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Is a Chilean economist and politician. He was the Foreign Minister of Chile from 2006 to 2009 and pr

Is a Chilean economist and politician. He was the Foreign Minister of Chile from 2006 to 2009 and previously served as Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1994 and leader of the Christian Democrat Party from 1994 to 1996.

Was a Filipino politician born in San Fernando, La Union, to Liberato Mabanag of Calamanugan, Cagaya

Was a Filipino politician born in San Fernando, La Union, to Liberato Mabanag of Calamanugan, Cagayan and Manuela Razulo of Bangar, La Union.His popularity and his ability became his qualifications for a three year service as Lingayen municipal councilor from 1916 to 1919. He ran for Senator and won overwhelmingly to represent the second senatorial district of La Union in 1922 and re-elected in 1931.

Was a Filipino soldier and World War II hero who parlayed his fame into a political career. His pres

Was a Filipino soldier and World War II hero who parlayed his fame into a political career. His prestige was somewhat marred in later life when he agreed to run as the only candidate against Ferdinand Marcos in the widely-suspect 1981 Philippine presidential elections.

Is a communist Greek politician who has served the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) as its general se

Is a communist Greek politician who has served the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) as its general secretary since 1991.

Was a leading Yugoslav Communist of Serbian origin. Rankovic was a member of the Politburo from 1940

Was a leading Yugoslav Communist of Serbian origin. Rankovic was a member of the Politburo from 1940. After he was captured and tortured by the Gestapo in 1941, he was rescued by a daring Communist raid. He served on the Supreme Staff throughout the war.

Was a Croatian law writer and politician, professor and rector of the University of Zagreb.He studie

Was a Croatian law writer and politician, professor and rector of the University of Zagreb.He studied law in Zagreb and Budapest, where he received his Ph.D. in 1868. He was the head of the Cathadra of Hungarian-Croatian Civil Law at the Law Academy, and soon after in 1874 on Law and State Faculty within the newly-established Royal University of Franz Joseph I.

Is a Bulgarian politician, member of the Bulgarian National Assembly, and the leader of the current

Is a Bulgarian politician, member of the Bulgarian National Assembly, and the leader of the current Communist Party of Bulgaria.He was born in the southern city of Pazardzhik and became an economist. After the collapse of the Socialist Bloc in 1989, the Bulgarian Communist Party was renamed the Bulgarian Socialist Party and shed its Marxist-Leninist ideology. Several factions broke off from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, one of them being named the Communist Party of Bulgaria, which is currently led by Paunov.

Was a leading Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister on three occasions. He was born in B

Was a leading Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister on three occasions. He was born in Bessarabia (present-day Moldova) in a family of Bessarabian Bulgarians.He was recalled as Prime Minister in 1918 specifically to attempt to negotiate an Armistice with the Allies as he had a reputation for moderation and consensus building. After these attempts failed Malinov vowed to fight on, although when a new investment of German money did not materialise he was forced to look for peace.

Was the prime minister of Bulgaria from 1918 until 1923. Stamboliyski was a member of the Agrarian U

Was the prime minister of Bulgaria from 1918 until 1923. Stamboliyski was a member of the Agrarian Union, a movement which was not allied to the monarchy, and edited their newspaper. Opposed to the country's participation in the Balkan War and its support for the Central Powers during World War I, he was court-martialed and sentenced to life in prison in 1915. He was a supporter of the idea of a Balkan federation and identified not as a Bulgarian, but as a South Slav.[

Was an activist of the Kashubians and Pomeranians (an ethnic groups in northern Poland). He was the

Was an activist of the Kashubians and Pomeranians (an ethnic groups in northern Poland). He was the president of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association in years 1956-1959.

Was a leading Bulgarian right wing politician between the two World Wars.A Professor of Political Ec

Was a leading Bulgarian right wing politician between the two World Wars.A Professor of Political Economy at Sofia University from 1910 onwards[1], he took a leading role in the overthrow of the government of Aleksandar Stamboliyski in 1923 and was chosen to head the coalition that succeeded the deposed Premier.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Holy Roman Empi

Was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria). Highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar Peter the Great, he was the de facto ruler of Russia for 2 years.

Was the foreign minister of Georgia from 1992 until 1995 in the government of Eduard Shevardnadze. D

Was the foreign minister of Georgia from 1992 until 1995 in the government of Eduard Shevardnadze. During his time as foreign minister, he signed agreements which helped improve relations with Russia and Georgia joined the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Armenian Bolshevik, leader of Communist Party of Belarus, and Chairman of the Council of Commissairs

Armenian Bolshevik, leader of Communist Party of Belarus, and Chairman of the Council of Commissairs of Armenia from 1921. After being appointed as a head of government during the early years of the Armenian Soviet Republic, Myasnikyan was instrumantel in the formation of state instititutions and economy of the republic. He is one of the few communist leaders still celebrated in Armenia after the collapse of the Soviet regime. A monument is situated in the center of Yerevan commemorating him. Myasnikyan was killed in a plane crash in 1925.

Was the second President of Lithuania (1920-1926). Stulginskis was also acting President of Lithuani

Was the second President of Lithuania (1920-1926). Stulginskis was also acting President of Lithuania for a few hours later in 1926, following a military coup that was led by his predecessor as President (Antanas Smetona), and which had brought down Stulg

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament). He began his current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament). He began his current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.

Was a Georgian Bolshevik activist involved in Sovietization of Georgia in 1921.However, upon the req

Was a Georgian Bolshevik activist involved in Sovietization of Georgia in 1921.However, upon the request of Russian government and in accordance to the Russo-Georgian peace treaty of 1920, Gegechkori was released from prison. When the Red Armies eventually attacked Georgia in February 1921, Gegechkori joined the "Georgian Revolutionary Committee" and headed its division in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital.

Is a Finnish politician. He has served as the chairman of the municipal board in his home town of Tu

Is a Finnish politician. He has served as the chairman of the municipal board in his home town of Turku since 2003. He represents the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus), and is the vice chairman of the party's council.

Was a Polish political activist of the 1920s whose influence rested in his status as the co-founder

Was a Polish political activist of the 1920s whose influence rested in his status as the co-founder and leader of the country's monarchist movement.A native of the Czestochowa County village of Sygontka, Aleksy Cwiakowski withdrew from politics in 1930 and, during the destruction of World War II and subsequent Communist takeover, was able to make his way to London, where he died in the year of his 68th birthday, 1953.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department. He does not align himself wit

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department. He does not align himself with any political party.

Was a Georgian social-democratic revolutionary and journalist.He joined the Kutaisi-based Marxist or

Was a Georgian social-democratic revolutionary and journalist.He joined the Kutaisi-based Marxist organization in 1896 and became involved in underground student activities while studying in Moscow between 1897 and 1899. Returning to Georgia in 1899, he organized a series of workers’ strikes in Tbilisi, Batumi, and other towns in Georgia.

A Belarusian politician.Director of East European School of Political Studies. Member of Political C

A Belarusian politician.Director of East European School of Political Studies. Member of Political Council of the United Civil Party, Belarus Lawyer, radio physicist.Worked as an engineer-designer (1982 – 1989), lawyer-consultant, scientific fellow, Deputy Director of the Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies (1992 – 1995), Vice-Chairman of United Civil Party (1995 – 2006).

Was a Georgian nobleman and author known as a theoretical supporter of enlightened absolutism, and a

Was a Georgian nobleman and author known as a theoretical supporter of enlightened absolutism, and also for his opposition to King Erekle II’s rule.A member of one of the leading noble families of Georgia, that of Amilakhvari, he was involved, together with his father, in a 1765 coup plot aimed at deposing Erekle II in favor of Prince Paata, a pretender to the Georgian throne. After the plot collapsed, he was arrested and mutilated (his nose was cut).