Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Russian politician who was the 2nd President of the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2008 and is

Is a Russian politician who was the 2nd President of the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2008 and is the current Prime Minister of Russia as well as the chairman of United Russia. He became acting President on December 31, 1999, succeeding Boris Yeltsin,

Was a Georgian politician and military commander.After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he organized

Was a Georgian politician and military commander.After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he organized the Red Guard detachment which was later renamed into the People's Guard of Georgia. On November 29, 1917, he successfully commanded a famous raid on the Tiflis military arsenal guarded by the pro-Bolshevik Russian soldiers. In May 1918, he was reluctant to support the proclamation of Georgia's independence, but still retained his post.

Is a Latvian politician and Member of the Saeima for For Human Rights in United Latvia. Chairman of

Is a Latvian politician and Member of the Saeima for For Human Rights in United Latvia. Chairman of the Board and member of bureau of ForHRUL. Member of Latvian Human Rights Committee since 1993, Candidate degree in hydrogeology.

Was a Croatian politician from the first half of the 20th century. He led the Croatian Peasant Party

Was a Croatian politician from the first half of the 20th century. He led the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) after Stjepan Radic and through World War II.Macek joined Croatian Peasant Party since its founding. After World War I, during which he had served in Austro-Hungarian Army, he became close associate of Stjepan Radic. In 1925, after Radic's visit to Moscow and Croatian Peasant Party joining Peasants International, he was arrested by Royal Yugoslav authorities.

Was a Croatian writer, translator and politician from Dubrovnik. He was grand-nephew of the renowned

Was a Croatian writer, translator and politician from Dubrovnik. He was grand-nephew of the renowned Marin Getaldic, and descendant of Gundulic through his mother's line.Born in Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik), he was member and president of the Council "Reign of Dalmatia" based in the city of Zadar, which consisted of eight individuals.

Was a Georgian social democratic revolutionary and a Bolshevik-turned-Menshevik also known as a part

Was a Georgian social democratic revolutionary and a Bolshevik-turned-Menshevik also known as a participant of the Persian Constitutional Revolution of which he wrote a valuable account.

Was a Czechoslovak journalist and political figure. He served as prime minister of Czechoslovakia fr

Was a Czechoslovak journalist and political figure. He served as prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1919 to 1920.In 1911 he was elected Member of the Austrian Reichsrat (the parliament of the Austro-Hungary) for the constituency of Brno. At first he wa

Was a Croatian politician, a university professor, theorist of literature, essayist and critic, poli

Was a Croatian politician, a university professor, theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician.Pavletic was appointed as the Minister of Education, Culture, Technical Culture and Sports. In 1992, he was elected to the Croatian parliament where he would serve as the chairman of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Is a Serbian politician and the President of the Democratic Party of Serbia. He was the last Preside

Is a Serbian politician and the President of the Democratic Party of Serbia. He was the last President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, succeeding Slobodan Miloševic and serving from 2000 to 2003. He also served two terms as the Prime Minister of Se

Is a Serbian ultranationalist politician of Croatian ancestry.[1] A professor of political science w

Is a Serbian ultranationalist politician of Croatian ancestry.[1] A professor of political science who also has a law degree, he is the founder and president of the Serbian Radical Party and has been a member of the Serbian parliament. Šešelj is currently

Was a Czechoslovak educator and political leader and brother of Edvard Beneš.After the liberation o

Was a Czechoslovak educator and political leader and brother of Edvard Beneš.After the liberation of Czechoslovakia by Allied forces in 1945, Vojta Beneš returned to public life in his country, serving from 1946 to 1948 in the Constituent National Assembl

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland and Minister State Secretary of F

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland and Minister State Secretary of Finland.

Was a Latvian military commander, lieutenant colonel, honored with the Order of Lacplesis, one of th

Was a Latvian military commander, lieutenant colonel, honored with the Order of Lacplesis, one of the Latvian Riflemen, a military theoretist, and a right wing politician.On December 15, 1932 he founded a right extremist organization, The Society of the Cavaliers of the Order of Lacplesis and Freedom Fighters "Legion" (Lacpleša kara ordena kavalieru un brivibas cinitaju biedriba "Legions"), known simply as the Legion. It was a rather small organization, primarily of the World War I and Latvian War of Independence veterans.

