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At 43 years of age this successful author and charismatic war vet became the head of his country's government. He took over this roll from the ageing supreme commander of the nation's armies in a war that ended 15 years previously. He was considered one of the great orators of his generation, although beneath the veneer of a vigorous statesman he actually suffered from ill-health and drug use. Initiatives while in office included instigating an accelerated program of research into rocketry and outright reckless campaigns to stem the perceived threat of communism.
I don't know when he was created but Winnie The Pooh was originally Edward Bear.