military leader

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Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta said the security situation in the country was under control.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

As a senior U.S. military leader in the Middle East in recent years, Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military leader since the 1979 revolution and the architect of its shadowy expeditions around the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

"He was not just a military leader, but also a symbol who shouldered the responsibility of unifying the institution of the military, and who worked towards a national reconciliation," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

In early 1986, the seven-member Eminent Persons Group, led by General Olusegun Obasanjo, the former military leader of Nigeria, and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, arrived in South Africa on their fart-finding mission.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela