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Doctors in Politics

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Doctors in Politics game quiz
"Here are some examples of Doctors who have found their true calling in politics some being seduced by the elixir of power. Can you identify them or name the countries they led?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. As Prime Minister I led my country through a period of spectacular modernisation for 22 years, virtually eliminating poverty in the process and elevating Malaysia to the status of a developed nation.
    Abdullah Badawi
    Tunku Abdul Rahman
    Mahathir bin Mahamid
    Anwar Ibrahim


2. As leader of ________________ Dr Antonio Salazar lived a life of frugal simplicity, made few public appearances and never left the country.
    Brazil
    Mozambique
    Angola
    Portugal


3. This Doctor was regarded as one of the architects of the policy of apartheid in South Africa, serving a term as Prime Minister before being assassinated by a disgruntled parliamentary clerk.
    Daniel Malan
    B J Vorster
    PW Botha
    Hendrik Verwoerd


4. Dr Henry Kissinger was the American Secretary of State during much of the 70’s and became famous for his ‘______________ Diplomacy’ as he arbitrated various international disputes.
    Answer: (Spaceship)


5. Dr Bashir al-Assad was the latest member of the powerful Alawite sect to succeed to the _________________ presidency in 2000.
    Lebanese
    Turkish
    Iranian
    Syrian


6. This former medical doctor declared himself 'President for Life' of Haiti and promoted a personality cult claiming to be the physical embodiment of the nation. He is perhaps best remembered by his nickname ‘___________’.
    Baby Doc
    Dr No
    Big Dada
    Papa Doc


7. This Doctor is respected in both Communist China and in Taiwan as the father of modern China.
    Sun Yat-Sen
    Zhou Enlai
    Mao Zedong
    Chiang Kai-Shek


8. Dr Salvador Allende was President of ____________ from 1970-73 before he was overthrown and killed in a violent military coup.
    Answer: (Hot and spicy)


9. Dr Kwame Nkrumah was the first African leader to lead his country to independence from a colonial power. The former colony of _____________ was renamed Ghana and Nkrumah led the country as its first Prime Minister and President from 1957-66.
    Ivory Coast
    Guinea
    Skeleton Coast
    Gold Coast


10. This doctor ‘Oiled the wheels of Chaos’ according to Time magazine which named him ‘Man of the Year’ in 1951 after he precipitated an international crisis when he nationalised the oil industry in Iran.
Who was he?
    Mohammed Mussadeq
    Adnan Khassogi
    Ayatollah Khomeini
    King Faisal


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