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MOST FAMOUS REVOLUTIONARIES OF HISTORY

Added on: 17th Aug 2016

 

LEON TROTSKY

Leon Trotsky

A Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Trotsky is

famous for being the founder and first leader of the Red Army.

 

 

PANCHO VILLA

Pancho Villa

The full name of this notorious Mexican revolutionary general

was José Doroteo Arango Arámbula.

 

 

Meena Keshwar Kamal

Meena Keshwar Kamal

Commonly known as Meena, she was an Afghan women’s

rights activist who founded the Revolutionary Association

of Women’s Rights. Meena was assassinated in 1987.

 

 

EMILIO AGUINALDO

Emilio Aguinaldo

Officially recognized as the first president of the Philippines,

he led his army against Spain during the Philippine Revolution

and then against the United States during the Philippine-American

War. He died in 1964 at the age of 95.

 

 

JOSE MARIA PINO SUAREZ

José María Pino Suárez

A Mexican statesman and revolutionary, he was assassinated in

1913. He had dedicated his life to fighting for democracy

and social justice throughout the country.

 

 

SANDOR PETOFI

Sándor Petőfi

A Hungarian poet, Sandor was one of the key figures of the

Hungarian Revolution in 1848. Today he is a national hero.

 

 

SUN YAT-SEN

Sun yat-Sen

Considered the “Father of the Nation” in the Republic of China,

Sun is both controversial and revered.

 

 

CHEN JIONGMING

Chen Jiongming

Another Chinese revolutionary, Chen is significantly less well

known than Sun. In spite of the fact that Chen and Sun both

had similar goals, they disagreed on the methodology.

Eventually they ended up fighting against each other and

ever since the Communists came to power, Chen has

largely began forgotten.

 

 

PIERRE BEAUMARCHAIS

Pierre Beaumarchais

A French playwright and revolutionary, Pierre played a

critical role in lobbying the French government on behalf

of the American colonies when they were fighting for

independence. Before his death he also had an influential

role in the early stages of the French Revolution.

 


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