World Leaders and Politicians

Mazzini is called 'Prophet of Italian Unification'. He established Young Italy movement. He preached the idea that Italian unification can only be possible with the foreign help and Austria is the biggest obstacle to unification.

Chief Minister Cavour who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy was neither a revolutionary nor a democrat. Like many other wealthy and educated members of the Italian elite, he spoke French much better than he did Italian. Through a tactful diplomatic alliance with France engineered by Cavour, Sardinia-Piedmont succeeded in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859.

Sir Stafford Cripps was the leader of House of Common and a member of British War Cabinet. He lead one Mission to India in 1942 under his name Cripps Mission.

The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. The mission was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps, a senior left-wing politician and government minister in the War Cabinet of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

A change of government took place in Britain in May 1940. Winston Churchill became Prime Minister and Leo Amery took over as Secretary of State for India.

The international compulsions forced the British government and the British Indian government to seek some settlement or understanding with the Congress. So on August 8, 1940, Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy of India made a new offer known as August Offer.

Britain had an all party government headed by Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill was an inspirational statesman , writer, orator and leader who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. He served as Conservative Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. Churchill , who also adopted the self - created position of Minister for Defence , was active both in administrative and diplomatic functions in prosecuting the British was effort. Some of his most memorable speeches were given in this period, and are credited with stimulating British morale during periods of great hardship.

In February 1930, Ho Chi Minh brought together competing nationalist groups to establish the Vietnamese Communist (Vietnam Cong San Dang) Party. It was later renamed as the Indo-Chinese Communist Party.

Woodrow Wilson was the President of USA during World War 1. During World War, he decided to keep USA neutral by not supporting either of the two fronts. However later on in 1917 when Germany sank their ships, he called on Congress and declared war against Germany. Later he came up with a proposal of League of Nations during peace treaty. 

Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor, was known for his aggressive foreign policy and expansionist rhetoric, including the belief in Germany's global dominance.

Jose de San Martin was the primary leader responsible for the liberation of Argentina, Chile, and Peru from Spanish rule. Simon Bolivar is also a famous liberator, but he is primarily associated with northern South America.

David Lloyd George was the British Prime Minister at the conclusion of World War 1 and played a key role in the Paris Peace Conference.

Lloyd George led the British government during the negotiations that resulted in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which established the Irish Free State.

Sir Andrew Fraser was appointed as the chairman of the Police Commission set up by Lord Curzon in 1902.

Lord Curzon is famously associated with the seven-year rule (1899-1905) characterized by his administrative policies, which critics described as a series of missions, omissions, and commissions. This phrase highlights the controversy surrounding his bureaucratic approach to Indian governance.