History of WalesHanes Cymru / Modern WalesCymru Fodern
1939–2017
First Minister of Wales from 2000 to 2009, who steered the young Assembly through its first decade.Prif Weinidog Cymru o 2000 i 2009, a lywiodd y Cynulliad ifanc drwy ei ddegawd cyntaf.
He promised ‘clear red water’ between Wales and Westminster, bringing in free prescriptions and free bus travel for older people. Fluent in Welsh and famously informal, he was widely trusted across parties.
Addawodd ‘ddŵr coch clir’ rhwng Cymru a San Steffan, gan gyflwyno presgripsiynau am ddim a theithio bws am ddim i bobl hŷn. Yn rhugl yn Gymraeg ac yn enwog o anffurfiol, roedd pleidiau o bob lliw’n ymddiried ynddo.
Welsh-speaking prime minister from 1916 to 1922 whose 1909 People’s Budget laid foundations for the welfare state.Prif weinidog Cymraeg ei iaith rhwng 1916 a 1922, y gosododd ei Gyllideb y Bobl yn 1909 seiliau’r wladwriaeth les.
Born in Haverfordwest, she painted quiet, intense portraits and is now ranked among the finest artists of her time.Fe’i ganed yn Hwlffordd. Paentiodd bortreadau tawel, dwys, ac fe’i hystyrir heddiw ymhlith artistiaid gorau ei chyfnod.
Ellis Humphrey Evans, a shepherd from Trawsfynydd, who won the eisteddfod chair weeks after he was killed in battle.Ellis Humphrey Evans, bugail o Drawsfynydd, a enillodd gadair yr eisteddfod wythnosau ar ôl iddo gael ei ladd mewn brwydr.
A miner from Betws near Ammanford who became a Labour minister and built the welfare state.Glöwr o’r Betws ger Rhydaman a ddaeth yn weinidog Llafur ac a adeiladodd y wladwriaeth les.