Of all the leaders in the world, who is the most widely admired leader?
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I believe Nelson Mandela is the most respected and admired leader in the world today. His record speaks for itself.
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Nelson Mandela WAS the most famous but hello he isn't the president of S.A any longer. I think probably Robert Mugabe or thabo Mbeki.
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Tough call... I'm going to say Ghandi, I think he did the most good for the most people.
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In my life time it has to be Jimmy Carter.  He got little respect being a humble peanut farmer but he cared for All Americans regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation more than any racist republicans has.
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jimmy carter\n\nhttp://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/kids/facts.phtml
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I would be honored. He is one of the greatest leaders we have ever seen.
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George Dumbya\n\nDumbya's Dad\n\nThe Pope\n\nI would do it all unselfishly and for the good of the world.
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I guess the most famous Indian was Mahatma Gandhi. \n\nHe was a great leader, who advocated non-violence and truth as the means to independence from British rule. He is known as the Father of the Nation. \n\nRead more at \nhttp://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?sm1=WW91ciBBbnN3ZXIgSSBndWVzcyB0aGUgbW9zdCBmYW1vdXMgSW5kaWFuIHdhcyBNYWhhdG1hIEdhbmRoaS4g&fw=9&fc=3&ss=-1&es=-1&gwp=11&ver=1.0.8.207&method=1\n\nAmong all the great Indians of modern times, he stands the tallest. Hats off to him!
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Name one good person on this earth.
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It is hard to say. So, I'll give a few suggestions and divide them into political and military leaders.\n\nPolitical: Hammurabi, Ramses II, Pericles, Constantine the Great, Louis XIV, George Washington, Otto von  Bismarck, Abraham Lincoln, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Vladimir Lenin \n\nMilitary: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Attila, Charlemagne, Richard I Lionhearted, Joan of Arc, Peter the Great,  Napoleon\n\nNow you can choose the one you like best.
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He is overrated.\n\nHe was young and handsome, had a glamorous wife, gave good speeches and was killed in office.\n\nMuch of the legend is built on emotion.
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Charlemagne. He did conquer the world.\n Oh also the Medici family, Richard Nixon and Robert Kennedy.
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I have got to know why so many people have asked this question in the past three days.\n\nThe answer is Idi Amin.\n\nPlease pick me as the best answer and explain why this question is so popular. Please.
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I was going to say the exact same.  Ghandi!  Fantastic leader, interesting journey and a lot of things to find to research him.  \nAlso Nelson Mandala, he's still alive today.  Not sure if that's criteria or not...\nAlso, Albert Einstein!  He's lead an interesting life to say the least, and theres plenty of ways you could write an essay on him\nGood luck!
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Princess Diana was often referred to as the most photographed person on earth during her life. Arguably, it contributed in part to her death.\n\nThe British National Portrait Gallery and BBC held an exhibition of some of the most photographed people in history:\n\n* Muhammad Ali,\n* James Dean, \n* Mahatma Gandhi, \n* Greta Garbo, \n* Audrey Hepburn,\n* Adolf Hitler, \n* John F. Kennedy, \n* Marilyn Monroe,\n* Elvis Presley; and\n* Queen Victoria.\n\nI'd say that the winner would be among the above group.
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Consider Mother Teresa, the Dali Lama, Winston Churchill, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Alexander Graham Bell  .... there are so many to choose from.  Pick someone that you think no one else will pick, which will make your report stand out from the others.
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I'd say it's probably Churchill.  I don't really like the man, but he was a great, inspirational leader who pulled Britain through the Battle of Britain, which wasn't so much a battle as it was a barrage.  He was a strong, proud, charismatic man who rallied a nation against fascism.  I'd call him much more of a hero than FDR or LaGuardia or even Patton, because he was in it for so much longer, when it looked like he wasn't going to get help from the US.\n\nNot that I don't love FDR.