People of the Revolution and the USSR
National liberation and anti-colonial movements
The revolutionary wave and the world war 1917–1945
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Saad Zaghloul سعد زغلول
Founding leader of the Wafd whose deportation to Malta in 1919 set off the Egyptian Revolution
Political and party leadership · Independent activity
1857–1927
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Yi Dong-hwi 이동휘
Pioneer of Korean communism who fused the Bolshevik revolution with national liberation against Japanese rule
Political and party leadership
1873–1935
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Mirza Kuchik Khan میرزا كوچک خان
Iranian revolutionary who led the Jungle movement of Gilan and proclaimed the Soviet Republic of Gilan in 1920
Political and party leadership
1880–1921
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Manabendra Nath Roy মানবেন্দ্র নাথ রায়
The Indian Marxist who debated Lenin on colonial revolution
Political and party leadership · Comintern
1887–1954
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Agustín Farabundo Martí Agustín Farabundo Martí
Father of Central American communism, Sandino's colonel, martyr of La Matanza
Social movements and organizing
1893–1932
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Augusto César Sandino Augusto César Sandino
Pan-Latin American anti-imperialist hero who waged guerrilla war against US occupation of Nicaragua
Military command
1895–1934
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Tan Malaka Tan Malaka
Father of the Republic of Indonesia, the Marxist who fused communism with Islam
Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI)
1897–1949
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Kim Won-bong 김원봉
Heroic Corps founder who evolved from anarchist bombings to DPRK cabinet, lone figure spanning the Korean revolutionary spectrum
Social movements and organizing · Workers' Party of North Korea
1898–1958
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Kim Chaek 김책
Korean revolutionary military leader who fought alongside Kim Il Sung in the Manchurian anti-Japanese guerrillas
Military command · Chinese Communist revolutionary forces (before 1949)
1903–1951
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Kim Mu-chong 金武亭
The only Korean to complete the Long March, Eighth Route Army artillery commander who led the Korean Volunteer Army and the Yan'an faction
Military command · Chinese Communist revolutionary forces (before 1949)
1904–1952