Leaders/politician Famous Names

Is currently a detained Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.He is best known for his leadersh

Is currently a detained Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.He is best known for his leadership in the 2003 Oakwood Mutiny when he and a group of 321 soldiers took control over the Oakwood towers in Makati City as protest for alleged rampant corruption in the Philippine government and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in particular.

Was an Italian philosopher, writer, politician and political theorist. A founding member and onetime

Was an Italian philosopher, writer, politician and political theorist. A founding member and onetime leader of the Communist Party of Italy, he was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime. His writings are heavily concerned with the analysis of cu

Was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.A proponent of revolutionary socialism, he partici

Was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.A proponent of revolutionary socialism, he participated in the radical government installed after the overthrow of the autocratic right wing Cuban President Gerardo Machado y Morales in 1933. In 1931, Guiteras established the Unión Revolucionaria.

Was president of the Dominican Republic from May 7, 1965 until August 30, 1965. His predecessor in t

Was president of the Dominican Republic from May 7, 1965 until August 30, 1965. His predecessor in the post was Pedro Bartolomé Benoit; his successor, Héctor García Godoy. (See List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic).

Is an agronomist engineer, an ecologist, and researcher. He is currently the Peruvian Minister of th

Is an agronomist engineer, an ecologist, and researcher. He is currently the Peruvian Minister of the Environment. He is a national and international authority on issues pertaining to biological diversity and biocommercial development.

Was a Filipino lawyer, revolutionary, provincial governor and assemblyman.Jayme's family migrated to

Was a Filipino lawyer, revolutionary, provincial governor and assemblyman.Jayme's family migrated to Silay City, Negros Occidental when he was still young. This occurred during a time when the Chinese mestizos of Jaro and Molo in Panay Island were forced to search for better business opportunities aside from Iloilo's declining textile industry, brought about by cheap imports from mainland China

Is a Macedonian politician and current minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.In 1

Is a Macedonian politician and current minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.In 1999, Milošoski graduated from the Faculty of Law in Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. In 2002, he studied postgraduate studies at the Universit

Is a Colombian politician and former commander of the 19th of April Movement (M-19) guerrilla group,

Is a Colombian politician and former commander of the 19th of April Movement (M-19) guerrilla group, which demobilized and formed a political party which he also led. Currently, he is governor of the Department of Nariño.

Is a British conductor and pianist of Italian parentage currently serving as music director at the R

Is a British conductor and pianist of Italian parentage currently serving as music director at the Royal Opera House in London, and l'Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

Was a Cuban banker and Minister of Housing (1948-1950) during the presidency of his brother Cuban Pr

Was a Cuban banker and Minister of Housing (1948-1950) during the presidency of his brother Cuban President, Carlos Prío Socarrás.In 1950, he ran for Mayor of Havana but lost to the incumbent, Nicolas Castellanos. She was married to Rosario Paez and they had two daughters, Rosario Zoe and Ileana Prio Paez . He is buried in Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (now Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum) in Miami, Florida.

Is a Venezuela Politician. He was the governor of the state of Vargas from 2000 to 2008. He is a mem

Is a Venezuela Politician. He was the governor of the state of Vargas from 2000 to 2008. He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez.

Was an Italian politician who was twice Prime Minister of Italy (1955-1957, 1959-1960), and the Pres

Was an Italian politician who was twice Prime Minister of Italy (1955-1957, 1959-1960), and the President of the Italian Republic from 1962 to 1964. Adhering to the centrist Christian Democratic party (Italian: Democrazia Cristiana – DC), he was the first

Was a lawmaker from the district of Valenzuala, Philippines. He died when his car collided with an o

Was a lawmaker from the district of Valenzuala, Philippines. He died when his car collided with an oncoming bus, he was rushed Cabanatuan City Doctor's Hospital and his accident then turned into a cardiac arrest and then died at the age of 69.[1]

Was a Chilean political figure, statesman and conservative politician. He served several times as mi

Was a Chilean political figure, statesman and conservative politician. He served several times as minister.He started his political career when elected deputy for Chillán in 1842. He was later elected deputy for Cauquenes in 1846, and for Curicó in 1852. Varas was named Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs by President Manuel Bulnes, a position he retained under President Manuel Montt.

