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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Modern History Figures in Europe
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Boris Johnson
1964–?United 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
1931–2007Russia
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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