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Baleka Mbete

1949 - Today

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Baleka Mbete (born 24 September 1949) is a South African politician who was the Deputy President of South Africa from September 2008 to May 2009. She was also the Speaker of the National Assembly for two non-consecutive terms from 2004 to 2008 and from 2014 to 2019. She also served as Deputy Speaker between 1996 and 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baleka Mbete has received more than 416,490 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Baleka Mbete is the 17,033rd most popular politician, the 195th most popular biography from South Africa and the 49th most popular South African Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Baleka Mbete ranks 17,033 out of 19,576. Before her are Joseph Urusemal, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Adnan Terzić, C. Douglas Dillon, Helen Gahagan Douglas, and Mile Isaković. After her are Nick Griffin, Maciej Płażyński, Helen Tanger, Dietrich Stobbe, Herbert Kickl, and Moeketsi Majoro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Baleka Mbete ranks 662. Before her are Griselda Pollock, Ludwig Schick, Paul Orndorff, John W. Henry, Barriemore Barlow, and Daniel Leclercq. After her are Soumaïla Cissé, Bobby Clarke, Ulla Schmidt, Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, Joseph Pilato, and Nadezhda Ilyina.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Baleka Mbete ranks 195 out of 454. Before her are Mzilikazi (1790), Athol Fugard (1932), Karel Schoeman (1939), Griselda Pollock (1949), Florence Fuller (1867), and Charlbi Dean (1990). After her are Govan Mbeki (1910), Thomas Shardelow (1931), Robert Fowler (1931), Kimbal Musk (1972), David Benatar (1966), and Phillip V. Tobias (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Baleka Mbete ranks 49. Before her are Helen Zille (1951), Grace Mugabe (1965), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Robert Sobukwe (1924), Zindzi Mandela (1960), and Mzilikazi (1790). After her are Govan Mbeki (1910), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Sol Plaatje (1876), Thomas François Burgers (1834), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), and Naledi Pandor (1953).

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