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What is it that makes a good leader? These three

leaders contributed a lot in the history of their countries. What

characteristics helped them be a success?

One of Winston Churchill’s strongest characteristics

was durability. He was a major figure in British politics in total for sixty

years. During this time, he served in many important positions in the

government – the most important of which was his period as prime minister

between 10th May 1940 and 27th July 1945. He eventually retired as a member of

parliament in 1964 at the age of 89. However, Churchill’s most important leadership

characteristic was his conviction. In one of the

darkest moments in British history, on 4th June 1940, he made a speech which characterised his strength and conviction. He said that if

Britain was invaded, “We shall fight them on the landing ground. We shall fight

them on the beaches. We shall fight in the fields and in the street. We shall

fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.” That was enough to unite the

nation.

Gandhi is remembered by many for his ability to bring

together people of all backgrounds. Indians like to refer to him as the “father

of the nation” because of his success in bringing Indians of different

religions and ethnic groups together in the political movement. Gandhi was

against the use of violence. One of Gandhi’s strongest leadership

characteristics was his ability to work towards a common cause. He spent much

of his life campaigning for an independent India and even at the time of his

death he was trying to unite Hindu and Muslim Indians.

King John of England (1199-1216) is an example of a

very poor leader. King John is famous for having a disastrous reign as King of

England. He lost most of the English land in France, started a civil war

amongst English barons and annoyed the pope. Apart from this, he also lost a

war to his grandmother. And when he tried to transport the crown jewels across

England, they sank into a swamp. The name John is so closely connected with

disaster and failure that, since then, there has never been another King John

of England. King John had very little in the way of luck (which is always

important for successful leaders) and was also dishonest and very bad at making

decisions.

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