Top 10 political icons

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Here's a look at 10 of the top political icons of all time, according to TIME magazine:

One of the most influential political leaders, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, has topped the list of top political icons of all time.

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Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, has ranked second on the list of top political icons, released by TIME magazine.

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Mao Zedong, the Chinese communist leader, landed the third spot on the list. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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British politician and statesman Winston Churchill, who is known as one of the great wartime leaders, features at the fourth position on TIME's list of top political icons of all time.

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The legendary Mongolian warrior and conqueror Genghis Khan rounds off the top five on the list of top political icons, according to TIME magazine.

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Abraham Lincoln, who served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, ranks seventh on TIME's list of top political icons.

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The leader of the Nazi party Adolf Hitler has grabbed the eighth spot on the list of top political icons.

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Argentine Marxist revolutionary, guerrilla leader, and military theorist Ernesto 'Che' Guevara ranks ninth on the list.

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The 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan rounds off the top 10 on the TIME's list of political icons.