Phillips, Wendell. 1811-84. US abolitionist, women’s suffrage, prohibition crusader.

Phoenicians. Canaanites. 30-4C BC. Eastern Mediterranean traders from England to Africa. 20C BC Tyre. 15C BC invented alphabet. 814BC Carthage.

Pol Pot. 1925-98. Cambodian Communist Khmer Rouge leader. Arrested 1997.

Pretorius, Andries. 1798-1853. Boer leader of Great Trek. Aided in Transvaal independence.

Procopius the Great. c1380-1434. Bohemian leader in Hussite War.

Prophet. Old Testament Hebrew spiritual leader, divinely inspired spokesperson. Muhammad, Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Jesus.

Prophet, the. c1768-1834. Shawnee leader, Tecumseh’s brother. Blamed for Tippecanoe.

Quantrill, William. 1837-65. Confederate guerilla leader of 1863 massacre at Lawrence, Kansas.

Quebec Conference. 1864. Basis of British North America Act. 1943. Allied leaders plan European landings. 1944. Churchill, Roosevelt decide on two war fronts-criticized for allowing Soviets to take Berlin.

Quesnel, Pasquier. 1634-1719. French Jansenist leader. French New Testament 1697.

Rabin, Yitzhak. 1992-95. Israeli statesman. Military leader, Six Day War. PM 74-77, 92-95. Peace negotiater.

Radek, Karl. 1885-1939. Russian. COMINTERN leader, propagandist. Purged.

Rahman, Mujibur. 1920-75. Bangladesh Awami Leader. Prime Minister 1972-, President 1974-. Murdered in coup.

Rákosi, Mátyás. 1892-1971. Stalinist Hungarian leader 1945-56. Fled before 1956 uprising.

Rakovsky, Khristian. 1873-?. Russian Communist leader. Opposed Stalin. Imprisoned 1938.

Ramanuja. 1017-1137. Hindu leader of Vaishnava sect.

Randolph, A. Philip. 1889-1979. US black civil rights/labor leader. March on Washington 1963.

Reginald of Châtillon. -1187. Crusade leader. Broken truce led to new war. Kingdom of Jerusalem lost.

Renner, Karl. 1870-1950. Austrian republican leader and president. Supported union with Germany before WWII.

Retz, Cardinal de. 1613-79. French politician, writer, Fronde leader.

Rienzo, Cola di. 1313-54. Leader, briefly dictator of Rome.

Rizal, José. 1861-96. Philippine writer/leader vs Spanish rule. Executed.

Robespierre, Maximilien de. 1758-94. Jacobin extremist French revolutionary leader. Opposed Cult of Reason. Led Terror. Executed.

Roland de la Platière, Jean. 1734-93. Moderate French revolutionary leader. Fled Terror.

Rykov, Aleksey. 1881-1938. Russian Bolshevik leader. Opposed Stalin. Rehabilitated 1988.

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