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The Contemporary Era
Lives within living memory, from world wars to the digital age.
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
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
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)
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
Carlos Alvarado Quesada
b. January 14, 1980
President of Costa Rica (2018-2022)
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
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
Contemporary era
Zlatko Tomčić
b. July 10, 1945
Croatian politician (born 1945)
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
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)
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
Contemporary era
Eddy Kapend
b. 1960
Congolese military personnel
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
Contemporary era
Eliud Williams
b. August 21, 1948
President of Dominica
Contemporary era
Pierre Charles
June 30, 1954 – January 6, 2004
Dominican politician (1954-2004)
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
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
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
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)
Contemporary era
Hesham Qandil
b. September 17, 1962
Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
Contemporary era
Mauricio Funes
October 18, 1959 – January 21, 2025
President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014
Contemporary era
Antonio Saca
b. March 9, 1965
Salvadoran politician
Contemporary era
Francisco Flores
October 17, 1959 – January 30, 2016
President of El Salvador (1959-2016)
Contemporary era
Armando Calderón Sol
June 24, 1948 – October 9, 2017
President of El Salvador (1948-2017)
Contemporary era
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
b. April 21, 1949
Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016-present)
Contemporary era
Vicente Ehate Tomi
b. 1968
Equatorial Guinea politician
Contemporary era
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
b. 1961
Equatoguinean politician