Was a Prime Minister of Greece from 1849 to 1854. Kriezis was descended from a well-known Arvanite f

Was a Prime Minister of Greece from 1849 to 1854. Kriezis was descended from a well-known Arvanite family from the island of Hydra and was born in Troezen in 1796. In July 1821, he served in the Greek navy during the Greek War of Independence and took part in the naval battles in Samos and Spetses. In 1825, he and Konstantinos Kanaris set fire to an Egyptian boat inside the port of Alexandria. In 1828, John Capodistria placed him in command of a navy squadron and in 1829, he captured Vonitsa from the Ottomans. Under King Otto in 1836, he became Minister of Naval Affairs and later served as Prime Minister of Greece from December 24, 1849 until May 28, 1854. He was succeeded by Konstantinos Kanaris. He died in Athens in 1865.

Is a Greek Member of the European Parliament, and an academic biochemist. He was elected on the New

Is a Greek Member of the European Parliament, and an academic biochemist. He was elected on the New Democracy ticket and sits with the European People's Party group. He has been leader of the ND parliamentary group since 2000.

Was a Greek politician and urban planner, born and raised in the town of Argostoli on the island of

Was a Greek politician and urban planner, born and raised in the town of Argostoli on the island of Kefalonia. A founding member of PASOK, he was elected MP in the Greek Parliament with PASOK in 1981 and 1985 and served as Minister of Urban Planning, and Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs. In 1989 he established the short-lived Greek Radical Movement, and in 1990 he was elected mayor of Athens with support from the New Democracy party.

Was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party and Prime Minister of Finland in 1944.In

Was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party and Prime Minister of Finland in 1944.In summer 1944 Hackzell was chosen to form a government with the goal to sign peace treaty with Soviet Union. Hackzell suffered a stroke while on peace treaty

Was a Finnish member of the Finnish Parliament, figure of the Winter War, author and one of the head

Was a Finnish member of the Finnish Parliament, figure of the Winter War, author and one of the heads of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Is Finland's Permanent Representative to the OECD and Unesco since 1 September 2009. Until then he w

Is Finland's Permanent Representative to the OECD and Unesco since 1 September 2009. Until then he was Finland's ambassador to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia (2005-2009). He joined the Finnish Diplomatic Service in 1976 and has served in vari

Has been Finnish Minister of Education since September 23, 2005 and Member of the Parliament of Finl

Has been Finnish Minister of Education since September 23, 2005 and Member of the Parliament of Finland since 1983. Mr. Kalliomäki is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He is former Minister of Trade and Industry (1995-1999), former

Was a Finnish Social Democratic politician who served as an official in the short-lived revolutionar

Was a Finnish Social Democratic politician who served as an official in the short-lived revolutionary government of 1918.In 1905 Tokoi was elected chairman of the workers' association of Kannus. In 1907 he was elected to the parliament (Eduskunta) as a re

Is a Croatian screenwriter, film director and former actor and former political appointee.In Decembe

Is a Croatian screenwriter, film director and former actor and former political appointee.In December 1990 new Croatian Constitution was adopted, ending the office of vice-president. A few months later Vrdoljak was appointed to the post of general manager of Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). There, Vrdoljak helped promote Franjo Tudman and the HDZ policies, working very hard to prevent any criticism of government in the programme, while Croatian opposition parties were ignored. He even suggested in 1992 that opposition leader Dražen Budiša shouldn't be trusted because of his "Byzantine blood", in other words, alleged ethnic Serbian origin.

Is a Croatian politician and lexicographer, currently member of Croatian Parliament and formerly Min

Is a Croatian politician and lexicographer, currently member of Croatian Parliament and formerly Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government (from January 2000 to December 2003 under Prime Minister Ivica Racan).

Is the current Minister of Transport in the Finnish Council of State.She has Master of Philosophy de

Is the current Minister of Transport in the Finnish Council of State.She has Master of Philosophy degree and is preparing a doctorate degree at University of Joensuu.