Which countries/regions are these leaders associated with? |
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 Rafael Trujillo. Ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961.
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| 40. |
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 Tanzania. First President of Tanzania, and previously Tanganyika, from the country's founding in 1964 until his retirement in 1985.
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| 39. |
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 Thailand. Current King of Thailand.
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| 38. |
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 Ghana. One of the most influential Pan-Africanists of the 20th century, served as the founder, and first President of Ghana.
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| 37. |
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 Pakistan. Leader of the All India Muslim League who founded Pakistan and served as its first Governor-General.
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| 36. |
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 Indonesia. He was the first President of Indonesia.
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| 35. |
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 Swaziland. King of Swaziland, and head of the Swazi Royal Family.
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| 34. |
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 Bangladesh. Served as the first President and later became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
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| 33. |
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 Namibia. First President of Namibia. He was inaugurated in 1990 and was subsequently re-elected in 1994 and 1999, serving until 2005.
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| 32. |
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 Iran. Political leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
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| 31. |
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 Zimbabwe. He has been the head of government in Zimbabwe since 1980, first as Prime Minister and later as first executive President.
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| 30. |
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 Jordan. King of Jordan from 1952 - 1999.
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| 29. |
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 Libya. de facto leader of Libya since 1969.
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| 28. |
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 Czechoslovakia. Famous for his attempt to reform the Communist regime (Prague Spring).
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| 27. |
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 (West) Germany. Chancellor of West Germany 1969 1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1964 1987.
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| 26. |
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 Chile. Was President of Chile from November 1970 until his suicide during the coup d'ιtat of September 11, 1973.
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| 25. |
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 North Korea. Leader of North Korea since 1994.
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| 24. |
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 Syria. President of Syria from 1971 - 2000.
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| 23. |
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 China. Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in January 1976, and China's foreign minister from 1949 to 1958.
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| 22. |
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 Poland. President of Poland from 1990 to 1995.
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| 21. |
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 The Philippines. Philippine senator and a leading oppositionist to the autocratic rule of Ferdinand Marcos.
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| 20. |
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 Vietnam. Prime Minister (19461955) and President (19551969) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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| 19. |
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 Egypt. Third President of Egypt, serving from October 15, 1970 until his assassination.
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| 18. |
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 The first Prime Minister (19631964) and President (19641978) of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation.
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| 17. |
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 Albania. Was the leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Communist Albanian Party of Labour. He was also Prime Minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1953.
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 Ethiopia. de jure Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 and de facto from 1916 to 1936 and 1941 to 1974.
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| 15. |
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 Yugoslavia. Leader of the Second Yugoslavia, which lasted from 1943 until 1991.
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| 14. |
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 Portugal. Prime Minister and Dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968
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| 13. |
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 Singapore. Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
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| 12. |
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 South Africa. last State President of Apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994.
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| 11. |
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo. First elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after he helped to win its independence from Belgium in June 1960.
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| 10. |
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 Mexico. President of Mexico from 1917 - 1920.
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| 9. |
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 Kenya. President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.
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| 8. |
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 Cambodia. King of Cambodia until his abdication on October 7, 2004, is now "King-Father of Cambodia".
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| 7. |
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 Czechoslovakia. He was the ninth and last President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003).
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 Bulgaria. Communist leader of Bulgaria from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989.
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 Uganda. President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979.
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 Malaysia. Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003.
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| 3. |
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 Argentina. Elected three times as President of Argentina and serving from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974.
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| 2. |
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 Indonesia. The long-reigning President of Indonesia, holding the office from 1967 to 1998.
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 Iran. Monarch of Iran from September 16, 1941 until the Iranian Revolution on February 11, 1979.
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