George Washington

Born in 1732 in Wakefield, Virginia, a farmer's son was, George Washington inherited a large piece of plantation at the age of twenty-seven years. From the year 1753-1758 Washington entered the army, take an active part in the war against the French army Indians, and gained much experience and praise. He returned to Virginia late in 1758, and take retirement. Soon after he married widow Martha Dandridge Custis wealthy childless couple. (He himself had never had children).
Washington in the next fifteen years to manage the plantation with a neat management. In the year 1774, when he was elected representative of Virginia attended the First Continental Congress, he is the richest man in the American colonies. Washington is not the first person who called for independence, but in the month of June 1775 in the second Continental Congress (which he also became vice-Virginia), he was elected commander of the Continental army.Military experience, his wealth and reputation, cut his body (height 1.9 m thick), administrator talent and - above all - the establishment and nature of the firm, supported so as to occupy that position. Throughout the battle he did not return the money and gives examples of selfless devotion.
The success of Washington's most prominent dirampungkannya around in 1775 when he led the Continental army and in March 1797 when the term of office of the presidency has ended 2. He last breath at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, in December 1799.
Which determines the key position in order to establish the United States departs from three kinds of roles he played.
First, he was a successful military leader in the American independence war. It's true that Washington is not a military genius, is not more prominent than Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar. However, keep in mind, while many American commanders suffered a heavy defeat, Washington (despite having also some small losses) are still able to continue the battle and carried the banner of victory.
Second, Washington was chairman of the constitutional convention. Despite Washington's ideas did not play a decisive role in drafting the American Constitution, but his encouragement, his good name, specify it when enactment. At that time there was a challenge to the new constitution, and if without the influence of Washington's hard to feel accepted constitution.
Third, Washington is the first president of the Republic of the United States. United States really deserve to feel lucky to have the first president who has a big weight and strong character. Just take a look and compare it with so many examples of countries in Latin America and Africa which, although established through a democratic constitutional basis but declined very quickly so the military dictatorship. As for Washington to maintain the republic teguhnya without the accompaniment of the division's ambitions kept in power. He did not want to be king or dictator.This is the person who planted the rules need to transfer power from one hand to the other through peaceful means. This rule is still held in the United States until now.
George Washington is not a pure and sharp thinker as well as leaders of other Americans of his day such as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin.However, he is more superior than all of them. You see, Washington - both during war and peacetime - always give a donation in the form of character strengths in the leadership of government, that without him, there's no political steps are successful. Shares role in the formation of the Republic of Madison United States is important, but in this matter what Washington was almost as important and determining.
Inclusion of George Washington in this book is a chronological list largely depends on the historical assessment of the establishment of a Republican United States. Impartial determination of the significance of the establishment of the United States, of course, difficult for an American alive today. Although the United States mid-20th century held the position of military superiority and political influence even greater than what was once owned by the Roman Empire at the peak, but its political power does not last long as the Romans. Instead, it was obvious that some technological advances achieved by the United States is considered a major means by other cultures and at other times. The discovery of the aircraft - for example - and the human landing on the moon has been realize the dream of the past era and it seems inconceivable that the invention of nuclear weapons can be proved.
Since George Washington an American political figure who can generally be attributed to Augustus Caesar of Rome, it seems reasonable to place the position of Washington in the list is almost close to Augustus. If Washington put more down, this is simply because a shorter tenure than the rule of Augustus, and because many people (like Thomas Jefferson and James Madision) also play an important role in the formation of the Republic of the United States.However, the order of George Washington standing higher than figures like Alexander the Great and Napoleon as Washington works and the successes have done so for coverage further impact and sustainability.