Brazil
- federal republic
- headed by president Dilma Rousseff
- protested against Brazil's military dictatorship, served 3 years in prison for this where she was tortured
- degree in economics, been divorced twice
- had chemo for lymphoma, now in remission
China
- communist state
- ruled by president Xi Jinping
- son of revolutionary war veteran Xi Zhongsun
- married folk singer and army general Peng Lijuan
- daughter Xi Mignze studies at Harvard University here in the US
France
- republic
- headed by Francois Hollande
- no previous experience
- mother of 4 kids is Segolene Royal, they have been dating for 30 years but never married
- born to right wing father and left wing mom
Germany
- federal republic
- President Joachim Guack
- Chancellor Angela Merkel
- degree in physics, PhD in quantum chemistry
- been chancellor since November 2005
- earned top spot of FORBES Most Powerful Women in the World for 8 out of 10 times
India
- federal republic
- president Prunab Mukherjee
- was a professor and journalist
- rated one of the best finance ministers of the world in 1984 and best parliamentarian in 1997
- had a conflict with Rajiv Ghandi (who took over as Prime Minister after his mother was assassinated in 1984) and started his own party- Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress
Israel
- parliamentary democracy
- President Shimon Peres
- Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
- spent a lot of time in the US as a child/in his youth
- after his brother was killed because of the Entebbe Operation of which he helped command, he returned to Israel and began to advocate international cooperation in fighting terrorism
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