Political Leaders of World War II

The atlas holds 27 people and 226 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler and John F. Kennedy.

Notable people

  1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    from 1939 to 1945

    41 moments here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  2. Adolf Hitler

    from 1939 to 1945

    31 moments here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

  3. John F. Kennedy

    from 1939 to 1945

    22 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  4. Charles de Gaulle

    from 1939 to 1945

    21 moments here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  5. Benito Mussolini

    from 1940 to 1945

    19 moments here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

  6. Winston Churchill

    from 1939 to 1945

    15 moments here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  7. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1940 to 1945

    11 moments here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  8. Jawaharlal Nehru

    from 1939 to 1945

    7 moments here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  9. Harry S. Truman

    from 1944 to 1945

    6 moments here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

  10. Ronald Reagan

    from 1941 to 1945

    5 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  11. Nelson Mandela

    from 1939 to 1944

    5 moments here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  12. Martin Luther King Jr.

    from 1941 to 1944

    5 moments here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  13. Ho Chi Minh

    from 1940 to 1945

    5 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

  14. Gabriela Mistral

    from 1939 to 1945

    5 moments here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

  15. Joseph Stalin

    from 1943 to 1945

    4 moments here

    Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

  16. Pope John Paul II

    from 1942 to 1945

    4 moments here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  17. Indira Gandhi

    from 1940 to 1942

    4 moments here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  18. George H. W. Bush

    from 1943 to 1945

    3 moments here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  19. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1942

    2 moments here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  20. Mao Zedong

    in 1945

    2 moments here

    Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…

  21. Fidel Castro

    from 1942 to 1945

    2 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  22. Jimmy Carter

    from 1941 to 1942

    2 moments here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  23. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1943

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  24. Yuri Gagarin

    in 1941

    1 moment here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

Moments

  1. 1939 Chilean consul in Nice Gabriela Mistral
  2. 1939 Visit to China before World War II Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. 1939 Observed prewar Berlin John F. Kennedy
  4. 1939 Studies at Fort Hare Nelson Mandela
  5. 1939 Attends launch of Bismarck Adolf Hitler
  6. 1939 Arrives in Klaipėda Adolf Hitler
  7. 1939 Enters Prague Castle Adolf Hitler
  8. 1939 Attends Tirpitz launch in Wilhelmshaven Adolf Hitler
  9. 1939 Opens New York World's Fair by television Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  10. 1939 Sails to Mount Vernon with British monarchs Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  11. 1939 Fishes at Campobello Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  12. 1939 Fishes in Bonne Bay Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  13. 1939 Fishes in Newfoundland's Bay of Islands Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  14. 1939 Fishing trip through Atlantic Canada Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  15. 1939 Stops in Halifax Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  16. 1939 Enters Gdańsk Adolf Hitler
  17. 1939 Inspects siege front near Warsaw Adolf Hitler
  18. 1939 Inspects Westerplatte Adolf Hitler
  19. 1939 Visits front near Ubieszyn Adolf Hitler
  20. 1939 Attacked at Bitche in the Saar Offensive Charles de Gaulle
  21. 1939 Move to Arcan Ridge Helen Keller
  22. 1939 Congress Working Committee meeting Jawaharlal Nehru
  23. 1939 Attended Parliament's war speeches John F. Kennedy
  24. 1939 Returned to wartime London John F. Kennedy
  25. 1939 Attends victory parade in Warsaw Adolf Hitler
  26. 1939 Leaves Bürgerbräukeller before Elser bomb Adolf Hitler
  27. 1939 Speaks at presidential-library cornerstone Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  28. 1939 Visits BEF headquarters in France Winston Churchill
  29. 1940 Fort Ord assignment Dwight D. Eisenhower
  30. 1940 Regimental and corps staff work at Fort Lewis Dwight D. Eisenhower
  31. 1940 Consular transfer to Niterói Gabriela Mistral
  32. 1940 In Switzerland during German advance Indira Gandhi
  33. 1940 Studied at Stanford John F. Kennedy
  34. 1940 Meets Panama's president during vacation Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  35. 1940 Birth in Ihithe Wangarĩ Maathai
  36. 1940 Attack at Abbeville Charles de Gaulle
  37. 1940 Counterattack at Montcornet Charles de Gaulle
  38. 1940 At Compiègne armistice ceremony Adolf Hitler
  39. 1940 Tours Paris Adolf Hitler
  40. 1940 Visits old regiment area near Fromelles Adolf Hitler
  41. 1940 Visits Strasbourg Cathedral Adolf Hitler
  42. 1940 War declaration against Britain and France Benito Mussolini
  43. 1940 Anglo-French conference at Tours Charles de Gaulle
  44. 1940 Anglo-French Supreme War Council at Briare Charles de Gaulle
  45. 1940 First meeting with Churchill Charles de Gaulle
  46. 1940 In Paris as brigadier-general Charles de Gaulle
  47. 1940 Landed at Heston before the Appeal Charles de Gaulle
  48. 1940 Meeting on the Breton redoubt Charles de Gaulle
  49. 1940 Mission from Bordeaux Charles de Gaulle
  50. 1940 Reached Plymouth from Brittany Charles de Gaulle

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