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Military personnel Biographies
Every archived life recorded as military personnel, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Bajram Begaj
b. March 20, 1967
President of Albania
Contemporary era
João Lourenço
b. March 5, 1954
President of Angola since 2017
Contemporary era
Mahamat Déby
b. April 4, 1984
Military leader of Chad since 2021
Contemporary era
Idriss Déby
June 18, 1952 – April 20, 2021
Chadian former president (1952–2021)
Contemporary era
Azali Assoumani
b. January 1, 1959
President of Comoros
Contemporary era
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
b. March 3, 1975
President of Gabon since 2023
Contemporary era
Mamady Doumbouya
b. December 5, 1984
Guinean military officer and politician (1980-)
Contemporary era
Mark Phillips
b. October 5, 1961
Guyanese politician and retired military officer
Contemporary era
Benjamin Netanyahu
b. October 21, 1949
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Contemporary era
Frederik X of Denmark
b. May 26, 1968
King of Denmark since 2024
Contemporary era
Michael Randrianirina
b. August 23, 1973
Malagasy military officer and president of Madagascar since 2025
Contemporary era
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
b. December 31, 1956
Mauritanian retired general and politician; President of Mauritania (2019–present)
Contemporary era
Myint Swe
May 24, 1951 – August 7, 2025
Army officer and former Acting President of Myanmar (1951–2025)
Contemporary era
Min Aung Hlaing
b. July 3, 1956
11th President of Myanmar
Contemporary era
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
b. December 11, 1954
Nepalese politician and former prime minister
Contemporary era
Abdourahamane Tiani
b. 1961
Nigerien army general and commander of the Nigerien presidential guard
Contemporary era
Salva Kiir Mayardit
b. September 13, 1951
President of South Sudan since 2011
Contemporary era
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
b. July 11, 1960
President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
Modern era
Yoweri Museveni
b. August 15, 1944
President of Uganda since 1986
Modern era
Alfred Moisiu
b. December 1, 1929
Albanian general and politician; former President of Albania (born 1929)
Modern era
Liamine Zéroual
July 3, 1941 – March 28, 2026
President of Algeria (1941 - 2026)
Modern era
Ali Kafi
October 7, 1928 – April 16, 2013
Algerian politician (1928-2013)
Contemporary era
Serzh Sargsyan
b. June 30, 1954
Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia
Contemporary era
Hovik Abrahamyan
b. January 24, 1958
Armenian politician
Modern era
Kurt Waldheim
December 21, 1918 – June 14, 2007
Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007)
Contemporary era
Surat Huseynov
February 12, 1959 – July 31, 2023
Azerbaijani colonel and politician (1959–2023)
Modern era
Albert I of Belgium
April 8, 1875 – February 17, 1934
King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934)
Modern era
Mathieu Kérékou
September 2, 1933 – October 14, 2015
Politician (1933-2015)
Contemporary era
Abdul Rab al-Shadadi
c. 2000 – October 7, 2016
Yemeni general (1963–2016)
Modern era
Víctor Suanzes Pardo
b. 1936
Spanish military personnel
Modern era
Agustín Quesada Gómez
1931 – March 13, 2020
Spanish military personnel
Early Modern era
Jean Cavalier
November 28, 1681 – May 17, 1740
Camisard rebel leader, Governor of Jersey
Contemporary era
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
b. January 2, 1981
Burkinabé military officer and president (January–September 2022)
Contemporary era
Gilbert Diendéré
b. 1960
Burkinabé military officer
Contemporary era
Pierre Buyoya
November 24, 1949 – December 17, 2020
Burundian politician, former president of Burundi (1949–2020)
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
Hissène Habré
August 13, 1942 – August 24, 2021
5th president of Chad
Modern era
Raúl Castro
b. June 3, 1931
Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
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
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
Hosni Mubarak
May 4, 1928 – February 25, 2020
President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011
Modern era
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
December 28, 1924 – December 15, 2018
Former Ethiopian President (1924-2018)
Contemporary era
Meles Zenawi
May 8, 1955 – August 20, 2012
Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)
Modern era
Omar Bongo
December 30, 1935 – June 8, 2009
Gabonese politician (1935–2009)
Contemporary era
Jerry Rawlings
June 22, 1947 – November 12, 2020
Fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)
Contemporary era
Moussa Dadis Camara
b. December 29, 1964
President of Guinea
Modern era
Lansana Conté
November 30, 1934 – December 22, 2008
Second President of Guinea (1934–2008)
Contemporary era
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
b. September 9, 1949
6th President of Indonesia (2004—2014)
Modern era
Hirohito
April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
Modern era
Emperor Taishō
August 31, 1879 – December 25, 1926
Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926
Modern era
Talal I of Jordan
February 26, 1909 – July 7, 1972
King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952
Early Modern era
William II of the Netherlands
December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849)
Contemporary era
Hashim Thaçi
b. April 24, 1968
Kosovo politician
Modern era
Khamtai Siphandone
February 8, 1924 – April 2, 2025
Former Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1924–2025)
Contemporary era
Bah Ndaw
b. August 23, 1950
President of Mali
Contemporary era
Amadou Sanogo
b. November 30, 1972
Malian military officer
Contemporary era
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
b. December 20, 1956
President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019
Modern era
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
b. November 28, 1941
President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005