Maria Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino[1] (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino

politician who served as the 11th President of the Philippines, becoming the first woman to
hold that office. The first female president in the Philippines, Aquino was the most prominent
figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled the 21-year rule of President
Ferdinand Marcos. She was named Time magazine's Woman of the Year in 1986. Prior to this,
she had not held any other elective office.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/mænˈdɛlə/;[1] Xhosa: [xoliɬaˈɬa manˈdɛla]; 18 July 1918 – 5

December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and
philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's
first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His
government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism
and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as
President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.

The 14th Dalai Lama[a] (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel
Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso; born Lhamo Thondup,[b] 6 July 1935) is the current
Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan
Buddhism[1] which was formally headed by the Ganden Tripas. From the time of the 5th Dalai
Lama to 1959, the central government of Tibet, the Ganden Phodrang, invested the position of
Dalai Lama with temporal duties.[2][3]

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (/ˈɡɑːndi, ˈɡændi/;[3][needs Gujarati IPA] Hindustani:

[ˈmoːɦəndaːs ˈkərəmtʃənd ˈɡaːndʱi] (About this soundlisten); 2 October 1869 – 30 January
1948) was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against
British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and
inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā
(Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")[4] – applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa[5] – is now
used worldwide. In India, he is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for father,[6] papa)[6][7]
and Gandhi ji, and known as the Father of the Nation.[8][9]

Mother Teresa, known in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta[6] (born Anjezë
Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997),
was an Albanian-Indian[4] Roman Catholic nun and missionary.[7] She was born in Skopje (now
the capital of Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in
Macedonia for eighteen years she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most
of her life.

Aung San Suu Kyi (/aʊŋˌsæn.suːˈtʃiː/; Burmese: အအင;ဆန;စ;ကကည;; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany
Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat,
author, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1991). She is the leader of the National League for
Democracy and the first and incumbent State Counsellor, a position akin to a prime minister.[2]
She is also the first woman to serve as Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the President's Office, for
Electric Power and Energy, and for Education. From 2012 to 2016 she was an MP for Kawhmu
Township to the House of Representatives.