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| Comeback kids: unlikely returns to power through history | |
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| If Nicolas Sarkozy takes his political comeback all the way to the Élysée Palace, he will be the first postwar French leader to enjoy such a return to power. History, however, is not short of precedents. | If Nicolas Sarkozy takes his political comeback all the way to the Élysée Palace, he will be the first postwar French leader to enjoy such a return to power. History, however, is not short of precedents. |
| William Gladstone | William Gladstone |
| After losing the 1874 election to Benjamin Disraeli, Gladstone resigned as leader of the Liberal party. He made a comeback in the 1880 election, and went on to serve as prime minister two more times. | After losing the 1874 election to Benjamin Disraeli, Gladstone resigned as leader of the Liberal party. He made a comeback in the 1880 election, and went on to serve as prime minister two more times. |
| Richard Nixon | Richard Nixon |
| He survived allegations of profiting from a political slush fund in the 1952 election to become vice-president for eight years. Lost to JF Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election and then couldn't even get elected as governor of his home state. Became president in 1968. | He survived allegations of profiting from a political slush fund in the 1952 election to become vice-president for eight years. Lost to JF Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election and then couldn't even get elected as governor of his home state. Became president in 1968. |
| Justinian II | Justinian II |
| Byzantine emperor from 685 to 695 but deposed in a revolt. Overcame having his nose sliced off and exile to Crimea to march on Constantinople, capture the city and become emperor once more in 705. | Byzantine emperor from 685 to 695 but deposed in a revolt. Overcame having his nose sliced off and exile to Crimea to march on Constantinople, capture the city and become emperor once more in 705. |
| Vladimir Putin | Vladimir Putin |
| Less a comeback than never left. A two-term president, he was ineligible to stand again and became prime minister for four years in 2008 before regaining the top job in 2012. | Less a comeback than never left. A two-term president, he was ineligible to stand again and became prime minister for four years in 2008 before regaining the top job in 2012. |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Exiled to Elba in 1814 after his disastrous retreat from Russia, he escaped and returned to power before he met his Waterloo. | Exiled to Elba in 1814 after his disastrous retreat from Russia, he escaped and returned to power before he met his Waterloo. |
| Charles II | Charles II |
| His father was beheaded in 1649 and he lost the crucial battle of Worcester to Cromwell in 1651, and spent nine years in exile. Finally crowned in 1660. | His father was beheaded in 1649 and he lost the crucial battle of Worcester to Cromwell in 1651, and spent nine years in exile. Finally crowned in 1660. |
| Silvio Berlusconi | Silvio Berlusconi |
| His ability to bounce back saw him serve as Italy's prime minister three times, despite serial political, personal and financial scandals (and a tax fraud conviction in 2013). The former leader of the centre-right Forza Italia party has hinted that he's ready to re-enter the political fray. | His ability to bounce back saw him serve as Italy's prime minister three times, despite serial political, personal and financial scandals (and a tax fraud conviction in 2013). The former leader of the centre-right Forza Italia party has hinted that he's ready to re-enter the political fray. |
| Winston Churchill | Winston Churchill |
| Came back from disastrous spells at the Admiralty (blamed for Gallipoli) and as chancellor (returning the pound to the gold standard) to serve as Conservative prime minister from 1940-45, returning for a second term in 1951. | Came back from disastrous spells at the Admiralty (blamed for Gallipoli) and as chancellor (returning the pound to the gold standard) to serve as Conservative prime minister from 1940-45, returning for a second term in 1951. |
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