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We’ve covered the young presidents of USA already, but let’s broaden the scope now and take a rare glimpse at the leaders from around the world before they became the almighty God-like figures.
It’s utterly strange to see these people, who shaped the world we live in now, as simple teenagers with all the innocence in the world and, in most cases, cluelessness about what the future is holding for them.
(h/t: vintage.es, demilked)
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#1
Joseph Stalin As A Young Man, 1902
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#2
Young Bill Clinton Shaking Hands With President John F. Kennedy In The Rose Garden Of The White House. July 24, 1963
#3
Eighteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth Of England During Her Time In The Auxiliary Territorial Service During WWII Where She Drove And Repaired Heavy Vehicles, 1945
#4
Vladimir Putin As A Young Teenager, 1966
Anna Brandigi 7 years ago
Not terribly surprising, although it is a bit of a shock that he kept his shirt on
#5
Young Barack Obama Smoking A Joint
#6
John F. Kennedy At Age 10, Hair Slicked Back, 1927
#7
Richard Nixon Is Shown As A Member Of The Whittier College Football Squad In Whittier, CA, 1930s
#8
Young Donald Trump In New York’s Military Academy
#9
Angela Merkel Prepares A Meal On A Campfire While Camping With Friends In Himmelpfort, German Democratic Republic In July 1973
#10
Young Nelson Mandela In 1961
#11
Young Adolf Hitler
Bobby Beebe 7 years ago
The mustache makes me sick, well actually this whole photo makes me sick.
#12
George W. Bush In Baseball Garb At Yale University, Ca, 1964-68
Tatiana Jacobsohn 7 years ago
Jason Hervey playing Wayne Arnold in The Wonder Years. Is that you!?
#13
Kim Jong-il With His Father, Kim Il-sung, And His Mother, Kim Jong-suk In 1945
#14
Young 14th Dalai Lama
Kevin Donegan 7 years ago
This is a tough one ... He knew as a child he was the Dalai Lama. When this photo was taken he knew he was the reincarnated leader of his people.
#15
Pope John Paul II Shaving
#16
Pope Francis As A Young Boy
#17
Young Margaret Thatcher Aka ‘The Iron Lady’, The Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
#18
Portrait Of Fidel Castro In New York In 1955, During An Interview
Bobby Beebe 7 years ago
My 87 year-old mother-in-law worked for the Batista gov't back in Cuba in the '50's. She and husband had to flee for their lives coming through Canada first before becoming a citizen of the USA. She has avowed never to return to her homeland b/c of Castro and his policies and my heart hurts for her when she speaks of the old days. Gave me tons of perspective.
#19
Thin Hugo Chavez In Military Academy
#20
Bashar al-Assad As A Kid, Now The President Of Syria
#21
Mugshot Of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff In 1970 When She Was Part Of The Guerrilla Movement That Fought Against The Country’s Military Dictatorship
Stinkypie Ticklebum 7 years ago
Now, that's someone who knew this photo would be famous one day...
#22
Mahatma Gandhi In 1887 As A Law Student
#23
King Salman Of Saudi Arabia At 19, In 1954
#24
A Young Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister (bottom Left) Pictured With His Family In 1956
#25
Karol Wojtyla, Before He Was Pope John Paul II
#26
Young Saddam Hussein, The Former President Of Iraq
#27
Young Nicolae Ceaușescu, The General Secretary Of The Romanian Communist Party
#28
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu In 1972, Shaking Hands With President Zalman Shazar During His Time In The Israeli Defense Forces
#29
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani In The Early 1970s While Doing Military Service
Lindsay Nicely 7 years ago
Superfine. I'm getting crushes on all these guys. Based solely on these pictures.
#30
Ms Park Geun Hye Pictured With Her Parents And Her Two Younger Siblings - Sister Geun Ryong And Brother Ji Man
Dongyoung Shin 7 years ago
Her dad was the then dictator, both parents were assassinated. Happy family.
#31
Young Hillary Clinton Around 1969
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What do you think ?
Nadine 7 years ago
Pictures of great people who contributed to humanity in an incredible positive way along side many who advocated for killing and wars...humm
Kyla Frates 7 years ago
Not all world leaders did good things. There have been bad leaders and good leaders.
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Jan Feline 7 years ago
Looking at these pictures, especially the kids, I can't help but wonder when some of them made the transition to evil. I wonder if it was all self serving, or if some of them believed they were doing the right thing.
Nadine 7 years ago
Pictures of great people who contributed to humanity in an incredible positive way along side many who advocated for killing and wars...humm
Kyla Frates 7 years ago
Not all world leaders did good things. There have been bad leaders and good leaders.
Load More Replies... Jan Feline 7 years ago
Looking at these pictures, especially the kids, I can't help but wonder when some of them made the transition to evil. I wonder if it was all self serving, or if some of them believed they were doing the right thing.
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