swap_horiz Subcomandante Marcos Alternatives

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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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Bhimrao Ambedkar

Bhimrao Ambedkar was a pivotal 20th-century Indian figure who spearheaded the Dalit civil rights movement. He played a c...

Indian 20TH Century Reformer Social Revolution

9.2 Excellent

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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

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Emiliano Zapata

Emiliano Zapata was a pivotal figure in Mexico’s 20th-century revolution. As a leading agrarian rebel, he championed the...

20TH Century Mexican Mexico Rebel

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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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 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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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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Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa was a Mexican revolutionary general who led the División del Norte and became a central figure in the 1910...

20TH Century General Mexican Mexico

8.1 Great

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Vicente Guerrero

Vicente Guerrero was a Mexican insurgent commander who helped win independence in 1821 and later became Mexico's first p...

19TH Century General President Mexico

7.9 Good

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Francisco I. Madero

Francisco I. Madero was a Mexican reformer whose 1910 Plan of San Luis Potosí called for revolt against Porfirio Díaz an...

20TH Century Mexican Mexico Democratic

7.9 Good

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Túpac Katari

Túpac Katari was an Aymara rebel leader who besieged La Paz in 1781 during a major Indigenous uprising against Spanish r...

18TH Century Indigenous Bolivia Rebel

7.7 Good

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Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez was a Mexican conspirator whose warning helped trigger the 1810 Hidalgo revolt against Spanish...

Organizer 19TH Century Mexico Independence

7.6 Good

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Bartolina Sisa

Bartolina Sisa was an Aymara revolutionary who co-led the 1781 siege of La Paz with Túpac Katari against Spanish colonia...

18TH Century Indigenous Leader Bolivia

7.5 Good

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Comandanta Ramona

Comandanta Ramona was an indigenous Tzotzil Zapatista leader in Mexico, known for leading the EZLN's 1994 San Cristóbal...

Contemporary Indigenous Mexico Woman

7.0 Good

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Abdullah Öcalan

Abdullah Öcalan is a Kurdish political figure who co-founded the PKK in Turkey in 1978 and has been imprisoned since his...

Contemporary Turkey Kurdish Theorist

6.3 Fair