Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

male, 57 years old
president of russia, KGB officer, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, speaks German, kgb, Beslan school hostage crisis…President of the Russian Federation, Time Magazine Person of the Year, time magazine person of the year 2007, Heads of state of russia, Headsofstate
President Vladimir Putin said air strikes did nothing to settle the situation around Iraq and urged any action taken against it to be sanctioned by...
Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai

male, 51 years old
politician, President of Afghanistan, pashtun, head of state, Headsofstate, Heads of State of Afghanistan…Popalzai clan of the Durrani tribe, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1st democratic leader of Afghanistan, under protection of SEAL Team SIX, derided as the 'Mayor of Kabul'
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai 's days may be numbered . I wrote the 25 Must-Know Facts about Afghanistan . How about 19 must know facts...
Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet

male, deceased (2006)
anti-communist, General, President of Chile, Headsofstate, From Valparaiso, Captain General…head of state
"' The junta members originally planned for the presidency to rotate among the commanders-in-chief of the four military branches. However, Pinochet...
Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

male, deceased (1970)
founder of RPF, gaullisme, French military personnel of World War I, RPR, Algiers putsch of 1958, World War II political leader…President of France, Father of the Nation, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the National Front, crisis of mai 1968
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as "Général de Gaulle", was a Frenc...
Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

female, 65 years old
Headsofstate, fine gael, Roman Catholic, politician, United Nations official, Seanad Éireann…Alumni of Trinity College, Dublin, Chancellor of the University of Dublin, member of Seanad Éireann, the Workers' Party of Ireland, Member of the 17th Seanad
Mary Robinson was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from...
Tarja Halonen

Tarja Halonen

female, 65 years old
The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, Knight of the Elephant, Headsofstate, Recipient of the Star of Romania Order, Government minister of Finland, Tarja Kaarina Halonen…head of state, President of Finland
Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born December 24, 1943, in Helsinki, Finland) is the President of Finland. She began her first term of office in 2000 and...
Sani Abacha

Sani Abacha

male, deceased (1998)
came to power in a coup, General, Headsofstate, Abuja, cause of death disputed, de facto…head of state, School of Infantry, Kano State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, former head of state
General Sani Abacha (Kano, 20 September 1943 - Abuja, 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military leader and politician. He was the "de facto" President...
Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

male, deceased (1945)
fascist, World War II political leader, Italian, dictator, politician, prime minister…Knight of Malta, from the Province of Forlì-Cesena, Headsofstate, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Member of the Italian Socialist Party
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 - April 28, 1945) was the prime minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was...
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

male, deceased (1658)
Independent, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, political, member of parliament, Long (1640-49) Parliaments, Headsofstate…Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, conquest of Ireland, Military history of the United Kingdom, Politics of England
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and...
Ibrahim Babangida

Ibrahim Babangida

male, 68 years old
Muslim, General, Headsofstate, nigerian, head of state, ibb
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born August 17 1941), popularly known as IBB, was the military ruler of Nigeria from August 1985 until his...