Who is the COOLEST leader in history?

[Anollasia]

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

[Solaray]

Stalin wasn't really cool. He was an uptight, hyper-totalitarian douchecanoe.

Yep, but he made a country capable of defending itself against a superpower it previously had no chance of defeating. His ethics are a bit... yeah, though.

Well that makes him effective, but does it make him cool?

[Syleru]

Being Canadian I'd have to say Pierre Trudeau.



Very charismatic, to the point where he inspired an almost cult-like following; Trudeaumania.

[Ballycolumbia]

Yep, but he made a country capable of defending itself against a superpower it previously had no chance of defeating. His ethics are a bit... yeah, though.

Well that makes him effective, but does it make him cool?

I suppose it's more that I respect him than anything.

[Lalaki]

Disregarding foreign policy (Iran in particular), I'd say Eisenhower was quite excellent.

[Bythyrona]

Theodore M. F. Roosevelt.

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[Solaray]

Being Canadian I'd have to say Pierre Trudeau.

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Very charismatic, to the point where he inspired an almost cult-like following; Trudeaumania.

As a western Canadian, it's hard for me to like Trudeau given all the shit he pulled on the West.

[Geilinor]

Gosh, you watch a lot of VSauce, don't you?

While we're on the subject, can a republican that isn't Ronald Reagan be cool? The reason why I consider Reagan the exception is because he was President during the "coolest" era in american history when so many concepts became marketable. Including cool.

Does Teddy Roosevelt count as cool?

[Geilinor]

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Disregarding foreign policy (Iran in particular), I'd say Eisenhower was quite excellent.

Yes, but was he cool?

[Shie]

He doesn't look cool.

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Disregarding foreign policy (Iran in particular), I'd say Eisenhower was quite excellent.

Yes, but was he cool?

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[Alexanders United Hellenistic States]

I would say Emperor Constantine the Great

[OMGeverynameistaken]

Peter I 'The Great' of Russia.

-At age 11, he 'conscripted' the former servants of his father's hunting lodge (where he and his mother were in defacto exile,) into a 'toy army,' complete with officers, specialists and artillery. Within five years he had 600 men divided into two 'reigments,' engaging in highly realistic wargames with them, and even facing off against Streltsy regiments in mock battles. Later on, these units would be formally inducted into the army and named for the villages where their barracks had been (Petropavlovsk and Semenovsk.) They would remain active until the dissolution of the empire.

-During his teenage years, he created the All Joking, All Drinking, Society of Fools and Jesters. Originally started as a parody of the Orthodox church, he changed it to be more 'Catholic' later on. Ceremonies included blessing people with holy vodka and censers filled with opium. The whole thing was presided over by a 'prince pope' who was the leader of the 'opposing' regiment of Peter's toy army. Peter himself would treat whoever the 'sovereign' was as a head of state at all times and acknowledged them as his equal.

One of my favorite stories about this group involves Peter arranging for the Prince Pope to be drawn through Moscow on a beer barrel throne attached to a sledge drawn by 12 naked, bald, men, surrounded by a drunken honor guard who sang 'lewd versions of Russian carols' on Christmas eve. The group would visit the houses of Russia nobles and sing loudly, for extended periods. The nobles would be asked 'donate' to the group. If they refused, supposedly, Peter would be sure to send the tax collectors by in the morning.

-Peter commissioned a Dutch shipbuilder to construct a frigate for the Russian navy late in the 17th century. Traveling to Zandaam in disguise, he took part in the building of that frigate after completing an apprenticeship at the same shipyard.

-During a meeting with Augustus II (after the Poles rejoined the Russian side during the Great Northern War,) Peter allegedly said to Augustus "I always wear the cutlass you gave me, but I see you do not wear the sword I gifted to you." Augustus said that he had left it behind at Dresden in his haste to meet Peter, whereupon Peter handed Augustus the same sword he had given him before, recovered from Charles XII's baggage after Poltava.

-Peter was very fond of dogs, and owned a greyhound which he was particularly attached to. Supposedly on one occasion there was a criminal who many thought deserved a pardon. Peter wasn't in such a good mood that day, and rebuffed all attempts to convince him to commute the man's death sentence. Eventually he threatened any who bothered him on the matter further with exile to Siberia.
His wife came up with a plan to change his mind, and tied a plea to the collar of his dog before sending it to him.

-On the subject of Peter's wife, Catherine I (as she would later become,) was distinctly not of royal stock. She was a Latvian peasant and former camp follower of one of Peter's generals.
That's right. The Imperial line of Russia had half its start in Latvia.

-Peter was known for his love of loud noises. When taking part in his 'toy army' he initially made himself a drummer whenever possible, but later graduated to bombardier.

-Through his military career, Peter refused to accept any rank unless he had earned it. He started out as a humble trooper in the army and as a deck hand in the navy. Officers and nobles who tried to promote him prematurely suffered his wrath.

