The success of each country is not least determined by the presence of a strong leader with charisma. The past century has given the world many politicians who have left a noticeable mark in the history of their countries. Mustafa Ataturk, Konrad Adenauer and Margaret Thatcher can be safely attributed to these important persons.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Ataturk in his native Turkey and around the world is rightfully considered one of the most talented reformers of the 20th century. He was President of Turkey from 1923 to 1938. Under Ataturk, the country turned into a secular state, switched to the Latin alphabet. The emancipation of women was carried out, measures were taken to intensify the promotion of Western culture. But all these transformations lay only on the surface of the broad reformatory activity of the politician.
Coming to reforms, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk conducted a deep and comprehensive analysis of the state of affairs in Turkey, and also carefully studied the features of the state model adopted in the West. The result was the transformation of the former Ottoman Empire, which was largely distinguished by its backwardness and medieval way of life, into a modern state, built according to the most effective models of its time.
Konrad Adenauer
After the end of the Second World War, inglorious for Germany, the country found itself in a deplorable state. Many cities lay in ruins. Valuable equipment, preserved at the surviving enterprises, was exported by the winners at the expense of reparations. The German people experienced internal emptiness, confusion and disappointment. It was during this difficult time that Konrad Adenauer became the chancellor of the newly created state, which received the name of the Federal Republic of Germany.
By the time he took office, the politician was already over seventy years old. He lived an eventful and eventful life, witnessing large-scale transformations in the country and the world. Under the leadership of this visionary politician, Germany has become a strong European state. The politician actively used his indisputable authority in his activities, although he relied on very tough methods of governing the country. Adenauer resigned in 1963 of his own free will. The period of his reign in the West was called the "German economic miracle".
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. By the time the future "Iron Lady" took office, Britain was not in the best economic and political situation. The state was under the yoke of galloping inflation, and according to some indicators the country lagged significantly behind Germany, Italy and France. The country needed a political leader who could turn the tide.
Having come to power, Thatcher took tough measures to remedy the state of affairs in the country, although for this she had to take extremely unpopular measures. The Iron Lady limited the role of trade unions by placing their activities within the strict framework of the law. Certain branches of the economy were transferred to private hands. Britain raised taxes and took effective measures to combat inflation. As a result, in the 80s of the last century, the country achieved high rates of economic growth, ahead of the recognized European leaders in many respects.
