Country Leader Fun Facts

President Enrique Pena Nieto

-Enrique's mom recalls how she would squeeze lime juice on his hair to keep his now famous hairstyle in place
-As a kid Enrique would tell his teachers he would rule Mexico

President XI Jinping

-His father was involved in the communist government
-He was a part of a "Communist Youth League" in 1971
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President Pranab Mukherjee

-He was first a teacher at a college in 1963
-He attended the Suri Vidyasagar College
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President Hamid Karzai

-He speaks many different languages
-His uncle served as a representitive in the UN
-He tries to undermine the Taliban

President Joachim Gauck

-he was elected by the Bundestag as the first Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Archives, serving from 1990 to 2000
-He is the author and co-author of several books
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Queen Elizabeth II

-She was born into royalty
-She was the first child of Prince Albert

President Francois Hollade

-He attended Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle boarding school
-He graduated from École nationale d'administration in 1980
-Had no previous national government positions

President Dilma Rousseff

-Her father wrote a noble prize wining book
-In 1964 Rousseff transferred to Central State High School, a co-ed public school
-Endured extreme torture and was in prison for 3 years

President Nicolas Maduro Moros

-Maduro was raised as a Roman Catholic
-His first introduction to politics was when he became a member of his high school's student union

King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud

-1 of 10 sons of a past King
-His mother died when he was six

Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-Khamenei

-He was 1 of 8 children
-In 1963 he was arrested for being involved in Islamic activities

President Shimon Peres

-His real name is Szymon Perski
-He speaks three languages, English, Hebrew and French

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