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Asian of the Century

Asian of the Century was a centurial issue of the 20th century held by American AsianWeek magazine and CNN in 1999 that features and profiles Asian persons who have topped their respective fields. Those people featured are considered as "The person who contributed most to the betterment of Asia in the past 100 years'".[1] Mahatma Gandhi was declared as the "Asian of the Century".

The Big Five edit

The Big Five are:

Contenders edit

There was a long list of runners-up, such as Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Bruce Lee (1940–1973), Chang Min Chueh (1919–1991), M. S. Swaminathan, Rodolfo Aquino, Goh Keng Swee, Li Kuo-ting, Muhammad Yunus, Mother Teresa (1910–1997), the 14th Dalai Lama, Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), Mahathir Mohamad, Mao Zedong (1893–1976), Corazon Aquino, and Lee Kuan Yew.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  4. ^ ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Arts, Literature & Culture: Kurosawa Akira (Japan)
  5. ^ ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Science & Technology: Charles K. Kao (China/U.S.)
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  7. ^ ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Contenders: And They Also Shone

External links edit

  • ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Homepage

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