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International
Political and Religious Leaders
in ASL
Adan Penilla, II
PH.D, NIC, NAD IV, CI/CT, SC:L
aslworldmatters.com
2014 CRID Conference
April 12, 2014
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Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
President of Egypt.
King Farouk was deposed;
Sadat was part of the coup.
He was president after Gamal
Abdel Nasser.
Due to peace with Israel, the
three stars on the Syrian flag
which represents Syria, Egypt
and Iraq now only displays two
stars---Syria and Iraq.
Sadat was assassinated by a
Jihad cell in the military while
he was watching a military
parade.
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Apartheid (1948-1994)
The term means
“Apartness.” This was a
system that legalized racial
segregation. However, the
concept goes back to
colonial times but was
legalized in the 1940s.
It institutionalized the
concept of minority rule.
The National party invented
Apartheid as a means of
controlling the S. African
economy and social
system.
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There are many Ayatollahs.
However, this position is
only in the Shi'a religious
school of Islam.
These leaders are
knowledgeable in Sharia.
This body of law is
interpreted by an Ayatollah
for the guidance of everyday
hardships and struggles in
the lives of people.
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Aug 25, 1530- March 18, 1584.
He transformed Russia from a
medieval state to an Empire.
An empire is a kingdom that
comprises of several ethnicities
and languages.
He was the first Tsar to be
crowned Tsar of all the Russias.
He was known for a mental
illness; with his diminished
mental state, he was known for
his rage and outbursts.
In spite of his cruel treatment of
people, he was popular among
Russians for his diplomacy.
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Benito Mussolini (1883- 1945)
is nicknamed Il Duce (The
Leader), which means The
Duke . Other people have used
the title.
He is the founder of fascism in
Italy and the dictator of Italy
during WWII.
He was part of the Axis
Powers/Axis Alliance: Italy,
Japan, and Germany.
“Axis” is believed to mean that
the other nations would
revolve around these fascist
nations.
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Siddhartha Gautama was a
spiritual leader in India. He
founded Buddhism. He is
called the Enlightened One or
the Awakened One ( this is
what Buddha means).
There are three sects of
Buddhism:
Theravada Buddhism
(Southern Buddhism).
Mahayana Buddhism (Eastern
Buddhism) – Zen Buddhism.
Tibetan Buddhism (Northern
Buddhism).
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Confucius means
Master Kong.
His philosophy was
communally based
His teaching had
Biblical principles as
well. He did
emphasize virtue and
ethics; however, he
also spoke of social
relationships ,
familial relationships
and sincerity.
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The last Monarch of Russia. The
Dynasty of Romanov lasted 300
years.
The sign for Czar is very similar
to the Russian sign for God. He
believed in the Order by Divine
Right of Kings and, therefore,
what he said was as if God was
making the statement.
When the bodies of the Romanov
family were found, Mitochondrial
DNA was extracted from the Czar.
DNA was taken from Prince
Philip of England as he is a direct
descendant to the Romanovs.
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Che (1928-1967) was from
Argentina; he was a
revolutionary but prior to
this, he earned a degree in
medicine.
He helped Castro come to
power in Cuba. Although he
was supposed to be a medic
in the revolutionary army, he
was promoted to second in
command by Castro. Che had
no military experience but
was quite the fighter.
He then went to Bolivia to
assist in the guerilla
movement there. He was
captured and executed.
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The Ganges is the most
scared Hindu river in India.
It is used for spiritual and
ritual cleansing.
Many East Indians refer to
the river as Ganga Ma—
Mother Ganges.
The Ganges gives life as the
water is used for bathing,
agriculture, drinking,
ceremonial cleansing and
industry.
It is believed to be the
reincarnation of the
goddess Ganga.
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Gypsies (an exonym) are mostly
located in central and Eastern
Europe.
The Romany people are not to
be confused with Romanian—
this nation was named after
Rome, not so the Romany; to
make a distinction, the gypsies
spell it Rromane.
There was speculation that
gypsies came from Egypt. This
is not true as language acts as
a blue print to what we have
encountered and what has
influenced us. Their language
has neither Arabic nor Coptic
dialects or words.
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Hinduism is the chief religion in India.
It is the third largest religion in the
world, Christianity and Islam are
larger. However, Hinduism is
considered the oldest religion in the
world.
Hindu is the religion while Hindi is the
language.
The AUM/OM symbol represents
Brahman of the Vedas.
Brahman is incomprehensible and the
symbol helps us to realize the
unknowable.
Brahman helps to represent the aspects
of God that we can know and not know.
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Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) lived in
the United States in the early part of
the 20th century, New York and
Boston.
He was the leader of North Vietnam
from 1954-1969.
He attended Communist University in
Moscow.
Ho Chi Minh was not his real name.
He used many aliases. The name, Ho
Chi Minh was the name of a beggar
who had no relatives.
It was his position to liberate Vietnam
from the control of the Chinese, the
Japanese, the French and the United
States—he was successful.
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In the Shinto religion, the Emperor is
the highest authority. Therefore, he is
the head of the Church.
Since 1947, the Emperor is no longer
referred to as the “head of state” but
the “symbol of the state.” The
Emperor was required by the
American military to renounce his ties
to religion and any form of god-like
stature—he had no position of
divinity after WWII.
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Islam is a religion of
revelation. It is based on the
teachings of one man.
The Mongols—descendants
of Genghis Khan, invaded the
Middle East; they killed many
Arabs and Persians. They
“scorched the earth” as the
Mongols left few to survive
and even less to survive on.
