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Agathon

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[ag-uh-thon] / ˈæg əˌθɒn /

noun

  1. c450–c400 b.c., Greek poet and dramatist.


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Her husband is one of at least 20 opposition members in Burundi who have been seized over the past year, Agathon Rwasa, leader of main opposition party CNL, told the AP.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Burundi court upholds results of presidential vote: Burundi's constitutional court upheld the results of the presidential election last month and rejected the complaints filed by opposition leader Agathon Rwasa, who had alleged widespread irregularities.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2020

The tragic poet Agathon played host to this one around 416 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2016

One leading candidate, Agathon Rwasa, said the extension of Nkurunziza’s term would lead to the self-imposed political isolation of Burundi.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2015

After the fall of Athens he settled at the court of Archelaus, king of Macedonia, where he was the associate of Agathon, Melanippides, and Plato the comic poet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

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