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The Arctic’s doomsday seed vault
In 2008, seeds began arriving at a frozen vault designed to save the world’s food supply
Brazil's Landless Workers Movement
In 1980, poor rural workers occupied land owned by the rich and violent clashes followed
Silenced by the Vatican
How Brazilian priest Leonardo Boff was punished for his writing on liberation theology
Jack Strong aka Ryszard Kukliński: Cold War traitor or hero?
During the Cold War a high-ranking Polish colonel passed Soviet secrets to the CIA
The Hungarian footballer executed for love
Sándor Szűcs was hanged for trying to escape communist Hungary with his lover
Wang Jingwei: China’s traitor or protector?
The national hero was branded a traitor for collaborating with Japan during World War Two
Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis
Mildred Gillars became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason.
Vidkun Quisling: Norway's traitor
In 1939, Vidkun Quisling asked Hitler to invade Norway.
Jamuna Tudu: The real life 'Lady Tarzan'
In the early 2000s, a woman known as ‘Lady Tarzan’ fought India’s so called timber mafia
Ibadan Zoo
Bob Golding turned Ibadan Zoo into one of Nigeria's biggest attractions in the 1970s