Alex Ekwueme vs Francisco Largo Caballero

Ekwueme, an architect by profession, was involved in the planning and design of Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital. He contributed to the master plan and architectural concepts for the new city, which replaced Lagos as capital in 1991.

Ekwueme was elected Vice President of Nigeria in 1979 under President Shehu Shagari, representing the National Party of Nigeria. He served as the second-highest official during the Second Republic.

Ekwueme contested for the presidency in 1999 under the People's Democratic Party but lost the nomination to Olusegun Obasanjo. He later ran again in 2003 but was unsuccessful.

As prime minister, Largo Caballero directed the organization of the defense of Madrid against the Nationalist assault in November 1936. He mobilized militias and the International Brigades, leading to the successful resistance that prevented the city's fall.

Largo Caballero was appointed prime minister of the Second Spanish Republic on September 4, 1936, during the Spanish Civil War. He formed a government that included socialists, communists, and republicans, and oversaw the defense of Madrid against Nationalist forces.

Largo Caballero resigned as prime minister on May 17, 1937, following the May Days in Barcelona, where internal conflicts between anarchists and communists erupted. His resignation marked the end of his leadership and the rise of Juan Negrin's more communist-aligned government.

After the Republican defeat, Largo Caballero went into exile in France. He was arrested by the Gestapo in 1942 and deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He survived the war but was released in 1945, having suffered severe hardship.