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World Famous Political Leaders Biography In Brief:
1.Mahatma Gandhi:
| Famous as | For His Philosophy of Truth and Non-violence |
| Born on | 02 October 1869 |
| Born in | Porbandar, Gujarat, India |
| Died on | 30 January 1948 |
| Nationality | India |
| Works & Achievements | Key Role in Indian Freedom Struggle, Philosophy of Truth and Non-violence |
2.Abraham Lincoln:
| Famous as | American President |
| Born on | 12 February 1809 |
| Born in | Southeast Hardin County, Kentucky |
| Died on | 15 April 1865 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Works & Achievements | Preservation of the United States, Abolition of Slavery in America |
3.Lord Mountbatten:
| Famous as | Last Viceroy of British India and Governor-General of Independent India |
| Born on | 25 June 1900 |
| Born in | Windsor, England |
| Died on | 27 August 1979 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
4.Nelson Mandela:
| Famous as | Anti-Apartheid Activist, President of ANC and Former President of South Africa |
| Born on | 18 July 1918 |
| Born in | Transkei, South Africa |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Works & Achievements | Nobel Peace Prize (1993), Struggle Against the Apartheid Regime, Leadership of Civil Rights Movement In South Africa |
5.Margaret Thatcher:
| Famous as | and Only Woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom |
| Born on | 13 October 1925 |
| Born in | Grantham, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Works & Achievements | Revitalizing Britain's Economy, Suppression of Trade Unions |
6.Winston Churchill:
| Famous as | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Born on | 30 November 1874 |
| Born in | Woodstock, Oxford shire |
| Died on | 24 January 1965 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Works & Achievements | PM of the United Kingdom |
7.John F Kennedy:
| Famous as | 35th President of the United States |
| Born on | 29 May 1917 |
| Born in | Massachusetts, USA |
| Died on | 22 November 1963 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Works & Achievements | Pulitzer Prize (1973); Known For Contribution in Civil Rights |
8.Jawaharlal Nehru:
| Famous as | Former PM of India & Freedom Fighter |
| Born on | 14 November 1889 |
| Born in | Allahabad, India |
| Died on | 27 May 1964 |
| Nationality | India |
| Works & Achievements | Authored the Discovery of India, Played an Important Role in Freedom Struggle |
9.Indira Gandhi:
| Famous as | Former Prime Minister of India |
| Born on | 19 November 1917 |
| Born in | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died on | 31 October 1984 |
| Nationality | India |
| Works & Achievements | First Woman Prime Minister of India; Lenin Peace Prize (for 1983-1984) |
10.George Washington:
| Famous as | First President of the United States |
| Born on | 22 February 1732 |
| Born in | Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Died on | 14 December 1799 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Works & Achievements | Victory in the American Revolutionary War |
11.Mao Zedong:
| Famous as | Communist Leader of China |
| Born on | 26 December 1893 |
| Born in | China |
| Died on | 09 September 1976 |
| Nationality | China |
| Works & Achievements | Victory in Chinese Civil War, Socio-Cultural reforms in China |
12.Aung San Suu Kyi:
| Famous as | Political Leader (Freedom Fighter) of Myanmar |
| Born on | 19 June 1945 |
| Born in | Yangon (Rangoon), Burma (Myanmar) |
| Nationality | Myanmar |
| Works & Achievements | Leader of the National League for Democracy; Nobel Peace Prize Winner (1991) |
13.Vladimir Lenin:
| Famous as | Russian Revolutionary & Head of Communist Party |
| Born on | 04 May 1870 |
| Born in | Simbirsk (Today's Ulyanovak) |
| Died on | 21 January 1924 |
| Nationality | Russian Federation |
14.Joseph Stalin:
| Famous as | Communist Revolutionary & Ruler of former USSR |
| Born on | 21 December 1879 |
| Born in | Gori, Georgia |
| Died on | 05 March 1953 |
| Nationality | Georgia |
| Works & Achievements | General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
15.Adolf Hitler:
| Famous as | Nazi Leader, German Dictator and Chancellor of Germany |
| Born on | 20 April 1889 |
| Born in | Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungry |
| Died on | 30 April 1945 |
| Nationality | Germany |
16.F D Roosevelt:
| Famous as | 32nd President of the United States |
| Born on | 30 January 1882 |
| Born in | Hyde Park, New York |
| Died on | 12 April 1945 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Works & Achievements | 32nd President of the United States |
17.Ho Chi Minh:
| Famous as | Former PM and President of Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
| Born on | 19 May 1890 |
| Born in | Hoang Tru |
| Died on | 02 September 1969 |
| Nationality | Vietnam |
| Works & Achievements | Established the communist governed Democratic of Vietnam |
18.Thomas Jefferson:
| Famous as | Political Philosopher & the third President of America |
| Born on | 13 April 1743 |
| Born in | Virginia |
| Died on | 04 July 1826 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Works & Achievements | Founder of the Republicanism in America, Father of the Virginia University, the main author of the Declaration of Independence |
19.Kofi Annan:
| Famous as | Secretary General of the United Nations |
| Born on | 08 April 1938 |
| Born in | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghana |
| Works & Achievements | Nobel peace Prize (2001) |
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20.Sun Yat Sen:
| Famous as | Chinese Revolutionary and 'Father of Modern china' |
| Born on | 12 November 1866 |
| Born in | Chuiheng, Xiangshan |
| Died on | 12 March 1925 |
| Works & Achievements | Creation and leadership of the 'Kuomintang' |
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