Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an Italian conductor, and violist.Giulini worked at Milan Radio from 1946 to 1951, where he revi

Was an Italian conductor, and violist.Giulini worked at Milan Radio from 1946 to 1951, where he revived several obscure operas, including works by Alessandro Scarlatti. Arturo Toscanini heard a production of Haydn's Il mondo della luna; this led Toscanini

Is a Filipino politician. A member of the KAMPI party, he is a Member of the House of Representative

Is a Filipino politician. A member of the KAMPI party, he is a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Lone District of Bataan since 2007.

Was a Portuguese professor and politician.He graduated as a Licentiate in Law and Doctorate in Judic

Was a Portuguese professor and politician.He graduated as a Licentiate in Law and Doctorate in Judicial Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. He was also a Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University and several foreign univer

Is a Portuguese politician and former Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party (1992-2004

Is a Portuguese politician and former Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party (1992-2004), succeeding the historical leader Álvaro Cunhal.His father António José Bandeira Carvalhas (b. São Pedro do Sul, Baiões, April 22, 1915) is the richest m

Was a navy vice-admiral who briefly served as interim de facto President of Argentina from December

Was a navy vice-admiral who briefly served as interim de facto President of Argentina from December 11 to December 22, 1981, during a period of military rule. Before that, he undertook the organization of the 1978 Football World Cup. He was succeeded in the presidential office by Lieutenant General Leopoldo Galtieri. After the military government, he preserved his connections with football associations, becoming a South American representative in FIFA, and in 1986 he was assigned as Argentinian supervisor in the drawing of the Mexico World Cup's matches.

Is an Argentine politician, currently a senator for Córdoba Province. He is a member of the provinc

Is an Argentine politician, currently a senator for Córdoba Province. He is a member of the provincial 'Neighbourly Union' (Unión Vecinal) and was elected as part of the Alliance New Front, an electoral alliance with the New Party.Rossi was born in Barrio Colón, a neighbourhood of Córdoba city. He attended the local Colegio San Tomás and learnt violin at the provincial music conservatory. He played for Club Atlético Talleres as goalkeeper in their reserve team. He qualified as a lawyer, notary and procurator at the National University of Córdoba.

Is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, formerly governor of La Pampa Province.Verna won

Is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, formerly governor of La Pampa Province.Verna won the 2003 election to be governor with the support of Carlos Menem, against the candidate of the Front for Victory faction of the Justicialist Party, Néstor Ahuad. Verna was not close to fellow Peronist President Néstor Kirchner and was likely to be challenged by his own party if he attempted to be re-elected in 2007. Verna was caught up in the scandal concerning public SIDE funds being paid to senators by the government of Fernando de la Rúa to support labour reform.

Is an Argentine Peronist politician who serves as the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Secu

Is an Argentine Peronist politician who serves as the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security. Tomada was appointed by former President Nestor Kirchner; he retained the position under President Cristina Fernández.Tomada's grandfather was a Socialist member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. He qualified as a lwayer at the University of Buenos Aires in 1973. He was active in the Peronist Youth, the youth wing of the Justicialist Party.

Is a Portuguese politician. He joined the illegal Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) during the fascis

Is a Portuguese politician. He joined the illegal Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) during the fascist New State regime (1932-1974), by whom he was imprisoned.He later became a reform member of the PCP, and was suspended due to his criticism, being spared

Is a lawyer and one of the most influential politicians of Chilean socialism. He was the general sec

Is a lawyer and one of the most influential politicians of Chilean socialism. He was the general secretary of the Chilean Socialist Party (PS) between 1971 and 1979. Before that, he was deputy from 1961 to 1965 and senator from 1965 to 1973. He escaped after Pinochet's coup d'état on September 11, 1973 and lived as a refugee in Cuba.

Was an Ecuadorian politician, lawyer and university professor.His first political function was as Co

Was an Ecuadorian politician, lawyer and university professor.His first political function was as Councillor of Cuenca, an office he would had many times in the future. 1924 he was elected as a Congressman for the Azuay Province. 1925 we was elected for a

Is a Bolivian politician, historian and President of Bolivia from October 17, 2003 until his resigna

Is a Bolivian politician, historian and President of Bolivia from October 17, 2003 until his resignation on June 6, 2005.Mesa was a popular television journalist and personality, known by many for his rectitude and impartiality but loathed by many others for alleged political opportunism. His widespread name recognition prompted the MNR candidate Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada to pick him as his running mate in the 2002 Bolivian presidential elections.

