World Leaders as of September 12, 2022, Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a zero-COVID approach
  2. 5. he participated in a charity boxing match in Ottawa on behalf of cancer research
  3. 6. he is referred to as the “Great Successor” and “Supreme Leader”
  4. 11. she was just recently appointed Prime Minister of their country after the previous Prime Minister stepped down
  5. 13. he had an acting career prior to his role as resident
  6. 14. after a 2019 mass shooting she introduced rapid and strict gun laws which won her wide recognition and praise
  7. 15. he served as the 47th vice president under President Barack Obama
Down
  1. 1. the first Pope from outside Europe since Gregory III
  2. 2. he oversaw several reforms to labour laws, taxation, pensions, and pursued a transition to renewable energy
  3. 3. he is a strong advocate for social justice such as abortion rights, LGBT rights, as well as an anti-war advocate
  4. 7. the longest serving Foreign Affairs Minister in Japanese history
  5. 8. as of 2021, he still teaches social studies for two hours a week at a secondary school
  6. 9. he widely considered to be the “saviour of the euro” for his contributions during the European debt crisis
  7. 10. he is a Member of Parliament from Varanasi
  8. 12. he played a crucial role in bringing about a peaceful end to apartheid and in the country’s transition to its first fully democratic elections in 1994 after