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Nelson Mandela

president of South Africa

Helen Zille

South African journalist, activist, and politician

Ruth First

South African activist, scholar, and journalist

Fatima Meer

South African activist, educator, and author

Thenjiwe Mtintso

South African activist and journalist

Theodore Bikel

Austrian-born actor. singer, and political activist

Jack Patten

Australian Aboriginal leader

Barbara Johns

American civil rights activist

Mildred Loving

American civil rights activist

Virgilio Barco Vargas

president of Colombia

Clyde Bellecourt

Ojibwe activist

Suzan Shown Harjo

Native American activist

David Dellinger

American peace activist

Ashraf Ghani

president of Afghanistan

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian social activist, lawyer, and politician

Martin Luther King, Jr.

American civil rights activist and religious leader

Bobi Wine

Ugandan politician, performer, and activist

The Mirabal Sisters

Dominican revolutionaries and activists

Moon Jae-In

president of South Korea

Alexei Navalny

Russian lawyer and anti-corruption activist