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.
Napoleon was so popular that he declared himself emperor in 1804, and it stuck.
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In 1955, Ngo Dinh Diem proclaimed South Vietnam a republic and declared himself president.
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.
Sir Terence Burns, the senior civil servant at the Treasury, has declared himself satisfied with Mr Robinson's arrangement.
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.
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.
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.
As he accepted the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature, he declared himself a happy and grateful receiver of Egyptian, Islamic and Western cultural traditions.
President Obama has declared himself the underdog (albeit one with a vision) and indeed a majority (55%) of Americans think he'll lose the next election.
He sat out the Champions Trophy in India but declared himself ready for the Ashes series in Australia, only to pull out days before it began.
The German weekly added that a rebel deputy on Tuesday declared himself independent while another said he refused to vote for an austerity package on Wednesday.
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But the president offered to support a measure which would grant Ford an annual sweetener of 180m reais, a compromise that Mr Magalhaes declared himself satisfied with.
Runner-up Ullrich had started as a title favourite but after suffering from the after-effects of a cold during the race he declared himself satisfied with his result.
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More than four months after an election that he officially lost, leftist leader Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador says he won, and yesterday he declared himself the legitimate president of Mexico.
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House Republicans are meeting privately with the governor to thrash out a joint electoral plan, which is unprecedented for someone who has not yet formally declared himself a candidate.
Political pundits argue that Nigeria is already in the early stages of the 2003 presidential election, a contest in which Mr Obasanjo has all but declared himself a contender.
Efforts to restore order to Bangui, a city of 700, 000, came as a rebel leader declared himself the new president and announced he would stay in power for three years.
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