Bill Gates was elected to the American magazine of 2005

Beijing on December 19th news, according to foreign media reports, scheduled for the December 19th issue of the American "time" magazine in 2005 "person of the year, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, a famous rock band lead singer Bono U2 (Bono) three people keen on charitable activities and jointly elected.

On Sunday by the early exposure of the "time" magazine said that the reason is the wife of Gates, Bono was elected charity strategy they were committed to public welfare undertakings, strengthen political communication, make full of hope and encourage public participation. "Time" magazine editor in chief James - Kelly (James), said Mr. and Mrs. Gates, in his efforts to eradicate poverty in Africa made a huge contribution to the disease in the field of.

"Time" magazine will also former US President George Bush and Bill Clinton named the "partner of the year, in recognition of their humanitarian performance in the Asian tsunami and hurricane Katrina disaster relief activities, and they set up in the process of friendship. Kelly said: "natural disasters are terrible. But we do not define the extent of the disaster, but how we react to it."

Kelly said, Mrs. Gates and Bono committed to the elimination of poverty in Africa disease activity has extraordinary significance, because there are a lot of people died of diseases of poverty in Africa each year, the total amount is far higher than the number of deaths caused by natural disasters and wars. As the world's richest man, Gates and his wife jointly established a charitable organization, the Gates foundation, charitable donations of up to $29 billion involving hundreds of public utilities worldwide. "Time" magazine's evaluation of Bono is that he is in his voice to lead the world to pay attention to the problem of global poverty, and actively promote the developed countries should vigorously reduce the claims of poor countries.

Kelly said, "this year the other person of the year" for the consideration of former US President Bush, Clinton, and the famous American talk show host Oprah Winfrey (Oprah - Winfrey). "Time" magazine from 1927 to start the annual selection of "annual figures". But some of the results have been controversial, such as the magazine's 1938 annual figure for Hitler.

Time magazine in 2004 as the current U.S. President Bush, in 2003 to participate in the war in Iraq, U.S. soldiers.