Friday, November 8, 2013

A review on the Countries and their Leaders

Today in human geography we  got back our tests and review the questions on the test. We even found out that Mr. Schick had made a error on his answer sheet, so we all got the three points back on the question that was marked wrong. This made the whole class very happy. We also discussed the different countries, and their rulers different characteristics. They are listed below.

Afghanistan:
  • Is an Islamic republic headed by president Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai:
  • He was a leader under Taliban ruled and worked to undermine the regime.
  • He was well versed in several languages
  • In 2001 he warned the United States that Tliban was planning to plot against the U.S.
Brazil:
  • Is a federal republic headed by the President Dilma Dousseff
Dilma Rousseff:
  • She opposed Brazils military dictatorship and was sent to prison, where she was tortured.
  • She has been divorced twice.
  • She had a degree in economics, and rules the country
China:
  • Is a communist state, ruled by Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping:
  • He was the son of a veteran, one of the Communist Party's founding fathers.
  • He married a folk singer, who also holds the rank of army general.
  • Thy have a daughter named Xi Mingze, who is studying in the U.S.
France:
  • Is a  republic headed by Francois Hollande
Francois Hollande:
  • He had no national government experience
  • He was born in 1954, and his father was a physician, and his mother was a social worker.
  • Shared a 30 year old relationship and had 4 children
Germany:
  • Is a federal republic headed by president J
Angela Merkel:
  • Very smart
  • Has been chancellor since November 2005
  • Has been the most powerful woman in the world for the past 8 years
India:
  • Is federal republic headed by Paranab Mukherjee
Paranab Mukherjee:
  • Taught political Science, and worked as a journalist
  • Was rated as one of the best finance in the world
  • He ran into issues and started a new party called Trashtriya Samajwadi
Iran:
  • A theocratic republic, ruled by Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-Khamenei, and President Hasan Fereidun Ruhani
Ali Hoseini-Khamenei:
  • Supreme Leader of Iran
  • When he was younger he took part in street protesters against the U.S.
  • Was elected President of Iran in 1981 and re-elected in 1985, and became Iran's supreme leader in 1989.
Hasan Fereidun Ruhani:
  • The president of Iran
  • A deputy speaker and has served on the supreme National Security Council.
  • he ha benn critical to the previous Ahmadinejad, who was crazy and an American hater. 


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