Immortal Heroes of the World

Contents: Introduction. I. Socrates--the greatest Martyr of conscience of ancient Greece: 1. Most outstanding thinkers of revolutionary socialist world/Karl Marx-Frederick Engels. 2. The great emancipator of slaves/Abraham Lincoln. 3. Leading Crusader against apartheid/William E.B. DU Bois. 4. The greatest revolutionary of the twentieth century/Lenin. 5. A golden page in the history of Soviet Russia/Heroism of Tanya. 6. Dr. Martin Luther King (Jr.). 7. Immortal Hero of Italian Unity/Giuseppe Garibaldi. 8. Immortal heroine of France/Joan of Arc. 9. A bright, black star of America/Paul Robeson. 10. Heroic fighter against social discrimination/Rosa Parks. 11. Prominent personality of Sweden/Olof Palme. 12. Martin Luther (1483-1546). 13. Hero of the Great German Peasant War (1524-25)/Thomas Muntzer. 14 Frederick Dauglass (1815-95). II. Apostle of non-violence Mahatma Gandhi: 1. Indomitable Martyr of India/Kartar Singh Sarabha. 2. Sher-I-Punjab-Lala Lajpat Rai. 3. Prince of peace/Jawaharlal Nehru. 4. The greatest Martyr of India/Bhagat Singh. III. Ho Chi Minh immortal hero of Vietnam: 1. The most outstanding Marxist of China/Mao Ze Dong. 2. An outstanding national leader of China/San Yat Sen. 3. Immortal hero of North Korean revolution/Kim IL Sung. IV. Simon Bolivar -- the Liberator: 1. The immortal slave hero of Haiti/Toussaint L'Ouverture. 2. Immortal hero of Cuba/Jose Marti. 3. The most outstanding living revolutionary of socialist Cuba/Fidel Castro. 4. The greatest Guerilla fighter of Latin America/Ernesto Che-Guevara. 5. Pride of Chile/Prablo Neruda. 6. National hero of Nicaragua/Sandino. 7. An outstanding leader of Chile/Salvador Allende. V. Nelson Mandela--Hero of South Africa: 1. The immortal National Heroine of Angola/Deolinda Rodriguez De Almeida. 2. Immortal hero of Angola/Agostinho Neto. 3. Outstanding leader of Ghana/Kwame Nkrumah. 4. Outstanding revolutionary of Namibia/Sam Nujoma. 5. A prominent personality of Africa/Jomo Kenyatta. 6. An outstanding revolutionary of Zaire/Patrice Lumumba. 7. A prominent leader of Africa/Robert Mugabe. 8. Illustrious national leader of Zambia/Kenneth Kaunda. 9. A sparkling personality of the peoples and revolutionary Republic of Guina/Ahmed Sekou Toure. 10. Indomitable hero of Tanzania/Julius K. Nyerere. 11. The first Martyr of Soweto Revolt/Hector Peterson. 12. Hero of Mozambique/Samora Machel. 13. A prominent black student leader of South Africa/Steve Biko. 14. Outstanding revolutionary of Guinea-Bissau/Amilcar Cabral. VI. Abd-El-Krim--an outstanding leader of Morocco: 1. Hero of Algeria/Abdel Kader. 2. The living legend of Libya/Muammaral-Gadaffi. 3. Prominent leader of Algeria/Huari Boumedienne. References. Index.

"In the book in hand immortal heroes of the world, the author, with penetrating style unfolds the epic tale of liberation movement led by heroic figures in their respective countries.

In this saga of matchless sacrifice, many fell fighting in the hot battle field. Others lost their lives on the gallows but achieved eternal glory in the hearts of millions of the people all over the world. The author has selected prominent representative figures from various continents. Some of them, like Socrates, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King offered their lives in non-violent struggle. Others like Karl Marx Lenin, Mao Ze Tung, Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, Nelson Mandela, Bhagat Singh sacrificed their lives or suffered long imprisonments or exile as revolutionaries. There are, among this glittering gallery of evershining stars, who, serene in suffering and majestic in misery, led millions of nameless heroes in the cause of breaking the bondage of slavery of their motherland.

The book, based upon historical material, after intensive research and extensive study will, the author hopes, serve as a source of inspiration to countless generations and as a correct and true source and spring of reliable information for the research scholars and students." (jacket)