The 2011 TIME 100

Meet the most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution. Welcome to this year's TIME 100

Nicolas Sarkozy

Interventionist

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'It is a serious decision that we have been forced to take. Together with our Arab, European and North American partners, France has decided to take up its role, its role in the face of history.'

—Sarkozy, 56, announcing on March 19 his country's military involvement in Libya. His move saw France assume control of a crisis seemingly lacking in international leadership

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