Long-time Burmese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate whose later tenure as the country's leader was controversial for its handling of violence against the Rohingya People.
Indonesian independence leader who became the country's first president; instrumental in founding the Non-Aligned Movement.
Indonesian general who orchestrated mass killings of Communists and became president after a 1967 coup d'état; remained in power until 1998.
President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, known for his corruption and his wife's enormous shoe collection.
Long-time Singaporean Prime Minister, criticized for curtailing civil liberties but praised for the country's remarkable economic growth during his tenure.
British-born founder of modern Singapore.
Co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the East Timorese independence struggle.
Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and independence leader after whom Saigon was renamed.
Sultan of Brunei since 1967; one of the world's richest people.
King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016 and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in history; also known as Rama IX.
Malaysian independence leader who became the country's first Prime Minister in 1957; often referred to as 'Bapa Kemerdekaan,' or 'Father of Independence.'
Communist leader of Laos from 1975 to 1991.
President of the Philippines since 2016; known for his hard-line stance on drugs.
Filipino revolutionary who resisted Spanish and U.S. colonization and founded the First Philippine Republic.
Burmese independence leader, assassinated just six months before independence in 1947.
Filipina politician who helped lead the People Power Revolution which took down the country's dictatorship in 1986; subsequently became Philippine president.
Ruler of Mactan, in the modern-day Philippines, whose forces defeated and killed Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.
19th-century Filipino author whose novels, Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo, sought to portray the injustices of the colonial Spanish government.
20th-century Cambodian leader who, at various points, served as King and as Prime Minister, and allied himself, at various points, with powers on both sides of the Cold War.
Authoritarian and staunchly anti-communist leader of South Vietnam; assassinated in a CIA-backed coup d'état in 1963.
Vietnamese general who defeated French forces at the battle of Diên Biên Phu in 1954.
King of Siam from 1868 to 1910; sought to modernize the country in the face of European colonialism.
Burmese diplomat who became the first non-European UN Secretary-General in 1961.
11th-century king who founded the Pagan Empire, laying the groundwork for the spread of Burmese culture and Theravada Buddhism in modern-day Myanmar.
17th-century king of Ayutthaya, in modern-day Thailand, during whose reign Ayutthaya prospered and forged links with countries such as Persia and France.
Indonesia's first female president and daughter of the country's first president.
Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003; presided over rapid economic growth as well as accusations of silencing political opposition.
Legendary Cambodian singer known as the 'King of Khmer music'; disappeared during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Boxing superstar who was elected to the Philippine Senate in 2016.
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