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[edit] 20th Century post-colonial leaders
I wanted to call this set "Nation builders" (a bit snappier!) but for some people like Mobutu or Papa Doc this might have been something of a misnomer! This list tries to cover all of the major figures from the post-colonial era who arose during and after the decline of imperial powers such as the Britain. Some were great leaders who are now called "father of the nation" while others simply plundered the nation for their own self aggrandisement. Either way, all were important figures in the 20th century. Walkerma 05:18, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- Africa (excluding Middle East)
Nelson MandelaB, already in V0.5- Steve Biko Weak B, includes long lists of song refs & trivia
- Desmond Tutu Decent B
- Jan Smuts Nice B, close to A, just needs more refs
- Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd B, architect of apartheid
- Frederik Willem de Klerk B, could be expanded a bit
- Robert Mugabe Good B, quite extensive
- Nnamdi Azikiwe Short Start - founder of modern Nigerian Nationalism and the first President
- Sani Abacha Start - Major Nigerian dictator
- Milton Obote Longer Start - flawed founding father of independent Uganda.
- Idi Amin B
- Jean-Bédel Bokassa Good Start. Key dictator in the Central African Republic
- Mobutu Sese Seko Very nice B, close to A. He ran Zaire for 32 years.
- Julius Nyerere Short B. "Father of the nation" of Tanzania.
- Jomo Kenyatta Usable Start. Founding father of Kenya.
- Samora Machel Good Start or Short B. First president of independent Mozambique.
- Caribbean
- Michael Manley B, lacks early life info
- Marcus Garvey B+/A, just needs refs to be put inline to be A
- Fidel Castro A
Che GuevaraFA, already in V0.5- François Duvalier ("Papa Doc") Start, but important - his legacy in Haiti is still with us.
- Asia (excluding Middle East)
- Sukarno Good B
- Haji Mohammad Suharto GA
- Ferdinand Marcos Great B, just needs more inline refs to be A
- Jawaharlal Nehru Classed as A, though more inline refs really needed
Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelFA, already in V0.5Mahatma GandhiFA, already in V0.5- Indira Gandhi Good B, Key Indian PM
Muhammad Ali JinnahFA, already in V0.5- Ayub Khan B, needs a bit of a copyedit
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Mao Zedong
- Deng Xiaoping
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Pol Pot
- Bhumibol Adulyadej Longtime King of Thailand, FA
- Middle East
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- David Ben-Gurion
- Golda Meir
- Yaser Arafat
- Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Anwar Al Sadat
- Muammar al-Gaddafi
- Hafez al-Assad
- Saddam Hussein
- Ruhollah Khomeini
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- T. E. Lawrence
- Europe
- South America
