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10 powerful world leaders who you wouldn't recognize today

Would you be able to recognize a world leader from a childhood photo?

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Welcome to today's challenge! We're used to seeing them playing center stage, dressed in formal suits or ceremonial attire... But once upon a time they too were kids!

Here are 10 photos of powerful people - with the correct answers at the end!

1. If you look closely, there's a hint on her handbag

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2. This American child looked pretty much the same years later!

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3. Cute isn't she? And yet she grew up to be Germany's iron lady!

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4. The innocent face of a man who today is shrouded in controversy!

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5. A cute face with a hard stare that hasn't changed...

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6. This saintly child still has the same look in his eyes

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7. A popular little girl who drew in the crowds several decades later

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8. Seen here with his sister, this little boy followed his father's lead

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9. The ears may give this one away!

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© Contrasto/East News

10. The cheeky grin, the Hawaiian location...

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Answers:

1. Queen Elizabeth II

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2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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3. Angela Merkel

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© Associated Press/East News

4. Donald Trump

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© Abaca/East News

5. Vladimir Putin

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© Associated Press/East News

6. Pope Francis

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© Imago Stock and People/East News

7. Hillary Clinton

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© Everett Collection/East News

8. George W. Bush Jr.

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© Photo Researchers/East News

9. Prince Charles

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© AFP/East News

10. Barack Obama

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© Associated Press/East News