POLITICIAN

Abdirashid Shermarke

1919 - 1969

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Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Somali: Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, Arabic: عبد الرشيد علي شرماركي) (8 June 1919 – 15 October 1969), also known as Abdirashid Shermarke, was Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 12 July 1960, to 14 June 1964, and President of Somali Republic from 6 July 1967, until his assassination on October 15, 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdirashid Shermarke has received more than 145,448 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Abdirashid Shermarke is the 10,657th most popular politician (down from 9,536th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 10th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Somali Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdirashid Shermarke ranks 10,657 out of 19,576Before him are Anthony Albanese, Guttorm of Norway, Iufni, Nehesy, Sebastianus, and Uglješa Mrnjavčević. After him are Abdellatif Filali, Carl Jaenisch, Khaankhre Sobekhotep, Ivars Godmanis, Theodor Oberländer, and Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Abdirashid Shermarke ranks 143Before him are Albert Batteux, Mad Mike Hoare, José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Isaac Boleslavsky, Antonio Aguilar, and Paul de Man. After him are Fritz Muliar, I. K. Gujral, Kathleen Freeman, Billy Vaughn, Robert Stack, and Ota Šik. Among people deceased in 1969, Abdirashid Shermarke ranks 109Before him are Nicolas Grunitzky, Maureen Connolly, Warren Sturgis McCulloch, Josef Beran, Angelina Beloff, and Ben Shahn. After him are Jan Zajíc, Iskander Mirza, José María Arguedas, Gerhard Mitter, Madhubala, and Serge Poliakoff.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Abdirashid Shermarke ranks 12 out of 58Before him are Iman (1955), Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), Aden Adde (1908), Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (1856), and Nur Hassan Hussein (1937). After him are Ali Mahdi Muhammad (1939), Nuruddin Farah (1945), Ayaan Hirsi Ali (1969), Abdulqawi Yusuf (1948), Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936), and Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962).

Among POLITICIANS In Somalia

Among politicians born in Somalia, Abdirashid Shermarke ranks 9Before him are Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (1955), Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916), Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), Aden Adde (1908), and Nur Hassan Hussein (1937). After him are Ali Mahdi Muhammad (1939), Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962), Hassan Ali Khayre (1968), Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928), and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (1964).