Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
The former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returns to power on January 1, after the term of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, with the difficult mission of reconciling an extremely polarized society and meeting international expectations of acting to save the Amazon.
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Ron De Santis
Critical year for Ron De Santis, the popular governor of Florida, re-elected by a wide margin in November to lead the southeastern US state. DeSantis, 44, is expected to announce his pre-candidacy for the party's primaries for the 2024 presidential election.
A rising star in the conservative camp, he could face former President Donald Trump in the internal dispute.
Kristalina Georgieva
The director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, will be on the front line in 2023 to try to avoid a large-scale debt crisis: the pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict weakened the world economy, caused the explosion of state debts and fueled skyrocketing inflation. Between rising interest rates and a looming recession, many vulnerable countries are at risk of defaulting.
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Prince harry
After his thunderous departure from the royal family with his wife Meghan in 2020 and an interview that provoked a furor in 2021, the Prince Harry publishes his memoirs in January.
The book, titled “Spare,” could cause a lot of buzz ahead of the coronation of his father, Charles, as king on May 6.
Bob Iger
Called up in November to return to command Disney, Bob Iger has two years to save its legacy and recover the losses caused by streaming platforms, with which the American entertainment giant entered into a dispute with Netflix.
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Carlos Alcaraz
New tennis phenomenon, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz In 2022, he won his first Grand Slam, the US Open, and became, at 19, the youngest number 1 in the history of the ATP rankings, created in 1973.
In 2023, Alcaraz will try to confirm his position as successor to Rafael Nadal, who is close to retirement.
Yulimar Rojas
the Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas (27 years old), the first three-time triple jump world champion, Olympic champion in Tokyo-2020 and holder of the world record for the event (15,74 m), has the challenge of breaking the 16 meter barrier. She will have her chance at the Budapest 2023 Athletics World Championships.
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Margot Robbie
the australian actress Margot Robbie will continue her rise in Hollywood: she will play Barbie in a highly anticipated film from filmmaker Greta Gerwig. And will appear alongside Brad Pitt in Babel, by Damien Chazelle.
Tsai Ing-wen
President of Taiwan since 2016, Tsai Ing-wen In the coming months, it will face growing pressure from China, which has increased incursions into the airspace of the island, which has been autonomous from the mainland since 1949.
Victor Wembanyama
The “extraterrestrial” Victor Wembanyama will probably be number 1 in the NBA draft in June. The 2,21 meter tall, 18-year-old prodigy currently plays for Metropolitans 92 de Boulogne-Levallois, a team from the Paris region that has its matches shown in the United States – something never recorded for a championship outside the country.
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(To AFP)
