World Leaders biography

Mexico- President Enrique Pena Nieto:

1.  his father was the mayor and other relatives have gone far in politics

2.  Elected easily and liked by many

China- President XI Jinping 

1.  son of a revolutionary veteran Xi Zhongxun, one of the Communist Party's founding fathers.
2.  Married a folk singer Peng Liyuan and an army general
3.  Daughter goes to Harvard

India- Pranab Mukherjee 

1. taught Political Science and worked as a journalist 

2.  was rated as one of the best finance ministers in the world
3.  had conflict with Prime Minister Rajiv Ganhi (the son of the leader that was assassinated in 1984) and started his own party- Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress.

Afghanistan-  President Hamid Karzai

1.  knows alot of languages- English, native Peshto, Persian, Hindi, French
2. Several times in 2001 Karzai warned the US that the Taliban were connected w/ al Qaeda anthat there was a plot for an attack.
3.  Was in the resistance against the Taliban rule.

Germany-  President Joachim Gauck, Angela Merkle

Angela Merkle
   1.  Graduated from University of Leipzig in 1978 with a degree in physics and physical chemistry; earned a PhD in quantum chemistry from the German Achedemy of Sciences in berlin
   2.  has been chancellor since since November 2005
   3.  Earned top spot on the FORBES list most powerful woman.

United Kingdon- queen Elizabeth II

1.  when she was born, her father was duke of york, then he became king

2.  named after her mother

France- President Francois Hollande 

1  Holland has no previous experience in national overnment position

2.  had four children and a 30- year relationship
3.  was born in 1954 in rouen to an extreme physician father and a progressive social worker.

Brazil- President Dilma Rousseff

1.  First woman president in brazil

2.  was tortured in prison with electric shocks when she tried to fight against the ruling military dictatorship
3.  divorced twice
4.  has a degree in economics, and now the country w the eight-biggest economy in the world
5.  She underwent chemotherapy for lymphoma in 2009

Venezuela- President Nicholas Maduro Moros

1.  worked as a bus driver

2.  elected in 1962

Saudi Arabia- King and Prime Min

Abdallah Bin Abd al-Aziz al saudister

1.  grew up in the desert

2.  was influenced by father

Iran- Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-Khamenei and Ruhani

Khamenei:
   1.  in 1963, took part in street protests against the US.  After the uprising was quashed, he was exiled.  He was imprisoned multiple times and, in 1975, was internally exiled to a remote region i southeastern Iran.
   2.  Was elected President of Iran in 1981 and re-elected in 1985.  Became Iran's Supreme leader. 
Ruhani:
   1.  Mr. Rouhani help perliamentary posts  and also served on the Supreme National Security Council
   2.  Was elected President of Iran- June 2013
   3.  The guy who came before him- Ahmadinejad hated Israel.
   4.  Ruhani said that Ahmadinejad's "careless, uncalculated remarks have costed the country dearly"

Israel-  President Shimon Peres and prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu

Peres:
  1.  born in belarus to escape the persecution of the Jews, his family fled to Palestine in 1934
  2.  When Arab forces launched thier attack on Israel, Peres was given the cheif responsibility for securing military equipment for Israel from aboard
  3.  organized Israels nuclear program