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Alexander Lukashenko - President of Belarus Name? Alexander Lukashenko Westphalian identity? Belarusian Age? 66 Why is he in the news? After last month’s forced landing of a Ryanair flight to…
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan – President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Name? Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Westphalian identity? Emirati Age? 60 Why…
Jovenel Moïse - President of Haiti Name? Jovenel Moïse Westphalian identity? Haitian Age? 53 Why is he in the news? Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by a group of…
Name? Marine Le Pen Westphalian identity? French Age? 52 Why is she in the news? Marine Le Pen of the right wing French Rassemblement National party is one of fifteen…
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) - President of Mexico Name? Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Westphalian identity? Mexican Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Pictures and memes of…
Austin Scott Miller - Four-Star General of United States Army Name? General Austin S. Miller Westphalian identity? US American Age? 60 Why is he in the news? It is never…
Xi Jinping - President of the People's Republic of China Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? On the 100 year celebration of…
Abiy Ahmed Ali - Prime Minister of the Republic of Ethiopia Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? The Tigray People’s Liberation Front…
Riad Salameh - Governor of Lebanon's central bankSource: MTV Lebanon - CC BY 3.0 Name? Riad Salameh Westphalian identity? Lebanese Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Riad Salameh…
Kim Jong-un - Supreme Leader of North Korea. Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 8 January 1982 (age 39) (North Korean records), 8 January 1983 (age 38) (South…