Mexico
- federal republic
- president Enrique Pena Nieto
- fathered two children of the women he was having an affair with
- had his wife killed in order to meet more women
- known as the "Teflon" candidate
- two years later after his wife's death he married soap opera woman Angelina Rivera, who is now the first lady of Mexico
United Kingdom
- constitutional monarchy and commonwealth realm
- Prime Minister David Cameron and Queen Elizabeth
- Cameron
- went to a prep school where princes were
- child named Ivan had profound physical disabilities died in 2009
- this experience made him broaden his horizons and changed him
- he is the youngest prime minister in over 200 years
Russia
- federation
- president Vladimir Putin
- served as president of Russia from 2000-2008, re-elected in 2012, previously was Prime Minister
- had a career in KGB as an intelligence officer, stationed mainly in East Germany, held that position till 1990, retiring with rank of lieutenant colonel
- KGB was main security agency to the Soviet Union from 1954-1991, acting as the internal security intelligence and secret police
- athlete
- 63 years old
Syria
- authoritarian regime
- president Bashar al-Assad
- born September 11, 1965
- graduated from medical school of Damascus University in 1988, started to work as a doctor in the army
- took over his brother (who died in a car crash) as heir apparent
- succeeded Hafez al-Assad (father) who led Syria for 30 years until his death
- ordered mass crackdowns and military sieges on Arab Spring protesters leading to the Syrian civil war
- Syrian opposition, US, Canada, European Union, and most of Arab League have called for his resignation from presidency
- during the Syrian Civil War, an inquiry by the United Nation's human rights chief found evidence to implicate Assad in war crimes and crimes against humanity
Iraq
- parliamentary democracy
- mixed legal system of civil and islamic law
- president Fuad Masum
Canada
- parliamentary democracy, federation, and constitutional monarchy
- prime minister Justin Trudeau
- born Christmas Day in 1971 to Pierre Trudeau, then the 15th prime minister of Canada and Margaret Trudeau
- supported liberal party
- defended Canadian federalism at high school
- into politics even as a young child
- family and him started Kokanee Glacier Alpine Campaign for winter sports safety in 2000, two years after his brother died in an avalanche
- fought against proposed $100 million zinc mine that he argued would poison the Nahanni River in the NW Territories
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