World Leader Facts

Today in class we went over the facts we found about different leaders around the world. I learned many interesting things about each leader we studied.  For example, one thing I learned was that Dilma Rousseff, the President of Brazil, went to jail for 2 years.  While in jail, she was tortured by being stripped of her clothes and draped across this pipe object.  They then sent shocks into her body. They imprisoned her because she tried to take over the country by using the military to control the country.  Even after trying to take over the country, she was the first woman to become president of Brazil.  The people of Brazil must be very forgiving to elect a woman that almost took over their country to actually be in charge of their country.  Also, today we learned that Hamid Karzai has been the target of several assassinations over the years.  Many people have actually tried to kill him but failed and others were found to have been making plans to assassinate their president.  Today also we learned that Hu Jinato, President of China, took his country that had many problems in it to the very developed and economical strong country it is today.  Today was also the first day with Barack Obama's second term as president.  Some interesting facts about him are:

• Barack Obama is the first African American to be President of the United States.  
• He is the first President to be born in Hawaii.
• Before becoming President, Obama was Senator of Illinois in 1996.  
• He was a part of a group of friends that got together and smoked marijuana.
• did many hours of social service work
• spent 5 years in indonesia