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'''Father of the Nation''' is a term used by many countries to describe a political or symbolic leader seen as a [[Founding Fathers|founding father]] of the nation. He may also be key figure from the nation's history whose perceived heroism and moral authority make him a source of [[patriotism|patriotic]] inspiration and worthy of respect or veneration. His image is often elevated to that of a [[national symbol]] and is likely to be featured on items such as [[banknote]]s,(contracted; show full)|-
| [[Mongolia]] || [[Genghis Khan]]
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| [[Morocco]] || [[Mohammed V of Morocco|Mohammad V]]
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| [[Namibia]] || [[Sam Nujoma]]
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| [[Netherlands]] || [[William 
I, Prince of Orangethe Silent]]
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| [[Nigeria]] || [[Nnamdi Azikiwe]]
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| [[North Korea]] || [[Kim Il-sung]]
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| [[Pakistan]] || [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]]
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| [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] || [[Yasser Arafat]]
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| [[Philippines]] || [[José P. Rizal]]
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| [[Poland]] || [[Józef Piłsudski]]
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| [[Portugal]] || [[Afonso I of Portugal]]
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| [[St. Lucia]] || Sir [[John Compton]]
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| [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent and the Grenadines]] || Sir [[James F. Mitchell]]
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| [[Scotland]] || [[Donald Dewar]]
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| [[Saudi Arabia]] || [[Ibn Saud]]
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| [[Senegal]] || [[Léopold Sédar Senghor]]
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| [[Serbia]] || [[Karađorđe]],[[Dobrica Cosic]]
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| [[Sierra Leone]] || Sir [[Milton Margai]]
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| [[Singapore]] || [[Lee Kuan Yew]]
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| [[South Africa]] || [[Nelson Mandela]]
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| [[Soviet Union]] || [[Vladimir Lenin]]
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| [[Sri Lanka]] || [[Don Stephen Senanayake]]
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| [[Sudan]] || [[Ismail al-Azhari]]
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| [[Sweden]] || [[Gustav I Vasa]]
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| [[Tanzania]] || [[Julius K. Nyerere]]
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| [[Tunisia]] || [[Habib Bourguiba]]
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| [[Turkey]] || [[Kemal Atatürk]]
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| [[Uganda]] || [[Milton Obote]]
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| [[United Arab Emirates]] || Sheikh [[Zayed ibn Sultan Al Nahayan]]
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| [[United States]] || [[George Washington]]
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| [[Uruguay]] || [[José Gervasio Artigas]]
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| [[Uzbekistan]] || [[Tamerlane]]
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| [[Vietnam]] || [[Phan Boi Chau]]
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| [[Western Sahara]] || [[El Ouali Mustafa Sayed]]
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== See also ==
* [[Founding Fathers]]
* ''[[Pater Patriae]]''
* ''[[Mother Motherland]]''
* [[Mother of the Nation]]
* [[List of people known as father or mother of something]]


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