However, by allowing
religious tolerance in his
Empire, the Mongols were
converted to Islam.
Muslims traveled on the silk
trade routes in caravans. By
doing this, they spread Islam.
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Karl Marx (1818-1883) was German
not Russian. He theorized Marxism
to mean the causes for change in
society is based on the needs of
a society—the workers/
proletariat.
The workers are responsible for
moving from a capitalist state to
a socialist one; from social
reform, communism will be the
end road. This is based on his
Materialist Dialectical Theory.
The dialectical change must
begin with the workers and
economic collectivism for the
advancement of the state.
“Workers of the world unite.”
Therefore, the change begins
economically.
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Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) was a
Stalinist dictator in North Korea—
he was appointed by Stalin to his
leadership in North Korea.
His nation is known as the “Hermit
Kingdom.” He is known as the
“Great Leader.”
His nation is the last satellite nation
of the Soviet Union. He died of a
heart attack.
Kim Jong Il (1941/42-2011) –the
son, is known by the North Korean
people as “Dear Leader.” He and his
father’s heroic tales are broadcasted
and have managed to create a cultlike following in their country.
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b.1928 Hosni Mubarak was
Egyptian Vice President under
Sadat.
He was one of Egypt's longest
ruling presidents.
Under his leadership, Egypt sent
troops to fight against Saddam
Hussein with the Allied Coalition.
This brought in more Arab
countries to fight against Saddam
Hussein and also helped Kuwait
during Iraq’s invasion of the
nation.
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b. 1934. He was the Panamanian
dictator from 1983-1989.
He was an ally of the United
States as his nation holds a
strategic waterway—the Panama
Canal.
His corruption as a military
dictator forced the United States
to invade Panama and detain him
to stand trial in the United States
on eight charges of money
laundering , racketeering, and
drug trafficking.
In 2007 he completed his prison
term in the US and was flown to
France to serve seven more years
in prison. He was wanted in
Panama as well.
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Mao Tse Tung (1893-1976) was the
leader of the Chinese Communist
Party.
Known as Chairman Mao, he fought
against the Nationalist led by Chiang
Kai Shek.
He made many changes in China.
However, to make the changes, he
engaged in violent acts against
landlords to reform control of the
land. Such violent acts to overthrow
power is called Maoism.
The Cultural Revolution in 1966 was
created to keep the nation in a state of
constant revolution.
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Mohandas Gandhi, (1869-1940),
was also named Mahatma
Gandhi. However Mahatma is a
title not a name. This is Sanskrit
for Great Soul; it is equivalent to
the title of saint.
His birthday is a national holiday
and an international day of
recognition for non violence.
He was instrumental in India's
independence from Britain.
However, a patrician came out of
independence when Hindus
moved to India and Muslims
moved to Pakistan in 1949—this
was a bloody transition.
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Nelson Mandela, July 18, 1918Dec 5, 2013, was the first
person in his family to get a
formal education.
In 1952, he graduated with a
law degree from the University
in London. He opened a law
firm in South Africa; it was the
first law firm to provide legal
services to black people.
Fighting against Apartheid, he
spend 27 years in prison
(1962-1990)
He was the first black president
in South Africa (1994-1999)
through democratic elections.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (19191980), was the last Shah of Iran. He
was also the second Shah of Iran.
He came to power after WWII when
the Soviets and British invaded Iran;
his father abdicated.
The purpose of the invasion was to
secure the oil fields for the Soviet
defense against the Axis powers.
Due to his modernization policies, he
lost the support of the Muslim clergy.
He was overthrown in the Iranian
Revolution in 1979.
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Shinto is indigenous to Japan.
The word Shinto, means the Way of
the Gods. The term has its origins
with Shin Tao, the way of Kami
(deities). There is a connection to
Taoism of China.
The religion is not set with any type
of orthodoxy. It is a based upon
reverence for nature and ancestors.
It is a common practice in Shinto to
explain how Japan came into
existence. Such mythology is a
common practice in the ancient
world.
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Vladimir Lenin, (1870-1924),
used Marxist Theory to explain
the condition of the Soviet
agrarian political and
economic position.
Lenin reversed Marxism; he
believed that it’s through a
political change not economic
change, that would lead to a
communist state by way of
socialism.
Marx and Lenin were both
revolutionaries; however, they
believed differently about how
to arrive at communism.
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Hugo Chavez, (July 28, 1954March 5, 2013), was the
president of Venezuela and
had been since 1999; he was
a political leftist which had
caused an imbalance of
power in South America.
Chavez described his political
policy as anti-imperialist.
There is a Pink Tide in
Central and South America.
The Pink Tide is an
euphemism for turning to the
left (ideologically). The term
is an exonym.
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Peter the Great, June
9,1672-Feb. 8, 1725.
He is known for the
creating the “Window
to the West.”
He transformed St.
Petersburg into a
flourishing society by
imitating the grandeur
for Europe.
He made it his goal to
bring Russia into the
Age of Enlightenment.
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Francois Duvalier, (1907 –
1971), was the president of
Haiti from 1957-1971. Due
to his reputation for
fighting diseases, he gained
the name Papa Doc. He won
the presidential election on
a Black Nationalist platform.
Jean-Claude Duvalier, Baby
Doc ( July 3, 1951) was the
president of Haiti from
1971 until his overthrow in
1986. He tortured and
killed many Haitians.