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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Fidel Castro
1926–2016Modern HistoryCUB
He outlasted nine American presidents, survived hundreds of alleged assassination attempts, and governed Cuba for nearly fifty years without ever once winning what most people would call a free election.
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Franz Ferdinand
1863–1914Industrial AgeAustria
His assassination was the spark that lit the First World War — yet he had spent his career trying to reform the empire in ways that might have prevented one.
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Franz Joseph I
1830–1916Industrial AgeAustria
He became emperor at eighteen and reigned for sixty-eight years, holding together a dozen nations that spoke different languages and didn't much like each other — until the war that finally tore them apart.
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