I still have a dream it is a dream
deeply rooted in the American dream
their lives shaped the world and their
deaths saddened it I fully realized that
a person who stands for what I stand for
an activist gay activist becomes the
target or the potential target for
somebody who is insecure terrified
afraid or very disturbed themselves
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
political figures who died too soon for
this list we’ve chosen political figures
who died abruptly at a young age number
10 Harvey Milk the reason for all this
merriment and gaiety be pardon the pun
there’s a man standing to my right
gays supervisor elected in San Francisco
his name is Harvey Milk one of the first
openly gay people to win political
office in America it was milks spirit of
inclusion that won him the allegiance of
not only the LGBT community but also the
world why am i homosexual if I’m a daddy
by roma I should have been a hen a
second and no offense meant but if
teachers of your affection as role
models that be a lot of nuns running
around the streets today
living his life in the closet until he
was approaching middle-age his position
in politics may have been relatively
minor in comparison to others on this
list but his life galvanized a movement
that’s still strong today and all the
bigots out there no matter how hard you
try you can never erase those words from
the declaration
oh shit
gunned down in 1978 by political enemy
dan white milk was introduced to a new
generation by the Sean Penn biopic and
today remains a beloved figure thousands
and thousands of people
and that feeling of such loss having
lost someone who was so important and
something you know Harvey stood for
something more than just him number nine
Eva Peron they knew her is the wife of
this strongman president Juan Peron they
knew that she was of power behind his
dictatorship an aspiring actress Eva
Duarte met Colonel Juan Peron and the
trajectory of her life was forever
changed a year after the two were
married her new husband was elected
president of Argentina
as the new first lady she fought for the
women of Argentina to gain the vote she
went so far as to found the country’s
first female political party that was
taken seriously although she ran for the
vice presidency her unsuccessful fight
against cancer forced her to withdraw
though her untimely death ended her
political aspirations eva peron’s
posthumous fame grew when she became the
subject of the smash musical Evita um to
Tina
and always will be number eight che
guevara many people today may recognize
him from those Rage Against the Machine
t-shirts or that movie they didn’t see
but chaise impact on Cuba cannot be
measured disgusted by the hunger and
disease he saw in South America he came
to see the United States as the enemy
alongside Raul and Fidel Castro he led a
movement to overthrow Cuban dictator
Fulgencio Batista through guerrilla
tactics once their bid for power
succeeded he held many positions in the
new government leaving Cuba in 1965 to
aid other guerrilla movements out to
quash imperialism che was captured and
executed by CIA backed bolivian forces
in 1967 number seven Ahmad Shah Massoud
Massoud spicy eyes stare out from
posters and billboards across
Afghanistan’s capital his faces on buses
and shop windows assassinated two days
before the September 11th attacks this
fierce opponent of the Taliban and all
enemies of Afghanistan’s freedom fell
victim to a targeted suicide bombing
Massoud first came to world prominence
as a leader in the fight against the
Soviet occupation of his land his legacy
is one of unflinching loyalty to his
country and its people with obvious
countries for which our sacrifice bore
fruit should have held themselves
morally responsible for Afghanistan they
should not have abandoned the people of
Afghanistan they should have helped in
bringing peace and rebuilding
Afghanistan but with great regret when
they each achieve their own aims and the
Soviet Union was torn apart everyone
went their own way the leader of the
Northern Alliance he has been declared a
national hero and September 9th is
celebrated as Massoud day this is a
monument to Ahmed Shah Massoud a
monument not just to the man but to the
myth a person who in death is bigger
than he was even in life number 6
Robert Kennedy we have to make an effort
in the United States
we have to make an effort to understand
to go beyond these rather difficult
times though he died before attaining
the presidency he sought Robert
Kennedy’s life should not be
underestimated as a senator and the US
Attorney General under his brother RFK
earned the respect and love of America I
am announcing today my candidacy for the
presidency of the United States Kennedy
was a strong proponent of the civil
rights movement and a strong opponent of
organized crime
he was poised to take a run at the
presidency when he was gunned down at a
campaign stop by Syrian Syrian Delirium
brothers and I realized that he had been
shot people just went nuts Kennedy had
played a crucial role as an advisor in
brother JFK’s presidency and it’s likely
his time in the White House could have
been every bit as revered I do not run
for the presidency merely to oppose any
man
but to propose new policy number five
Martin Luther King jr. I have a dream my
four little children will one day live
in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by
the content of that character arguably
one of the most charismatic figures in
the history of America Kings ability to
lead people of all ages creeds and
colors in the fight against bigotry
changed the complexion of the world
today is be true to what you said on
paper the nonviolent stance he
championed held him apart from peers
like Malcolm X and lent him the moral
high ground murdered before his work was
complete by James Earl Ray his fight was
