Many famous politicians, scientists and artists born in the year of the Snake, such as Abraham Lincoln, Xi Jinping, Nobel genius...
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, the year of the Snake. He was the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States. (Photo: TIME)
Lincoln is the most representative historical figure of the United States. He successfully led the country through a constitutional, military and moral crisis (the American Civil War), maintained the federal government, ended slavery, and modernized the country's economy and finances.
President Lincoln was also known as a man of strong will and determination, always believing that "failure is the mother of success".
Immediately after becoming President, Mr. Lincoln had to face a difficult situation when 11 southern states declared their withdrawal from the Union and the United States began to fall into civil war. However, with his talent, he led the country to overcome this difficult crisis.
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was born in 1917, the year of the Fire Snake, and was the youngest president in American history. He defeated Richard Nixon in a fiercely contested and evenly matched election in 1960.
Former US President John F. Kennedy. (Photo: Britannica)
Kennedy was assassinated at the age of 46 and had 13 months left in his presidency. However, in more than 1,000 days in the White House, he had managed to accomplish a lot and still had many big ideas for his second term.
John Kennedy is remembered by the American people not only for his great contributions to the country but also for his charming and attractive appearance, representing a new generation of young, talented and humane politicians.
Through many Gallup polls, he has always been ranked as one of the five greatest presidents in US history, many times he was ranked first, sometimes even higher than Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Washington.
Mao Zedong
Former Chairman of China Mao Zedong was born in 1893, the year of Guixi. He was a great Chinese proletarian revolutionary, strategist and theorist. He was the founder of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its founding in 1949 until his death in 1976.
Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong. (Photo: Sputnik)
During this period, Chairman Mao Zedong launched the first five-year plan (1953 - 1958) to end agricultural dependence and make China a great power, with the support of the Soviet Union.
In 1958, Mao launched the second five-year plan, also known as the “Great Leap Forward,” with the goal of turning China into a world superpower, but the implementation process was considered to have encountered many mistakes. This was followed by the “Great Cultural Revolution” from 1966 to 1976, causing widespread disruption to many aspects of political, cultural, and social life in China.
Under the leadership of Chairman Mao, China initially built a foundation of heavy industry, light industry, developed nuclear weapons and in 1971 became a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping was born in 1953, the Year of the Snake. People born in the Year of the Snake are known for their analytical abilities, their ability to see the big picture, and their careful actions - qualities that a politician should possess.
Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Reuters)
After taking office in 2012, Mr. Xi raised the banner of reform and anti-corruption, strengthened the party and tightened control of the military, while pushing efforts to end poverty.
Xi also promoted the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and proactively responded to the US-China trade war, as well as expressed the view of “making a difference”.
Alfred Nobel
The brilliant scientist Alfred Nobel was born in the year of the Snake, 1833, in Stockholm, Sweden. He was not only famous for his brilliant military inventions, especially explosives technology, but he was also a famous chemist and engineer of the 19th century.
Scientist Alfred Nobel. (Photo: Telegraph)
By the time of his death in 1896, Nobel had 355 patents. In his will, surprisingly, Alfred Nobel used most of his vast fortune to award prizes to people who had made great contributions to humanity, in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace - later known as the Nobel Prizes.
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, the most prominent British biologist, was born on February 12, 1809, the year of the Snake. He discovered and proved that all species evolve over time from common ancestors through the process of natural selection. Darwin's discovery is the unifying theory of biological sciences because it can provide a rational explanation for species diversity.
British scientist Charles Darwin. (Photo: Biography)
The work "The Origin of Species and the Path of Natural Selection" is considered a revolution in natural science and changed all human thinking about the transformation of all things.
In recognition of Darwin's great achievements, he was one of only five non-royal British figures of the 19th century to receive a state funeral and was buried in Westminster Abbey, next to the graves of John Herschel and Isaac Newton.
Pablo Picasso
Born on October 25, 1881, the year of the Snake, Pablo Picasso is considered one of the most prominent artists of the 20th century. He and Georges Braque founded the cubism school in painting and sculpture.
Famous painter Pablo Picasso.
In his life devoted to art, he left to posterity and the world art a huge art legacy with tens of thousands of works.
Not only a great painter, Pablo Picasso was also a tireless fighter for peace, freedom and social progress. With his talent and intelligence, Picasso always stood on the side of the working people, the poor and fought against oppression, injustice, fascism and imperialism.
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