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[CENTER][B][U]FAMOUS FREEDOM FIGHTERS OF THE WORLD[/U][/B][/CENTER]
01. Angola Antonio Agostinho Neto ( 1922-79 )
After Angola's Liberation from Portugal, he became its first president

02. Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rehman ( 1920-75 )
Proclaimed Ayub Khan's government; was arrested and covicted of treason in 1971. With India's intervention Bangladesh won independence, and he became Prime Minister in 1972. He was killed in a coup in 1975, on proclaiming himself President with dictatorial powers

03. China Mao Tse-Tung ( 1893-1976 )
Chinese communist leader, proclaimed the People's Republic of China ( 1949 ) and became its Chairman.

04. Cuba Fidel Castro
Born in 1927, established the Socialist state, overthrew the regime of Fulfencio Batista and became head of the Cuban government in 1959.

05. Cyprus Archbishop Makarios ( 1913-77 )
Primate of Orthodox Church of Cyprus; deported to Britain in 1956 for alleged support of the EOKA movement to root out British rule. When Cyprus became an independent commonwealth republic, he was nominated President of his country.

06. France Charles de Gaulle ( 1890-1970 )
Commander-in-Chief of the free French Forces and provisional President when France was liberated. He was elected first President of the Fifth Republic of France, gave new Constitution to France and emerged as the powerful man in France after Napoleon.

07. Indonesia Ahmad Sukarno ( 1901-70 )
First President of Indonesia ( 1945-67 ), but was forced to relinquish office in 1967 by General Sujarto when the Army took over the country.

08. Italy 1) Giuseppe Garibaldi ( 1807-82 )
A soldier and a nationalist leader, he captured Sicily and Naples ( 1860 ), both of which became part of Italy. 2) Giuseppe Mazzine ( 1805-72 )
A revolutionary nationalist who stirred nationalist opinion in Italy.

09. Kenya Jomo Kenyatta ( 1894-1978 )
He was the first President of Independent Kenya ( 1964-78 ). In 1947 he became leader of the Kenya African Union, but was imprisoned by the British between 1952-61. He negotiated the independence of his country and was elected its president.

10. Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah ( 1876-1948 )
A lawyer by profession Ali fought against Hindu nationalists and British imperialists for division of India. He made then earlier that Muslim majority areas must be ceded from the east of India. His arduous struggle bore fruit in 1947. Pakistan appeared on the map of the World on 14th August 1947. He is father of Pakistani Nation.

11. South Africa Nelson Mandela (b. 1918 )
President of the African Nationalist Congress ( ANC ), who was imprisoned for 27 years for fighting apartheid ( 1964-90 ) and bringing and end to the 350 years for colonial domination of white minority. On May 10, 1994 he became first black President of South Africa and established the first united nonracial and democratic government in the country.

12. Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin ( 1870-1924 )
Revolutionary leader of his country led the Bolshevik overthrow of Kerensky's government in 1917 and was head of the Soviet government till his death.

13. Tanzania Dr Julius Nyerere ( 1922-99 )
After campaigning for Tanzania's independence from the United Kingdom, he became its Premier in 1961 before taking over the office of President of the new independent republic in 1962. In 1964 he negotiated the Union of Zanzibar to form the state of Tanzania.

14. Turkey Kemal Ataturk ( 1881-1938 )
Founder of modern Turkey, known as 'Father of the Turks', he organized the Turkish Nationalist party in 1919 and set up a rival government to the Ottoman Sultan at Ankara. He was elected the first President of the Turkish republic in 1923 after civil war and remained in that position toll his death.

15. United States of America George Washington ( 1732-99 )
American statesman and General; he commanded the American forces during the war of Independence ( 1775-83 ) and became the first President of USA (1789 ).

16. Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tuo ( Marshal ) ( 1892-1980 )
Communist leader, he led the Yugoslav resistance to Nazi occupation between 1941-45. After the war, Yugoslav monarchy was abolished and he became Prime Minister in 1945 and President in 1953. In 1948 he broke up the USSR and developed Yugoslavia's own brand of national communism.

17. Zaire Partice Lumumba ( 1925-61 )
First Prime Minister ( 1960-61 ) of the Congo ( now Zaire ), he fought to form a united Congo but was ousted and murdered in 1961.

18. Zambia Kenneth ( David ) Kaunda
Born in 1924; he led his country ( formerly northern Rhodesia ) to complete independence , under the name of Zambia in 1964, and became its President.