Biographical Dictionary of Modern World Leaders, 2 Volume Set

Description:

Biographical Dictionary Modern World Leaders 1900 - 1991

Political leaders of every stripe—from the Ayatollah Khomeini to Nikita Khrushchev—can be found in this accessible A-to-Z reference, a companion to Viva-Facts On File Biographical Dictionary of Modern World Leaders: 1992 to the Present. Taking a global approach and covering political leaders from the beginning of the 20th century through the end of the cold war, Viva-Facts On File Biographical Dictionary of Modern World Leaders: 1900 n 1991 includes approximately 400 detailed biographical sketches outlining the major events and achievements in the lives of many of the 20th century's most influential leaders.

Entries include:
Corazon Aquino • Lon Nol • Nicolae Ceauescu • Ferdinand Marcos • Chiang Kai-shek • Jawaharlal Nehru • Dwight Eisenhower • JuanDomingo Peron • Charles de Gaulle • Georges Pompidou • Ho Chi Minh • Syngman Rhee • Nikita Khrushchev • and many more

Viva-Facts on File Biographical Dictionary Modern World Leaders 1992 to the Present
Spanning the end of the cold war up through the present day, Viva-Facts on File Biographical Dictionary of Modern World Leaders: 1992 to the Present covers political luminaries from around the globe, including at least one leader from each of the 190 countries of the world and many heads of states or government of regions that are or were only nominally independent. Political leaders of every stripe—from United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky—are found in this comprehensive and accessible A-to-Z dictionary.

Entries include:
Yasir Arafat • Nelson Mandela • Mary Robinson • Tony Blair • Slobodan Milosevic  Ariel Sharon • Bill Clinton • Yoshiro Mon • Charles Taylor • Vincente Fox • Hosni Mubarek • Zhu Rongji • Saddam Hussein • Turgut Ozal and many more • John Paul II • Andreas Papandreou • Joseph Kabila • Vladimir Putin

Target Audience:

Students of international relations.