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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
Catherine Hughes 7 years ago
You could have used many other more appropriate pictures of a young President Obama. I think this was most disrespectful. Especially when none of the other pictures were anything like this one. I think it shows extreme bias and I am very disappointed in this site.
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Stinkypie Ticklebum 7 years ago
It was a cigarette! Some girl took a roll of Obama pictures for a photography class at Occidental (his 1st college). She found them after he was inaugurated and had a show. It is definitely a cigarette, as it is in the other pictures.
Catherine Marcelo 7 years ago
Why imply he's smoking a joint? It looks like a cigarette to me.
B. J. Moore 10 months ago
Went on to be the world’s greatest POS , liar, fraud, and utter failure in this life! So pleased to know his “next life” will be full of suffering that will last ETERNALLY! 👍🏻
Rahbin Shyne 2 years ago
Extraordinary bias displayed in headlining the only American leader of African descent engaged in illegal activity which is now accepted as morally neutral. I'm 100% certain there was at least ONE alternative photo available that would not require reinforcing stereotype when all other photos depict either heroic or extraordinarily neutral behaviors. And I suppose that Nelson Mandela never wore any of the western clothes that all other South Africans can be seen wearing in their day-to-day lives during that period either.
Rahbin Shyne 2 years ago
By the way...nothing prevents you from updating this photo.
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Ivica Djukic-Petrovic 7 years ago
We don't care what he is doing, just show us picture, show respect.
Jackie Harder 7 years ago
Looks like someone I definitely would want to hang out with. But I already knew that.
Ed 7 years ago
All of you idiots fail to understand that Odumbo himself admitted to smoking marijuana. Stuff it libtards.
Eva Monroe 7 years ago
Yes, in the past he smoked weed. I appreciate a president who doesn't lie his a*s off.
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Chris Gen 7 years ago
Why would he enter as a foreign student if he is a US citizen?
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#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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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.
Alina Florentina 7 years ago
Nicolae Ceausescu was not only a secretary, was the president of Romania
Ross Copeland 7 years ago
Mohandas K Gandhi, Mahatma is not a name but an epithet meaning Great Soul
ShaRon Dotson 7 years ago
Of all the great photos of Obama...why one of him smoking pot. Your heart wiuldnt allow you to post a nuce reputable photo og a great man. Yet mask murderers are presented respectfully. Shame on you.
Dodi Petrucha 7 years ago
Stalin HANDSOME and Hitler looked just like my dad without mustage ofcource 😀😁😃
Daniel Belmiro 7 years ago
Dilma Rousseff was a terrorist, the Brazilian military dictatorship happened to avoid the communism in the country and was intended to be temporary and end as soon as possible, but it lasted 21 years when the military regime wasn't necessary anymore, the military decided by themselves to end the regime, and protests were allowed. At least we have more freedom than the Cubans, maybe we would have more freedom if Dilma and her predecessor weren't elected.
Karin Stanley 7 years ago
In all of these pictures of famous (and infamous) world leaders, they were either in military school garb or with their families when they were little or shaking the hand of another older famous world leader...except for Obama. For his picture, they showed him smoking pot. Come on, Bored Panda. You can do better than that. You must do better than that. This kind of racial microaggression will not be tolerated. How about this picture of a young Barack Obama in law school? Young-Bara...e8ce7d.jpg 
Alice Hand 7 years ago
Interesting to see the pictures but I have to say #3 Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland ... not England
Larisa Avas 7 years ago
They all have something in commun , they look so beautiful and inocent
Keenan Williamson 7 years ago
Well he is in charge of America which makes him fall under the category of world leaders.
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Marioara Popescu 7 years ago
Some of these did not grow up to be big people. They may lead nations, but they are so very small on the humanity scale.
Marioara Popescu 7 years ago
I know, what is Merkel doing between those a******s.
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Loren Halsey 7 years ago
Why the dictators? Remove them? They don't deserve a place next to the good guys
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.
Alina Florentina 7 years ago
Nicolae Ceausescu was not only a secretary, was the president of Romania
Ross Copeland 7 years ago
Mohandas K Gandhi, Mahatma is not a name but an epithet meaning Great Soul
ShaRon Dotson 7 years ago
Of all the great photos of Obama...why one of him smoking pot. Your heart wiuldnt allow you to post a nuce reputable photo og a great man. Yet mask murderers are presented respectfully. Shame on you.
Dodi Petrucha 7 years ago
Stalin HANDSOME and Hitler looked just like my dad without mustage ofcource 😀😁😃
Daniel Belmiro 7 years ago
Dilma Rousseff was a terrorist, the Brazilian military dictatorship happened to avoid the communism in the country and was intended to be temporary and end as soon as possible, but it lasted 21 years when the military regime wasn't necessary anymore, the military decided by themselves to end the regime, and protests were allowed. At least we have more freedom than the Cubans, maybe we would have more freedom if Dilma and her predecessor weren't elected.
Karin Stanley 7 years ago
In all of these pictures of famous (and infamous) world leaders, they were either in military school garb or with their families when they were little or shaking the hand of another older famous world leader...except for Obama. For his picture, they showed him smoking pot. Come on, Bored Panda. You can do better than that. You must do better than that. This kind of racial microaggression will not be tolerated. How about this picture of a young Barack Obama in law school? Young-Bara...e8ce7d.jpg
Alice Hand 7 years ago
Interesting to see the pictures but I have to say #3 Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland ... not England
Larisa Avas 7 years ago
They all have something in commun , they look so beautiful and inocent
Keenan Williamson 7 years ago
Well he is in charge of America which makes him fall under the category of world leaders.
Load More Replies... Marioara Popescu 7 years ago
Some of these did not grow up to be big people. They may lead nations, but they are so very small on the humanity scale.
Marioara Popescu 7 years ago
I know, what is Merkel doing between those a******s.
Load More Replies... Loren Halsey 7 years ago
Why the dictators? Remove them? They don't deserve a place next to the good guys
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