News makers tic-tac-toe: who are these world leaders?To use as a quiz: For each of the following descriptions and photos, name the leader and the country that he represents. To use as class game: See who is the first in your class to correctly name 3 leaders in a row--across, up, and down, or diagonally. 1. Narrowly re-elected in 2002, this European leader gained popularity with voters after criticizing the U.S. plans to invade Iraq. Name: -- Country: -- 2. This President competes for power with several regional warlords Warlords may refer to:
Name: -- Country: -- 3. This Prime Minister grew up with his 18 siblings in a province where many want independence from the nation he now leads. Name: -- Country: -- 4. Name: -- Country: -- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 5. This Prime Minister has led his nation since 1996. He has sent troops to Iraq and has been criticized for not doing enough to help his country's native people. Name: -- Country: -- 6. This President leads a nation that has endured nearly 40 years of civil war. With U.S. support, he has reduced the violence that affects the country. Name: -- Country: -- 7. Unjust racial segregation Noun 1. racial segregation - segregation by race petty apartheid - racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places laws once forced this man to live in exile from the nation that he now leads as President. Name: -- Country: -- 8. This Prime Minister leads a nation that has the world's second-largest population. Many fear that tensions between his nation and a neighboring country might lead to a nuclear war. Name: -- Country: -- 9. Name: -- Country: -- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GAME TIEBREAKER tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie 10. This leader was appointed President last March. His government controls many aspects of daily life and is changing to a free-market economy free-market economy n → economía de libre mercado free-market economy n → économie f de marché free-market economy n system. Name: -- Country: -- ANSWERS 1. Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Germany 2. President Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (Persian and Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. December 24, 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime. , Afghanistan 3. Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Canada 4. President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria 5. Prime Minister John Howard For other persons of the same name, see John Howard (disambiguation). John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. , Australia 6. President Alvaro Uribe, Colombia 7. President Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born June 18 1942) is the current President of the Republic of South Africa.<ref name="gcis-profile2004" /> Early years Born and raised in what is now the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Mbeki is the son of Govan Mbeki (1910 , South Africa 8. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी, IPA: , India 9. President Vicente Fox, Mexico BONUS: 10. President Hu Jintao, China |
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