Is a controversial Bulgarian politician and chairman of the far right nationalist party Attack. He i

Is a controversial Bulgarian politician and chairman of the far right nationalist party Attack. He is famous for his hard-line attitude towards minorities in Bulgaria, especially Roma and Turks.

Was a Chilean lawyer, politician and author.Born in Chillán to Jewish immigrants (Ukrainian Moise

Was a Chilean lawyer, politician and author.Born in Chillán to Jewish immigrants (Ukrainian Moises Teitelboim and Moldovian Sara Volosky), Teitelboim was interested in literature from an early age. He finished high school (as well as served in the Communist Youth starting at age sixteen), then began his studies in the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, where at graduation he presented his superior thesis “The Dawn of Capitalism - The Conquest of America.”

Was a Chilean lawyer, politician and author.During the 1940s Teitelboim suffered, along with all the

Was a Chilean lawyer, politician and author.During the 1940s Teitelboim suffered, along with all the militants of the Chilean Communist Party, persecution and exile, under the ruling of the Democratic Defense Law (also known as Ley maldita). He was treated and detained in Pisagua. In 1965 he was elected senator of Santiago, remaining in this position until the coup of September 11, 1973.

Was the head of NKGB from February to July 1941, and again from April 1943 to March 1946. He was a m

Was the head of NKGB from February to July 1941, and again from April 1943 to March 1946. He was a member of the so-called "Georgian mafia" of Lavrenti Beria, head of the NKVD.He briefly served as Minister of the MGB in 1946, but was soon replaced by his rival Viktor Abakumov. Merkulov later served as Minister of State Control, replacing Lev Mekhlis.

Was a member of the League of Communists of Montenegro and the President of the Executive Council of

Was a member of the League of Communists of Montenegro and the President of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro from 1986-1989.

Was a South African civil rights activist and lawyer.[2] He is an ex-husband of American poet Maya A

Was a South African civil rights activist and lawyer.[2] He is an ex-husband of American poet Maya Angelou;[3] the two married in 1960, lived together in Cairo, Egypt for three years, and divorced in 1963.[4] He was a professor at the University of Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia from 1968 to 1974.When Potlako Leballo, Chairman of the Pan Africanist Congress, was forced out of the position, Make joined a Presidential Council consisting of David Sibeko, Ellias Ntloedibe, and himself. Several months later, Make became the sole Chairman.[5] He resigned from the chairmanship in January 1981 to make way for John Nyathi Pokela, who had been recently imprisonment on Robben Island. Under Pokela, Make served as deputy chairman of the PAC.[2]. He died on April 15, 2006 in Pretoria.[1] and is survived by his widow Alma Liziwe Make and Daughter Titise.

Was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, serving from 1991 until 1994, having been i

Was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, serving from 1991 until 1994, having been in the equivalent office of the Byelorussian SSR since 1990. Kebich was also one of two candidates in the final running for President of Belarus in 1994, bu

Was a Ukrainian politician. A prominent Ukrainian dissident to the Soviet policies, he was arrested

Was a Ukrainian politician. A prominent Ukrainian dissident to the Soviet policies, he was arrested multiple times in the 1960s and 1970s for his political views. A long-time advocate of Ukrainian independence, he was one of the most prominent political figures of the 1990s in newly independent Ukraine.

Soviet politician and diplomat, was a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s, when h

Soviet politician and diplomat, was a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s, when he rose to power as a protégé of Joseph Stalin, to 1957, when he was dismissed from Presidium (Politburo) of the Central Committee by Nikita Khrushchev.

Is a Greek politician who was the Minister for Public Order and Justice of Greece from 2006 to 2007

Is a Greek politician who was the Minister for Public Order and Justice of Greece from 2006 to 2007 in the first Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis. He is a member of the New Democracy party and belongs to the center-right group of this party. He has a degree in law in the University of Athens. He has studies political science with a Fullbright scholarship in the USA. He has studied international law in the Hague Academy of International Law. He has also studied Human Rights in the University of Strasbourg. He has studied International Economics in Salzburg, Austria.

Is a Lithuanian conservative politician and member of the European Parliament. He was the first head

Is a Lithuanian conservative politician and member of the European Parliament. He was the first head of state of Lithuania after its independence declaration from the Soviet Union and served as the Head of the Lithuanian Parliament Seimas. Professor Lands