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Patriotic Front (Zimbabwe)
Formed in 1976, the Patriotic Front (PF) was a political and military alliance between ZANU and ZAPU, led by Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo, fighting white rule.
Patriotic Health Campaign
The Patriotic Health Campaign (爱国卫生运动) is a mass public-health movement launched in China in 1952 as a response to alleged American germ warfare in the Korean War.
Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration
Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (Mouvement patriotique pour la sauvegarde et la restauration, MPSR), Burkina Faso's ruling military junta since the 24 January 2022 coup against President Kaboré, first under Damiba, then MPSR II under Traoré from 30 September 2022.
Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire
The Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire (MPCI) was the main rebel group of the Ivorian civil war, which took control of the country's north in 2002.
Patriotic Order of Merit
Patriotic Order of Merit (Vaterländischer Verdienstorden, VVO), East German state order instituted 21 April 1954 in gold, silver, and bronze classes plus a 1965 honor clasp, awarded for services to the DDR with annual honoraria.
Patriotic Party (Guatemala)
The Patriotic Party (Partido Patriota) was a Guatemalan center-right party founded by retired general Otto Pérez Molina in 2001 and canceled in 2017 after corruption scandals.
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Yekîtiya Niştimanî ya Kurdistanê, social-democratic Iraqi Kurdish party founded June 1975 by Jalal Talabani after splitting from the KDP; based in Sulaymaniyah, member of Socialist International, co-rules the Kurdistan Region.
Patriotic War of 1812
The Patriotic War of 1812 (Отечественная война 1812 года) was the war between the Russian Empire and Napoleon's France, ending with the Grande Armée's destruction.
Patriotic Women's Association
The Patriotic Women's Association (Aikoku Fujinkai) was a Japanese women's organization founded by Okumura Ioko in 1901 to aid families of soldiers killed or disabled in war.
Patriotism
Patriotism: love of and attachment to one's country, distinguished from nationalism (beliefs in national superiority). Key subtypes: constructive vs blind patriotism; Kosterman-Feshbach 1989 distinction.
Patriots Day (film)
Patriots Day (2016) is Peter Berg's docudrama of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and manhunt, starring Mark Wahlberg as fictional composite officer Tommy Saunders; released January 13, 2017, grossing $31.8 million in the US.
Patriots for Europe
Patriots for Europe (PfE): far-right European Parliament group founded June 2024 in Vienna by Orbán's Fidesz, FPÖ, and ANO, replacing Identity and Democracy; third-largest group with 86 MEPs from 14 delegations, chaired by Jordan Bardella, allied party Patriots.eu led by Santiago Abascal.
Patriots' Day
Patriots' Day is a Massachusetts and Maine state holiday on the third Monday in April commemorating the 1775 battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy; established 1894, host of the Boston Marathon, distinct from September 11's Patriot Day.
Patrisse Cullors
Patrisse Cullors, also known as Patrisse Khan-Cullors, is an American artist and activist born in Los Angeles in 1983, best known as a co-founder of Black Lives Matter.
Patritumab
Patritumab (AMG 888, U3-1287) is a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody against HER3 (ERBB3) that blocks ligand binding and internalizes the receptor; its naked-antibody phase 3 program was halted, and it now serves as the backbone of the ADC patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd).
Patrizia Farci
Patrizia Farci is an Italian physician-scientist who studies viral hepatitis, trained at the University of Cagliari, and has led the Hepatic Pathogenesis Section at NIH's NIAID since 2010.
Patrizia Kummer
Patrizia Kummer (born 1987) is a retired Swiss snowboarder, 2014 Sochi Olympic champion in parallel giant slalom, three-time overall World Cup winner, who quarantined unvaccinated for Beijing 2022.
Patrizia Reggiani
Patrizia Reggiani, "Lady Gucci," Italian socialite and ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci, convicted of instigating his 1995 Milan murder; 29-year sentence cut to 26, served 17 years, released 2016.
Patrizio Bertelli
Patrizio Bertelli is an Italian businessman who was co-CEO of the Prada Group with his wife Miuccia Prada until 2023 and is now chairman of Prada S.p.A.
Patrizio Giacomo La Pietra
Patrizio Giacomo La Pietra is an Italian politician and senator who serves as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, coordinating rural development and agri-food policies.
Patrizio Oliva
Patrizio Oliva, Italian boxer born 1959 in Naples, nicknamed Sparviero; 1980 Moscow Olympic light-welterweight gold and Val Barker Trophy winner, later WBA super lightweight world champion 1986-1987, pro record 57-2 (20 KOs).
Patroclus
Patroclus (Πάτροκλος), Menoetiades, Greek mythological hero of Opus and companion of Achilles, killed by Hector in Iliad 16 wearing Achilles's armor; honored with funeral games, hero cult at Sigeum, and asteroid (617) Patroclus.
Patrol boat
A patrol boat is a small naval or coast guard vessel, typically 10 to 60 meters long, used for border protection, anti-smuggling, fisheries patrols, and rescue.
Patrol Boat, River
The Patrol Boat, River (PBR) was a small, fast fiberglass patrol craft built for the US Navy, the principal river patrol vessel in South Vietnam from 1966.
Patrol Craft Fast
The Patrol Craft Fast, or Swift boat, was a 50-foot aluminum patrol craft the US Navy used for coastal and riverine patrols during the Vietnam War.
Patrol Police of Ukraine
The Patrol Police of Ukraine (Патрульна поліція України) is the road-patrol and first-response unit of the National Police of Ukraine, created in 2015 to replace the Soviet-era traffic police.
Patrol torpedo boat PT-109
PT-109 was a US Navy motor torpedo boat rammed by a Japanese destroyer in the Solomon Islands in 1943 while commanded by John F. Kennedy.
Patrón
Patrón: Mexican ultra-premium tequila brand founded 1989, made at Hacienda Patrón (NOM 1492) in Jalisco using tahona and roller mills, no additives; wholly owned by Bacardi since 2018.
Patron (musician)
Patron (Ege Erkurt, born 1988 in Mersin, Turkey) is a Turkish rapper and songwriter active since 1999, a staple of the underground rap scene and founder of the PMC label.
Patron saint
A patron saint, also called a tutelary saint, is a saint or blessed venerated as a protector and advocate before God for a particular place, occupation, illness, or cause.