Is a Lebanese politician. He is since 2000 the president of Lebanese National Bloc succeeding at his

Is a Lebanese politician. He is since 2000 the president of Lebanese National Bloc succeeding at his uncle Raymond Eddé. In 2004 he participated actively in the 14 March Alliance and was among those who formulated the strategy to unify the opposition, lea

Was a Chilean physician, president of the Students' Federation and then deputy for Valdivia province

Was a Chilean physician, president of the Students' Federation and then deputy for Valdivia province and leader of the Socialist Party of Chile.At this laundromat, contacts were made and orders were passed on within the Socialist party. Wiff was functioning as a liaison with the leadership, and was also responsible for carrying out some party tasks. The DINA secret police captured him, along with other opposition leaders, and they were transferred to Villa Grimaldi detention center, from where all trace was lost. DINA agents searched Modesta Carolina Wiff's house a few hours after she was arrested.

Is a Peronist politician in Argentina, member of the Justicialist Party.He was Isabel Perón's Minis

Is a Peronist politician in Argentina, member of the Justicialist Party.He was Isabel Perón's Minister of Labour before the March 1976 military coup, and signed the decree 261/75 which ordered the "annihilation of the subversives," preparing the so-called "Dirty War." After the 1983 reestablishment of civilian government, Carlos Ruckauf became Interior Minister then vice-president of Argentina in July 1995 in the government of Carlos Menem and held that position until December 1999, when the Menem government left office. In the elections of 1999, he was elected governor of Buenos Aires Province.

Is a Chilean engineer, entrepreneur and politician. He is a former cabinet minister of president Sal

Is a Chilean engineer, entrepreneur and politician. He is a former cabinet minister of president Salvador Allende and is currently senator for the Arica and Parinacota and Tarapacá regions.In 2001 Flores was elected senator for the Tarapacá Region, as a member of the center-left Party for Democracy (PPD), a constituent party of the governing coalition Concertación.

Is currently a Peruvian Congressman as a member of Perú Posible representing the Province of Lima.

Is currently a Peruvian Congressman as a member of Perú Posible representing the Province of Lima. He was the Prime Minister of Peru between December 2003 and August 2005.He worked for former President Alberto Fujimori, and was elected several times under

Was a Colombian doctor, politician, co-founder and early leader of the guerrilla movement known as M

Was a Colombian doctor, politician, co-founder and early leader of the guerrilla movement known as M-19, who also laid the basis for the movement’s socialist platforms with his Marxist ideologies.

Was a Brazilian journalist and politician.Starting his political career in 1947, Lacerda was elected

Was a Brazilian journalist and politician.Starting his political career in 1947, Lacerda was elected to the legislative chamber (city council) of the city of Rio de Janeiro. In 1950 he was elected a UDN party representative for the state of Rio in the Cha

Was a Chilean Navy officer and politician.He specialized in navigation and was later in charge of ch

Was a Chilean Navy officer and politician.He specialized in navigation and was later in charge of charting the northern coast of Chile from Caldera to Cabeza de Vaca Cape. By 1913, however, he was on board the Cochrane where he completed the artillery course. In 1916 he became an artillery instructor; in 1917 artillery inspector in the squadron. In 1921 he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and CO of the Munitions Depot at Las Salinas near Valparaiso. In 1922 Artillery Officer on the battleship Latorre. In 1925 promoted to Commander, CO of the Silva Palma Marine Barracks.

Was a Portuguese military officer from the Portuguese Air Force.Galvão de Melo was the eldest of ni

Was a Portuguese military officer from the Portuguese Air Force.Galvão de Melo was the eldest of nine children of António Augusto Ferreira de Melo and wife Cecília Rosa Teles de Noronha Galvão. One of the members of the National Salvation Junta, after the

Is a Colombian lawyer, former Constitutional Court magistrate, and an active politician.On May 28, 2

Is a Colombian lawyer, former Constitutional Court magistrate, and an active politician.On May 28, 2006, Gaviria achieved the largest vote ever for a leftist party in Colombia, with more than 2,600,000 votes (22.04% of the vote). On August 1, 2006, Gaviria was chosen as president of the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA). [1] He intends for his party to become the leading opposition force during President Álvaro Uribe's second term in office.

Was a Chilean political figure, Chairman of Government Junta of Chile in 1932, and Secretary General

Was a Chilean political figure, Chairman of Government Junta of Chile in 1932, and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1954 until his death in 1955.

More commonly known as Carlos Maia Pinto, was a Portuguese military officer and republican politicia

More commonly known as Carlos Maia Pinto, was a Portuguese military officer and republican politician during the Portuguese First Republic who, among others posts, served as President of the Ministry (Prime Minister).

Was the 8th President of Cuba, serving for less than two days. During the third week of 1934, Hevia

Was the 8th President of Cuba, serving for less than two days. During the third week of 1934, Hevia was President from 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 15, until 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, January 18 [1] . Cuban junta leader Fulgencio Batista had obtained the resignation of Hevia's predecessor, Ramon Grau. The choice of Hevia was unpopular with the military, and by Wednesday, the new President was asked to resign. He was replaced by Manuel Márquez Sterling.