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what is this kind of frame called

example. what are some other famous wearers? Asmrulz (talk) 15:55, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Aviator frames. They were one of the more standard styles of eyeglass frames during the 1980s and 1990s. --Jayron32 16:10, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

cool, thanks! Asmrulz (talk) 16:51, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Plenty of famous wearers - search for Easy Rider (movie) and you will find at least one! --TammyMoet (talk) 17:16, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Douglas MacArthur had those guys beat by a quarter century. --Jayron32 17:32, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

See our articles Ray Ban and Aviator sunglasses for the full story. They were developed for US military pilots in the 1930s. Alansplodge (talk) 00:29, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Families of African Leaders

Hello,

I have been reading through the biographies of the leaders of all countries in Africa - though, in doing so, I have been unable to find various pieces of information. Particular pieces of information that I'm looking for is who the leaders are married to, how often they've been married, and how many children they have. I understand from some of the articles that names are hard to come by for the children of certain leaders for security reasons. The leaders I am interested in are:

• Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,
• Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke,
• Komi Sélom Klassou,
• Habib Essid,
• Yahya Ould Hademine,
• Saara Kuugongelwa,
• Manuel Pinto da Costa,
• Patrice Trovoada,
• Mohammed Dionne.

As a general approach, are there any places that have this information consistently? (Besides Wikipedia.) I tried Wikipedia versions in different languages (e.g. in the official languages of the country), searching via Google in different languages, and looking at the relevant government websites.

Thank you for any help. DQHoward (talk) 20:30, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

BBC's profile of Mohamud might help. Also offline sources like the Dictionary of African Biography. But I wonder whether this kind of information is often reported or relevant. 184.147.128.57 (talk) 23:29, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. I will definitely look at the Dictionary of African Biography. DQHoward (talk) 08:47, 30 April 2016 (UTC)