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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Barack Obama
1961–?AmericasUnited States
He ran for president two years into his first Senate term, won on a message of hope, and spent eight years discovering what hope costs in practice.
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Bill Clinton
1946–?AmericasUnited States
He governed through a decade of prosperity, survived impeachment, and left office with the highest approval ratings of any departing president — and the most complicated legacy.
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Boris Johnson
1964–?EuropeUnited Kingdom
He built a career on being underestimated, won a referendum nobody thought he'd win, became prime minister, then resigned over a party he claimed he didn't know had happened.
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Boris Yeltsin
1931–2007EuropeRussia
He stood on a tank to face down a coup — then spent the next decade watching the country he'd saved slowly come apart.
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