Leaders & Statesmen
Rulers, presidents, and reformers who steered nations.
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Modern era
Raúl Castro
b. June 3, 1931
Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Modern era
Osvaldo Dorticós
April 17, 1919 – June 23, 1983
President of Cuba (1919–1983)
Modern era
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
December 8, 1901 – July 5, 1981
President of Cuba (1901-1981)
Modern era
Carlos Manuel Piedra
1895 – 1988
Judge of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, appointed President of the Republic but not sworn in
Modern era
Anselmo Alliegro y Milá
March 16, 1899 – November 22, 1961
Prime Minister of Cuba (1899-1961)
Modern era
Gonzalo Güell
February 16, 1895 – September 2, 1985
Cuban politician (1895-1985)
Contemporary era
Nikos Anastasiades
b. September 27, 1946
Cypriot politician, 7th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2013–2023)
Contemporary era
Dimitris Christofias
August 29, 1946 – June 21, 2019
6th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2008-2013)
Modern era
Tassos Papadopoulos
January 7, 1934 – December 12, 2008
5th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2003-2008)
Modern era
Glafcos Clerides
April 24, 1919 – November 15, 2013
Cypriot lawyer and politician (1919–2013), President of Cyprus from 1993 to 2003
Modern era
Giorgos Vasiliou
May 20, 1931 – January 13, 2026
3rd President of the Republic of Cyprus (1988-1993)
Modern era
Miloš Zeman
b. September 28, 1944
Czech politician, president of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2023
Modern era
Václav Klaus
b. June 19, 1941
President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013
Contemporary era
Petr Fiala
b. September 1, 1964
Czech politician and politologist
Contemporary era
Bohuslav Sobotka
b. October 23, 1971
Czech politician
Contemporary era
Jiří Rusnok
b. October 16, 1960
Czech politician and economist (* 1960)
Contemporary era
Petr Nečas
b. November 19, 1964
Czech politician, former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Contemporary era
Joseph Kabila
b. June 4, 1971
President of the DR Congo from 2001 to 2019
Modern era
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
November 27, 1939 – January 16, 2001
Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1939-2001)
Modern era
Mobutu Sese Seko
October 14, 1930 – September 7, 1997
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997)
Modern era
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
1910 – March 24, 1969
Congolese politician
Contemporary era
Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge
b. August 4, 1977
Politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Contemporary era
Bruno Tshibala
b. February 20, 1956
Congolese politician
Contemporary era
Samy Badibanga
b. September 12, 1962
Congolese politician
Contemporary era
Matata Ponyo Mapon Augustin
b. June 5, 1964
Congolese politician and university professor
Modern era
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
October 15, 1916 – November 21, 2006
President of Djibouti (1916-2006)
Modern era
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
January 1, 1930 – March 18, 2018
Former Prime Minister of Djibouti (1930–2018)
Modern era
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil
b. 1936
Djiboutian politician
Modern era
Ahmed Dini Ahmed
1932 – September 12, 2004
Prime Minister of Djibouti (1932–2004)
Modern era
Charles Savarin
b. October 2, 1943
President of Dominica (2013–2023)
Contemporary era
Eliud Williams
b. August 21, 1948
President of Dominica
Modern era
Nicholas Liverpool
September 9, 1934 – June 1, 2015
President of Dominica (1934-2015)
Modern era
Vernon Shaw
May 13, 1930 – December 2, 2013
President of Dominica (1930-2013)
Modern era
Aurelius Marie
December 23, 1904 – September 28, 1995
Politician and jurist from Dominica who served as the second President of Dominica (1904-1995)
Modern era
Osborne Riviere
February 10, 1932 – November 23, 2017
Dominican politician (1932-2017)
Contemporary era
Pierre Charles
June 30, 1954 – January 6, 2004
Dominican politician (1954-2004)
Modern era
Rosie Douglas
October 15, 1941 – October 1, 2000
Prime Minister of Dominica (1941-2000)
Modern era
Edison James
b. October 18, 1943
Prime Minister of Dominica
Modern era
Eugenia Charles
May 15, 1919 – September 6, 2005
Prime Minister of Dominica
Contemporary era
Danilo Medina
b. November 10, 1951
Former president of the Dominican Republic
Contemporary era
Leonel Fernández
b. December 26, 1953
Former president of the Dominican Republic
Modern era
Hipólito Mejía
b. February 22, 1941
Former president of the Dominican Republic
Modern era
Joaquín Balaguer
September 1, 1906 – July 14, 2002
President of the Dominican Republic (1906-2002)
Modern era
Salvador Jorge Blanco
July 5, 1926 – December 26, 2010
President of the Dominican Republic (1926-2010)
Contemporary era
Guillermo Lasso
b. November 16, 1955
55th President of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023
Contemporary era
Lenín Moreno
b. March 19, 1953
President of Ecuador (2017 - 2021)
Contemporary era
Rafael Correa
b. April 6, 1963
President of Ecuador (2007 - 2017) y Prófugo de la Justicia
Modern era
Alfredo Palacio
January 22, 1939 – May 22, 2025
Ecuadorian physician
Contemporary era
Lucio Gutiérrez
b. March 23, 1957
President of Ecuador (2003 - 2005)
Contemporary era
Adly Mansour
b. December 23, 1945
Egyptian judge and statesman; former interim President of Egypt
Contemporary era
Mohamed Morsi
August 8, 1951 – June 17, 2019
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
Modern era
Hosni Mubarak
May 4, 1928 – February 25, 2020
President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011
Modern era
Sufi Abu Taleb
January 27, 1925 – February 21, 2008
Egyptian politician (1925–2008)
Contemporary era
Sherif Ismail
July 6, 1955 – February 4, 2023
Egyptian politician (1955–2023)
Contemporary era
Ibrahim Mahlab
b. April 12, 1949
Egyptian politician; prime minister (2014-2015)
Modern era
Hazem Al Beblawi
b. October 17, 1936
Former Egyptian Prime minister
Contemporary era
Hesham Qandil
b. September 17, 1962
Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
Modern era
Kamal Ganzouri
January 12, 1933 – March 31, 2021
Former Egyptian Prime minister (1933-2021)
Modern era
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
b. June 18, 1944
President of El Salvador (2014–2019)
Contemporary era
Mauricio Funes
October 18, 1959 – January 21, 2025
President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014