.
Dong Son drums
Dong Son drums are large bronze kettledrums of the Đông Sơn culture in northern Vietnam, cast from the 2nd century BC and named after Đông Sơn, where the first were excavated in 1924.