Rainbow Warrior
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Vessels
- Rainbow Warrior (1955), a former fishing trawler, acquired by GreenpeaceGreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
in 1978.- Sinking of the Rainbow WarriorSinking of the Rainbow WarriorThe sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was an operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure , carried out on July 10, 1985...
, by French intelligence operatives (DGSE) in 1985. - Rainbow Warrior Case (international law)Rainbow Warrior Case (international law)The Rainbow Warrior Case was a dispute between New Zealand and France that arose in the aftermath of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior. It was arbitrated by UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar in 1986, and became significant in the subject of Public International Law for its implications...
, a legal dispute in the aftermath of the sinking.
- Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
- Rainbow Warrior (1957), a motor-assisted schooner, acquired by Greenpeace in 1989.
- Rainbow Warrior (2011)Rainbow Warrior (2011)The Rainbow Warrior is a purpose-built motor-assisted sailing yacht owned and operated by Greenpeace and intended for use in their activities such as environmental protests and scientific excursions...
, a purpose-designed Greenpeace vessel that is to set sail in 2011.
Film
- The Rainbow WarriorThe Rainbow Warrior (film)The Rainbow Warrior, sometimes called The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, is a 1992 television film starring Sam Neill and Jon Voight.-Plot summary:...
, a 1992 film of the vessel's sinking, starring Sam NeillSam NeillNigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, DCNZM, OBE is a New Zealand actor. He is well known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III....
and Jon VoightJon VoightJonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight is an American actor. He has received an Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations. Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie....
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Sports
- Hawaii Rainbow WarriorsHawaii Rainbow WarriorsThe University of Hawaii Warriors, University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, or University of Hawaii Rainbows are the team names of the men's sports programs at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa....
, the men's sports teams at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. - Rainbow Warriors, a nickname of the auto racing team of Jeff GordonJeff GordonJeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...
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Other
- Legend of Rainbow WarriorsLegend of Rainbow WarriorsSince the early 1970s, a legend of Rainbow Warriors inspired some environmentalists in the United States with a belief that their movement is the fulfillment of a Native American prophecy. The origin is from a 1962 book titled Warriors of the Rainbow by William Willoya and Vinson Brown from...
, an environmentalist belief of fulfilling a Native American prophecy. - Rainbow Warrior, a nickname of executed American murderer Joseph Mitchell ParsonsJoseph Mitchell ParsonsJoseph Mitchell "Yogi" Parsons was an American who was executed for the August 1987 murder of Richard Lynn Ernest. Parsons hitched a ride with Ernest in California and stabbed him to death at a remote rest area in Utah...
. - Warriors of the Rainbow BridgeWarriors of the Rainbow BridgeWarriors of the Rainbow Bridge is an album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released on May 24, 2005 , two months after former singer Danny Joe Brown died from complications of pneumonia...
, a 2005 album by American rock band Molly HatchetMolly HatchetMolly Hatchet is an American southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1975. They are widely known for their hit song "Flirtin' with Disaster" from the album of the same title. The band, founded by Dave Hlubek and Steve Holland, took its name from a prostitute who allegedly mutilated...
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