Leaders/politician Famous Names

Is a Belarusian politician. He was nominated by the leading opposition parties in Belarus to run aga

Is a Belarusian politician. He was nominated by the leading opposition parties in Belarus to run against incumbent Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential election on 19 March 2006.

A Belarusian politician. He was nominated by the leading opposition parties in Belarus to run agains

A Belarusian politician. He was nominated by the leading opposition parties in Belarus to run against incumbent Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential election on 19 March 2006.Milinkievic was born in 1947 in Hrodna. After graduating from the University of Hrodna, he passed his aspirantura at the Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Science of Belarus. Between 1980 and 1984 he was in charge of the (then forming) Faculty of Physics at the University of Sétif in Algiers. He also served as a docent at the University of Hrodna between 1978 and 1980, and then from 1984 on to 1990. At that time he also started to cooperate with local city authorities as a chief of one of the committees. Soon he reached the rank of vice-mayor of the city.

The former leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party and one of the candidates who ran for th

The former leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party and one of the candidates who ran for the office of President of Belarus on March 19, 2006.He was a rector of the Belarusian State University from 1996 to 2003 and a government minister serving under Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko but later fell out of favor. He holds a PhD in mathematics and pedagogy. He is married and has two daughters.Several weeks before the election, on March 2, 2006, Kazulin was beaten and detained by police after attempting to enter the All Belarusian People's Assembly. He was charged with disorderly conduct and released after being held in custody for eight hours.[1][2][3][4]

One of the youngest and famous living Kazakhstani conductors. At the moment - General Musikdirektor,

One of the youngest and famous living Kazakhstani conductors. At the moment - General Musikdirektor, Meiningen Theatre, Germany, and Principal Conductor, Astana Symphony Orchestra, Kazakhstan. From the 2007/08 season Mr Buribayev is Principal Conductor of

Australian politician, is the 28th Premier of Western Australia

Australian politician, is the 28th Premier of Western Australia

Was governor of Mauritius from 1677 to 1692. From 1695 to 1702 he held a position in the Moluccas in

Was governor of Mauritius from 1677 to 1692. From 1695 to 1702 he held a position in the Moluccas in the Dutch East Indies and from 1702 to 1718 he was employed in the Cape Colony. He probably died on his return trip from Cape Town to Holland between Apri

Is the current President of Peru, having won the 2006 elections on June 4, 2006 in a run-off against

Is the current President of Peru, having won the 2006 elections on June 4, 2006 in a run-off against Union for Peru candidate Ollanta Humala.He is the leader of the APRA and the only party member ever to have served as President of Peru. He served a first

Australian politician

Australian politician

Was a British pharmaceutical chemist and politician. During his a single term in Parliament, he aban

Was a British pharmaceutical chemist and politician. During his a single term in Parliament, he abandoned the Labour Party and joined the Conservative Party due to policy differences.

Is an American political activist, author and former diplomat, and perennial candidate for public of

Is an American political activist, author and former diplomat, and perennial candidate for public office

Was an American journalist and Democratic Party Senator from California.Cranston was a correspondent

Was an American journalist and Democratic Party Senator from California.Cranston was a correspondent for the International News Service for two years preceding World War II. When an abridged English-language translation of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf was released, sanitized to exclude some of Hitler's anti-semitism and militancy, Cranston published an unexpurgated and annotated translation which he believed more accurately reflected the contents of the book. In 1939, Hitler's publisher sued him for copyright violation in Connecticut; a judge ruled in Hitler's favor and publication of the book was halted. Cranston is known for not sending a young Randy Schoonover a response to his letter about the metric system.

Is a British politician, and was a Member of Parliament from 1983 until 2005. He was educated at Rug

Is a British politician, and was a Member of Parliament from 1983 until 2005. He was educated at Rugby School and King's College, Cambridge.Howarth was Conservative Party MP for Stratford-on-Avon, first elected in 1983. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science from 1989 to 1992.

Is a British Trotskyist leader, and one of the officers of the left-wing Respect party.Alan Thornett

Is a British Trotskyist leader, and one of the officers of the left-wing Respect party.Alan Thornett began his career as a car worker in Oxford. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain, but left before being recruited to Gerry Healy's Socialist Labour League in 1966.

