The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious international awards bestowed annually in recognition of outstanding achievements in various fields. According to the Nobel Foundation, the private institution that...
Yousafzai became a significant figure in Pakistan after she risked it all to advocate for female education, laying much emphasis on the education of young girls her hometown. Her hometown...
Quick Facts about Mother Teresa Name at baptism: Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu Date of birth: August 26, 1910 Place of birth: Skopje, North Macedonia (formerly part of the Ottoman Empire) Died:...
Rising steadily through the ranks of the global body the United Nations (U.N.), Ghana’s Kofi Annan was a renowned statesman, diplomat, peace broker, human rights activist, and the seventh Secretary-General...
Jimmy Carter – a Georgia state-born U.S. Naval Academy graduate and politician – defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford in 1976 US presidential election to clinch the White House job. President...
76th Governor of Georgia and later 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) played a crucial role in world politics when he brokered a peace deal between Israel...
Bagging the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002, it is perhaps safe to say that America’s 39th President, Jimmy Carter, attained more recognition in his post presidency than he did...
Nelson Mandela, in full Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, Cape Province, Union of South Africa [now South Africa]—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg, Gauteng), 1st democratically elected President...
Woodrow Wilson was an American politician who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. Before becoming president, he was the 34th Governor of New...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is perhaps the most popular Liberian woman in modern history. She attained this feat of hers by serving as the President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018....
South African Anglican cleric and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, was one of the most prominent persons to ever hail from the African continent. His unflinching commitment in...
Anwar Sadat was the third president of Egypt from 1970 until his horrific assassination in 1981. He was a relatively pro-West leader. In the latter stages of his presidency, Sadat...
Born August 4, 1961, Barack Hussein Obama is most famous for being America’s 44th president. Obama’s time in the White House lasted for two consecutive terms of 4 years each,...
The popular saying, “speak softly and carry a big stick” was made by Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore was an astute politician with an interesting personality who despite the challenges life threw...
What does it take to go down as a great leader on the African continent? Perhaps it requires perseverance and dedication. What about responsibility? Surely, with enormous power comes great...
