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Helmut Kohl

Oct 20, 2017

Place and Date of Birth: Ludwigshafen (Germany), April 3, 1930. Education: Degree in History, Sociology and Political Sciences at the Frankfurt University (1954) and Doctorate in Political Science at the University of Heidelberg (1958). Political Career: Kohl began...

Václav Havel

Oct 20, 2017

Date and Place of Birth: 5 October 1936, Prague. Education: Mr. Havel was denied access to higher education but took night classes to finish high school and spent two years at a technical university studying Economics. Professional Experience: After two years of...

Mikhail Gorbachev

Oct 20, 2017

Date and Place of Birth: 2 March 1931, Privolnoye (USSR, now part of Russia). Education: Mikhail Gorbachev holds a Law Degree from the Moscow State University (1955) and an Agricultural Economy Degree from the Stavropol Agricultural Institute (1967). Professional...

Belisario Betancur

Oct 20, 2017

Place and Date of Birth: Amaga, Antioquia (Colombia), February 4, 1923. Education: PhD in Law and Economics, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana of Medellín (1947). Professional Experience: Betancur worked as a journalist and a professor throughout his political...

Patricio Aylwin

Oct 20, 2017

Place and Date of Birth: Viña del Mar (Chile), November 26, 1918. Education: Law Degree, University of Chile (1943). Professional Experience: Aylwin served as Secretary of the Chilean Institute for Legislative Studies from 1949 to 1954. From 1953 to 1957 he was...