Wednesday (March 9th): Maduro Opens the Oilgates
Nicolás Maduro Moros - President of Venezuela Name? Nicolás Maduro Westphalian identity? Venezuelan Age? 59 Why is he in the news? Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is one of many who…
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Nicolás Maduro Moros - President of Venezuela Name? Nicolás Maduro Westphalian identity? Venezuelan Age? 59 Why is he in the news? Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is one of many who…
Ursula von der Leyen – President of the European Commission Name? Ursula von der Leyen Westphalian identity? German Age? 63 Why is she in the news? As President of the…
Boris Johnson - Prime Minister of the UK Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? British Age? 57 Why is he in the news? A few weeks ago, before Russia invaded Ukraine,…
Name? Joe Biden Joe Biden - President of the United States of America Westphalian identity? US American Age? 79 Why is he in the news? After over a year in…
Name? Cyril Ramaphosa Cyril Ramaphosa - President of South Africa Westphalian identity? South African Age? 69 Why is he in the news? Yesterday’s vote of the UN General Assembly to…
Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - President of the Republic of Türkiye Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Turkish President Erdoğan is in…
Name? Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (MBZ) Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Westphalian identity? Emirati Age? 60 Why is he in the news? MBZ is in the news…
Min Aung Hlaing - President of Myanmar Name? Min Aung Hlaing Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 65 Why is he in the news? For the first time in a long time,…
Name? Tsai Ing-wen Westphalian identity? Taiwanese Tsai Ing-Wen - President of Taiwan Age? 65 Why is she in the news? President Tsai Ing-wen ordered Taiwan’s military to boost its defences,…
Vladimir Putin – President of the Russian Federation Name? Vladimir Putin Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 69 Why is he in the news? This morning Russian President Vladimir Putin made another…