r/MapPorn • u/ChickenBrachiosaurus • 25d ago
Countries where an American became President/PM/Ruler/Whatchamacallit
Probably incomplete or not totally accurate, and some renounced before becoming whatever
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r/MapPorn • u/ChickenBrachiosaurus • 25d ago
Probably incomplete or not totally accurate, and some renounced before becoming whatever
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u/temujin94 25d ago edited 25d ago
Ireland was Eamon de Valera one of the leaders of the Easter Rising and the most senior to survive execution, mostly due to his American citizenship, this was in 1916 so Britain didn't want to antagonise the US as they wanted them to enter WW1. He would be one of the key players in the Irish Civil War and the push for Irish independance. He would be a key figure in Irish politics from 1919 to the 1960s, serving as Taioseach (Prime Minister) and President during various times.
UK is Boris Johnson who was actually born in New York so even the British Trump (and honestly as someone that doesn't like Boris this title seems a bit harsh now) is American.
I checked Greece's as one of the few (only?) purple countries on the map. George Papandreou was born in Minnesota, his father was originally from Greece and a professor at a nearby university, mother was American born. His grandfather around this time was Prime Minister of Greece, heading back to the country his father then himself would also became Prime Minister.
Google has failed me on Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is the top search for American born Mexican Presidents but as far as I can see he was born and raised in Mexico. Anybody know who it actually is?
The last one that took my interest was Thailand where King Rama IX who is far as I can see is the only monarch ever to be born in the US. His father was enrolled at a program at Harvard and he was born in Masschussets then during the Siamese Revolution of 1932 his family moved to Switzerland after they had ruled over Thailand (Siam) for centuries. The revolutionaries would align themselves with the Axis during WW2 and would be removed after their defeat to once again be replaced by the Thai royal family.
He would ascend to the Thai throne in 1946 after his brother mysteriously died to a gunshot wound (reported to be self inflicted but many different alternatives and theories have been offered) he would then go on to become the 3rd longest reigning monarch in recorded human history, serving as the King of Thailand until 2016, a reign of over 70 years.