BBC
Bbc: Profile: Mamadou Tandja
This biographical sketch of President Mamadou Tandja provides a picture of a leader who built his reputation on providing political and economic stability while the very poor cannot afford to buy enough food.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Evangelicals and the American Presidency
Billy Graham's unprecedented access to U.S. presidents ushered in a new era of evangelical influence in American politics.
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Archontology.org: Archontology
An intriguing site that lists political, religious, and other historical offices and the people that held them for many of the countries around the world. Clicking on names will yield a biography in some cases.
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: The Letters of Thomas Jefferson
An enormous collection of the original text of the personal letters written by Thomas Jefferson between 1743 and 1826 to many influential political leaders and friends.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Colonizing the Bay
John Winthrop's "Model of Christian Charity" was delivered as a sermon aboard the Arabella, as the Puritans approached their destination of Massachusetts Bay in 1630. The speech spells out his vision of the society they hoped to create...
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Cambridge University Library: Cromwell: 1599 1999: 400th Anniversary
Biographical and historical account of Oliver Cromwell, English military and political leader, who led forces against Charles I during the English Civil War. Click on the links in the side-bar to access all materials.
Oklahoma Historical Society
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: William Henry David Murray
A biography of early Oklahoma political leader, William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: George Washington: Surveyor and Mapmaker
Most Americans know George Washington as the brilliant military and political leader; but as a young man, he was a surveyor by trade. Follow his career through this easy-to-read narrative complete with his early maps and surveys.
Brown University
Brown University Library: Garibaldi and the Risorgimento
A digital archive of media portraying Giuseppe Garibaldi, a nineteenth-century Italian military and political leader and hero. Collection includes interactive and animated panoramic lecture, newspaper illustrations, and prints from the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Alexander Hamilton: Lawyer, Writer, and Founding Father
Through a short video and an analysis of two primary sources, students will examine the life of Alexander Hamilton, an important military and political leader.
BBC
Bbc: Country Profile: Montenegro
BBC News features a general overview of the Montenegro. Focus is on history, current information, country facts, political leaders, and news media.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: Understanding Media: The Inside Story
This unit highlights the integral role that the media plays in American politics to communicate between the leaders and the public. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Three Visions for African Americans
Learning Activity on the divergent views of African American leaders. Students review and compare the competing visions of Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois. In addition, students choose a contemporary African...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ho Chi Minh
This site from Wikipedia provides a biography of the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. Focuses primarily on his political life. Ho Chi Minh led the independence movement in North Vietnam.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Vladimir Lenin
A detailed article on the life of Vladimir Lenin. Discusses his life before becoming the leader of the Soviet Union, his political accomplishments as a leader and his death.
New York Times
New York Times: Kim Jong Un
[Free Registration/Login Required] Kim Jong-un is being groomed to take over in his father's footsteps. Here is some basic information about his past, his political positions and his possible future as leader of North Korea. January, 2011
University of Texas at Austin
Tollefson: Civil Military Relations in Brazil: The Myth of Tutelary Democracy
An academic analysis of civil-military relations in Brazil in regard to the political upheavals by the hands of military leaders toward the end of the 20th century.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Forging Ahead Courageously While Foll
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Forging ahead courageously while following the great leader Chairman Mao" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists of the Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing...
BBC
Bbc News: Labour's Centenary
From 2000, this site examines the work of Great Britain's Labour party in the 20th century, including interviews with many government leaders who look back at the party's history and forward to the party's future.
BBC
Bbc News: Troops Stage Coup in Mauritania
After only one year as a country with a freely elected leader, military troops have overthrown the existing government in Mauritania. August 6, 2008 article details the country's history and political background leading up to this...
Curated OER
History Matters: Robert Bagnall on "The Madness of Marcus Garvey"
Marcus Garvey, African American entrepreneur and advocate of the Back to Africa movement, had his critics in those who did not agree with his separatist ideas. Read this article by NCAAP leader, Robert Bagnall, who spelled out his...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Governing Iran
An archive of the most recent news stories related to Iran from The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Also provides maps, a timeline and profiles of the significant leaders in Iran. (21 September 2010)
BBC
Bbc News: Russian Ex President Yeltsin Dies
Information about the death of Russia's first President, Boris Yeltsin. Provides highlights of his political career including his banning of the Communist Party in the early 1990s. (4/23/07)
BBC
Bbc News: General Wins Mauritania Election'09
After overthrowing the elected government of Mauritania in 2008, the coup leader has been officially elected as President in a new 2009 election. Controversy and questionable honesty of the vote results exist. This article also provides...
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