Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Czech literary critic, politician and former dissident. He was a political advisor to Václav K

Is a Czech literary critic, politician and former dissident. He was a political advisor to Václav Klaus, the former Czech prime minister.Around 1992-1993 he worked as the chief political advisor to Václav Klaus (then prime minister of the Czech and Slovak

Was a Czechoslovak politician, journalist and writer. He was one of the most visible representatives

Was a Czechoslovak politician, journalist and writer. He was one of the most visible representatives of the Communist regime after the defeat of the Prague Spring (Normalization period, i.e. 1969 - 1988).

Was one of the first and one of the most outstanding Polish socialist politician, as well as histori

Was one of the first and one of the most outstanding Polish socialist politician, as well as historian and journalist.He began to be politically active during his studies in Vilnius and was arrested by Russian police in 1861 for expressing patriotic views. He was still in prison, when the January Uprising began in 1863, so he couldn’t take part in the fighting. Released from prison in 1867, he moved to Lviv, where he was working as a journalist, expressing socialist views and became the secretary to Rudolf Günsberg, Professor of Applied Chemistry for one year.

Was an officer of the Polish Legions in World War I, a general, and a politician in the Second Polis

Was an officer of the Polish Legions in World War I, a general, and a politician in the Second Polish Republic. He opposed Józef Pilsudski and his Sanacja regime. After the German invasion of Poland in 1939, he was arrested by the Nazis and died in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Is a politician, engineer of logistics, entrepreneur.In 1981 he graduated from Trade School and then

Is a politician, engineer of logistics, entrepreneur.In 1981 he graduated from Trade School and then in 1988 became alumnus of Wood Technology School in Poznan. In the years 2002-2004 he studied at logistics faculty of High School of Communication and Management in Poznan. In the years 2001-2005 he studied at logistics faculty of High School of Communication and Management in Poznan. Promoter of graduate diploma entitled "Theory of Constraints (TOC) as logistical strategy in management on purchasing department of productive enterprise" was Professor Marek Fertsch.

Was a Polish nobleman[1], peasant advocate, a socialist, a senator and co-establisher of the origina

Was a Polish nobleman[1], peasant advocate, a socialist, a senator and co-establisher of the original Polish Peasants Party.In 1885 Wyslouch moved to Lviv, where together with his wife Maria he ran a monthly newspaper, Przeglad Spoleczny until it was stopped by the Austrian officials in 1887. He then created Przyjaciel Ludu (People's Friend), a new left-wing newspaper which became popular with activists for peasant rights and which became the centre of the popular movement in the Austrian partition[2].

Was a Thai-Chinese banker. Touted as Thailand's first "economics tsar", he served in the government

Was a Thai-Chinese banker. Touted as Thailand's first "economics tsar", he served in the government of Kukrit Pramoj in 1975 and 1976. During his tenure as finance minister, he initiated a policy of "ngern phan" (money allocation), which distributed several billion baht of government funds to 5,000 tambon, or local government, councils.[3] His populist policies would later be embraced under the administration of Thaksin Shinawatra.

Is a Croatian actor and politician.A native of Bjelovar, Boris Buzancic began acting very early. He

Is a Croatian actor and politician.A native of Bjelovar, Boris Buzancic began acting very early. He appeared in numerous films and TV shows. His specialty was playing roles of men with authority, especially in dramatic films dealing with World War II. However, one of his most memorable roles is witty Split mayor Dotur Vice in popular TV series Velo misto.

Is a Soviet and Russian political cartoonist and propaganda artist best known for his political cari

Is a Soviet and Russian political cartoonist and propaganda artist best known for his political caricatures of Adolf Hitler and other Nazis produced before and during the Second World War, and currently the chief artist of the newspaper Izvestia.

Was a Latvian Communist political figure.Between 1990 and 1991, he was the Minister of the Interior

Was a Latvian Communist political figure.Between 1990 and 1991, he was the Minister of the Interior Affairs of the USSR. He was a member of the August Coup in 1991. He soon after committed suicide. He shot his wife and himself as soon as he realized that the coup had failed.

