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Politician Biographies
Every archived life recorded as politician, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Medieval era
Suryavarman II
1094 – 1150
Cambodian king (1094-1150)
Modern era
Norodom Sihanouk
October 31, 1922 – October 15, 2012
Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012)
Medieval era
Gajah Mada
1290 – 1364
Prime minister of the Majapahit Empire (1290-1364)
Early Modern era
Diponegoro
November 11, 1785 – January 8, 1855
Javanese prince who opposed Dutch colonialism during the Java War (1825-1830)
Modern era
Mohammad Hatta
August 12, 1902 – March 14, 1980
1st vice president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1956 (1902–1980)
Modern era
Ki Hajar Dewantara
May 2, 1889 – April 28, 1959
Indonesian educator, activist (1889-1959)
Modern era
Emilio Aguinaldo
March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964
President of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902
Modern era
Gregorio del Pilar
November 14, 1875 – December 2, 1899
Filipino general and politician (1875-99)
Modern era
Manuel Quezon
August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944
President of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944
Modern era
Ramon Magsaysay
August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957
President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957
Medieval era
Parameswara
1344 – 1414
The first king who established the state of Malacca
Modern era
Tunku Abdul Rahman
February 8, 1903 – December 6, 1990
First Prime Minister of Malaysia (1903-1990)
Medieval era
David the Builder
1073 – January 24, 1125
King of Georgia (1073-1125)
Modern era
Ilia Chavchavadze
October 27, 1837 – August 30, 1907
Georgian public figure and writer; a saint of Georgian Orthodox Church (1837-1907)
Modern era
Amir Kabir
1807 – January 9, 1852
Prime Minister of Iran (1807-1852)
Modern era
Mohammad Mosaddegh
May 19, 1882 – March 5, 1967
Former Prime Minister of Iran (1882–1967)
Modern era
Halide Edib Adivar
June 11, 1884 – January 9, 1964
Turkish social reformer and statesperson (1884–1964)
Modern era
Faisal I of Iraq
May 20, 1885 – September 7, 1933
1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933
Medieval era
Arwa al-Sulayhi
1048 – 1138
Yemeni queen and ruler (c. 1048–1138)
Modern era
Ahmed Orabi
March 31, 1841 – September 21, 1911
Egyptian army officer and revolutionary (1841–1911)
Modern era
Saad Zaghloul
1858 – August 23, 1927
Prime Minister of Egypt (1859–1927)
Modern era
Hoda Shaarawi
June 23, 1879 – December 12, 1947
Egyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947)
Modern era
Abd el-Krim
January 12, 1882 – February 6, 1963
War leader and president of the Rif Republic from 1921 to 1926
Modern era
Emir Abdelkader
September 6, 1808 – May 26, 1883
Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)
Modern era
Habib Bourguiba
August 3, 1903 – April 6, 2000
Tunisian politician (1903–2000)
Modern era
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi
August 12, 1844 – June 22, 1885
Religious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi (1844-1885)
Modern era
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
April 7, 1856 – December 21, 1920
Emir of Diiriye Guure and his Dervish Kingdom (1856-1920)
Modern era
Tewodros II
1818 – April 13, 1868
Emperor of Ethiopia (1818–1868)
Modern era
Taytu Betul
1851 – February 11, 1918
Ethiopian Empress Consort (1851-1918)
Early Modern era
Jose Maria Morelos
September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815
Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)
Early Modern era
Francisco Morazan
October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842
President of Federal Republic of Central America (1830-1839)
Early Modern era
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
September 20, 1758 – October 17, 1806
Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)
Early Modern era
Henri Christophe
October 6, 1767 – October 8, 1820
President and King of North Haiti (1767–1820)
Modern era
Juan Pablo Duarte
January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876
Presidente y libertador of the Dominican Republic (1813-1876)
Early Modern era
Francisco de Paula Santander
April 2, 1792 – March 6, 1840
Colombian military and political leader (1792-1840)
Early Modern era
Francisco de Miranda
March 28, 1750 – July 14, 1816
Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)
Early Modern era
Manuela Saenz
December 27, 1797 – November 23, 1856
Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine (1797-1856)
Early Modern era
Tupac Amaru II
March 10, 1738 – May 18, 1781
Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781)
Early Modern era
Manuel Belgrano
June 3, 1770 – June 20, 1820
Argentine politician and military leader
Modern era
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888
Argentinian politician and writer (1811-1888)
Early Modern era
Jose Artigas
June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850
Uruguayan military leader during the War for Independence
Modern era
Louis Riel
October 22, 1844 – November 16, 1885
Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885)
Modern era
Eddie Mabo
June 29, 1936 – January 21, 1992
Indigenous Australian activist (1936–1992)
Modern era
Apirana Ngata
July 3, 1874 – July 14, 1950
New Zealand politician and lawyer (1874-1950)
Edward the Confessor
d. January 5, 1066
Anglo-Saxon King of England from 1042 to 1066
Medieval era
Henry III of England
October 1, 1207 – November 16, 1272
King of England from 1216 to 1272
Medieval era
Henry VI of England
December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471
King of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471, disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453
Medieval era
Margaret of Anjou
March 23, 1430 – August 25, 1482
15th-century English royal consort (1430-1482)
Medieval era
Edward V of England
b. November 2, 1470
King of England in 1483 (1470-1483)
Medieval era
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
November 22, 1428 – April 14, 1471
Jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury (1428-1471)
Medieval era
Owain Glyndwr
1359 – 1416
Welsh rebel and pretender (died c. 1416)
Medieval era
Edgar the Peaceful
943 CE – July 8, 975 CE
King of the English (r. 959–975)
Medieval era
John of Gaunt
June 24, 1340 – February 3, 1399
English magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399)
Medieval era
Piers Gaveston
1284 – June 19, 1312
Favourite of King Edward II of England (1284-1312)
Medieval era
Gerald of Wales
1146 – c. 1220
Medieval clergyman and historian
Medieval era
Charles V of France
January 21, 1338 – September 16, 1380
King of France from 1364 to 1380 (1338–1380)
Medieval era
Louis XI of France
July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483
King of France from 1461 to 1483 (1423–1483)
Medieval era
Philip the Bold
January 17, 1342 – April 27, 1404
Duke of Burgundy (1342-1404)
Medieval era
Charles the Bold
November 10, 1433 – January 5, 1477
Last Valois Duke of Burgundy (1433-1477)
Medieval era
James I of Aragon
February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276
King of Aragon (1208–1276)