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08-28-2009, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jtur88
I've heard it said that in this hemisphere, there have been four great men, who were able to create a nation at the outset, and also had the skill and talent to administer the government well once they had established it. George Washington, Jose de San Martin, Somon Boliver, and Fidel Castro.
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You forgot José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia who was the first President of the Republic of Paraguay. Compared to him the above leaders you listed had it easy.
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Francia succeeded almost single-handedly in building a strong, prosperous, secure, and independent nation at a time when Paraguay's continued existence as a distinct country seemed unlikely
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Small Paraguay was sandwiched between the giants of Argentina and the Empire of Brazil.
Some information on him:
Paraguay - Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia
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08-30-2009, 05:51 PM
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1. Alexander (and it's not close)
2. Genghis Khan
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08-30-2009, 06:08 PM
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I'm shocked as to no one said, Abraham Lincoln. The man saved the Union and ended slavery.
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08-30-2009, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SilkCity0416
I'm shocked as to no one said, Abraham Lincoln. The man saved the Union and ended slavery.
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Technically he ended slavery in the south, which of course didn't do anything since the south didn't consider themselves part of the union. Slavery in the north was already non-existant. |
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09-01-2009, 02:02 PM
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Don't forget Constantine... he certainly changed the face of the world with his actions some 1700 years ago.
Krishna... certainly has many followers
Churchill Who lead a nation during its darkest hours
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10-05-2009, 04:37 PM
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*i'm looking over a four leaf clover*
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Mrs. Wassail, the former principal at Walteria Elementary in Torrance, CA around 1993.
Kate
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10-05-2009, 06:35 PM
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God.
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10-05-2009, 09:26 PM
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Napoleon Bonaparte. He managed to push back the English, the French peoples' long enemies, the Prussians, and basically expand France's influence and land, and even pushed into Russia! Then when the Russian winter demolished his forces and was eventually forced into exile, he led an uprising and ALMOST did it again!
If that isn't a skillful and brave leader I don't know what is.
The revolutionaries of Japan prior to the Edo period. If it wasn't for them, Japan would likely have become a vassal state to Western powers eager to carve up the island into colonies, since the shogunate shunned technology in preference to the old way of tradition.
The first American colonies who successfully led a guerrilla terrorist war against the British. I think we were the first examples of British territories breaking away from the Empire.
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10-09-2009, 10:18 AM
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Mustafa kemal ataturk
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10-09-2009, 10:19 AM
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The best leader of the world is MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK
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