-He was enormously fond of working with his hands. Besides his ill-fated career in dentistry, he was known for his carpentry. Unfortunately all of his works were lost in World War II when the Germans destroyed Peterhof, but he allegedly built a number of palace fixtures himself in a workshop on the first floor of the palace.

[Nazis in Space]

King Fonz I

[Old Tyrannia]

Matilda, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of the Germans, Lady of the English. All these sissy men don't have shit on her.

[Charomia]

Peter I 'The Great' of Russia.

-At age 11, he 'conscripted' the former servants of his father's hunting lodge (where he and his mother were in defacto exile,) into a 'toy army,' complete with officers, specialists and artillery. Within five years he had 600 men divided into two 'reigments,' engaging in highly realistic wargames with them, and even facing off against Streltsy regiments in mock battles. Later on, these units would be formally inducted into the army and named for the villages where their barracks had been (Petropavlovsk and Semenovsk.) They would remain active until the dissolution of the empire.

-During his teenage years, he created the All Joking, All Drinking, Society of Fools and Jesters. Originally started as a parody of the Orthodox church, he changed it to be more 'Catholic' later on. Ceremonies included blessing people with holy vodka and censers filled with opium. The whole thing was presided over by a 'prince pope' who was the leader of the 'opposing' regiment of Peter's toy army. Peter himself would treat whoever the 'sovereign' was as a head of state at all times and acknowledged them as his equal.

One of my favorite stories about this group involves Peter arranging for the Prince Pope to be drawn through Moscow on a beer barrel throne attached to a sledge drawn by 12 naked, bald, men, surrounded by a drunken honor guard who sang 'lewd versions of Russian carols' on Christmas eve. The group would visit the houses of Russia nobles and sing loudly, for extended periods. The nobles would be asked 'donate' to the group. If they refused, supposedly, Peter would be sure to send the tax collectors by in the morning.

-Peter commissioned a Dutch shipbuilder to construct a frigate for the Russian navy late in the 17th century. Traveling to Zandaam in disguise, he took part in the building of that frigate after completing an apprenticeship at the same shipyard.

-During a meeting with Augustus II (after the Poles rejoined the Russian side during the Great Northern War,) Peter allegedly said to Augustus "I always wear the cutlass you gave me, but I see you do not wear the sword I gifted to you." Augustus said that he had left it behind at Dresden in his haste to meet Peter, whereupon Peter handed Augustus the same sword he had given him before, recovered from Charles XII's baggage after Poltava.

-Peter was very fond of dogs, and owned a greyhound which he was particularly attached to. Supposedly on one occasion there was a criminal who many thought deserved a pardon. Peter wasn't in such a good mood that day, and rebuffed all attempts to convince him to commute the man's death sentence. Eventually he threatened any who bothered him on the matter further with exile to Siberia.
His wife came up with a plan to change his mind, and tied a plea to the collar of his dog before sending it to him.

-On the subject of Peter's wife, Catherine I (as she would later become,) was distinctly not of royal stock. She was a Latvian peasant and former camp follower of one of Peter's generals.
That's right. The Imperial line of Russia had half its start in Latvia.

-Peter was known for his love of loud noises. When taking part in his 'toy army' he initially made himself a drummer whenever possible, but later graduated to bombardier.

-Through his military career, Peter refused to accept any rank unless he had earned it. He started out as a humble trooper in the army and as a deck hand in the navy. Officers and nobles who tried to promote him prematurely suffered his wrath.

-He was enormously fond of working with his hands. Besides his ill-fated career in dentistry, he was known for his carpentry. Unfortunately all of his works were lost in World War II when the Germans destroyed Peterhof, but he allegedly built a number of palace fixtures himself in a workshop on the first floor of the palace.

and like that I have a newfound respect for the Russian Empire.... wow this guy was a cool.

[Magna Libero]

Gaddafi ... comes to my mind

Especially with sunglasses

[Calavine]

Clinton was obliviously the coolest leader since JFK. and a way better prez. last great prez he is.

[Terrordome]

[Aeternabilis]

Julius Caesar; conquered Gaul, crossed the Rhine just to prove he could, and once was captured by Sicilian pirates. When the demanded a ransom of however much silver, he get mad because he thought he was worth more than that, so he made them raise their ransom.

[Vecherd]

Jebus, most certainly.

[Desmendura]

Peter I from Russia. Just plain cool IMO.

[Shie]

Peter I from Russia. Just plain cool IMO.

I like how he improved his fleet's ships.

[The New Sea Territory]

Most Glorious Kim Jong-Un has, what his American competitors Jay Z and Justin Beiber, along with the South Korean PSY, wish they had: SWAG. Juche Swag.

[Reunited Yugoslavia (Ancient)]

Saint Olga/Olga of Kiev should probably get a mention

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev

[-Arabiyah-]

The prophet(SAW)