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politician and military leader born China
Chang kai chek
Son of an upper middle class family of salt merchants
Chang kai chek
was commander of the national revolutionary army and let attack on warlords in North china to unify the country
Chang kai chek
chairman of the nationalist Republic of China led China and its war with Japan during World War II
Chang kai chek
after losing a Civil War to maos communist army fled to Taiwan inform the republic of China
Chang kai chek
politician in monarch born Russia
Nicholas the second
The last czar king of Russia first cousin of King George the fifth, Elizabeth the second grandfather
Nicholas the second
became czar at 32 and then Russia into World War I in 1914
Nicholas the second
abdicated the throne to Russia revolutionaries 1917 and with his family was held under arrest
Nicholas the second
executed with his family by Bolshevik revolutionaries 1918 and canonized made a saint by Russia orthodox church in 2000
Nicholas the second
Activism politician born Poland
lech walesa
an electrician in the shipyards of Gadnsk organize protests and strikes to improve workers rights
lech walesa
was fired and later in prison by communist government of Poland
lech walesa
let the Solidarity movement which led to the downfall of the communist Polish government
lech walesa
awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and elected president of Poland 1990
lech walesa
politician born New York USA
Theodore Roosevelt
Home school due to bad asthma studied natural history and became outdoor adventure
Theodore Roosevelt
dropped out of law school to enter politics becoming US vice president in 1901
Theodore Roosevelt
when President McKinley was killed in 1901 became youngest president 42/ first American to win a noble peace prize in 1906
Theodore Roosevelt
largely responsible for the building of panama canal 104 heads on mount Rushmore and the teddy bear was named for him
Theodore Roosevelt
World leader born England
Queen Elizabeth II
father became king George sixth when his brother gave up the throne 1936
Queen Elizabeth II
met her future husband Prince Philip of Greece when she was 13 married him at 21
Queen Elizabeth II
became ruling monarch at 26 one father died in 1952
Queen Elizabeth II
became the longest reigning monarch in Britain on September 10, 2015 topping Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II
revolutionary and politician born Argentina
Che Guevara
well a medical student travel around South America saw poverty and vowed to fix it
Che Guevara
after med school went to Mexico met Fidel Castro and helped in his Cuba revolution
che guevara
help start another revolution in the Congo and Bolivia
che guevara
captured and killed by the Bolivian army remains not found till 1997
che guevara
Author and activist born Alabama USA
Helen Keller
at 11 1/2 years old lost sight and hearing
Helen Keller
no school but Ann Sullivan private teacher for 49 years
Helen Keller
first visual hearing impaired person to earn a college degree became world famous author 12 books and public speaker
Helen Keller
awarded medal of freedom highest civilian honour USA
Helen Keller
political leader Born Russia
Mikhail Gorbachor
Born into a mixed Russian and Ukraine family earned law degree
Mikhail Gorbachor
joined communist party well in university and moved up the ranks becoming its leader in 1985
Mikhail Gorbachor
initiated policy of Peistroika trying to reform the communist party and glasnost more freedom for Soviet people
Mikhail Gorbachor
worked with US President Reagan to end the Cold War oversaw the end of the Soviet union and won Nobel Peace Prize in 1990
Mikhail Gorbachor