picked up by the millions of people he
inspired his words live in the hearts
and minds of open-minded people who hear
them to this day somewhere I read of the
freedom of speech somewhere I read of
the freedom of press somewhere I read
that the greatness of America is the
right to protest far right
number four Abraham Lincoln two years
ago I proclaimed these people
emancipated then thence forward and
forever free arguably one of the most
important presidents in United States
history
Lincoln’s leadership during a time of
great turmoil in the country’s history
helped mold the nation he took office
the year the u.s. Civil War began and
was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
the year it ended it seems as if he was
predestined to Shepherd America through
a bloody war his own death a cruel
reminder of the price of such a conflict
doesn’t it strike you as queer that I
who couldn’t cut the head off a chicken
should be cashed into the middle of a
great water with blood flowing all
around but even though his life was cut
short abolishing slavery and maintaining
the Union are amazing accomplishments it
might not have been a need for a civil
rights movement in this country there
might not have been a need for a Martin
Luther King jr. and Lincoln on that been
assassinated the country never learned
what he could do as a president in
peacetime but if it compared to his
achievements in war the world truly lost
out to do all which may achieve and
cherish a just and a lasting peace among
ourselves and with all nations
number-three benazir bhutto I do believe
Pakistan is under increasing threat of
an extremist takeover and to save the
country I believe we must restore
democracy xi prime minister of pakistan
benazir bhutto was a woman who held no
illusions
she knew the politically active life she
led could very well lead to her demise
but she eagerly embraced her choice my
father had a vision of Pakistan as a
democratic and progressive nation my
family is committed to his vision of
we don’t say anything though her legacy
may not be as pristine as some would
like it to be there is no question that
she holds the respect of a multitude of
people including many of her rivals she
was never interested in the moment she
was interested in the light at the end
of the tunnel and history yourself a key
figure in the history of Pakistan and a
symbol of female empowerment the world
over Bhutto was assassinated in 2007 and
I felt that’s what they want to do they
want to lock me up in prison fragment
the Pakistan Peoples Party ensure that
we cannot continue fighting the Iron
Lady of Pakistan as she was known will
not soon be forgotten
number two Alexander the Great we are
not here today as slaves we are here
today as Macedonian freemen this was a
man of such gravity and charisma that he
was able to unite forces behind him to
accrue a vast territory one which could
not be retained for long after his death
at a young age Alexander’s impact on the
world was absolutely immense amassing an
empire that stretched from Greece to
Egypt he is considered by many to be the
greatest military commander in history
it has become difficult to differentiate
the myths of his life from the facts and
to know whether he was simply a war
monger or a brilliant leader but what we
know for sure is that he was beloved by
many and his actions and vision defined
his world if one looks at any great
military commander at any time no one
can match his record
the poem is quite pathetic beside him to
be invincible is something that every
commander aspires to be before we reveal
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions the history of unpunished
violence against our people clearly
indicates that we must be prepared to
defend ourselves or we will continue to
be a defenseless people at the mercy of
a ruthless and violent racist mob but a
twist shock and consternation I believe
that all Canadians have learnt of the
death of mr. Kiera prophet who was so
cowardly assassinated by a band of
murderers we have all evening long been
covering an unfolding story that took a
very very tragic turn with confirmation
from Buckingham Palace tonight that the
world has lost
Princess Diana at age 36 yes
to a Canada where anything is possible
where we all stick together and no one
is left behind number one John F Kennedy
and so my fellow Americans ask not what
your country can do for you ask what you
can do for your country president for
less than three years
JFK held the reins of power in America
during some of the most important years
in its history this government as
promised has maintained the closest
surveillance of the Soviet military
buildup on the island of Cuba his expert
handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis
staved off all-out nuclear war he
championed and promoted the space race
which has given humanity a far greater
understanding of the universe I take
pride in the words ich bin ein de Lima
an extraordinary speaker his address in
Berlin and his inaugural speech inspired
audiences across the country and around
the globe from Dallas Texas the flash
apparently official President Kennedy
died at 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
the world was shocked when he was taken
far too young by an assassin’s bullet
and the controversy over his
assassination continues to this day
this single bullet explanation is the
foundation of the warren commission’s
claim of a lone assassin and once you
conclude the magic bullet could not
create all seven of those wounds you
have to conclude that there was a fourth
shot and a second life
and if there was a second rifleman and
by definition there had to be a
conspiracy do you agree with our list
which political figure do you think died
too soon for more political top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
