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António de Spínola

1910 - 1996

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António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola (generally referred to as António de Spínola, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ ˈtɔniu ðɨ ˈspinulɐ]; 11 April 1910 – 13 August 1996), was a Portuguese military officer, author and conservative politician. During the Estado Novo he became one of the most senior military commanders, leading military operations against independence movements. After the Carnation Revolution organised by under-ranked military captains, he was invited to be the first President of Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of António de Spínola has received more than 279,176 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). António de Spínola is the 3,660th most popular politician (down from 3,290th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 79th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Portuguese Politician.

António de Spínola was a Portuguese general who served as the last governor of Portugal's colonies in Africa. He is most famous for his role in the Carnation Revolution, which overthrew the dictatorship of António Salazar.

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  • 280k

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  • 61.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, António de Spínola ranks 3,660 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Şehzade Bayezid, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Alexander I of Epirus, Gina Haspel, and Jeong Dojeon. After him are Ivanoe Bonomi, Vardan Mamikonian, Ye Jianying, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, and Clementine Churchill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, António de Spínola ranks 47. Before him are Diosdado Macapagal, Edda Mussolini, Paul Flory, Luise Rainer, Edvard Kardelj, and Pierre Schaeffer. After him are Ne Win, Momofuku Ando, Erich Kempka, Kim Il, Said bin Taimur, and Farid al-Atrash. Among people deceased in 1996, António de Spínola ranks 40. Before him are Masaki Kobayashi, Nicu Ceaușescu, Mohammad Najibullah, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Victor Ambartsumian, and William Vickrey. After him are Shūsaku Endō, Claudette Colbert, Georges Duby, Alain Poher, Fujiko Fujio, and Timothy Leary.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, António de Spínola ranks 86 out of 633. Before him are Tristão da Cunha (1460), Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080), Antonio Damasio (1944), António Costa (1961), and Wamba (630). After him are Beatrice of Portugal (1373), Maria Isabel of Braganza (1797), Óscar Carmona (1869), Berengaria of Portugal (1198), Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), and Rui Costa (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, António de Spínola ranks 50. Before him are Marcelo Caetano (1906), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080), António Costa (1961), and Wamba (630). After him are Beatrice of Portugal (1373), Óscar Carmona (1869), Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885), Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510), and António, Prior of Crato (1531).

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