When World War II broke out, he declared himself a pacifist, and even fled to America.
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On Friday, Caf president Issa Hayatou declared himself "well satisfied" with the stadiums and arrangements.
But experienced Cardiff Blues centre Tom Shanklin has declared himself fit after a knee injury.
The 34-year-old former DJ turned politician has declared himself president and announced his own administration.
Napoleon was so popular that he declared himself emperor in 1804, and it stuck.
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Suddenly, in 2007, he declared himself a socialist and began to establish close ties with Venezuela.
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In 1955, Ngo Dinh Diem proclaimed South Vietnam a republic and declared himself president.
Tarver could barely his his disappointment at the defeat and declared himself "the new people's champion".
However despite the defensive mistakes, Ferguson declared himself pleased with his side's performance at Elland Road.
Gregory has refused to play Collymore ever since the striker declared himself mentally unfit to play football.
Each offseason in Buffalo, Merriman declared himself to be fully healthy, and ready to regain his dominant form.
But he declared himself available for selection under Levein, who succeeded Burley at the end of last year.
During the high-profile trial, Gabriele declared himself not guilty, but said he had abused the pope's trust.
Sir Terence Burns, the senior civil servant at the Treasury, has declared himself satisfied with Mr Robinson's arrangement.
Despite defeat he declared himself the winner of the "mother of all battles" - and he remained in power.
The opposition boycotted those elections in 2006 and Deby declared himself the winner.
Mets OF Lucas Duda saw a doctor for an undisclosed medical condition Friday and declared himself ready to play.
Marcus Trescothick has declared himself unavailable for October's one-day ICC Champions Trophy in India because of a stress-related illness.
Khan had declared himself keen to meet the winner before Saturday's clash with Gomez, but has changed his stance post-fight.
Henri Christophe embarked on construction of his palace in 1810 and a year later declared himself king in northern Haiti.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was the front-runner to be the next French president, although he had not yet declared himself a candidate.
Gaddafi had renounced terror, forfeited nuclear and chemical weapons and programs, and declared himself ready to rejoin the community of nations.
One of the rebel leaders, Michel Djotodia, declared himself president Monday, saying he considers himself to be the new head of state.
After Mr Foss declared himself to be homosexual, he easily won election earlier this year as party boss in Oslo, the capital.
England seamer Stuart Broad also declared himself unavailable for the same reasons.
But Iran's Shiite Muslim ruling ayatollahs regard the faith as blasphemous because its founder, Bahaullah, declared himself to be a prophet of God.
He also has publicly declared himself a "Marxist-Leninist, " which has many fearing the worst of outcomes for the future of the Andean nation.
Michel Djotodia, the rebel leader who has declared himself president, is sending his Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye to the summit in Chad's capital, N'Djamena.
At one point, Morsy declared himself immune from judicial oversight and pushed through a new constitution, actions his critics say were reminiscent of Mubarak.
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