Abraham Lincoln
/ˌeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/
/ˌeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/
- (1809-65) the 16th US President (1861-5). He is regarded by many people as America's greatest president, because he served during the American Civil War, preserved the Union and freed the slaves. He is also often referred to as 'Honest Abe'. He was a lawyer who was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1846 and then elected President as a Republican. Lincoln led the Union in the Civil War and in 1864 appointed Ulysses S Grant to lead the Union armies. He announced his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to free the slaves in the South. Lincoln was shot and killed by the actor John Wilkes Booth.
亚伯拉罕·林肯：（1809-65）第16任美国总统（1861-5）。他被许多人视为美国最伟大的总统，因为他在美国内战期间任职，保存了联盟并解放了奴隶。他也经常被称为“诚实的安倍”。他是一位律师，1846年当选为美国众议院议员，然后当选为共和党总统。林肯在内战中领导联盟，并于1864年任命尤利西斯·S·格兰特（Ulysses S Grant）领导联盟军队。他于1863年宣布了《解放宣言》，以解放南部的奴隶。林肯被演员约翰·威尔克斯·布斯（John Wilkes Booth）枪杀。