Let's play a gams: ITT, we post info about an obscure historical person from your country -but of course not his name-, and other anon tries to guess the country. Extra point for guessing the name of the historical figure. I'll start...
>fight in the opium wars
>then in your country, go to another war against a neighbor
>invade your neighbor's capital
>find Chinese slaves there
>having learnt Chinese in the opium wars, speak to the Chinese and liberate them
>they fight for you
>win the war and govern the enemy country's capital
>>963707
He fought the french in 1302, was imprisoned before that but one of his good friends switched places for him in prison (must've been awesome being high nobility in the middle ages) . His coat of arms is still the coat of arms of ~ half of the country
>>963861
Belgium
>>963861
Lion des Flandres
He was caught by the Spanish and became the personal slave of their general. Thus he learned Spanish language and tactics. Nevertheless he escaped and returned to his people, where he taught them how to fight horses and gunpowder. Successfully guided their men and actually captured in battke and killed his former master.
>>963717
Burma?
>>964047
No. Another continent.
He united slavs
He was involved in a conspiracy to overthrow a tyrant. But he was caught, and being interrogated by the tyrant himself, he accused the tyrant's friends, who stupidly killed his own collaborators because of this. Then he said he had more info, but it was secret so it was to be told to the tyrant's ear. And when the tyrant got close, this absolute madman bit his ear off.
Caused a constitutional crisis in the 1980's when he refused to abide by the constitutional convention of "caretaker government" and floating the fixed currency.
>>965683
What an absolute madman.