Is the senior United States Senator from Colorado and a member of the Republican Party.Allard contin

Is the senior United States Senator from Colorado and a member of the Republican Party.Allard continued to run a veterinary practice full-time, while representing Larimer and Weld Counties in the Colorado State Senate, from 1983 to 1990.

Is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 199

Is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993. He is currently the President of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), a party which has its support base in the north of the country, and is a candidate in the upcoming 2009 presidential election. Besides being a politician he is also a technocrat, trained as an economist and having worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).

Was a general of the Argentine Army, and the interior minister of Argentina under dictator Jorge Raf

Was a general of the Argentine Army, and the interior minister of Argentina under dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, during the National Reorganization Process (1976–1983).Harguindeguy, allegedly involved in human rights abuses, benefitted from the pardon of President Carlos Menem in 1989, along with other members of the dictatorship. In 2004 he refused to testify before a judge investigating illegal detentions and killings under Operation Condor, and he was put under house arrest.

Was a Benedictine monk, and Cardinal Bishop of Ostia from 1138-1148. In 1131 he was Abbot of Vezelay

Was a Benedictine monk, and Cardinal Bishop of Ostia from 1138-1148. In 1131 he was Abbot of Vezelay in the Diocese of Autun, and held that office until he was made Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia by Pope Innocent II (1138). Immediately after his consecration Alberic went as papal legate to England. He was successful in his endeavours to end the war then raging for possession of the throne between the usurper Stephen of Blois and David I of Scotland, who had espoused the cause of Empress Matilda.

Was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at Member of Parliament (MP) for

Was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne at a by-election in October 1928, after the sitting Conservative MP Cornelius Homan was disqualified when he was declared bankrupt.

A Flemish politician and lawyer. He is a former Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Foreign

A Flemish politician and lawyer. He is a former Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy, Media and Tourism.In 1995 he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives and, being re-elected in 1999 and 2003, served until J

Was a French politician and scientist. Châtelet received his teaching degree from the École Normal

Was a French politician and scientist. Châtelet received his teaching degree from the École Normale Supérieure in 1908. After earning a doctorate in 1913, Châtelet became a lecturer at École centrale de Lille and a professor at Université de Lille, rising to the rank of Vice-Chancellor by 1924. After thirteen years of chancellorship he was appointed as the Director of Secondary Education by the Ministry of National Education, where he served under Jean Zay until 1940. In 1945 he joined the Faculty of Science at the University of Paris, succeeding Jean Cabannes as its Dean in 1949.

Was president of the National Inventors Congress starting in 1931 and served till at least 1939.[1][

Was president of the National Inventors Congress starting in 1931 and served till at least 1939.[1][2] He was known as the "Nation's Gadget Chief

Was a Dutch lawyer who followed his father as a member in Amsterdam's vroedschap. He was the son of

Was a Dutch lawyer who followed his father as a member in Amsterdam's vroedschap. He was the son of Cornelis Geelvinck, an influential Amsterdam mayor. The family Geelvinck had acquired their wealth through merchant shipping on the Levant, Africa, Surinam and the West Indies and produced five burgomasters (mayors) in the 17th and 18th century.

South African teacher and politician. Lutuli was elected president of the African National Congress

South African teacher and politician. Lutuli was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC), at the time an umbrella organisation that led opposition to the white minority government in South Africa.

Served as the eighth Taoiseach of Ireland, serving one term in office from 1992 until 1994. He was t

Served as the eighth Taoiseach of Ireland, serving one term in office from 1992 until 1994. He was the fifth leader of Fianna Fáil during the same period.Reynolds became interested in politics at the time of the Arms Crisis in 1970, a hugely controversial episode in modern Irish history which saw two Cabinet ministers, Neil Blaney and Charles Haughey, sacked from the government over an alleged attempt to import arms to Northern Ireland. The two men were subsequently acquitted in court but Reynolds then decided to embark on a political career. Reynolds stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate in the 1977 General Election. The election was a landslide victory for Fianna Fáil, with the party receiving a twenty-seat parliamentary majority. Reynolds was just one of a number of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann on that day, however, at 43 years of age Reynolds was considered a late starter.

Author and high-ranking Nazi German government official, sometimes called "the first architect of th

Author and high-ranking Nazi German government official, sometimes called "the first architect of the Third Reich".