Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Belarusian critic, historian of literature, and politician.Was a member of Rada of the Belarus

Was a Belarusian critic, historian of literature, and politician.Was a member of Rada of the Belarus National Republic. Has published many books about Belarus, recognized the right of the people of Belarus to self-determination. Such books as "History of Belarusian (Krivichian) book", "Short history of Belarus" propagandizes the idea.In 1922-1925 he was the prime-minister of the BNR and initiator of its de-facto dissolution. Lastouski was also a member of the Academy of sciences of Belarus.

Was an Armenian communist party leader who was one of the first victims of Joseph Stalin's Great Pur

Was an Armenian communist party leader who was one of the first victims of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge. Ter-Vaganyan was one of sixteen Soviet intellectuals who stood as defendants during the Moscow Show Trials.

Is an Armenian politician of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). He was Vice-President of t

Is an Armenian politician of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). He was Vice-President of the National Assembly of Armenia from 2007 to 2008 and was a candidate in the February 2008 presidential election.He was a member of the ARF Central Committee from 1990 to 1992 and a member of the ARF Bureau from 1992 to 1995. He was jailed from 1995 to 1998. Afterwards, he was an advisor to Robert Kocharyan, the President of Armenia, as well as head of the Commission on Issues of Local Self-Government, from 1998 to 1999.

Was the 6th President of Latvia and first female President of Latvia. She was elected President of L

Was the 6th President of Latvia and first female President of Latvia. She was elected President of Latvia in 1999 and reelected in 2003. She has been succeeded by Valdis Zatlers, who was elected President of Latvia on 31 May 2007. Vaira Vike-Freiberga was

Is the current President of the Republic of Lithuania. It is the second time (although his terms wer

Is the current President of the Republic of Lithuania. It is the second time (although his terms were not served consecutively) that he has served in this position. In Lithuania, the President's term lasts for five years; Adamkus' first term in office beg

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

Was a conservative Finnish politician of the Finnish Party. He was a member of the Senate of Finland. He belonged to the nobility.

Is a Latvian politician, currently serving as Prime Minister of Latvia.Previously he served as Latvi

Is a Latvian politician, currently serving as Prime Minister of Latvia.Previously he served as Latvia's Minister of Finance and was a Member of the European Parliament for the New Era Party.As Member of the European Parliament, Dombrovskis was a member of three European Parliament Committees: Committee on Budgets, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. He is also a Subtitute at Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Budgetary Control and delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia.

Is the 7th and current president of Latvia. He won the Latvian presidential election of May 31, 2007

Is the 7th and current president of Latvia. He won the Latvian presidential election of May 31, 2007. He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2007. Valdis Zatlers is an orthopedic surgeon, who graduated from the Institute of Medicine in Riga in 1979. Afte

Is a Portuguese politician, and former football chairman of Boavista F.C. and Liga Portuguesa de Fut

Is a Portuguese politician, and former football chairman of Boavista F.C. and Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. He has the rank of Major of the Portuguese Army. He was involved in the Apito Dourado corruption sports scandal.

Is a Russian politician, a member of United Russia party. She has been the governor of Saint Petersb

Is a Russian politician, a member of United Russia party. She has been the governor of Saint Petersburg since she was elected in 2003. She is currently the only woman to lead a federal subject of Russia. Valentina Matviyenko was born in Shepetivka in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Western Ukraine.

Is a Russian politician, dissident, the founder and the chairwoman of the "Democratic Union" party.

Is a Russian politician, dissident, the founder and the chairwoman of the "Democratic Union" party.

Is a Latvian politician and lawyer. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the S

Is a Latvian politician and lawyer. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), elected to represent the Kurzeme electoral district. He began his current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.From 1998. until 2002 he was a history teacher at Liepaja High School, a town where he resides. From 1998 until 2002 he was a member of the Liepaja secondary school teachers' union committee. 2001. In 2002 he became a member of the Liepaja City Public Reconciliation Commission, becoming Vice-President.

Is a Latvian politician and pedagogue, member of 9th Saeima from ForHRUL.

