Riddle of Ages: Travelling Through History

Eyup, Caesar. I was really looking for something more dynastic, but since I saw Buddha's, just when WIM posted, I knew it. It doesn't really matter, though, as Bowsling said first.
 
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There once was a man
Who always took the blame.
Until he was hand picked
To fill a position of infamy and fame.
He held back the Red Sea
With the force of his name
And from humble beginnings
He started the political contest
That ended after the end of his game.
 
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There once was a man
Who always took the blame.
Until he was hand picked
To fill a position of infamy and fame.
He held back the Red Sea
With the force of his name
And from humble beginnings
He started the political contest
That ended after the end of his game.

Mozes?
 
A bit of a longshot, George Washington?
 
Nasser? :mischief:
 
With my explanation here:
There once was a man
Who always took the blame.
Truman is given the credit of starting the Cold War
Until he was hand picked
To fill a position of infamy and fame.
(President)
He held back the Red Sea
With the force of his name
(Truman Doctrine)
And from humble beginnings
(He was a Soldier)
He started the political contest
That ended after the end of his game.
(He died before the end of the Cold War)
 
Yay, let's say American presidents! Lyndon B. Johnson.
 
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