Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a Malian politician.Soon, Daba Diawara began to campaign with the Sudanese Union/African Democrat

Is a Malian politician.Soon, Daba Diawara began to campaign with the Sudanese Union/African Democratic Rally (Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain, US-RDA), and in 1996 was elected Political Secretary of the National Political Office. In 1

Is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to

Is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark during the term 2005–2009. When the second cabinet Stoltenberg assumed office following the 2005 elections, Sandbakk

A Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national l

A Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of Kobe Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after working as a newsreader from 1992 to 2006.

Is a Latvian journalist and politician.He has worked as a journalist since 1979 and gained the publi

Is a Latvian journalist and politician.He has worked as a journalist since 1979 and gained the public attention in 1986, by opposing construction of another hydro-electric dam on Daugava river, near the city of Daugavpils. Ivans pointed out the loss of landscapes and the need for relocation of numerous villages and cities, in the case if the dam is constructed. As a result of media campaign led by Ivans, the construction of the dam was cancelled.

Is president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association which claims 12 million memb

Is president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association which claims 12 million members in more than 190 countries and territories, and founder of several educational, cultural and research institutions. Also an honorary member of the Club of Rome. (members)

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa, he graduated from Yamaguchi University and received a Ph.D in veterinary medicine from the University of Tokyo. After working as a veterinarian, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Is a Cameroonian politician and the President of the Movement for the Defense of the Republic (MDR)

Is a Cameroonian politician and the President of the Movement for the Defense of the Republic (MDR) political party.Daïssala is a Kirdi[4] and was born in Goundye (Kaélé) in the Far North Province of Cameroon.[1][2] In 1967, he became first deputy prefect

An Israeli politician affiliated with the Kadima party.[1] Itzik took office as the first female spe

An Israeli politician affiliated with the Kadima party.[1] Itzik took office as the first female speaker of the Knesset on 4 May 2006. She twice served as President of Israel in an interim capacity.Before being elected to the 13th Knesset in 1992, Itzik s

Is a former Israeli politician. The daughter of Yitzhak Rabin, she served as a member of the Knesset

Is a former Israeli politician. The daughter of Yitzhak Rabin, she served as a member of the Knesset for the Centre Party, New Way and the Labor Party between 1999 and 2003.

Was an Argentine lawyer and politician who wrote the Argentine Civil Code of 1869, the vast majority

Was an Argentine lawyer and politician who wrote the Argentine Civil Code of 1869, the vast majority of which remains in use to this day.Vélez Sarsfield was born in Amboy, a small town in the Calamuchita Valley, province of Córdoba. His parents were Dalmacio Vélez Baigorri, who died before his son was born, and Rosa Sarsfield Palacios, whose ancestors were Irish[1]. He studied at the Jesuit college in the provincial capital Córdoba, where he later continued his study of law. He graduated when he was 22; and was particularly adept at mathematics and languages, fluently speaking English, French, Italian and Latin.

Was a highschool teacher who became head of the Volksdeutsche Bewegung (Volksdeutsche Movement), a p

Was a highschool teacher who became head of the Volksdeutsche Bewegung (Volksdeutsche Movement), a pro-Nazi political group, in Luxembourg during World War II. He was executed after the war for collaboration with the Nazis.

Was a Bulgarian politician and military man.In 1930, he became a member of a pro-Zveno group. In 193

Was a Bulgarian politician and military man.In 1930, he became a member of a pro-Zveno group. In 1934, he was the leader of the pro-Zveno coup, but did not become a minister and stayed in the background. After the counter-coup in 1935, Velchev fled abroad, but later slipped back into the country and was arrested. He was sentenced to death in 1936, but his life was spared by King Boris III.

A Greek politician, industrialist, collector, and benefactor from a Kissos family, in Mt Pelion, who

A Greek politician, industrialist, collector, and benefactor from a Kissos family, in Mt Pelion, who left a significant legacy of important historical documents. Damianos Kyriazis was the first-born son of Ioannis Kyriazis (1853-1919), one of five brothers from Kissos, Greece, who founded the cigarette empire Kyriazi Freres. His mother Maria (Marilita) Ritonides was from a rich ship-owner family. He had four sisters (Euterpi Kolas, Elena Aliveratos, Euthalia Naoum, Ioanna Leon Melas) and one brother (Costadinos) [1]

Is a Croatian politician, currently serving as Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Labour a

Is a Croatian politician, currently serving as Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship in the Croatian Government.

