Person of the Year 2007
His final year as Russia's President has been his most successful yet. At home, he secured his political future. Abroad, he expanded his outsize—if not always benign—influence on global affairs
Nicolas Sarkozy
Person of the Year 2007
The latest French revolutionary—an immigrant's son and free market crusader with a decidedly Gallic private life—challenged his fellow citoyens to work harder, become more innovative and in general act like Americans. Burdened by a sluggish economy and lack of opportunity, the public made him president. But a series of strikes and riots late in the year reminded Sarko that, "la plus ça change..."
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