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Abdou Diouf

1935 - Today

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Abdou Diouf (US: AHB-doo dee-OOF; Serer: Abdu Juuf; born 7 September 1935) is a Senegalese politician who was the second president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000. Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession and leaving willingly after losing the 2000 presidential election to long opposition-leader Abdoulaye Wade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdou Diouf has received more than 531,121 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Abdou Diouf is the 5,002nd most popular politician (down from 4,053rd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 4th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Senegalese Politician.

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  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdou Diouf ranks 5,002 out of 19,576. Before him are Sextus Tarquinius, Manmohan Singh, Louis de Bonald, Ingvar Carlsson, Jaunutis, and Emperor Shunzong of Tang. After him are Siemomysł, Jón Sigurðsson, Abdul Karim, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Tiridates I of Armenia, and Raymond of Burgundy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Abdou Diouf ranks 71. Before him are Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Akira Kitaguchi, Brian Clough, Ken Kesey, Roger B. Chaffee, and António Ramalho Eanes. After him are Sonny Bono, Dharmendra, Maj Sjöwall, Marina Doria, Khalil al-Wazir, and Lajos Tichy.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Abdou Diouf ranks 6 out of 138. Before him are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Ségolène Royal (1953), Abdoulaye Wade (1926), Patrick Vieira (1976), and Macky Sall (1961). After him are Youssou N'Dour (1959), Ousmane Sembène (1923), Cheikh Anta Diop (1923), Sadio Mané (1992), Patrice Evra (1981), and Mariama Bâ (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Senegal

Among politicians born in Senegal, Abdou Diouf ranks 4. Before him are Ségolène Royal (1953), Abdoulaye Wade (1926), and Macky Sall (1961). After him are Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921), Mame Madior Boye (1940), Mamadou Dia (1910), Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946), Habib Thiam (1933), Fatma Samoura (1962), Mahammed Dionne (1959), and Aminata Touré (1962).

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