Leaders & Statesmen
Rulers, presidents, and reformers who steered nations.
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Modern era
Norodom Ranariddh
January 2, 1944 – November 28, 2021
Cambodian politician (1944–2021)
Modern era
Chan Sy
1932 – December 26, 1984
Cambodian politician (1932-1984)
Modern era
Pen Sovan
April 15, 1936 – October 29, 2016
Prime Minister of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea (1936-2016)
Modern era
Ahmadou Ahidjo
August 24, 1924 – November 30, 1989
President of Cameroon (1924-1989)
Contemporary era
Philémon Yang
b. June 14, 1947
Cameroonian politician, former Prime minister of Cameroon
Contemporary era
Ephraïm Inoni
b. August 16, 1947
Prime Minister of Cameroon
Modern era
Peter Mafany Musonge
b. December 3, 1942
Cameroonian politician
Modern era
Simon Achidi Achu
November 5, 1934 – May 4, 2021
Cameroonian politician
Modern era
Sadou Hayatou
February 15, 1942 – August 1, 2019
Prime Minister of Cameroon (1942-2019)
Modern era
George V
June 3, 1865 – January 20, 1936
King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
Modern era
Edward VII
November 9, 1841 – May 6, 1910
King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
Contemporary era
Stephen Harper
b. April 30, 1959
22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015
Modern era
Paul Martin
b. August 28, 1938
Prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006
Modern era
Jean Chrétien
b. January 11, 1934
Prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003
Contemporary era
Kim Campbell
b. March 10, 1947
19th Prime Minister of Canada in 1993
Contemporary era
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
b. October 20, 1950
Cape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde
Modern era
Pedro Pires
b. April 29, 1934
Cape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde
Modern era
Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro
February 16, 1944 – September 16, 2016
Cape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde (1944-2016)
Modern era
Aristides Pereira
November 17, 1923 – September 22, 2011
Cape Verdean politician, and first president of Cape Verde (1923-2011)
Contemporary era
Ulisses Correia e Silva
b. June 4, 1962
Cape Verdean politician
Contemporary era
Gualberto do Rosário
b. October 12, 1950
Cape Verdean politician and former prime minister of Cape Verde
Contemporary era
Carlos Veiga
b. October 21, 1949
Cape Verdean politician
Contemporary era
Catherine Samba-Panza
b. June 26, 1954
Central African politician
Contemporary era
Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet
b. May 23, 1972
Central African politician
Contemporary era
Michel Djotodia
b. 1949
Central African politician and military leader
Contemporary era
François Bozizé
b. October 14, 1946
6th President of the Central African Republic
Modern era
Ange-Félix Patassé
January 25, 1937 – April 5, 2011
Former President of the Central African Republic (1937-2011)
Contemporary era
Henri-Marie Dondra
b. August 14, 1966
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Contemporary era
Firmin Ngrébada
b. May 24, 1968
Central African Republic politician
Contemporary era
Simplice Sarandji
b. April 4, 1955
Central African politician
Contemporary era
Mahamat Kamoun
b. November 13, 1961
Central African politician
Modern era
Hissène Habré
August 13, 1942 – August 24, 2021
5th president of Chad
Modern era
Goukouni Oueddei
b. 1942
Chadian politician
Modern era
Lol Mahamat Choua
June 15, 1939 – September 15, 2019
Chadian politician (1939-2019)
Modern era
François Tombalbaye
June 15, 1918 – April 13, 1975
President of Chad (1918–1975)
Contemporary era
Sebastián Piñera
December 1, 1949 – February 6, 2024
Chilean entrepreneur and politician (1949–2024)
Contemporary era
Michelle Bachelet
b. September 29, 1951
President of Chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018)
Modern era
Ricardo Lagos
b. March 2, 1938
Chilean politician, president of Chile from 2000 to 2006
Modern era
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
b. June 24, 1942
President of Chile from 1994 to 2000
Contemporary era
Iván Duque
b. August 1, 1976
33rd President of Colombia 2018–2022
Contemporary era
Juan Manuel Santos
b. August 10, 1951
President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018
Contemporary era
Álvaro Uribe Vélez
b. July 4, 1952
39.º President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010
Contemporary era
Andrés Pastrana Arango
b. August 17, 1954
President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002
Contemporary era
Moustadroine Abdou
b. June 14, 1969
Politician
Contemporary era
Ikililou Dhoinine
b. August 14, 1962
Comoros president
Contemporary era
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
b. June 5, 1958
Former President of Comoros
Contemporary era
Hamada Madi
b. 1965
President of Comoros; Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission
Contemporary era
Luis Guillermo Solís
b. April 25, 1958
Costa Rican 47th president
Contemporary era
Laura Chinchilla
b. March 28, 1959
46th President of Costa Rica
Modern era
Óscar Arias Sánchez
b. September 13, 1941
President of Costa Rica (1986–1990, 2006–2010)
Modern era
Abel Pacheco
b. December 22, 1933
President of Costa Rica (2002-2006)
Contemporary era
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
b. April 29, 1968
Croatian politician and diplomat
Contemporary era
Ivo Josipović
b. August 28, 1957
Croatian politician, third President of Croatia
Modern era
Stjepan Mesić
b. December 24, 1934
2nd President of the Republic of Croatia
Contemporary era
Zlatko Tomčić
b. July 10, 1945
Croatian politician (born 1945)
Modern era
Vlatko Pavletić
December 2, 1930 – September 19, 2007
Croatian politician (1930–2007)
Contemporary era
Tihomir Orešković
b. January 1, 1966
Croatian-Canadian entrepreneur and politician
Contemporary era
Jadranka Kosor
b. July 1, 1953
Croatian politician
Contemporary era
Ivo Sanader
b. June 8, 1953
Croatian politician, former Prime Minister
Modern era
Ivica Račan
February 24, 1944 – April 29, 2007
7th Prime Minister of Croatia (1944–2007)