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The Contemporary Era
Lives within living memory, from world wars to the digital age.
Contemporary era
Alejandro Giammattei
b. March 9, 1956
Former president of Guatemala
Contemporary era
Jimmy Morales
b. March 18, 1969
Comedian and former President of Guatemala
Contemporary era
Otto Pérez Molina
b. December 1, 1950
President of Guatemala (2012-2015)
Contemporary era
Álvaro Colom
June 15, 1951 – January 23, 2023
President of Guatemala (2008-2012)
Contemporary era
Sékouba Konaté
b. June 6, 1964
President of Guinea
Contemporary era
Moussa Dadis Camara
b. December 29, 1964
President of Guinea
Contemporary era
Bernard Goumou
b. October 2, 1960
Politician from Guinea
Contemporary era
Mohamed Béavogui
b. August 15, 1953
Prime minister of Guinea
Contemporary era
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
b. April 15, 1954
Prime Minister of Guinea (2018–2021)
Contemporary era
Mamady Youla
b. November 5, 1961
Guinean politician and economist
Contemporary era
Mohamed Said Fofana
b. 1952
Guinean politician
Contemporary era
Mamadu Ture Kuruma
b. April 26, 1947
Guinea-Bissauan military vice chief of staff and coup leader
Contemporary era
Raimundo Pereira
b. August 28, 1956
President unterine of Guinea-Bissau
Contemporary era
Nuno Nabiam
b. November 17, 1966
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
Contemporary era
Aristides Gomes
b. November 8, 1954
Bissau-Guinean politician
Contemporary era
Faustino Imbali
b. May 1, 1956
Foreign and Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
Contemporary era
Artur Silva
b. 1956
Politician
Contemporary era
David A. Granger
b. July 15, 1945
Guyanese politician
Contemporary era
Donald Ramotar
b. October 22, 1950
President of Guyana, economist
Contemporary era
Bharrat Jagdeo
b. January 23, 1964
President and Prime Minister of Guyana
Contemporary era
Moses Nagamootoo
b. November 30, 1947
Guyanese politician and novelist
Contemporary era
Ariel Henry
b. November 6, 1949
Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949)
Contemporary era
Jovenel Moïse
June 26, 1968 – July 7, 2021
Former President of Haiti
Contemporary era
Jocelerme Privert
b. February 1, 1953
Haitian politician
Contemporary era
Joseph Michel Martelly
b. February 12, 1961
Musician and former President of Haiti
Contemporary era
Joseph Jouthe
b. October 17, 1961
Haitian politician
Contemporary era
Jean-Michel Lapin
b. c. 1950
Haitian politician
Contemporary era
Xiomara Castro
b. September 30, 1959
Honduran politician and businesswoman (born 1959)
Contemporary era
Juan Orlando Hernández
b. October 28, 1968
President of Honduras from 2014 to 2022
Contemporary era
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
b. December 22, 1947
37th President of Honduras (2010–2014)
Contemporary era
Manuel Zelaya
b. September 20, 1952
Honduran politician and businessman (born 1952)
Contemporary era
Ágnes Forsthoffer
b. March 24, 1980
Hungarian politician (born 1980)
Contemporary era
Tamás Sulyok
b. March 24, 1956
Hungarian lawyer, president of Hungary (2024–2026), member of the Hungarian Constitutional Court (2014–2024)
Contemporary era
László Kövér
b. December 29, 1959
Hungarian politician (1959–)
Contemporary era
Katalin Novák
b. September 6, 1977
President of Hungary from 2022 to 2024
Contemporary era
János Áder
b. May 9, 1959
President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022 (born 1959)
Contemporary era
Gordon Bajnai
b. March 5, 1968
Hungarian politician
Contemporary era
Ferenc Gyurcsány
b. June 4, 1961
Prime Minister of Hungary from 2004 to 2009
Contemporary era
Guðni Jóhannesson
b. June 26, 1968
President of Iceland (2016-2024)
Contemporary era
Bjarni Benediktsson
b. January 26, 1970
Icelandic politician
Contemporary era
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
b. February 1, 1976
28th Prime Minister of Iceland
Contemporary era
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
b. April 20, 1962
Prime Minister of Iceland from 2016 to 2017
Contemporary era
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
b. March 12, 1975
Prime minister of Iceland 2013 - 2016
Contemporary era
Ram Nath Kovind
b. October 1, 1945
President of India from 2017 to 2022
Contemporary era
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
b. September 9, 1949
6th President of Indonesia (2004—2014)
Contemporary era
Megawati Soekarnoputri
b. January 23, 1947
5th President of Indonesia (2001—2004) and 8th Vice President of Indonesia (1999—2001)
Contemporary era
Mohammad Mokhber
b. June 26, 1955
Acting President of Iran during 2024
Contemporary era
Ebrahim Raisi
December 14, 1960 – May 19, 2024
President of Iran from 2021 to 2024
Contemporary era
Hassan Rouhani
b. November 12, 1948
President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
Contemporary era
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
b. October 28, 1956
6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
Contemporary era
Barham Salih
b. September 12, 1960
President of Iraq (2018-2022)
Contemporary era
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
b. March 11, 1958
72nd prime minister of Iraq
Contemporary era
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
b. July 5, 1967
Iraqi politician
Contemporary era
Haider Al-Abadi
b. April 25, 1952
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2014 to 2018
Contemporary era
Nouri al-Maliki
b. June 20, 1950
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014
Contemporary era
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
b. March 25, 1947
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2005 to 2006
Contemporary era
Mary McAleese
b. June 27, 1951
8th President of Ireland
Contemporary era
Simon Harris
b. October 17, 1986
Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of Ireland (born 1986)
Contemporary era
Leo Varadkar
b. January 18, 1979
Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020, and from 2022 to 2024.
Contemporary era
Enda Kenny
b. April 24, 1951
Irish poliitician (* 1951)