The Sudanese Professionals Association, the vanguards and leaders of the uprising, know that both Ibn Auf and Abdel Rahman are among the higher military ranks that are pillars of the old regime, and protesters are accordingly demanding a new civilian transitional government to steer the country away from the brink of state collapse, followed by free and fair elections and the rule of law.
Many Egyptians arriving in Jordan said they felt especially threatened since their President, Hosni Mubarak, had been in the vanguard of Arab leaders insisting that the Iraqis pull out of Kuwait.
And Sweden, a small country with an eye to the digital vanguard, has been a leader in developing new transaction apps and other tools.
Lisa Phillips, director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in Manhattan, wrote in 1988 that Mr. Lassaw "was one of the very first sculptors in America to practice an abstract style, and he remained a leader in vanguard circles for subsequent decades".
But yeah, at the end of the day, you still need a lot more vanguards or courageous leaders that are willing, at risk to themselves, to drive changes faster than otherwise would happen.
Baybars distinguished himself as the leader of the vanguard, and many Mongol leaders were slain on the field.
The idea that Latin America will become the new leader of a vanguard movement against neoliberalism is, however, much less convincing and requires a huge over-simplification of several very different global ideological movements.
He has gone from being the child mastermind of a musical revolution in mainstream jazz to something of an irrelevancy, his glory days as the leader of the vanguard long over and his innovations codified.
If they sign up, count MediaSite as a leader in the vanguard of new media.
"Dr. Sing has established himself as a leader of the vanguard in exoplanet research," says Beverly Wendland, dean of the Krieger School.