Is a former mayor of Jastrebarsko, a city in the Croatian Zagreb County,[citation needed] and a memb

Is a former mayor of Jastrebarsko, a city in the Croatian Zagreb County,[citation needed] and a member of the sixth assembly of the Parliament of Croatia. He is affiliated with the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS). He formed part of the parliament following new elections in 2007, but he officially became a member on January 12, 2008 as the deputy of Božidar Pankretic.

Was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.

Was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.

Is a Dutch politician and human rights activist.Dittrich's father came to the Netherlands as a polit

Is a Dutch politician and human rights activist.Dittrich's father came to the Netherlands as a political asylum seeker from Czechoslovakia in 1948. Dittrich qualified and worked as a social lawyer and later as a judge.In 1994 he became a member of parliament representing the social-liberal party D66.

Was the first secretary of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast from 1973 until his dismissal in F

Was the first secretary of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast from 1973 until his dismissal in February 1988.Although an Armenian, Kevorkov was subserviently loyal to Azerbaijani leaders in Baku and resented by the Armenian community.

Is a Serbian politician and the current President of Serbia. A psychologist by profession, he is a l

Is a Serbian politician and the current President of Serbia. A psychologist by profession, he is a leader of the Democratic Party. Tadic was elected to a five-year term on June 27, 2004, and was sworn into office on July 11, 2004. He was reelected for a d

Was a Serbian communist politician, who served as the Serbian member of the collective presidency of

Was a Serbian communist politician, who served as the Serbian member of the collective presidency of Yugoslavia during the late 1980s and early 1990s.Jovic was a close ally and advisor of Serbian communist official Slobodan Miloševic during the 1980s and

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the Saeima (Latv

Is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the Harmony Centre party and a deputy of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament). He began his current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.

Is the current Minister of Defense of Montenegro, since 10 November 2006.As Minister of Urban Planni

Is the current Minister of Defense of Montenegro, since 10 November 2006.As Minister of Urban Planning Vucinic was involved the sale of an old ship repair yard on the Adriatic Sea, the first major privitaization deal of Montenegro since the independence f

Is a Ukrainian politician. He has twice served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He is

Is a Ukrainian politician. He has twice served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He is from Zhytomyr Oblast. Tarasyuk studied international relations and international law at National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, and graduated in 1975. Besides Ukrainian, he is fluent in English, French and Russian.

Is a Guinean political activist, torture survivor and marathon runner. Born in the West African nati

Is a Guinean political activist, torture survivor and marathon runner. Born in the West African nation of Guinea, Traore studied law at Gamal Abdel Nasser University in Conakry. During the 1993 presidential election, he was caught giving information to a political opposition group and detained. During his detention, he was beaten so severely that his mangled right leg developed gangrene and had to be amputated at the hip.

Is the leader of the Algerian party Mouvement de la Societé pour la Paix (Movement of the Society f

Is the leader of the Algerian party Mouvement de la Societé pour la Paix (Movement of the Society for Peace, abbreviated MSP or Hamas), which is reformist-Islamist and considered close to the doctrine of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Is an Egyptian diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992

Is an Egyptian diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to January 1997.He had long been closely associated with the ruling clique in Egypt. His political career took off during the days of former president Anwar El-Sadat. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Arab Socialist Union (1974-77). He had served as Egypt's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 1977 until early 1991. He then became Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs for several months before moving to the UN. As Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, he played a part in the peace agreements between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

Was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1908 to 1910. He was a Coptic Christian. He was accused of favo

Was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1908 to 1910. He was a Coptic Christian. He was accused of favouring the British in the Denshawai incident and on February 20, 1910, Ghali was assassinated by Ibrahim Nassif al-Wardani, a young pharmacology graduate wh

Is a Lebanese politician.He was a member of the opposition under the governments of Rafiq Hariri; in

Is a Lebanese politician.He was a member of the opposition under the governments of Rafiq Hariri; in particular to Nassib Lahoud, Salim El-Hoss, Omar Karami, Mohammad Youssef Beydoun and Hussein Husseini. He announced his candidacy for the 1998 Lebanese P

Was a member of the political bureau of the Lebanese Kataeb party and one of the cofounders of its m

Was a member of the political bureau of the Lebanese Kataeb party and one of the cofounders of its military council in 1975. He was kidnapped in front of his house in Horch Tabet on September 15, 1992.