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*[[Nicanor Duarte]], President of Paraguay 2003-2008 |
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*[[Nicanor Costa Mendez]], Foreign Minister of Argentina under Presidents |
*[[Nicanor Costa Mendez]], Foreign Minister of Argentina under Presidents Juan Carlos Ongania and Leopoldo Galtieri, and ambassador to Chile from 1962 to 1964 |
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Revision as of 17:55, 23 September 2009
Nicanor or Nikanor may refer to:
In ancient history:
- Nicanor (Antipatrid general), 4th century BCE; an officer of Cassandrus
- Nicanor (satrap), 4th century BCE; Macedonian officer, governor of Media under Antigonus
- Nicanor (son of Parmenion), 4th century BCE; a Macedonian officer under Alexander
- Nicanor of Stageira, 4th century BCE; a messenger sent by Alexander to the 324 Olympics
- Nicanor the Elephant, 3rd century BCE; a Macedonian general under Philip V
- Nicanor (Seleucid general), 2nd century BCE; defeated by Judas Maccabaeus
- Nicanor (Ptolemaic general), 4th century BCE
- Nicanor of Syria, 3rd century BCE; assassin of Seleucus III
- Nicanor of Epeirus, 3rd-2nd century BCE; son of Myrton and supporter of Charops of Epeirus
- Nicanor (father of Balacrus), 4th century BCE
In modern history:
- Nicanor Duarte, President of Paraguay 2003-2008
- Nicanor Costa Mendez, Foreign Minister of Argentina under Presidents Juan Carlos Ongania and Leopoldo Galtieri, and ambassador to Chile from 1962 to 1964
In literary history:
- Nicanor Stigmatias, 2nd century CE; the great Homeric grammarian
- Saevius Nicanor, 3rd or 2nd century BCE; Roman grammarian
- Nicanor of Cyrene, date unknown; author of the Metonomasias
In church history:
- Nicanor the Deacon, 1st century CE; one of the Seven Deacons of early Christianity
In the modern world:
- Nicanor de Carvalho, best known as Nicanor, a manager of the Kashiwa Reysol soccer team in Japan in the 1990s