1959 - Today
Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi (Sarnami: चंद्रिकापेर्साद सांतोखी; Hindi pronunciation: [cⁿdrikɑːpərəsɑːdə sⁿtoːkʰiː]; Dutch: [cɑnˈdrikaːpɛrˌsɑt sɑnˈtɔki]; born 3 February 1959) is a Surinamese politician and former police officer who is the 9th president of Suriname, since 2020. After winning the 2020 elections, Santokhi was the sole nominee for president of Suriname. On 13 July, Santokhi was elected president by acclamation in an uncontested election. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chan Santokhi has received more than 628,532 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Chan Santokhi is the 8,366th most popular politician (up from 11,958th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Suriname (up from 12th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Surinamer Politician.
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Among politicians, Chan Santokhi ranks 8,366 out of 15,577. Before him are Jahandar Shah, King Yi of Zhou, Inoue Kaoru, Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, and Firmus. After him are Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Marcus Livius Drusus, Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł, Amir Kabir, Elisabeth Hevelius, and Camille Chautemps.
1661 - 1713
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 8,360
1000 BC - 892 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 8,361
1836 - 1915
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 8,362
1522 - 1557
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 8,363
1929 - 2023
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,364
320 - 375
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,365
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,366
1735 - 1788
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,367
200 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,368
1667 - 1695
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,369
1807 - 1852
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,370
1647 - 1693
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,371
1885 - 1963
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 8,372
Among people born in 1959, Chan Santokhi ranks 79. Before him are Yasmina Reza, Miki Matsubara, Vincent Lindon, Renny Harlin, Muhammad bin Nayef, and Jonathan Franzen. After him are Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Linda Blair, Lee Haney, Matthew Modine, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Alan Wilder.
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 73
1959 - 2004
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 74
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 75
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 76
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 77
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 78
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 79
1959 - 2010
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 80
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 81
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 82
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 83
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 84
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 85
Among people born in Suriname, Chan Santokhi ranks 5 out of 31. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Edgar Davids (1973), Clarence Seedorf (1976), and Ronald Venetiaan (1937). After him are Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Aron Winter (1967), Remy Bonjasky (1976), Johan Kraag (1913), and Henck Arron (1936).
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 1
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 2
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 3
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 4
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 5
1910 - 2010
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 6
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 7
1934 - 1999
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 8
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 9
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 10
1913 - 1996
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 11
1936 - 2000
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Suriname, Chan Santokhi ranks 3. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945) and Ronald Venetiaan (1937). After him are Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Remy Bonjasky (1976), Johan Kraag (1913), Henck Arron (1936), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), and Fred Ramdat Misier (1926).
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 3
1910 - 2010
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 5
1934 - 1999
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 6
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 7
1913 - 1996
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 8
1936 - 2000
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 9
1937 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 10
1926 - 2004
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 11