Over the past two months, three academics turned heads of state have been in the limelight in different parts of the world, either seeking to drive radical change or being swept away by the tide of change. One is Ashraf Ghani, whose tenure as Afghanistan’s President came to an ignominious end on August 15 (the other two will feature in the questions below). The questions present a mixed bag of success and failure for academics in political office.
Tough one! I didn't expect there to be so many academics in national politics, though it is very unsurprising that many of them sound like petty tyrants. Only guessing for (6) - Dr. Manmohan Singh of India.
1. The book was about "Fixing Failed states"
2. I'm guessing Kais Saeed, Tunisia
3. Taking a guess - the President of Guinea who was recently overthrown in a coup (not sure about his name)
10. Salazar, the Portugeuese dictator
11. Hassan Rouhani
13. Mario Draghi, Italy
15. Carles Puigdemont, President of Catalonia
Tough one! I didn't expect there to be so many academics in national politics, though it is very unsurprising that many of them sound like petty tyrants. Only guessing for (6) - Dr. Manmohan Singh of India.
Skipping 1-4. Answers from your Trivia Nite still fresh in RAM.
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6.Ex ndian PM-Manmohan Singh
7. Woodrow Wilson
8. John Major?
9. Super question! Thought of Ghana & Liberia first. 'PM' points to Caribbean - Jamaica?
10. Salazar of Portugal ( Good clues)
11.Hassan Rouhani
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14.Helen Clark
15. Thx for 'Exile in Belgium' hint- Carles Pugidemont