First Tweets of Famous World Leaders

By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 24 October 2014 17:45 IST

The Queen of England just tweeted for the first time from the official @BritishMonarchy account. The account was previous managed by palace officials, but this is the first time that the Queen has sent a tweet herself. Here's the tweet, in case you missed it:

It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R.
-- BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) October 24, 2014

Of course, she's not the only famous world leader to use Twitter, and we were curious as to how some of the other leading politicians, spiritual leaders and rulers around the world use the social network. Here are some of the first tweets of different leaders:

Barack Obama
The American President't first tweet has a strong anti-war message that he posted back in 2007, when he was still a United States Senator.

Thinking we're only one signature away from ending the war in Iraq.
Learn more at http://www.barackobama.com
-- Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 29, 2007

Narendra Modi
The now Indian Prime Minister's first tweet was written in the first person and it's just a quick update to tell his followers where he'll be.

2nd Feb, I will be in Dahod for Gujarat Swarnim Jayanti Yatra
-- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 1, 2009

The Dalai Lama
The first tweet of the Dalai Lama was clearly posted on his behalf, and much like Modi's first tweet, this one deals with his appearance schedule.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Los Angeles - 21 February 2010 http://bit.ly/cRGXyr
-- Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) February 22, 2010

Pope Francis
The current Pope's first tweet came soon after he was elected to the office, and is a simple statement asking his followers to continue to pray for him.

Dear friends, I thank you from my heart and I ask you to continue to pray for me.
Pope Francis.
-- Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 17, 2013

Bill Clinton
The former President of the United States clearly has a sense of humour as this tweet from 2013 proves. He was on an episode of the Colbert Report, and he clearly enjoyed his time there enough to make his first tweet about it.

Just spent amazing time with Colbert!
Is he sane? He is cool! #cgiu
-- Bill Clinton (@billclinton) April 6, 2013

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