Asian of the Century

Asian of the Century is 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

The Big Five are:

Contenders

There was a long list of runners-up, such as Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Amartya Sen, Bruce Lee (1940–1973), Chang Min Chueh (1919–1991), Gregory Pincus, M.S. Swaminathan, Rodolfo Aquino, Goh Keng Swee, Li Kuo-ting, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 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

References
  1. ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Introduction: They Changed Our Lives
  2. ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Politics & Government: Deng Xiaoping (China)
  3. ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Business & Economics: Morita Akio (Japan)
  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. ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Moral & Spiritual Leadership: Mohandas K. Gandhi (India)
  7. ASIAN OF THE CENTURY Contenders: And They Also Shone
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