Who would win? My history isn’t as good as I would like but interested to know what other people think. Is there anyone else who would trump either of them?

And wouldn’t World Leader Top Trumps be a great game? You could have sections on Civil Rights, Warmongering, Economics, Similarity with Bond baddies…..

Mandela would win the media coverage category

Only because Gandhi didn’t have twitter

Gandhi would win by a nose because he didn’t head the paramilitary wing of his Congress Party.

Would have to be Gandhi (although it didn’t work out so well with the whole Hindu/Muslim harmony thing).

World. Leader TopTrumps didn’t go down too well apparently

World leader top trumps clicky to legal action shocker

My history isn’t as good as I would like

Well start here and see where you go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
If thats too much then try
Ghandi – IMDB
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
History is generally an interpretation of the facts written by those who won. Sometimes part of the story is lost or over emphasised depending on who is telling and why they are telling it (See American films on WWII)
also

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

George Santayana

He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.

Orwell but very similar to

History is written by the victor

Long winded way of saying read and make your own mind up 🙂

World Leader TopTrumps didn’t go down too well apparently

On my Christmas list!! 😀

http://www.weltquartett.de/site/tyrannen.html

Sadly in German only, but what’s not to like?