Top 5 Great Leader of All Time

Any time I think of these great leaders especially #2 I become more inspired by the great things they've done which has made an uncleaner mark in world's history. Believe me or not, becoming a great leader has always been my dream and I hope for a dream come true. Scroll down to see the Top 5 greatest leader of all time and tell us who is your favorite.

1. Mahatma Gandhi

Born an ordinary boy Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he later became known as the Father of the Nation or ‘bapu’. Mahatma Gandhi led India against the tyrannical rule of the Britishers. He fought silently and practiced ahinsa or non-violence. He believed in truth and only truth shall prevail and without harming a single soul, he got freedom to India. Civil disobedience movements, boycotts of foreign goods etc is show he showed his resistance towards the British. Eventually, The British left India and Gandhi became the face of the nation. He is, without doubt, one of the greatest leaders to have ever walked the earth.

2. Nelson Mandela

No one needs an introduction for this great man. Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected President of South Africa. He was the leader and the face of the Anti- Apartheid movement and all through his life, he relentlessly fought against racial discrimination. For his actions, he served a long prison sentence but even that did not deter him. He came out as a hero and led the country into a free, equal future. His determination, focus and will-power were tremendous that even after serving almost 30 years in jail, he got out and worked again for what was right.

3. Martin Luther King Jr .

It all started with a dream, like it always does. A dream for change and a dream for better tomorrow. Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist and a leader in the civil rights movement of USA. He was also a member of the clergy. He is known for the non-violent ways in which he advanced and led the civil rights movement. fought for racial equality and showed the people a picture of a better future where all men are equal. Courage, perseverance and the will to fight for whats right till the very end made him a great leader. He won The Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

4. Abraham Lincoln

It takes a man with a vision to lead a country during it’s bad times. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of USA, led the country through the US Civil War. He strived hard and did his best to keep the people of the country together or else, today, America would have been many smaller countries instead of one big country. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation, thereby ending slavery in US. He heart ached for the ones for whom he could do not do anything. His conviction, humility, oratory skills made him one of the greatest leaders we have ever had.

5. Mao Zedong

We can see that some of the greatest leaders have spurted as the ones who leaded a change in a particular place. Mao Zedong, similarly, was the leader of the Chinese Revolution and the founder of People’s Republic of China, the China we see today. He withheld the Japanese invasion, kick-started the economy of China and helped it become the super-power it is today. His vision for China is what him and the people of China strived for. His ideologies and principles of governance and economics are now known as Maoism.

Take Note: Thats not all though, my name will be listed among these people in the future years *winks* ;) and hey, you haven't still tell us who your favorite is. Please tell us using the comment box.