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The careers of world leaders before politics
Gustavo Petro's journey to becoming Colombia's first leftist president may surprise you
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The election of Donald Trump shocked the world back in 2016. It showed that you didn't have to be a seasoned politician to take control of a country. Since then, we've seen more and more world leaders come from outsider positions.
Flick through this gallery to discover more interesting jobs of powerful world leaders before they took up politics.
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