swap_horiz Tan Malaka Alternatives

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Giap (Võ Nguyên Giáp)

Võ Nguyên Giáp was a prominent 20th-century Vietnamese military strategist and revolutionary leader. He directed the Vie...

Military 20TH Century Vietnamese Anti Colonial

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

4

Amílcar Cabral

Amílcar Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean nationalist who founded the PAIGC in 1956 and led the struggle aga...

20TH Century Theorist Anti Colonial Guinea Bissau

8.4 Great

5

Vo Nguyen Giap

Vo Nguyen Giap was a Vietnamese general who commanded the Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and later directed...

20TH Century General Vietnam Communist

8.3 Great

6

Julius Nyerere

Julius Nyerere was a Tanzanian nationalist and teacher who led Tanganyika to independence in 1961 and became Tanzania's...

20TH Century President Tanzania Socialist

8.3 Great

7

Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian nationalist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957 and served as the count...

20TH Century President Ghana Pan African

8.2 Great

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Chris Hani

Chris Hani was a South African communist and anti-apartheid leader who served as chief of staff of the ANC's armed wing...

South Africa ANC 20TH Century Anti Apartheid

8.2 Great

9

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader who became the Democratic Republic of the Congo's first prime minist...

20TH Century Congo Nationalist Prime Minister

8.1 Great

10

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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Sukarno

Sukarno was an Indonesian nationalist who proclaimed independence from the Netherlands in 1945 and served as Indonesia's...

20TH Century President Indonesia Independence

8.0 Great

12

Imre Nagy

Hungarian communist politician Imre Nagy served as Prime Minister during the 1956 Hungarian Uprising, where he attempted...

Hungarian 20TH Century Martyr Communist

7.8 Good

13

Zhu De

Zhu De was a Chinese Communist commander and Red Army founder who led forces through the Long March and later served as...

China 20TH Century Commander Communist

7.7 Good

14

Omar Mukhtar

Omar Mukhtar was a Libyan Senussi leader who fought Italian colonial rule in Cyrenaica for years before his capture and...

20TH Century Libya Guerrilla Anti Colonial

7.7 Good

15

Dedan Kimathi

Dedan Kimathi was a Kenyan Mau Mau leader who organized armed resistance to British colonial rule and was executed by co...

20TH Century Kenya Guerrilla Anti Colonial

7.7 Good

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Joe Slovo

South African anti-apartheid activist Joe Slovo led the Umkhonto we Sizwe armed wing and became the first white member o...

Military 20TH Century South African Communist

7.7 Good

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Li Dazhao

Li Dazhao was a Chinese Marxist scholar at Peking University, a co-founder of the Communist Party in 1921, and was execu...

China Intellectual 20TH Century Founder

7.6 Good

18

Mohammad Hatta

Mohammad Hatta was an Indonesian nationalist and economist who co-proclaimed independence in 1945 and became the country...

20TH Century Indonesia Independence Nationalist

7.6 Good

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Sam Nujoma

Sam Nujoma was a Namibian nationalist who led SWAPO during the independence struggle and became Namibia's first presiden...

20TH Century President Namibia Anti Colonial

7.6 Good

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Abd el-Krim

Abd el-Krim was a Moroccan Rif leader who defeated Spanish forces at Annual in 1921 and led the Rif Republic against col...

20TH Century Leader Morocco Anti Colonial

7.5 Good