Damiana da Cunha
Early Modern, South America, Diplomacy, Exploration, Leadership, Politics Darren Palmer Early Modern, South America, Diplomacy, Exploration, Leadership, Politics Darren Palmer

Damiana da Cunha

Damiana da Cunha was a Southern Kayapó leader, diplomat and expedition leader who spent decades negotiating between Indigenous communities and the Portuguese colonial authorities. Her life reveals both the possibilities and limits of mediation on Brazil's expanding colonial frontier.

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Chiune Sugihara
Modern, Japan, Diplomacy, Asia Darren Palmer Modern, Japan, Diplomacy, Asia Darren Palmer

Chiune Sugihara

Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who defied official restrictions in Lithuania in 1940 and issued more than two thousand recorded transit visas to Jewish refugees. His decision helped thousands begin an escape across the Soviet Union and through Japan during the Holocaust.

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