In 1977, Jean-Pierre Willem created an international humanitarian apolitical NGO of doctors called Medecins Aux Pieds Nus in France.
Long-standing members of the Syrian opposition were notable in animating the movement, as were a number of intellectuals who resolutely declared themselves apolitical, such as filmmaker Omar Amiralay.
Nominated by a committee chaired by H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan for his efforts to create a multicultural, apolitical medical rescue organization, Beer was chosen to become one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders in 2012.
The two most prominent people attached to the movement, Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds, may be seen as representatives of the value based versus apolitical philosophies, as well as the GNU versus Linux coding styles.
Ultimately, Landa is punished for his actions by Lt. Aldo Raine, who carves a swastika into his forehead with a Bowie knife, ironically marking the apolitical careerist as a Nazi for life.
While most troupes remain apolitical, some have opted to throw their support behind particular candidates to spectacular effect, as when former hiragasy member-cum-popstar Rossy authored his 1995 song "Lera." The song was critical of the Zafy regime and was picked up by hiragasy troupes, who performed it across the island; the popularity of this song played a key role in mobilizing popular support for Zafy's impeachment.
Born into a political family, Abdul Ali Khan was the youngest son of Bacha Khan, he remained apolitical his whole life and completed his Bachelors degree from Peshawar University, before travelling to England to complete his postgraduate studies from the University of Oxford.
The Njiko Igbo Movement is a non-partisan and apolitical initiative spearheaded by Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu to help secure Nigeria's presidential seat for a citizen of Igbo origin.
The Njiko Igbo Movement is a non-partisan and apolitical initiative spearheaded by Dr. Kalu to help secure the presidential seat for a Nigerian citizen of Igbo extraction.
Their letter assured his Board that the Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat was a peaceful apolitical group.
Dushu, one of the few other journals that was active and influential in the immediate post-Tiananmen period, in Dushus case because its content had been almost wholly apolitical during the late 1980s
The Unitas Foundation is an Estonian-based apolitical and supranational foundation that focuses its activities on engaging youth, supporting researchers and public awareness of mainly historical and social issues.