swap_horiz Dedan Kimathi Alternatives

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Giap (Võ Nguyên Giáp)

Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese revolutionary leader and military commander closely associated with the struggle against...

Military 20TH Century Vietnamese Anti Colonial

9.20 Excellent

2

Alluri Sitarama Raju

Alluri Sitarama Raju (1897–1924) was an Indian revolutionary who led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922–1924 against British co...

20TH Century Guerrilla Indian Independence Tribal Rebellion

8.29 Great

3

Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh was a key figure in 20th-century Vietnam. He spearheaded the Vietnamese communist movement, ultimately leadi...

20TH Century Vietnam Leader Communist

8.21 Great

4

Amílcar Cabral

Amílcar Cabral was an agricultural engineer, anti-colonial theorist, and nationalist leader from Guinea-Bissau and Cape...

20TH Century Theorist Anti Colonial Guinea Bissau

7.69 Good

5

Vo Nguyen Giap

Vo Nguyen Giap was a Vietnamese military general and politician who served as the commander of the People's Army of Viet...

20TH Century General Vietnam Communist

7.67 Good

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Julius Nyerere

Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and former teacher who served as the firs...

20TH Century President Tanzania Socialist

7.65 Good

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Che Guevara

Ernesto "Che" Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, and author who became a central figure in the 1...

Cuban 20TH Century Marxist Argentina

7.63 Good

8

Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian revolutionary and statesman who played a central role in the decolonization of Africa. He l...

20TH Century President Ghana Pan African

7.58 Good

9

Augusto César Sandino

Augusto César Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary and guerrilla leader who opposed the United States military occupat...

20TH Century Nicaragua Nationalist Guerrilla

7.52 Good

10

Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa, born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, was a Mexican revolutionary leader and military commander active during...

20TH Century General Mexican Mexico

7.45 Good

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Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the indepen...

20TH Century Congo Nationalist Prime Minister

7.43 Good

12

Krim Belkacem

Krim Belkacem (1922–1970) was an Algerian revolutionary leader in the National Liberation Front (FLN) during the Algeria...

20TH Century Guerrilla Fln Algerian Revolution

7.17 Good

13

Omar Mukhtar

Omar Mukhtar (c. 1858–1931) was a Libyan Senussi religious and resistance leader who led guerrilla campaigns against Ita...

20TH Century Libya Guerrilla Anti Colonial

7.12 Good

14

José Mujica

José Mujica was a Uruguayan politician, farmer, and former member of the Tupamaros guerrilla movement who was imprisoned...

20TH Century President Uruguay Guerrilla

7.01 Good

15

Sam Nujoma

Sam Nujoma was a Namibian nationalist leader, longtime president of the South West Africa People's Organization, and the...

20TH Century President Namibia Anti Colonial

6.95 Fair

16

Joshua Nkomo

Joshua Nkomo (1917-1999) was a Zimbabwean nationalist leader who founded the Zimbabwe African People's Union, or ZAPU, i...

20TH Century Leader Zimbabwe Anti Colonial

6.88 Fair

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Abd el-Krim

Abd el-Krim was a Rifian political and military leader who organized resistance to Spanish and French colonial rule in n...

20TH Century Leader Morocco Anti Colonial

6.86 Fair

18

Camilo Cienfuegos

Camilo Cienfuegos was a Cuban revolutionary commander who fought with Fidel Castro's rebel forces during the Cuban Revol...

Cuban 20TH Century Cuba Commander

6.84 Fair

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Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan nationalist leader who became prime minister when Kenya gained independence in 1963 and the c...

20TH Century President Kenya Nationalist

6.83 Fair

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Celia Sánchez

Celia Sánchez (1920–1980) was a Cuban revolutionary who assisted the July 26 Movement by organizing supplies and logisti...

Organizer Cuban 20TH Century Cuba

6.73 Fair