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Notable Achievements at Age 44
Named Time Person of the Year
Time magazine selected Zelensky as Person of the Year for 2022 in recognition of his leadership during the invasion.
Named Time Person of the Year
Time magazine named Zelenskyy Person of the Year for 2022, recognizing his wartime leadership and global appeal.
Russia launches full‑scale invasion of Ukraine
On 24 Feb 2022 Russia began a full‑scale invasion; Zelenskyy declared martial law, general mobilization, and remained in Kyiv refusing evacuation.
Russia launches full‑scale invasion; martial law declared
On 24 Feb 2022 Russia invaded; Zelensky remained in Kyiv, declared martial law, called general mobilization and refused evacuation offers.
2018 Georgia gubernatorial election (general) — Defeated narrowly
Lost the general election to Brian Kemp by 54,723 votes (50.2%–48.8%), a margin often cited as ~1.4 percentage points; controversy over voter-roll purges and alleged suppression followed.
Won Democratic nomination for Governor of Georgia
Defeated Stacey Evans in the Democratic primary, becoming the first African-American woman to be a major-party gubernatorial nominee in U.S. history.
Birth of second son, Axel Strahl Meyers (lobby birth)
Second son Axel Strahl Meyers was born unexpectedly in the lobby of the family's apartment building on April 8, 2018.
Announced U.S. Senate campaign vs. Ted Cruz
Formally announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ted Cruz on March 31, 2017.
Featured on Time magazine cover; Time 100 list
Featured on Time (cover headline 'This Man Is Busting Wall Street') and included in Time's '100 Most Influential People in the World' (2012).
Founded Black Girls Code (BGC)
Launched Black Girls Code, a San Francisco–based nonprofit to teach computer programming to African-American girls (ages ~7–17).
Co-founded Square (now Block, Inc.) with Jack Dorsey
Co‑founded Square in 2009 to enable merchants to take card payments via mobile devices.
Barack Obama elected 44th U.S. President
Husband's victory in the 2008 presidential election; Michelle had been an active campaigner and speaker.
Married Jessica Livingston
Paul Graham married Jessica Livingston (co‑founder of Y Combinator) in 2008.
Courage in Journalism Award (IWMF)
Awarded the International Women's Media Foundation Courage in Journalism Award (she did not attend ceremony because she flew to help negotiators at a hostage crisis).
Elected AAAI Fellow
Elected a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence for contributions to education, NLP, web tech, and research leadership.
Married Joachim Sauer
Married Joachim Sauer, a quantum chemistry professor (30 Dec 1998).
CDU defeated in federal election
The CDU/CSU lost the 1998 federal election and Gerhard Schröder (SPD) became Chancellor; marked the end of Kohl-era government.
Good Friday Agreement signed
Blair helped negotiate the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (10 April 1998), a landmark in the Northern Ireland peace process.
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