Kondo Isami vs Michel Suleiman

Kondo Isami became the commander of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto. Under his leadership, the Shinsengumi became a feared and effective force for suppressing anti-shogunate activities. Kondo's charisma and swordsmanship were key to the group's cohesion.

Kondo led the Shinsengumi in the Ikedaya Incident, a raid on an inn where anti-shogunate plotters were meeting. The raid prevented a plan to burn Kyoto and resulted in the deaths or capture of many plotters. This event made the Shinsengumi famous.

Kondo fought in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, where the shogunate forces were defeated by the Imperial army. The Shinsengumi suffered heavy casualties. Kondo retreated to Edo after the defeat, but was later captured by Imperial forces.

Kondo was captured by Imperial forces and executed by decapitation at Itabashi. His death was a major blow to the Shinsengumi and the Tokugawa loyalists. He was executed as a rebel against the Emperor, but his loyalty to the shogunate made him a martyr.

Suleiman was appointed Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces in 1998, a position he held until 2008. He oversaw the military during the 2006 Lebanon War and the 2007 Nahr al-Bared conflict with Fatah al-Islam.

As army commander, Suleiman led the Lebanese military in a three-month siege of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp against the militant group Fatah al-Islam. The conflict resulted in hundreds of casualties and the destruction of the camp.

Michel Suleiman was elected President of Lebanon on May 25, 2008, following the Doha Agreement that ended the 2008 political crisis. His election was a compromise between the March 8 and March 14 alliances, ending an 18-month presidential vacuum.

Suleiman's six-year presidential term ended on May 25, 2014, without a successor elected due to political deadlock. He left office as the last president before a 29-month vacuum, during which he remained in a caretaker capacity.