Do you know what the value of a true leader is? As an entrepreneur, it is very important that you take control of your business, and what better than to learn from the great leaders in history, who, with their decisions and way of being, managed to leave a deep mark on their countries and followers?
Below we present the top 5 characters that marked the story:
1. Margaret Thatcher
She was a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the period from 1979 to 1990, the position for the longest time during the 20th century and she has also been the only woman to have held this position in that country.
Thatcher was named and is better known as the “Iron Lady” due to her firm character, the domain with which she exercised power, and through which a great transformation of her country in politics, economy, and education was carried out.
2. Winston Churchill
Undoubtedly a great leader of the 20th century, he was a British politician and statesman, known for his leadership as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II.
Churchill lived in a stormy century, struck down by intense wars that plunged the world into great chaos, but thanks to him England managed to excel during this chaos.
3. Ernesto Guevara
Better known as Che Guevara, he was an Argentine-Cuban politician, soldier, writer, journalist, and doctor, remembered by many as a legendary guerrilla fighter and revolutionary leader.
Guevara was and continues to be for many in the world, an example of struggle and heroism that represents the great Latin American revolutionary leadership.
4. Mahatma Gandhi
He was an Indian lawyer, thinker, and politician who left a great legacy for humanity, due to his great conviction of equality among men, he fought and suffered the unspeakable until he conquered freedom for his people.
His relentless struggle managed to change the political and ideological configuration of the world. The poet Rabindranath Tagore named him Mahatma which means “Great Soul”, although Gandhi always considered it undeserved.
5. Nelson Mandela
South African lawyer, activist, politician, and philanthropist who served as president of his country, he was the first black president to head the executive branch, and also the first to be elected by universal suffrage in his country.
Mandela is and will continue to be, one of the undisputed leaders in the South African struggle and a worldwide reference in the battle for the rights of all people.
What do you think about the legacy of these leaders, do you have a favorite?
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