swap_horiz Robert Sobukwe Alternatives

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Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu was a prominent 20th-century Anglican archbishop and South African revolutionary. His lifelong dedication t...

20TH Century Nonviolent Religious South African

9.2 Excellent

2

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

8.9 Great

3

Josip Broz Tito

Josip Broz Tito remains a pivotal figure in 20th-century history. He spearheaded the Yugoslav Partisans’ resistance agai...

20TH Century Leader Partisan Yugoslav

8.7 Great

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Walter Sisulu

Walter Sisulu was a pivotal figure in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement. As an organizer within the African Nationa...

Organizer ANC 20TH Century South African

8.4 Great

5

Ahmed Kathrada

Ahmed Kathrada was a key figure in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement. He served as an African National Congress (AN...

ANC 20TH Century South African Anti Apartheid

8.2 Great

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Alexander Dubček

Alexander Dubček was a Czechoslovakian political leader whose actions during 1968 significantly impacted Eastern Europe....

20TH Century Leader Reformist Czechoslovak

8.1 Great

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Bram Fischer

Bram Fischer was a 20th-century South African lawyer renowned for his defense of Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid...

20TH Century South African Lawyer Communist

8.1 Great

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Ruth First

Ruth First was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist, journalist, and academic who played a significant role...

20TH Century South African Feminist Martyr

7.9 Good

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Joe Slovo

Joe Slovo was a South African anti-apartheid activist, lawyer, and leader of the South African Communist Party. He playe...

Military 20TH Century South African Communist

7.7 Good

10

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

7.5 Good

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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

7.5 Good

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John Garang

John Garang was a Sudanese military officer and political leader who founded and led the Sudan People's Liberation Army...

20TH Century Leader Independence Sudanese

7.5 Good

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Álvaro Obregón

Álvaro Obregón Salido was a Mexican military general and politician who played a decisive role in the Mexican Revolution...

Military 20TH Century Mexican Leader

7.3 Good

14

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shia cleric and political leader who opposed the Pahlavi monarchy and became the centra...

20TH Century Islamic Iranian Leader

7.2 Good

15

Palmiro Togliatti

Palmiro Togliatti was an Italian politician who served as the leader of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) for decades. U...

Italian 20TH Century PCI Leader

7.1 Good

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Pham Van Dong

Phạm Văn Đồng was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary, diplomat, and statesman closely associated with Hồ Chí Minh. He...

20TH Century Vietnamese Leader Communist

7.0 Good

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Venustiano Carranza

Venustiano Carranza was a Mexican revolutionary and politician who led the Constitutionalist movement against the govern...

20TH Century Mexican Leader Mexican Revolution

6.9 Fair

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Le Duan

Lê Duẩn was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary and political leader. He served as first secretary and later general se...

20TH Century Party Vietnam Leader

6.7 Fair

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Georgi Dimitrov

Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949) was a Bulgarian communist politician and a leading figure of the Communist International, co...

Bulgarian 20TH Century Leader Communist

6.6 Fair

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Władysław Gomułka

Władysław Gomułka was a Polish communist politician who became first secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party in 19...

Polish 20TH Century Leader Communist

6.4 Fair