This leader was swept to power and became the first Prime Minister and President of the newly independent country of Bangladesh.

Related Mcqs:

1. In an example of information technology affecting political outcomes, the president of the Philippines was swept from office in 2001 as a result of:

   A. television talk shows that criticized his regime
   B. the people’s access to Western broadcasts like CNN
   C. the failure of the regime to use new media to broadcast its messages
   D. huge protests organized through text messages

2. As the leader of Romania during the Cold War, this corrupt man often refused to co-operate with Soviet policy, which gained him the friendship of the United States and many other Western powers. Many believe his wife was the real “power behind the throne”, especially in the later years. Who was this Communist leader?

   A. Nicolae Ceausescu
   B. Vaclav Havel
   C. Lech Walesa
   D. Andrei Gromyko

3. Who was the prime minister of Sri Lanka from 1960-65 and 1970-77 and the first woman in the world to serve as a nation’s prime minister?

   A. Indira Gandhi
   B. Benazir Bhutto
   C. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
   D. Corazon Aquino

4. John Howard became the prime minister of which country in 1996?

   A. Australia
   B. Jamaica
   C. Canada
   D. Ireland

5. Liaquat-Nehru Pact was signed between Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in:

   A. 1948
   B. 1950
   C. 1945
   D. 1946

6. Which Egyptian President and Israeli Prime Minister signed a peace treaty ‘camp David Agreement’ at camp David in 1979, with the assistance of U.S. President Jimmy Carter?

   A. Hosni Mubarak & Menachem Begin
   B. Hafiz Al-Asad & Menachem Begin
   C. Anwar Sadat & Menachem Begin
   D. Anwar Sadat & Moshe Dayan

7. As the “Wind of Change” swept through Africa in the post World War II years, who led Kenya to independence?

   A. Sam Nujoma
   B. Daniel arap Moi
   C. Jomo Kenyatta
   D. Kwame Nkrumah

8. Who became the first president of Panama once it became a republic?

   A. Jose Domingo De Obaldia
   B. Manuel Amador Guerrero
   C. Carlos Antonio Mendoza
   D. Federico Boyd

9. This 11th Prime Minister of Israel, elected in 2001, is considered by many Israelis to be a strong leader battling terrorism. Many critics, however, particularly in the Arab world, refer to him as “the Butcher of Beirut” and have sought his prosecution as a war criminal.

   A. Ariel Sharon
   B. Yitzak Rabin
   C. Ehud Barak
   D. Shimon Peres

10. Another military leader General Than Shwe became dictator of which country in 1991?

    A. Thailand
    B. Myanmar
    C. Indonesia
    D. North Korea