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Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, led India’s struggle for independence from British rule. His philos...

India Organizer 20TH Century Nonviolent

9.8 Brilliant

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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

9.4 Excellent

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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

9.2 Excellent

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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

9.2 Excellent

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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...

American Activist 20TH Century Nonviolent

9.2 Excellent

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Tadeusz Kościuszko

Tadeusz Kościuszko was a 18th-century Polish military engineer and revolutionary figure. He served as a key American all...

Military Polish 18TH Century Independence

8.8 Great

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Miguel Hidalgo

Miguel Hidalgo was a Mexican priest whose 1810 Grito de Dolores began Mexico's war of independence against Spanish colon...

19TH Century Mexico Independence Rebel

8.6 Great

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Antonio José de Sucre

Antonio José de Sucre was a Venezuelan general under Bolívar who won the 1824 Battle of Ayacucho, securing Peru's indepe...

19TH Century General Venezuela Independence

8.6 Great

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Túpac Amaru II

Túpac Amaru II was a Peruvian rebel of Inca descent who led a major 1780 uprising against Spanish colonial rule in the A...

18TH Century Indigenous Peru Rebel

8.5 Great

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José Rizal

Jose Rizal was a Filipino writer and reformist whose 1896 execution by Spanish authorities helped inspire the Philippine...

19TH Century Philippines Writer Independence

8.5 Great

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Marquis de Lafayette

Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat who fought in the American Revolution from 1777 and later supported constit...

18TH Century France Liberal Atlantic

8.4 Great

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José María Morelos

José María Morelos was a Mexican insurgent priest who led the independence movement after Hidalgo and convened the Congr...

19TH Century Mexico Independence Priest

8.4 Great

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Bhagat Singh

Bhagat Singh was an Indian socialist revolutionary executed by the British in 1931 after the Lahore Conspiracy Case made...

India 20TH Century Independence Socialist

8.3 Great

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Tupac Amaru II

Tupac Amaru II was a prominent Indigenous leader of Peru during the late 18th century. He spearheaded a widespread rebel...

18TH Century Indigenous Peruvian Martyr

8.3 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

8.1 Great

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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

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Casimir Pulaski

Casimir Pulaski was a Polish military commander who distinguished himself as a key figure in the American Revolution. He...

Military 18TH Century Independence Cavalry

8.0 Great

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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

Cuban revolutionary Carlos Manuel de Céspedes is considered the father of his country for initiating the Ten Years' War...

Cuban 19TH Century Founder Independence

7.7 Good

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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