they made history yeah we are together
defending all that to freemen is deaf
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at 10 influential
political leaders of the last century
people have got to know whether or not
their presidents a crook well I’m not a
crook
I earned everything I’ve got for this
list we’re going in chronological order
from 1910 to 2010 and choosing one
political leader per decade we’ve
limited ourselves to one figure per
country and have based our choice on an
individual who has had significant
impact on politics and history the 1910s
Vladimir Lenin Russia after founding the
Bolsheviks faction of the Marxist
Russian social democratic party
Lenin was instrumental in overthrowing
Russia’s provisional government during
the 1917 October Revolution as leader of
the first constitutionally socialist
state Lenin put in place numerous
political and economic reforms that
forever changed the Russian socialist
Federative Soviet republic though
considered a dictator the former premier
of the Soviet Union left a lasting
impact on communism and history the
1920s Mahatma Gandhi India Gandhi
observed much racial discrimination
while working as a lawyer in South
Africa this inspired him to lead his
fellow Indians in nonviolent campaigns
and protests to improve their rights and
freedoms when he was the head of the
Indian National Congress in the early
1920s while it took several decades
India’s independence from Britain was
eventually achieved due to Gandhi’s
efforts and determination the 1930s
Adolf Hitler Germany following the Nazis
failed 1923 coup attempt Hitler got
another chance to spread his German
nationalism as well as his
anti-capitalist anti-communist and
anti-semitic views he was named
Chancellor of Germany’s coalition
government in 1933 as leader of the
Third Reich the dictator ruled over a
totalitarian state and established
concentration camp
for the opposition he then triggered
World War two when Germany and the
Soviet Union invaded Poland in 1939 the
1940s Winston Churchill the United
Kingdom while he made some questionable
World War one decisions the British
bulldog redeemed himself during the
second world war with his invaluable
leadership skills as Prime Minister
Churchill motivated the British people
to keep fighting the Nazis it was thanks
to his willpower and his formation of
the grand alliance with United States
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin that
the war was finally brought to an end
what kind of a people do they think we
are is it possible they do not realize
that we shall never cease to persevere
against them until they have been taught
a lesson which they and the world will
never forget the 1950s Kim il-sung North
Korea Kim had only been North Korea’s
premier for a few years when the first
statues of him appeared in 1950 the
great leader led the invasion of South
Korea which resulted in over 1 million
deaths within three years while he tried
to help North Korea’s economy the
communist leader also established a
strong military presence prison camps
and the use of executions during his
rule his autocratic government helped
pave the way for his future presidency
the 1960s Fidel Castro Cuba with Castro
as Prime Minister the 60s saw Cuba
become a socialist state and build ties
with the Soviet Union after the American
funded Bay of Pigs invasion failed
Castro strengthened his Marxist Leninist
beliefs and communist policies which
spurred the next year’s Cuban Missile
Crisis despite his regimes repression of
the opposition its anti-imperialism
and revolutionary action Castro also
helped increase Cuba’s global influence
kick Kong boom bap en escuelas
all that compel el movimiento
evolutionary oh hey the 1970s Mao
tse-tung China as founder of the
People’s Republic of China
Chairman Mao planned to modernize his
one-party socialist state and
nationalize its industries through the
Great Leap Forward when that failed he
launched the Cultural Revolution hoping
to reinforce his power spread communism
and remove dissidents while his health
deteriorated in the 70s the period
marked the transition between Mao’s
China and the China of today which
continues to experience massive economic
growth the 1980s Ruhollah Khomeini Iran
after leading the coup d’etat against
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during the
Iranian Revolution Ayatollah Khomeini
became Iran’s supreme leader political
and religious power was so great that
Iraq invaded the country hoping to
prevent his Islamic Revolution later
that decade
Khomeini ensured his leadership was
secured by executing thousands of
political prisoners
he further championed the Islamic cause
by requesting Salman Rushdie’s death
after Muslims accused the author of
blasphemy the 1990s Nelson Mandela South
Africa following 27 years in jail for
his anti-apartheid views Mandela was
finally released in 1990 as South
African this is the time for us to speak
of what is best for the future of our
country he then helped end apartheid in
South Africa as president of the African
National Congress and thanks to the
country’s first democratic and
multiracial elections he eventually
became the first black South African
president while he focused on rebuilding
the economy uniting citizens and
investigating human rights abuses he
also brought his country onto the world
stage never and never again shall it be
that this beautiful land will again
experience the oppression of one by
another the 2000s george w bush
states of america following in his
father’s footsteps w became the 43rd
President of the United States the
former Texas governor concentrated on
tax cuts socially conservative
initiatives and education reform but it
was 9/11 and his global war on terrorism
that really marked his presidency the
United States hunt down and punish those
responsible for these cowardly acts
despite this controversial move Bush was
elected for a second term and was put to
the test with events like Hurricane
Katrina and a lengthy recession do you
agree with our list who do you think are
the most influential political leaders
of the last century be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com for more entertaining
top 10s advancetrac Enya long live the
cause of freedom god save the king
