swap_horiz Sergio Mattarella Alternatives

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François Mitterrand

François Mitterrand was a French politician who served as president of France from 1981 to 1995. A leader of the Sociali...

20TH Century President Longest Serving Head Of State

7.5 Good

2

İsmet İnönü

İsmet İnönü was a Turkish military officer and politician who served as the second president of Turkey from 1938 to 1950...

20TH Century President Founding Father Head Of State

7.5 Good

3

Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou was a French Gaullist politician who served as president of the French Republic from 1969 until his dea...

20TH Century President Gaullist Head Of State

7.4 Good

4

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was a French politician who served as President of the French Republic from 1974 to 1981. His p...

20TH Century President Centrist Head Of State

7.2 Good

5

Turgut Özal

Turgut Özal was a Turkish politician who served as prime minister from 1983 to 1989 and president from 1989 until 1993....

20TH Century President Reformist Head Of State

7.2 Good

6

Ernesto Zedillo

Ernesto Zedillo is a Mexican economist and politician who served as president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000 as a member of...

20TH Century President Technocrat Head Of State

7.1 Good

7

Néstor Kirchner

Néstor Kirchner was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007. He entere...

21ST Century President Head Of State Argentina Pj

6.7 Fair

8

Süleyman Demirel

Süleyman Demirel was a Turkish politician who served seven terms as prime minister between 1965 and 1993 before becoming...

20TH Century President Centrist Head Of State

6.3 Fair

9

Samia Suluhu Hassan

Samia Suluhu Hassan became Tanzania's first female president in 2021, succeeding John Magufuli after previously serving...

Contemporary President First Female Head Of State

6.1 Fair

10

Jiang Zemin

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002, overseeing the handover of Hong Kong from Britain in...

20TH Century President General Secretary Head Of State

5.9 Mediocre

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Abdullah Gül

Abdullah Gül was Turkey's president from 2007 to 2014 and previously served briefly as prime minister and as foreign min...

21ST Century President Diplomat Head Of State

5.9 Mediocre

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Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012, overseeing rapid economic growth and China's hosting...

21ST Century President General Secretary Head Of State

5.6 Mediocre

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Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese Nationalist leader who governed mainland China before losing the civil war to Communist forces in 1949 and retre...

20TH Century President Nationalist Head Of State

4.9 Poor

14

Michel Temer

Michel Temer was Brazil's president from 2016 to 2018, assuming office after Dilma Rousseff's impeachment and advancing...

21ST Century President Centrist Head Of State

4.0 Poor

15

Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Carlos Salinas de Gortari was Mexico's president from 1988 to 1994 and oversaw market-oriented reforms and the negotiati...

20TH Century President Head Of State Mexico Pri

3.8 Poor

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Carlos Menem

Carlos Menem was Argentina's president from 1989 to 1999, known for privatization, trade liberalization, and fixing the...

20TH Century President Peronist Head Of State

3.7 Poor

17

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933, notably leading the country durin...

20TH Century President Depression Us Republican

3.4 Poor

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John Magufuli

John Magufuli was Tanzania's president from 2015 until his death in 2021, known for major infrastructure projects and hi...

21ST Century President Populist Head Of State

3.4 Poor

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Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding served as the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923, a term heavily ma...

20TH Century President Scandals Us Republican

2.8 Poor

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P. W. Botha

P. W. Botha was South Africa's prime minister and later state president from 1978 to 1989, overseeing limited reforms wh...

20TH Century President Apartheid Head Of State

1.4 Poor