SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Bogaletch Gebre

1960 - 2019

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Bogaletch "Boge" (pronounced Bo-gay) Gebre (1950s – 2 November 2019) was an Ethiopian scientist and activist. In 2010, The Independent characterized her as "the woman who began the rebellion of Ethiopian women." Along with her sister Fikirte Gebre, Gebre founded KMG Ethiopia, formerly called Kembatti Mentti Gezzima-Tope (Kembatta Women Standing Together). The charity works to serve women in many areas, including preventing female genital mutilation and bridal abductions, the practice of kidnapping and raping young women to force them into marriage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bogaletch Gebre has received more than 29,025 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Bogaletch Gebre is the 650th most popular social activist (down from 512th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 43rd in 2019) and the most popular Ethiopian Social Activist.

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  • 29k

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 650 out of 840. Before her are Oleksandra Matviichuk, Phoebe Hearst, Norma McCorvey, William Smith O'Brien, Salih Mahmoud Osman, and Harry Hay. After her are Bram Fischer, Maria Verónica Reina, Mirabehn, Bobby Henderson, María Elena Moyano, and Jacqueline Moudeina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 546. Before her are Takashi Sekizuka, Benjamín Galindo, Kim Thayil, Emma Samms, Seiko Noda, and Torben Grael. After her are Kevin Doyle, Connie Hedegaard, Anders Nordström, Stuart Hamm, Silk Smitha, and Aécio Neves. Among people deceased in 2019, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 543. Before her are Táňa Fischerová, Bill Macy, Ivor Broadis, Rosa María Britton, Miklós Ambrus, and Fernando Ricksen. After her are Mike Troy, Georgia Engel, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Ted Lindsay, Morgan Woodward, and Gert Frank.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 57 out of 105. Before her are Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Ruth Negga (1982), Sifan Hassan (1993), and Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980). After her are Berhane Adere (1973), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Fatuma Roba (1973), Gete Wami (1974), and Elvan Abeylegesse (1982).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Ethiopia

Among social activists born in Ethiopia, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 1. 

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