Is a Latvian politician and pedagogue, member of 9th Saeima from ForHRUL.

Was a Georgian politician and military commander. He was involved in the Marxist movement in Georgia

Was a Georgian politician and military commander. He was involved in the Marxist movement in Georgia (then part of Imperial Russia) at the beginning of the 20th century. After the split within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, to which he was a

Was the initiator and leader of Macedonian national organizations such as the Macedonia Antifascist

Was the initiator and leader of Macedonian national organizations such as the Macedonia Antifascist Organization (Macedonian: ?????????? ?????????????? ????????????, Makedonska antifašisticka organizacija) (MAO) and the Secret Macedonian Organization for

Commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth president of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969

Commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth president of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.Upon returning to India, he became heavily involved in the labour movement, becoming general secretary and then president of the All-Indi

Served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia during the administration of Robert Kocharyan (

Served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia during the administration of Robert Kocharyan (1998 – 2008).A few years later, in 1988, he enrolled in the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston, Massachusetts. He received an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from Fletcher. His fields of concentration were International Monetary Theory and Policy, and Diplomatic History and Foreign Policies.

Also known as Hovhannes or Gisak was an Armenian political and public activist, member of Ottoman Pa

Also known as Hovhannes or Gisak was an Armenian political and public activist, member of Ottoman Parliament.He studied in the Ardzinian and Sanasarian colleges of Karin (Erzurum). In late-1880's he organized demonstrations in Karin and was arrested. After he was released in 1892 he worked in Constantinople, then in Bulgaria and Russian Empire as a revolutionary activist. In Van Serengyulian supported the ideas of Hrayr Dzoghk, cooperated with Armenakan Party.

Is a Romanian politician, economist, essayist, and poet of Armenian ethnicity. As of 2006, he is a m

Is a Romanian politician, economist, essayist, and poet of Armenian ethnicity. As of 2006, he is a member of the National Liberal Party and is Romania's Minister of Economy and Commerce in the Tariceanu cabinet.

Is the Minister of Education of Mauritius, having taken office from 13 September 2008 serving in the

Is the Minister of Education of Mauritius, having taken office from 13 September 2008 serving in the Cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam. He has held the office of Minister of Finance from November 1996 to September 2000 and also Minister of Labour from 2005 to 20

Was a Portuguese politician.He was linked to the Aliança Republicana e Socialista (ARS) and to the

Was a Portuguese politician.He was linked to the Aliança Republicana e Socialista (ARS) and to the Movimento de Unidade Nacional Antifascista. He was also one of the Founders of the Movimento de Unidade Democrática (MUD), of the Partido Trabalhista and in

Vasif Yusif oghlu Talibov is a public official and chairman of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Su

Vasif Yusif oghlu Talibov is a public official and chairman of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Supreme Assembly. He graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of Nakhchivan State Pedagogical Institute (1981) and the Law Faculty of Baku State University (1998). He started his activity in the Sharur District Public Education Department in 1976 and later worked as the Cadres Inspector (1982) and chief of the special department at the Nakhchivan Knitted Good Factory.

Was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR from September 1953 to September

Was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR from September 1953 to September 28, 1972 and a member of the CPSU's Politburo from June 29, 1957 to December 18, 1972. Dismissed after a corruption scandal, he was replaced by Eduard Shevardnadze.

Is a Georgian politician and a member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of the Minister of D

Is a Georgian politician and a member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of the Minister of Defence, the position he has held since December 9, 2008.In March 2006, Sikharulidze was appointed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the United States, Canada and Mexico. He was recalled in December 2008 to replace, as the Minister of Defense of Georgia, Davit Kezerashvili, whose conduct during the August 2008 war with Russia had been criticized by the opposition.

Is a Macedonian academic, politician and the current president of the Macedonian Olympic Committee.H

Is a Macedonian academic, politician and the current president of the Macedonian Olympic Committee.He was the founder of the centrist political party Democratic Alternative (Demokratska alternativa) in March 1998. Between 1999 and 2000 he served as Deputy