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Manasseh Sogavare -Former Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Name? Manasseh Sogavare Westphalian identity? Solomon Islander Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Recently, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of the…
Tsai Ing-wen - Former president of Taiwan Name? Tsai Ing-wen Westphalian identity? Taiwanese Age? 66 Why is she in the news? Ever since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei,…
Liz Truss - Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Name? Lizz Truss Westphalian identity? British Age? 47 Why is she in the news? Former foreign secretary Lizz Truss has…
Gabriel Boric - President of Chile Name? Gabriel Boric Westphalian identity? Chilean Age? 36 Why is he in the news? President Gabriel Boric of Chile just suffered the largest referendum…
Draupadi Murmu -President of India Name? Draupadi Murmu Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 64 Why is she in the news? On Monday, Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President…
Kaïs Saïed -President of the Tunisian Republic Name? Kais Saied Westphalian identity? Tunisian Age? 64 Why is he in the news? On Monday, Tunisian President Kais Saied held a constitutional…
Nancy Pelosi -Former Speaker of the U.S. House Name? Nancy Pelosi Westphalian identity? US American Age? 82 Why is he in the news? United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, third…
Name? Jair Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro – Former President of Brazil Westphalian identity? Brazilian Age? 67 Why is he in the news? President Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign for the upcoming October elections…
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - President of the Republic of Türkiye Name? Recep Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Turkish President Erdoğan successfully negotiated an…
Ranil Wickremesinghe -Former President of Sri Lanka Name? Ranil Wickremesinghe Westphalian identity? Sri Lankan Age? 73 Why is he in the news? As of today, the Minister of Finance Wickremesinghe…