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Spectrum Chart - 137 : World Leaders 2
Mahatma Gandhi (India) -
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent leader of the Indian
independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi led India to
independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom
across the world. His birthday, 2 October, is commemorated
world-wide as the International Day of Nonviolence.
Abraham Lincoln (U.S.A.) -
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the U.S.A. He
served as president from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil
War. Lincoln has been remembered as the "Great Emancipator"
because he worked to end slavery in the U.S.A.
Queen Elizabeth II (U.K.) -
Elizabeth II is and has been since her accession in 1952, Queen of
the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand and Head of the
Commonwealth. The countries of which she is Queen are known as
Commonwealth realms. Since 9 September 2015, Elizabeth II has ruled
longer than any other king or queen in the history of the U.K.
Joseph Stalin (Russia) -
Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his
death in 1953. His ideas and policies turned the Soviet Union into a
powerful, modern nation, the largest on Earth. It also led to the
deaths of millions of people. His form of government was later
called Stalinism.
Franklin Roosevelt (U.S.A.)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the
United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He served as United
States President longer than any other President. For overcoming the
difficult challenges of a depression and a world war, historians
generally consider him to be one of the best U.S. presidents.
Winston Churchill (England)
- Sir Winston Churchill was an English politician. He was Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom twice. He was also a soldier,
journalist and author. He won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1953
and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the
United States.
Jawaharlal Nehru (India) -
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central
figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He remained
prime minister for 17 years until his death in 1964. In India, his
birthday on 14th November is celebrated as Children's
Day.
Marshal Tito (Yugoslavia) -
Josip Broz, nicknamed Tito, was the leader of the Socialist Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia, from 1945 until his death in 1980. Tito was
seen by most as a benevolent dictator due to his economic and
diplomatic policies. He was a popular public figure both in
Yugoslavia and abroad.
Gamel Abdel Nasser (Eygpt)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt,
serving from 1956 until his death. Nasser is seen as one of the most
important political figures in modern Arab history and politics.
Under his leadership, Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal and a lot of
other industries.
John F. Kennedy (U.S.A.) -
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the
United States. He was in office from 1961 until his assassination in
1963. He was the youngest President elected to the office, at the
age of 43.
Mao Tse Yung (China) - Mao
Zedong also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung and commonly referred to
as Chairman Mao was a Chinese Communist leader. He was the leader of
the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from its establishment in
1949 until his death in 1976.
Charles De Gaulle (France)
- Charles de Gaulle was a French military and political leader. He
was president of France from 1959 to 1969, and was a founding member
and leader of the French Resistance during the Second World War. He
was the dominant figure of France during the cold war era.
Indira Gandhi (India) -
Indira
Gandhi to date is the only female
Prime Minister of India. She served as Prime Minister from 1966 to
1977 and then from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. As Prime
Minister of India, Indira Gandhi was known for her political
ruthlessness and unprecedented centralisation of power.
Ronald Reagan (U.S.A.) -
Ronald Reagan was an American actor and politician. He was the
President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Reagan was a
movie, television and radio actor before he began his career in
politics. Reagan remains one of the most popular presidents in
American history because of his optimism for the country.
Vladimir
Lenin (Russia) -
Vladimir Lenin was a Russian
lawyer, revolutionary and the leader of the Bolshevik party and of
the October Revolution. He was the first leader of the USSR and the
government that took over Russia in 1917. Lenin's ideas became known
as Leninism.
Adolf Hitler (Germany) -
Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi
Party & Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. As dictator of
Nazi Germany, he initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion
of Poland in September 1939.
Ayatollah Khomeini (Iran) -
Ayatollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader,
revolutionary, politician, the founder of the Islamic Republic of
Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the
overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the
Shah of Iran.
Martin Luther King (U.S.A.)
- Martin Luther King was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian
and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best
known for improving civil rights by using nonviolent civil
disobedience, based on his Christian beliefs.
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