Was a life-long Irish republican and patron of Republican Sinn Féin. At the time of death he was Ir

Was a life-long Irish republican and patron of Republican Sinn Féin. At the time of death he was Ireland's oldest man and the last surviving veteran of the Irish War of Independence.Keating joined Fianna Éireann in 1918. In 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, he joined the Boherbee B Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Kerry Brigade, Irish Republican Army. On 21 April 1921, Royal Irish Constabulary Constable Denis O’Loughlin was shot dead in Knightly public house in Tralee. Keating, Jimmy O’Connor and Percy Hanafin were suspected of the killing, and were forced to go on the run. On 1 June Keating was involved in an ambush between Castlemaine and Milltown which claimed the lives of 5 RIC men. On 10 July, a day before the truce between the IRA and British forces, Keating’s unit was involved in a gun battle with the British Army near Castleisland. This confrontation resulted in the deaths of four British soldiers and five IRA Volunteers.

Is an Israeli politician and minister. A longtime member of the Likud party, in the late 1990s he be

Is an Israeli politician and minister. A longtime member of the Likud party, in the late 1990s he became one of the founders of the Centre Party. He rejoined Likud in the early 2000s, and returned to the Knesset following the 2009 elections. Meridor currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy in the Israeli Cabinet.

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health from 2003 until 2006.In 1999 he was

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health from 2003 until 2006.In 1999 he was elected to the Knesset on Likud's list, and was appointed Minister without Portfolio in Ariel Sharon's government in 2001. Following the 2003 elections he became Minister of Health, serving until 14 January 2006.

Is a Romanian politician and businessman. He is the founder and president of the Romanian Humanist P

Is a Romanian politician and businessman. He is the founder and president of the Romanian Humanist Party, now the Conservative Party (PC). He previously owned, but legally turned over to his daughter, the Intact media group, comprising among others the newspapers Jurnalul National and Gazeta Sporturilor and the TV stations Antena 1, Antena 2, Antena 3 and Antena 4.

Is an Ivorian politician. He is a member of the Ivorian Workers' Party. He is the National Secretary

Is an Ivorian politician. He is a member of the Ivorian Workers' Party. He is the National Secretary for Finance and resource mobilization and the current Minister of Environment and Forestry since 2007. He is actively involved in the fight against Deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire.

Was the mayor of Colmar from 1905 to 1914 and formerly the Deputy from Strasbourg in the Reichstag a

Was the mayor of Colmar from 1905 to 1914 and formerly the Deputy from Strasbourg in the Reichstag and Senator for Alsace-Lorraine. Daniel Blumenthal was condemned to death eight times and had sentences totaling five hundred years prison imposed upon him by the Imperial German government following his escape from Alsace to inform the world of the plight of Alsace and Lorraine under German rule.

Was a Moldovan politician and the prime minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic in 1918. Also,

Was a Moldovan politician and the prime minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic in 1918. Also, he was a minister in Romania.

Is a French politician and incumbent Mayor of Rennes[1]. He is a member of the Socialist Party. he w

Is a French politician and incumbent Mayor of Rennes[1]. He is a member of the Socialist Party. he was elected mayor of the Rennes suburb of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande and in 1994 he joined the department general council as councillor for Rennes-Sud-Ouest. In September 2007, he was designated by his party to lead the left-wing list (Socialist Party, PCF, PRG, UDB) in the March 2008 Rennes municipal election. In the 2008 local elections, he was elected Mayor of Rennes, succeeding PS incumbent Edmond Hervé, with 60.40% of the votes in the runoff[2].

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Somme department and

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Somme department and is a member of the Union for French Democracy Party.

A Belgian politician and former Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region.Starting his polit

A Belgian politician and former Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region.Starting his political career in the Liberal Reformist Party (PRL) Ducarme served as mayor of Thuin in Wallonia from 1988 to 2000, becoming party president in 1999. In 2000

Was a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He served as Mayor of Cusco.

Was a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He served as Mayor of Cusco.