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  Bernadette of Lourdes, Saint Bernard, Claude  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Bernadotte, Count Folke
 
SYLLABICATION:Ber·na·dotte
PRONUNCIATION:  bûrn-dt
DATES:1895–1948
Swedish diplomat who as a leader of the Swedish Red Cross (1943–1948) helped save thousands of people from Nazi concentration camps. As United Nations mediator in Palestine (1948) he attempted to end Israeli-Arab hostilities but was assassinated by Israeli terrorists.
 
 
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  Bernadette of Lourdes, Saint Bernard, Claude  
 
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