@Alfred refocus your answer please to those within government or the military chain of command.
@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN 1. Sir Nicholas Winton: A British intelligence officer, Sir Nicholas Winton organized the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939. He worked with various governments and organizations to secure safe passage for the children to the United Kingdom, saving their lives. 2. General Dwight D. Eisenhower: As Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II, General Eisenhower defied pressure from his superiors and made the decision to launch the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. His leadership and strategic planning ultimately led to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation. 3. General Suharto: In 1965, General Suharto, then a military leader in Indonesia, orchestrated a coup against the government and consolidated power through violent means. Despite international criticism, he maintained authoritarian rule for over three decades, implementing economic reforms and stabilizing the country.
@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN 1. Raoul Wallenberg: During World War II, Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat, defied the orders of the Nazi regime in Hungary by issuing protective passports and sheltering thousands of Jews, saving them from deportation to concentration camps. 2. Rosa Parks: In 1955, Rosa Parks, an African American woman, defied the segregation laws of the Jim Crow South by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a symbol of the civil rights movement. 3. Nelson Mandela: Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, defied the oppressive apartheid regime by leading a nonviolent resistance movement against racial segregation and inequality. He was imprisoned for 27 years but continued to advocate for human rights and equality, eventually becoming the first black president of South Africa.