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Trade unionist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as trade unionist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Evo Morales
b. October 26, 1959
President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019
Modern era
Mahendra Chaudhry
b. February 9, 1942
Prime Minister of Fiji (1999-2000)
Contemporary era
Antti Rinne
b. November 3, 1962
45th Prime Minister of Finland
Modern era
Florizel Glasspole
September 25, 1909 – November 25, 2000
Jamaican politician (1909-2000)
Modern era
Wim Kok
September 29, 1938 – October 20, 2018
Dutch politician (1938–2018)
Contemporary era
Inga Ruginienė
b. May 24, 1981
Lithuanian politician (LSDP) and Prime Minister
Modern era
Lech Walesa
b. September 29, 1943
President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943)
Modern era
David Ben-Gurion
October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973
Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) - (born1886–1973)
Modern era
Eva Peron
May 7, 1919 – July 26, 1952
Argentine actress and politician (1919–1952)
Modern era
Bayard Rustin
March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987
American civil rights activist (1912–1987)
Modern era
Cesar Chavez
March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993
Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist (1927–1993)
Modern era
Dolores Huerta
b. April 10, 1930
American labor leader
Modern era
Mother Jones
May 1, 1830 – November 30, 1930
Irish-born American labor and community organizer (1837–1930)
Contemporary era
Steve Biko
December 18, 1946 – September 12, 1977
South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)
Modern era
Komaram Bheem
October 22, 1901 – October 19, 1940
Indian tribal leader (1901-1940)
Modern era
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
September 5, 1872 – November 18, 1936
Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, entrepreneur and writer (1872–1936)
Modern era
Minhaj Barna
1923 – January 15, 2011
Pakistani veteran journalist and trade union leader
Modern era
A. K. Gopalan
October 1, 1904 – March 22, 1977
Indian politician (1904-1977)
Modern era
A. E. Goonesinha
May 1, 1891 – August 1, 1967
Sri Lankan politician (1891-1967)
Contemporary era
Lula da Silva
b. October 27, 1945
President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023
Modern era
Chico Mendes
December 15, 1944 – December 22, 1988
Brazilian trade union leader and environmentalist (1944–1988)
Modern era
Bela Lugosi
October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956
Hungarian-American actor (1882–1956)