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U.S. Army soldier and General in the Confederate States Army.
A leader of the Chiricahua Apaches, he fought against the Mexican and the U.S. army from 1858 to 1886, when he surrendered to the U.S. army. US army paratroopers, in honor of his bravery, call out his name when parachuting out of a plane.
A Vietnamese communist, he formed the Vietminh, a Communist organization, to fight against the Japanese in world war II. In 1945 he announced the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and continued the fight against foreign occupation, this time by the french, the prewar colonial power. Fighting continued until 1954 when the french were [...]
Dictator of the Soviet Union. Led the Soviet Union in World War II against Nazi Germany.
General and dictator of Chile. General Pinochet was the commander in chief of the Chilean army. In 1973 he led a revolution that deposed the then socialist president salvador Allende. He than declared himself president and remained in power until 1990. He remained as head of the army until 1998, when he was declared senator [...]
He was president of Iraq from 1979 until April 2003 when he was captured by American troops. He was a ruthless dictator who ruled Iraq by terror, and fought two wars, one against Iran which finished in stalemate (1980/1988) and later, in 1990, invaded Kuwait, leading to the first Gulf War.
General and President of Argentina. Peron entered the military school at age 16 and progresses through the ranks of the argentine army, until as Colonel he participated in military coups from 1943 on. In 1946, with the support of labour unions, he was elected president of Argentina. Reelected in 1952 he was deposed by a [...]
Former Russian president (1991-1999). He was the first freely elected president in Russia.
Considered the greatest military leader of all time, guiding his Macedonian and Greek troops to conquer most of the known world.
Arafat was the Palestinian leader and leader of the secular Fatah political party.
He led Germany into the II world war. He was responsible for the holacaust the sistematic liquidation of 6 million jews and others.
He was the most famous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 20ths century and led England in the II World War.
Emperor of the French. He is remembered by many as a military genius.
Fascist dictator of Italy for over 20 years. He lead Italy into World War II.
Famous carthaginian general who fought against Rome in the Punic wars. Crossed the alps into Italy with his army with elephants.
He was the most powerful king of the Huns. His empire stretched from Germany to the Eastern Europe. He fought the Romans, but stopped short of sacking Rome in 452.
As a young girl she had visions from god telling her to recover France from English domination during the 100 years war. At 17 years of age she took command of the french armies obtaining many victories, leading to the coronation of Charles VII as king. Captured by the English she was convicted of heresy [...]
Photographer of “The Associated Press”. He won the pulitzer price for his famous image of American soldiers raising the flag on Iwo Jima in War World II. The picture was taken in February 23, 1945 on Mount Suribachi.
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States of America. His face can be found on the American Twenty Dollar Bill. He was the first president that an assassination attempt was made upon. Prior to his presidency, he was the military governor of Florida, and the commander of the American Forces at the [...]