Political History

Both of this man’s grandfathers were arrested during the Great Purge of 1937, leading to this man’s support of the anti-Stalinist reforms of Nikita Kruschev while serving as First Secretary in Stavropol. Having succeeded Konstantin Chernenko in his highest position, this man remained committed to socialism while promoting glasnost and perestroika. , name this man, Time’s Man of the Decade for the 1980s, who in 1990 was elected President of the Soviet Union.

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This man’s economic “shock therapy” was derided by Alexander Rutskoy as suicide and helped prompt Parliament into revolt. After becoming president, this man acted as the most prominent signatory to the Belavezha Accords and entered his country into the CIS. This man gave a speech atop a tank to thwart the coup of the Gang of Eight before taking power, and he resigned in 1999 amidst problems with alcoholism. , name this first leader of the Russian Federation.

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This ruler is believed to be the subject of the Streatham and Houghton portraits, two works that may have been recreated after this ruler’s death. After being deposed, this monarch was aided at the execution by Sir Thomas Brydges and was added toFoxe’s Book of Martyrs, a Protestant propaganda book. In a painting of this ruler by Paul Delaroche, she kneels in white and reaches hesitantly for the chopping block that was used for her execution in the Tower of London in 1554 on the orders of Mary I [first]. For the point, name this “Nine Days’ Queen” who briefly succeeded Edward VI[sixth] as queen of England.

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This politician’s influence diminished after he tried to commute John Porteous’ sentence for firing on protestors. The Licensing Act was passed to prevent enemies of this man from expressing dissent in theatre. This man’s tenure was dubbed the “Robinocracy” and included the introduction of a “sinking fund” to combat the South Sea Bubble. He oversaw the War of Jenkin’s Ear in his 21 years of service, the longest ever for a prime minister. , identify this prime minister to George I and II, the first to hold the role.

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One man who held this position was killed in the 10.26 incident by the director of the KCIA. That man’s daughter later became the first woman to hold this position until she was impeached in 2016. One man who gained this position in a coup carried out the Gwangju massacre and was named Chun Doo-Hwan. The first man to hold this position led his country through a conflict with a northern neighbor and was named Syngman Rhee. Park Chung Hee and Park Geun-Hye held , what position whose holders live in the Blue House in Seoul?

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