swap_horiz Éamon de Valera Alternatives

1

Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen was a pivotal 20th-century figure instrumental in establishing modern China. He spearheaded the Xinhai Revol...

China 20TH Century Republican Nationalist

9.0 Excellent

2

Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara served as President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. Rising through the army, he spearheaded a radical...

20TH Century President Africa Burkina Faso

8.9 Great

3

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser was an Egyptian army officer who led the 1952 Free Officers revolution and became president, national...

20TH Century President Egypt Arab Nationalist

8.5 Great

4

Julius Nyerere

Julius Nyerere was a Tanzanian nationalist and teacher who led Tanganyika to independence in 1961 and became Tanzania's...

20TH Century President Tanzania Socialist

8.3 Great

5

Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian nationalist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957 and served as the count...

20TH Century President Ghana Pan African

8.2 Great

6

Sukarno

Sukarno was an Indonesian nationalist who proclaimed independence from the Netherlands in 1945 and served as Indonesia's...

20TH Century President Indonesia Independence

8.0 Great

7

Wolfe Tone

Wolfe Tone (1763-1798) was a key Irish republican who played a central role in challenging British authority during the...

18TH Century Republican Irish Independence

8.0 Great

8

James Connolly

James Connolly was an Irish socialist and labor organizer who commanded the Irish Citizen Army in the 1916 Easter Rising...

20TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.9 Good

9

José Mujica

José Mujica was a former Uruguayan Tupamaro guerrilla prisoner who served as Uruguay's president from 2010 to 2015 and l...

20TH Century President Uruguay Guerrilla

7.6 Good

10

Sam Nujoma

Sam Nujoma was a Namibian nationalist who led SWAPO during the independence struggle and became Namibia's first presiden...

20TH Century President Namibia Anti Colonial

7.6 Good

11

Theobald Wolfe Tone

Theobald Wolfe Tone was an Irish republican who co-founded the Society of United Irishmen in 1791 and sought French aid...

18TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.4 Good

12

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan nationalist leader who became prime minister at independence in 1963 and Kenya's first presid...

20TH Century President Kenya Nationalist

7.4 Good

13

Huang Xing

Huang Xing was a Chinese revolutionary and Tongmenghui co-founder who helped organize military action during the 1911 Xi...

China 20TH Century Republican Commander

7.3 Good

14

Samora Machel

Samora Machel was a Mozambican FRELIMO commander who led Mozambique to independence in 1975 and served as its first pres...

20TH Century President Mozambique Anti Colonial

7.2 Good

15

Patrick Pearse

Patrick Pearse was an Irish teacher, poet, and rebel leader who proclaimed the Irish Republic in the 1916 Easter Rising...

20TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.1 Good

16

Constance Markievicz

Constance Markievicz was an Irish republican and suffragist who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and was elected to West...

20TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.1 Good

17

Robert Emmet

Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist who led a failed 1803 uprising in Dublin against British rule and was executed for...

19TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

6.8 Fair

18

Ahmed Ben Bella

Ahmed Ben Bella was an Algerian independence fighter and FLN leader who became the country's first president in 1963 aft...

20TH Century President Algeria Anti Colonial

6.8 Fair

19

Agostinho Neto

Agostinho Neto was an Angolan poet, physician, and MPLA leader who became Angola's first president after independence fr...

20TH Century President Angola Anti Colonial

6.8 Fair

20

Tom Clarke

Tom Clarke was an Irish republican and Fenian veteran, a key planner and signatory of the 1916 Proclamation before his e...

Organizer 20TH Century Ireland Irish

6.7 Fair