deeply rooted in the American dream
their lives shaped the world and their
deaths saddened it I fully realized that
a person who stands for what I stand for
an activist gay activist becomes the
target or the potential target for
somebody who is insecure terrified
afraid or very disturbed themselves
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
political figures who died too soon for
this list we’ve chosen political figures
who died abruptly at a young age number
10 Harvey Milk the reason for all this
merriment and gaiety be pardon the pun
there’s a man standing to my right
gays supervisor elected in San Francisco
his name is Harvey Milk one of the first
openly gay people to win political
office in America it was milks spirit of
inclusion that won him the allegiance of
not only the LGBT community but also the
world why am i homosexual if I’m a daddy
by roma I should have been a hen a
second and no offense meant but if
teachers of your affection as role
models that be a lot of nuns running
around the streets today
living his life in the closet until he
was approaching middle-age his position
in politics may have been relatively
minor in comparison to others on this
list but his life galvanized a movement
that’s still strong today and all the
bigots out there no matter how hard you
try you can never erase those words from
the declaration
oh shit
gunned down in 1978 by political enemy
dan white milk was introduced to a new
generation by the Sean Penn biopic and
today remains a beloved figure thousands
and thousands of people
and that feeling of such loss having
lost someone who was so important and
something you know Harvey stood for
something more than just him number nine
Eva Peron they knew her is the wife of
this strongman president Juan Peron they
knew that she was of power behind his
dictatorship an aspiring actress Eva
Duarte met Colonel Juan Peron and the
trajectory of her life was forever
changed a year after the two were
married her new husband was elected
president of Argentina
as the new first lady she fought for the
women of Argentina to gain the vote she
went so far as to found the country’s
first female political party that was
taken seriously although she ran for the
vice presidency her unsuccessful fight
against cancer forced her to withdraw
though her untimely death ended her
political aspirations eva peron’s
posthumous fame grew when she became the
subject of the smash musical Evita um to
Tina
and always will be number eight che
guevara many people today may recognize
him from those Rage Against the Machine
t-shirts or that movie they didn’t see
but chaise impact on Cuba cannot be
measured disgusted by the hunger and
disease he saw in South America he came
to see the United States as the enemy
alongside Raul and Fidel Castro he led a
movement to overthrow Cuban dictator
Fulgencio Batista through guerrilla
tactics once their bid for power
succeeded he held many positions in the
new government leaving Cuba in 1965 to
aid other guerrilla movements out to
quash imperialism che was captured and
executed by CIA backed bolivian forces
in 1967 number seven Ahmad Shah Massoud
Massoud spicy eyes stare out from
posters and billboards across
Afghanistan’s capital his faces on buses
and shop windows assassinated two days
before the September 11th attacks this
fierce opponent of the Taliban and all
enemies of Afghanistan’s freedom fell
victim to a targeted suicide bombing
Massoud first came to world prominence
as a leader in the fight against the
Soviet occupation of his land his legacy
is one of unflinching loyalty to his
country and its people with obvious
countries for which our sacrifice bore
fruit should have held themselves
morally responsible for Afghanistan they
should not have abandoned the people of
Afghanistan they should have helped in
bringing peace and rebuilding
Afghanistan but with great regret when
they each achieve their own aims and the
Soviet Union was torn apart everyone
went their own way the leader of the
Northern Alliance he has been declared a
national hero and September 9th is
celebrated as Massoud day this is a
monument to Ahmed Shah Massoud a
monument not just to the man but to the
myth a person who in death is bigger
than he was even in life number 6
Robert Kennedy we have to make an effort
in the United States
we have to make an effort to understand
to go beyond these rather difficult
times though he died before attaining
the presidency he sought Robert
Kennedy’s life should not be
underestimated as a senator and the US
Attorney General under his brother RFK
earned the respect and love of America I
am announcing today my candidacy for the
presidency of the United States Kennedy
was a strong proponent of the civil
rights movement and a strong opponent of
organized crime
he was poised to take a run at the
presidency when he was gunned down at a
campaign stop by Syrian Syrian Delirium
brothers and I realized that he had been
shot people just went nuts Kennedy had
played a crucial role as an advisor in
brother JFK’s presidency and it’s likely
his time in the White House could have
been every bit as revered I do not run
for the presidency merely to oppose any
man
but to propose new policy number five
Martin Luther King jr. I have a dream my
four little children will one day live
in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by
the content of that character arguably
one of the most charismatic figures in
the history of America Kings ability to
lead people of all ages creeds and
colors in the fight against bigotry
changed the complexion of the world
today is be true to what you said on
paper the nonviolent stance he
championed held him apart from peers
like Malcolm X and lent him the moral
high ground murdered before his work was
complete by James Earl Ray his fight was
picked up by the millions of people he
