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Men revolutionaries know almost everything. But among the poor half of humanity were bold and courageous heroine fighting for their rights. I present to you a selection of women revolutionaries. It is called the Joan of Arc of the African. Queen Mother of the Federation Edzhisu- Ashanti (in present-day Ghana), was born about 1830. Her brother Akvazi Aphranius Pannini became ruler Edzhisu when JAXA was a little girl.
The British attacked on their land in order to capture. They wanted to set taxes and control the lands of the local population, including gold deposits. When Ashanti tried to resist the British Governor Lord Hodgson demanded that they gave him the Golden Throne, which was a symbol of independence of the people. In order to force them to do so, the governor sent troops who killed both adults and children. Once during a battle the king and his entourage were exiled to the Seychelles, JAXA Asanteva became regent of the area.
28 March 1900 British troops demanded to give them back the throne. JAXA, the only women present said his famous speech in which he said that they refuse to pay taxes. Her speech inspired many people in Ashanti and a woman to lead a war for independence. Its army had about 4,000 soldiers. Three months to continue the siege of Kumasi Asante British fort. After British troops suffered heavy losses in the first battles, they called for reinforcements from Nigeria. Thanks to the sophisticated tactics of the British and a good reward for the denunciation of the Queen Mother was caught March 3, 1901. She was sent to prison, where he died at the age of 90.





Corazon Aquino was born in 1933 in the Philippines. After college, Mount St. Vincent in New York, she married Benigno Aquino. Benigno often criticized the Philippine dictator Ferdinand Markosa-, who served as head of the country since 1965. In 1972, police arrested Benigno and he was sentenced to eight years in prison. He was sent to prison in the United States. On his return home was killed.
After the death of her husband Cory was the head of the opposition, though, and knew that she could face the fate of her husband. In 1985, presidential elections were held. The presidential campaign was marked by violence and murder by the authorities and resulted in the announcement of the current President Marcos the winner.
Corey urged residents to organize protests, strikes and boycotts. Once Marcos broke down and ordered the army to shoot the revolutionaries. The military refused to obey his orders. In late February, the dictator was forced to leave the country, and Corazon Aquino became president.



Laskarina bouboulina was commander in chief of the Greek Navy and fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. Father Laskariny was also captain of the fleet, the party of the Greek revolution against the Ottoman's 1769-1770 rule.
Laskarina was married two times, both times for the young men from noble families. Thanks to the money she was able to build 4 ships, including the famous Agamemnon- one of the biggest ships of the time. Laskarina joined the revolutionary movement against the Ottoman invaders. Laskarina commanded eight ships
In 1821, a brave woman, a mother of seven children, personally led his ships to help the defenders of the city Napflio. Her presence and calls played a decisive role in the victory won by the Greeks. Bubulina was desperate and active so that it has become a unique phenomenon, not only in Greece but also in Russian history: it is the only woman - Admiral of the Russian Navy. Title and an award granted to her sword Alexander I.



Kittur Rani Chennamma was the queen of India, which fought with the East India Company. She was born in the small village of Cucuta in 1778. Since childhood, she traveled on horseback, practiced archery and fencing. At age 15, she married the ruler of a small Indian Kittura- principality. Her husband died in 1816, and soon died, and the only son.
Chennamma adopted a boy in the hope to continue the royal family, but the British government has created a kind of declaration that prohibits local residents to adopt children. Very powerful East India Trading Company became Kittur control. Rani refused to recognize the British authorities and, together with his army entered the battle with British troops once they entered her principality.
Hundreds of Englishmen were killed during this bloody battle, but eventually reinforcements arrived that surrounded the queen, together with its army and sent them to jail, where she died in 1829.



Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, along with the women organized a peaceful movement, which managed to bring the end of the Civil War, during which killed more than 250,000 people. President Charles Taylor took office after a bloody revolution, which lasted from 1980 to 1995. During his reign throughout the country was dominated by murder and theft of property.
During the war, Gbowee studied psychology and worked with the children to participate in military deystviyah.V 2002 Gbowee organized a mass movement of Liberian women for peace. It began with a small group of women praying and singing at the fish market.
Under the leadership of the movement Gbowee managed to get a meeting with Charles Teyorom and make him promise to attend peace talks in Ghana. Later, he was removed from office and jailed.
Gbowee strengthen the movement in 2003, the second civil war in Liberia has ended, and the country's president was elected Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman president in African history.



Nanny was the leader of the slaves who rebelled against the British colonialists. She was born in the mid-1680s. in what is now Ghana. Nanny City, founded in 1723, was one of the biggest settlements of Maroons. From there, the Maroons waged war against the oppression of the planters.
Of course, such a revolutionary mood and actions could not like the British kolonizatoroam. They repeatedly attempted to capture the city, in 1734 their efforts finally come to fruition.
Though Nanny and her people constantly suffer from hunger and endless attacks by the British, they still managed to resist the British invaders. In 1739-1740 gg. British signed a peace treaty with the Maroons, under which they had 500 acres of land at their disposal. Nanny was the Jamaican national hero, a symbol of opposition to slavery.



The Mexican Revolution began November 20, 1910 and continued until 1920 by gg.Revolyutsionery fought for the overthrow of the dictator Porfirio Diaz Mori and the adoption of the constitution, which would promise a better life for farmers.
Not only men, but also women and children actively involved in hostilities. One of the most famous was Margarita Neri, who was the commander of one of the military units. Its army was a serious threat to the government, and the courage and determination have made her the heroine of Mexico.



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