Irina Bokova (1952)
Irina Georgieva Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and a former Director-General of UNESCO (2009–2017). During her political and diplomatic career in Bulgaria, she served, among others, two terms as…
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Raymond Keene (1948)
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Annie Leibovitz (1949)
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South African anti-apartheid leader who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He spent 27 years in prison before leading the transition from apartheid to democracy.
Johan Gadolin (1760)
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