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Ch. 21 - Leaders of Asia
Leaders in Asia & S.E. Asia
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History
10th Grade
04/23/2007

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Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Definition
coalition in Japan
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Confucius
Definition
created the foundation for China
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Jiang Jieshi
Definition
nationalist of China
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Mao Zedong
Definition
"great helmsman"; wanted to build communism in China
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Deng Xiaoping
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practical reformer in China
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Jiang Zemin
Definition
fix issues left by previous leader in China
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Dalai Lama
Definition
peaceful and religious leader of Tibet
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Sir Stamford Raffles
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englishman who leased Singapore
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Lee Kwan Yew
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autocratic prime minister of Singapore
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Kim Il Sung
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totalitarian communist of North Korea
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Kim Jong Il
Definition
succesor and also communist of North Korea
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Syngman Rhee
Definition
authoritarian dictator of South Korea backed by the USA
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Ho Chi Minh
Definition
nationalist and communist who wanted to unite Vietnam under northern rule
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Definition
noncommunist of South Vietnam who was backed by the USA
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Pol Pot
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communist of Cambodia who controled the Khmer Rouge
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Huks
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communist rebels in the Philippines
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Ferdinand Marcos
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corrupt dictator of the Philippines
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Imelda Marcos
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the "shoe lady"; married to a dictator of the Philippines
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Corazon Aquino
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elected president of the Philippines
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Fidel Ramos
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elected president of the Philippines that is bringing hope to democracy
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Suharto
Definition
the president of Indonesia
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