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Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri

Religious scholarship and military leadership came together in the career of Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri, an Algerian emir...

19TH Century Emir Anti Colonialism Algerian Resistance

8.86 Great

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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

A Roman Catholic priest who became an insurgent leader, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla helped turn opposition to Spanish colo...

19TH Century Priest Insurgency Mexican Independence

8.75 Great

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William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer who became one of the most...

19TH Century Journalism Abolitionism United States

8.68 Great

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Birsa Munda

Birsa Munda was an Indigenous Indian religious and political leader from the Munda tribe in the late 19th century. He le...

India 19TH Century Indigenous Revolt Anti Colonialism

8.61 Great

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Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar was a 19th-century general and revolutionary instrumental in achieving independence for Venezuela and othe...

19TH Century General Venezuela Independence

8.60 Great

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Antonio Luna

Antonio Luna was a Filipino general, pharmacist, and scientist who played a crucial role in the Philippine Revolution. H...

19TH Century General Independence Philippine Revolution

8.51 Great

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Juana Azurduy

Juana Azurduy (1780–1862) was a revolutionary military leader who fought against Spanish rule in Upper Peru (modern-day...

19TH Century Commander Guerrilla Bolivian Independence

8.46 Great

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Toussaint Louverture

Toussaint Louverture was a brilliant military strategist and leader during the Haitian Revolution. He formerly enslaved,...

18TH Century General Haiti Haitian

8.45 Great

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José de San Martín

José de San Martín was a 19th-century military leader instrumental in South American independence movements. He spearhea...

19TH Century General Argentina Independence

8.45 Great

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Christo Botev

Christo Botev (1848-1876) was a Bulgarian poet, journalist, and revolutionary who played a significant role in the movem...

19TH Century Poet Anti Ottoman Bulgarian Revolution

8.37 Great

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Louis Kossuth

Lajos Kossuth, often anglicized as Louis Kossuth, was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, and statesman who led the Hungaria...

19TH Century Independence Statesman Hungarian Revolution

8.24 Great

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Giuseppe Garibaldi was a nineteenth-century Italian general and nationalist leader. His leadership during the 1860 Exped...

Italian Italy 19TH Century General

8.23 Great

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Begum Hazrat Mahal

Begum Hazrat Mahal was the queen of the princely state of Awadh and the wife of Wajid Ali Shah. Following the British an...

19TH Century Resistance Anti Colonialism Indian Rebellion

8.18 Great

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Juan Pablo Duarte

Juan Pablo Duarte was a 19th-century Dominican revolutionary instrumental in achieving national independence. He co-esta...

19TH Century Liberal Founder Independence

8.09 Great

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José Bonifácio de Andrada

José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838) was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, and professor who played a central...

19TH Century Abolitionism Statesman Brazilian Independence

8.09 Great

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Antonio José de Sucre

Antonio José de Sucre (1795–1830) was a Venezuelan military leader and a prominent figure in the South American wars of...

19TH Century General Venezuela Independence

7.92 Good

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Bahadur Shah Zafar

Bahadur Shah Zafar II (1775–1862) was the last Mughal emperor, holding the throne nominally from 1837 until the British...

19TH Century Emperor Anti Colonialism Indian Rebellion

7.91 Good

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Miguel Hidalgo

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Roman Catholic priest and a leading initiator of the Mexican War of Independence. On 16...

19TH Century Mexico Independence Rebel

7.89 Good

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José María Morelos

José María Morelos (1765–1815) was a Roman Catholic priest who became a principal military and political leader of Mexic...

19TH Century Mexico Independence Priest

7.76 Good

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Denmark Vesey

Denmark Vesey (c. 1767–1822) was a freed African American carpenter in Charleston, South Carolina, who organized one of...

American 19TH Century Abolitionist Martyr

7.31 Good