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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022)
Sergei Shoigu
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation since 2024 and former Russian defense minister
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greek politician, prime Minister of Greece, President of New Democracy party
Olusegun Obasanjo
Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)
Ulf Kristersson
Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022
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Jean Chrétien
prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003
622 daily views
Kim Yo Jong
North Korean politician and diplomat, sister of Kim Jong Un
Peter Barca
Peter William Barca is an American Democratic politician from Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was the 14th secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (2019–2024) in the administration of Governor Tony Evers. He was a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 2024 losing to incumbent Bryan Steil; he previously represented the district during the 103rd Congress (1993–1995).
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Pericles
Athenian statesman and general (c. 495-429)
Charles VII of France
King of France from 1422 to 1461
Ptolemy I Soter
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765
Charles XII of Sweden
King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718
Julian
Roman emperor from 361 to 363, Neoplatonic philosopher
James Baker
American lawyer and statesman (born 1930)
David Petraeus
U.S. Army general and public official (born 1952)
926 daily views
Tô Lâm
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and leader of Vietnam since 2024
Benny Gantz
Israeli military officer and politician (born 1959)
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of Singapore since 2023
Kirsten Gillibrand
American politician (born 1966)
Jill Stein
American politician and physician (born 1950)
Pat Buchanan
American politician and commentator
John Edwards
American politician (born 1953)
Mayawati
Indian politician