defending all that to freemen is deaf
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at 10 influential
political leaders of the last century
people have got to know whether or not
their presidents a crook well I’m not a
crook
I earned everything I’ve got for this
list we’re going in chronological order
from 1910 to 2010 and choosing one
political leader per decade we’ve
limited ourselves to one figure per
country and have based our choice on an
individual who has had significant
impact on politics and history the 1910s
Vladimir Lenin Russia after founding the
Bolsheviks faction of the Marxist
Russian social democratic party
Lenin was instrumental in overthrowing
Russia’s provisional government during
the 1917 October Revolution as leader of
the first constitutionally socialist
state Lenin put in place numerous
political and economic reforms that
forever changed the Russian socialist
Federative Soviet republic though
considered a dictator the former premier
of the Soviet Union left a lasting
impact on communism and history the
1920s Mahatma Gandhi India Gandhi
observed much racial discrimination
while working as a lawyer in South
Africa this inspired him to lead his
fellow Indians in nonviolent campaigns
and protests to improve their rights and
freedoms when he was the head of the
Indian National Congress in the early
1920s while it took several decades
India’s independence from Britain was
eventually achieved due to Gandhi’s
efforts and determination the 1930s
Adolf Hitler Germany following the Nazis
failed 1923 coup attempt Hitler got
another chance to spread his German
nationalism as well as his
anti-capitalist anti-communist and
anti-semitic views he was named
Chancellor of Germany’s coalition
government in 1933 as leader of the
Third Reich the dictator ruled over a
totalitarian state and established
concentration camp
for the opposition he then triggered
World War two when Germany and the
Soviet Union invaded Poland in 1939 the
1940s Winston Churchill the United
Kingdom while he made some questionable
World War one decisions the British
bulldog redeemed himself during the
second world war with his invaluable
leadership skills as Prime Minister
Churchill motivated the British people
to keep fighting the Nazis it was thanks
to his willpower and his formation of
the grand alliance with United States
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin that
the war was finally brought to an end
what kind of a people do they think we
are is it possible they do not realize
that we shall never cease to persevere
against them until they have been taught
a lesson which they and the world will
never forget the 1950s Kim il-sung North
Korea Kim had only been North Korea’s
premier for a few years when the first
statues of him appeared in 1950 the
great leader led the invasion of South
Korea which resulted in over 1 million
deaths within three years while he tried
to help North Korea’s economy the
communist leader also established a
strong military presence prison camps
and the use of executions during his
rule his autocratic government helped
pave the way for his future presidency
the 1960s Fidel Castro Cuba with Castro
as Prime Minister the 60s saw Cuba
become a socialist state and build ties
with the Soviet Union after the American
funded Bay of Pigs invasion failed
Castro strengthened his Marxist Leninist
beliefs and communist policies which
spurred the next year’s Cuban Missile
Crisis despite his regimes repression of
the opposition its anti-imperialism
and revolutionary action Castro also
helped increase Cuba’s global influence
kick Kong boom bap en escuelas
all that compel el movimiento
evolutionary oh hey the 1970s Mao
tse-tung China as founder of the
People’s Republic of China
Chairman Mao planned to modernize his
one-party socialist state and
nationalize its industries through the
Great Leap Forward when that failed he
launched the Cultural Revolution hoping
to reinforce his power spread communism
and remove dissidents while his health
deteriorated in the 70s the period
marked the transition between Mao’s
China and the China of today which
continues to experience massive economic
growth the 1980s Ruhollah Khomeini Iran
after leading the coup d’etat against
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during the
Iranian Revolution Ayatollah Khomeini
became Iran’s supreme leader political
and religious power was so great that
Iraq invaded the country hoping to
prevent his Islamic Revolution later
that decade
Khomeini ensured his leadership was
secured by executing thousands of
political prisoners
he further championed the Islamic cause
by requesting Salman Rushdie’s death
after Muslims accused the author of
blasphemy the 1990s Nelson Mandela South
Africa following 27 years in jail for
his anti-apartheid views Mandela was
finally released in 1990 as South
African this is the time for us to speak
of what is best for the future of our
country he then helped end apartheid in
South Africa as president of the African
National Congress and thanks to the
country’s first democratic and
multiracial elections he eventually
became the first black South African
president while he focused on rebuilding
the economy uniting citizens and
investigating human rights abuses he
also brought his country onto the world
stage never and never again shall it be
that this beautiful land will again
experience the oppression of one by
another the 2000s george w bush
states of america following in his
father’s footsteps w became the 43rd
President of the United States the
former Texas governor concentrated on
tax cuts socially conservative
initiatives and education reform but it
was 9/11 and his global war on terrorism
that really marked his presidency the
United States hunt down and punish those
responsible for these cowardly acts
despite this controversial move Bush was
elected for a second term and was put to
the test with events like Hurricane
Katrina and a lengthy recession do you
agree with our list who do you think are
the most influential political leaders
of the last century be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com for more entertaining
top 10s advancetrac Enya long live the
cause of freedom god save the king
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