The Eurasia Group named Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko as one of the world’s leading political figures on the Global Leadership 50, an annual ranking that identifies the top fifty extraordinary individuals whose actions and accomplishments had a profound impact on local, national or international politics in the year 2004.
The EG 50 list was complied by Eurasia Group with the participation of its in-country teams from around the world and a distinguished panel of judges from 7 countries.
Yushchenko balanced popular support of his pro-reform and anti-corruption agendas with a willingness to compromise in order to establish solid political support vital for future political stability in Ukraine. He also sought to control tensions with both domestic and external players throughout the crisis.
Other leaders in the EG 50 include: Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela; Recep Erdogan, President of Turkey; Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; Hu Jintao, President of China; Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel; Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan; Hassan Rowhani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan.