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Tuesday 15 April 2014

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia. He has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. He previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.

Vladimir Putin was born on 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (modern day Saint Petersburg, Russia) to parents Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin (1911 - 1999) and Maria Ivanovna Putina (1911 - 1998).

Vladimir Putin graduated from the international Law branch of the Law Department of the Leningrad State University in 1975.

On 28 July 1983 Putin married Lyudmila Shkrebneva, at that time an undergraduate student of the Spanish branch of the Philology department of the Leningrad State University and a former Aeroflot flight attendant.

Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila announced on 6 June 2013, that their marriage was over.

Putin and his ex-wife Lyudmila Putina have two daughters, Mariya Putina born 28 April 1985 in Leningrad, Soviet Union and Yekaterina Putina born 31 August 1986 in Dresden, East Germany.

President Vladimir Putin and his ex-wife Lyudmila Putina

Tuesday 8 April 2014

Portia Simpson Miller

Portia Simpson Miller is a Jamaican politician who has been Prime Minister of Jamaica since 5 January 2012. Previously she served as Prime Minister from March 2006 to September 2007. She is the leader of the People's National Party.

Portia Simpson Miller was born on 12 December 1945. She is married to Errald Miller, formerly CEO of Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd. on 29 May 2006. She does not have any children of her own.

Portia Simpson Miller and her husband Errald Miller

Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Prince Harry

Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller with the Cuban Ambassador Bernardo Guanshe Hernandez (left) and Chinese Ambassador, Dong Xiajun (center)

Sunday 6 April 2014

Dilma Rousseff

Dilma Vana Rousseff is the 36th President of Brazil. She has been the president of Brazil since January 1, 2011. She is the first woman to hold the office.

Dilma Rousseff was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, on 14 December 1947, to Bulgarian lawyer and entrepreneur Pedro Rousseff and school teacher Dilma Jane da Silva. She has 2 siblings Igor and Zana Lucia. Her elder brother Igor Rousseff is a lawyer and her younger sister Zana Lucia died in 1977.

Rousseff has been married twice. In 1968 she married journalist Claudio Galeno de Magalhaes Linhares. In the early 1970, Rousseff separated from Galeno and started dating Carlos Franklin Paixao de Araujo, her common-law husband for almost thirty years, with whom she had her only child, a daughter named Paula Rousseff de Araujo in 1976. The couple separated in 1994, and divorced in 2000.

President Dilma Rousseff with her daughter Paula Rousseff Araujo

President Dilma Rousseff with her daughter Paula and grandson Gabriel

President Dilma Rousseff with her grandson Gabriel

President Dilma Rousseff with President Obama of USA and his family

President Dilma Rousseff with President Obama of USA

President Dilma Rousseff with the Colombian singer Shakira

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca

Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca is a Cape Verdean University Professor, lawyer and politician who has been President of Cape Verde since September 9, 2011.

Jorge Carlos Fonseca was born on 20 October, 1950. He completed higher education in Lisbon, Portugal. He graduated in Law and a Master in Legal Sciences Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, Portugal.

President Jorge Carlos Fonseca is married to Ligia Fonseca.

President Jorge Fonseca and his wife First Lady Ligia Fonseca

President Jorge Fonseca and his wife First Lady Ligia Fonseca with one of their daughters and Pope Fransisco in Vatican. 2013

President Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca with President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma

President Jorge Fonseca with Pope Fransisco in Vatican, 2013

Friday 27 December 2013

Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is the constitutional Monarch of 16 sovereign states, known as the Commonwealth reals, and their territories and dependencies, and heat of the 53 - member commonwealth of Nations. She is also Supreme Governor of the Church of England and, in some of her realms, carries the additional title of Defender of the Faith. She was born on 21 April 1926 in London and educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne as George VI in 1936 on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the second World War, in which she served in the Auxiliary Territorial service.

Queen Elizabeth is the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. Queen Elizabeth II was named Elizabeth after her mother.

Queen Elizabeth II's only sibling, Princess Margaret, was four years younger. The two princesses were educated at home under the supervision of their mother and their governess, Marion Crawford, who was casually known as "Crawfie". Lessons concentrated on history, language, literature and music.

Queen Elizabeth II is married to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children; Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. Her coronation service took place in 1953 and was the first to be televised. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were married on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II with her grandson Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton