swap_horiz James Connolly Alternatives

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9.0 Excellent

2

Thomas Sankara

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20TH Century President Africa Burkina Faso

8.9 Great

3

Bhagat Singh

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8.3 Great

4

Julius Nyerere

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8.3 Great

5

Fred Hampton

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8.1 Great

6

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8.0 Great

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Huey P. Newton

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7.5 Good

8

Éamon de Valera

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7.5 Good

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American 20TH Century Black Panther Socialist

7.5 Good

10

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18TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.4 Good

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Huang Xing

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China 20TH Century Republican Commander

7.3 Good

12

Mehdi Ben Barka

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7.2 Good

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Patrick Pearse

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7.1 Good

14

Constance Markievicz

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20TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.1 Good

15

Antonio Guiteras

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Cuban 20TH Century Socialist Martyr

7.1 Good

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Robert Emmet

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19TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

6.8 Fair

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Tom Clarke

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6.7 Fair

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Modibo Keïta

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20TH Century Independence Pan African Malian

6.7 Fair

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Raúl Sendic

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6.5 Fair

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Houari Boumédiène

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6.2 Fair