inspired his words live in the hearts
and minds of open-minded people who hear
them to this day somewhere I read of the
freedom of speech somewhere I read of
the freedom of press somewhere I read
that the greatness of America is the
right to protest far right
number four Abraham Lincoln two years
ago I proclaimed these people
emancipated then thence forward and
forever free arguably one of the most
important presidents in United States
history
Lincoln’s leadership during a time of
great turmoil in the country’s history
helped mold the nation he took office
the year the u.s. Civil War began and
was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
the year it ended it seems as if he was
predestined to Shepherd America through
a bloody war his own death a cruel
reminder of the price of such a conflict
doesn’t it strike you as queer that I
who couldn’t cut the head off a chicken
should be cashed into the middle of a
great water with blood flowing all
around but even though his life was cut
short abolishing slavery and maintaining
the Union are amazing accomplishments it
might not have been a need for a civil
rights movement in this country there
might not have been a need for a Martin
Luther King jr. and Lincoln on that been
assassinated the country never learned
what he could do as a president in
peacetime but if it compared to his
achievements in war the world truly lost
out to do all which may achieve and
cherish a just and a lasting peace among
ourselves and with all nations
number-three benazir bhutto I do believe
Pakistan is under increasing threat of
an extremist takeover and to save the
country I believe we must restore
democracy xi prime minister of pakistan
benazir bhutto was a woman who held no
illusions
she knew the politically active life she
led could very well lead to her demise
but she eagerly embraced her choice my
father had a vision of Pakistan as a
democratic and progressive nation my
family is committed to his vision of
we don’t say anything though her legacy
may not be as pristine as some would
like it to be there is no question that
she holds the respect of a multitude of
people including many of her rivals she
was never interested in the moment she
was interested in the light at the end
of the tunnel and history yourself a key
figure in the history of Pakistan and a
symbol of female empowerment the world
over Bhutto was assassinated in 2007 and
I felt that’s what they want to do they
want to lock me up in prison fragment
the Pakistan Peoples Party ensure that
we cannot continue fighting the Iron
Lady of Pakistan as she was known will
not soon be forgotten
number two Alexander the Great we are
not here today as slaves we are here
today as Macedonian freemen this was a
man of such gravity and charisma that he
was able to unite forces behind him to
accrue a vast territory one which could
not be retained for long after his death
at a young age Alexander’s impact on the
world was absolutely immense amassing an
empire that stretched from Greece to
Egypt he is considered by many to be the
greatest military commander in history
it has become difficult to differentiate
the myths of his life from the facts and
to know whether he was simply a war
monger or a brilliant leader but what we
know for sure is that he was beloved by
many and his actions and vision defined
his world if one looks at any great
military commander at any time no one
can match his record
the poem is quite pathetic beside him to
be invincible is something that every
commander aspires to be before we reveal
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions the history of unpunished
violence against our people clearly
indicates that we must be prepared to
defend ourselves or we will continue to
be a defenseless people at the mercy of
a ruthless and violent racist mob but a
twist shock and consternation I believe
that all Canadians have learnt of the
death of mr. Kiera prophet who was so
cowardly assassinated by a band of
murderers we have all evening long been
covering an unfolding story that took a
very very tragic turn with confirmation
from Buckingham Palace tonight that the
world has lost
Princess Diana at age 36 yes
to a Canada where anything is possible
where we all stick together and no one
is left behind number one John F Kennedy
and so my fellow Americans ask not what
your country can do for you ask what you
can do for your country president for
less than three years
JFK held the reins of power in America
during some of the most important years
in its history this government as
promised has maintained the closest
surveillance of the Soviet military
buildup on the island of Cuba his expert
handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis
staved off all-out nuclear war he
championed and promoted the space race
which has given humanity a far greater
understanding of the universe I take
pride in the words ich bin ein de Lima
an extraordinary speaker his address in
Berlin and his inaugural speech inspired
audiences across the country and around
the globe from Dallas Texas the flash
apparently official President Kennedy
died at 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
the world was shocked when he was taken
far too young by an assassin’s bullet
and the controversy over his
assassination continues to this day
this single bullet explanation is the
foundation of the warren commission’s
claim of a lone assassin and once you
conclude the magic bullet could not
create all seven of those wounds you
have to conclude that there was a fourth
shot and a second life
and if there was a second rifleman and
by definition there had to be a
conspiracy do you agree with our list
which political figure do you think died
too soon for more political top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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