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Mahatma Gandhi

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India Organizer 20TH Century Nonviolent

9.8 Brilliant

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a pivotal figure in modern history. He led the Turkish nationalist movement that established t...

Turkey 20TH Century Turkish Founder

9.2 Excellent

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was a pivotal American civil rights activist. Her courageous refusal to yield her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala...

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9.2 Excellent

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Bhimrao Ambedkar

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9.2 Excellent

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Desmond Tutu

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9.2 Excellent

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Giap (Võ Nguyên Giáp)

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9.2 Excellent

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Võ Nguyên Giáp

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9.1 Excellent

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Sun Yat-sen

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9.0 Excellent

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Ho Chi Minh

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8.9 Great

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Thomas Sankara

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8.9 Great

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Emiliano Zapata

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8.8 Great

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Václav Havel

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20TH Century Democracy Velvet Czechia

8.8 Great

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Wolfe Tone

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18TH Century Republican Irish Independence

8.0 Great

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James Connolly

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20TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.9 Good

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Éamon de Valera

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20TH Century President Republican Ireland

7.5 Good

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Theobald Wolfe Tone

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18TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.4 Good

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Huang Xing

Huang Xing was a Chinese revolutionary leader and a founding member of the Tongmenghui, an anti-Qing secret society esta...

China 20TH Century Republican Commander

7.3 Good

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Constance Markievicz

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20TH Century Republican Ireland Irish

7.1 Good

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Robert Emmet

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6.8 Fair

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Tom Clarke

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Organizer 20TH Century Ireland Irish

6.7 Fair