Historical Figures
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta was known for being the founding father of Kenya. From Its independence in 1963 to he death in 1978 he was the first prime minister of Kenya. Jomo is credited for leading Kenya in independence from the British Empire. Jomo was imprisoned for being a leader in the Mau Mau Society. After getting a million signatures for his freedom he was let go. Jomo helped the Kenya African National Union to gain seats in the next election making Kenya a free country and allowing Jomo to become the Prime Minister.
Unfortunately Jomo had some failures as a leader. Jomo failed to leave Kenya as a completely accepting country and he failed to set a good example for future leaders. There are still problems of tribes segregation and disputes in Kenya that Jomo had left behind. He also left behind the idea that money is the key to control and power.
Unfortunately Jomo had some failures as a leader. Jomo failed to leave Kenya as a completely accepting country and he failed to set a good example for future leaders. There are still problems of tribes segregation and disputes in Kenya that Jomo had left behind. He also left behind the idea that money is the key to control and power.
David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion was a leader of the World Zionist Organization in 1946. He was also a part of many other jewish organizations and groups. David helped insure the new state of Israel and was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence that he helped construct for Israel. He later became known as the "Israel's Founding Father". He also played a large role in the reparations the Germany would pay for the Holocaust. He continued his leadership positions in the government and prime minister of Israel until he retired in 1970.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser was the second president of Egypt and lead the egyptain revolution of 1952 where they over thew the monarch, Farouk I. After the Revolution Egypt was controlled by the Revolutionary Command Council, with Muhammad Naguib as the president and Nasser as the deputy. After an assignation attempt by Naguib, Nasser assumed his position as president until his death. Nasser began socialist ideas and had a lot of political aims. He increased education, modernize, and made many other reforms for Egypt. Nasser was president during the Six Day War and the War of Attrition. Nasser later died of a heart attack and this cause million of mourners but critics described Nasser as having dictator ideals, human right violations, and his failure to make civil institutions.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last shah, or king, of Iran. He was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution on February 11, 1979. He came to power during World War II after his father abdicating the throne after an invasion. During Reza's rule he introduced the White Revolution that introduced many modernizing, economic, and political reforms trying to make Iran a world power. The revolution and Reza's outlaw of communistic ideas increased the amount of prisoners that were held in Iran. His ideas clashed with Islamists and communist groups where it turned into a revolution and forced Mohammad Reza to abdicate. Iran then formed a Islamic Republic. Reza later died in exile in Egypt unable to return to Iran.
Golda Meir
Golda Meir was a teacher then a politician and soon became the fourth prime minister of Israel. Meir was nick named the "Iron Lady" and was the first woman in Israel and the third in the world for holding such an office. She also had many other name such as the grandmother of Israel. In 1974 she resigned as prime minister and later died in 1978. She was known for being a strong willed person and one of the first women to be a world leader.
Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat was the third president of Egypt serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers in 6 October 1981. He changed Egypt's principles from Nasser's ideals to a multi-party system and setting up a Infitah economic system. Sadat was a part of the revolution freeing Egypt and he also, while president, he lead the October War in 1973 where he reestablished the land that Egypt lost during the six day war to Israel. He later made the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty winning him a nobel peace prize. This made some people unhappy and some suspition of Egypt being in the Arab League then leading to his assassination.
Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin was a politician and the sixth prime minister of Israel. Before he was prime minister he was the leader of a Zionist militant group where they targeted Britain in Palestine. While he was prime minister he was most known for signing the peace treaty with Egypt, authorizing the bombings of the Osirak nuclear plant in Iraq, and the invasion of Lebanon in 1982. At the end of his rule he became depressed because of his wires death, pressure on his decisions, and hyperinflation he later resigned in 1983.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was a leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which took over Iran and over thew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran. He then became the Supreme Leader of Iran until his death. Before the revolution he spent 15 years in exile for dislike of the shah and wrote books and gave lectures about the rule of the shah. He had a legacy of having many civil rights violations were he would torture many people and he was the result of many deaths of people because