Governor Orval Faubus

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Arkansas_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:biography The Faubus Years
Orval Faubus: The Man and His Politics
gptkbp:birth_date 1910-01-07
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Greene_County,_Arkansas,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:controversy Little Rock Nine incident
gptkbp:death_date 1994-12-14
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Little_Rock,_Arkansas,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:election gptkb:1954_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election
gptkb:1960_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election
gptkb:1964_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election
gptkb:1966_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Orval_Eugene_Faubus
gptkbp:has_public_services gptkb:Governor_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:historical_significance Role in desegregation debates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Orval Faubus
gptkbp:image Orval Faubus.jpg
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:influence_on Arkansas politics
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:known_for Opposition to school desegregation
gptkbp:legacy Divisive figure in American history
gptkbp:legislation Opposed integration laws
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Orval
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Little_Rock_Crisis
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career Retired from politics
1955-1967
gptkbp:political_ideology Southern liberalism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Francis_Cherry
gptkbp:public_art Controversial figure
gptkbp:resigned 1967-01-10
gptkbp:signature Orval Faubus's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Faubus
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Winthrop_Rockefeller
gptkbp:term_end 1967-01-10
gptkbp:term_start 1955-01-11
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Little_Rock_Nine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4