Assignment #2

President Francois Hollande(President of France)
- He succeeded Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012, who he had been assisting during Nicolas's term as president
- has no previous experience in a national government position 
- Is nicknamed marshmallow man by the french 
-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18070495

 (Iran) Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI
- has a paralyzed arm due to an attempted assassination 
- in 1965, he traveled Iran, protesting against the government of Iran
-http://www.biography.com/people/hassan-rouhani-21313175

(Saudi Arabia) King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud
- has a reputation of honesty and being untained by corruption
-took his first public office as mayor or Mecca
-http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7068977.stm

(Germany), President Joachim Gauck/ chancellor Angela Merkel
- Graduated with a degree in physic and earned a PhD in quantum chemistry
-chancellor since 2005
-top spot on Forbes most powerful women for the eight of the past 10 years
 President:
-member of the Political Revolution in 1990
-According to Joachim Gauck, his political activities were inspired by his father, and that he grew up with a "well-founded anti-communism"-http://www.edinburgh.diplo.de/Vertretung/edinburgh/en/04__Politik/Joachim-Gauck-Bundespraesident-en.html


(Mexico) President Enrique Pena Nieto
- became int interested in politics in elementary school
- He joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1984-http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/enrique_pena_nieto/index.html


 (Afghanistan) President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai
-warned the US about the Taliban's attack in 2001
- He was a resistance leader under Taliban rule and worked to undermine the regime 
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Karzai

(China) President XI Jinping
- son of a communist (China is a communist state) 
 - has a daughter who is studying at Harvard 
- highly educated 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11551399


(Venezuela) President Nicolas MorosMaduro
- Chávez, previous president, publicly named Maduro his successor before his passing
- became the speaker of the National Assembly in 2005-\http://www.biography.com/people/nicol%C3%A1s-maduro-21145011


(United Kingdom) Queen Elizabeth II
-was third in line for the throne
 -introduced many reforms to the monarchy -http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/queen_elizabeth_ii


(Brazil) President Dilma Rousseff
- she overcame cancer and sexism in a Latin American country 
- she was Brazil's first female president
- has a degree in economics(eight biggest economy in the world)
-was tortured in prison for being in a resistance
http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

(Israel)  president Shimon Peres
-won  Nobel Peace Prize for a treaty with the Paletine Liberation Organization
- served in the military
-http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/451349/Shimon-Peres


(India) President Pranab MUKHERJEe
- has been involved in the political career for over five decades including the Government and Parliament
-rated as one of the best finance ministers in the world
- organized his own political party
 - known for having remarkable knowledge of international relations, and financial affairs.-http://presidentofindia.nic.in/profile.html