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Abel Goumba

1926 - 2009

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Abel Nguéndé Goumba (French pronunciation: [abɛl gumba]; 18 September 1926 – 11 May 2009) was a Central African politician. During the late 1950s, he headed the government in the period prior to independence from France, and following independence he was an unsuccessful candidate for President of the Central African Republic four times (1981, 1993, 1999, and 2005). Goumba, who was President of the Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP) political party, served under President François Bozizé as Prime Minister from March 2003 to December 2003 and then as Vice President of the Central African Republic from December 2003 to March 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abel Goumba has received more than 54,670 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Abel Goumba is the 14,497th most popular politician (down from 13,562nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Central African Republic and the 9th most popular Central African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abel Goumba ranks 14,497 out of 19,576. Before him are Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Saleh Kebzabo, Enrichetta d'Este, Basdeo Panday, Alain Peyrefitte, and Konstantios Doukas. After him are Titus Manlius Torquatus, Mamadou Dia, Johannes Hahn, Chang Wanquan, Alfredo Nobre da Costa, and Pixodarus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Abel Goumba ranks 345. Before him are Leonie Rysanek, Zig Ziglar, Luigi De Magistris, Dilhan Eryurt, Pino Dordoni, and Yehuda Bauer. After him are Bob Benny, Egisto Pandolfini, Rafael Azcona, Brita Borg, Joe Slovo, and Anneliese Rothenberger. Among people deceased in 2009, Abel Goumba ranks 250. Before him are Anna Yegorova, Torsten Lindberg, Dave Arneson, Veronika Dudarova, Miroslav Filip, and Irving Kristol. After him are Mamadou Dia, Kim Manners, Ron Asheton, Shota Chochishvili, Charles W. Juels, and Héctor Facundo.

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In Central African Republic

Among people born in Central African Republic, Abel Goumba ranks 9 out of 22. Before him are Faustin-Archange Touadéra (1957), Barthélemy Boganda (1910), André Kolingba (1936), Ange-Félix Patassé (1937), Michel Djotodia (1949), and Félix Moloua (null). After him are Elisabeth Domitien (1925), Nathalie Tauziat (1967), Dieudonné Nzapalainga (1967), Élie Doté (1948), Nicolas Tiangaye (1956), and André Nzapayeké (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In Central African Republic

Among politicians born in Central African Republic, Abel Goumba ranks 9. Before him are Faustin-Archange Touadéra (1957), Barthélemy Boganda (1910), André Kolingba (1936), Ange-Félix Patassé (1937), Michel Djotodia (1949), and Félix Moloua (null). After him are Elisabeth Domitien (1925), Élie Doté (1948), Nicolas Tiangaye (1956), André Nzapayeké (1951), Mahamat Kamoun (1961), and Henri-Marie Dondra (1966).

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