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Charles Haughey

1925 - 2006

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Charles James Haughey (; HAW-hee 16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who led four governments as Taoiseach: December 1979 to June 1981, March to December 1982, March 1987 to June 1989, and June 1989 to February 1992. He was also Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1987 to 1992, Leader of the Opposition from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1979 to 1992, Minister for Social Welfare and for Health from 1977 to 1979, Minister for Finance from 1966 to 1970, Minister for Agriculture from 1964 to 1966, Minister for Justice from 1961 to 1964 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Justice from 1959 to 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Haughey has received more than 886,930 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Charles Haughey is the 15,345th most popular politician (down from 14,779th in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from Ireland (up from 265th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Irish Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 4.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Haughey ranks 15,345 out of 19,576. Before him are Jakov Milatović, Peter Garrett, Pedro Blanco Soto, Hasdrubal I of Carthage, Ashur-nadin-ahhe I, and Hanns Seidel. After him are Bronislovas Lubys, Simon Guggenheim, Gartnait I, Ceolwulf I of Mercia, Michael Manley, and Petre S. Aurelian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Charles Haughey ranks 406. Before him are István Szondy, Brandãozinho, Warren Frost, Art Larsen, Asunción Balaguer, and Pasquale Fornara. After him are Elaine Stritch, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Ernst Benda, Gizella Farkas, Alain Decaux, and Johnny Mandel. Among people deceased in 2006, Charles Haughey ranks 285. Before him are Barnard Hughes, Iris Marion Young, Reidar Liaklev, Volodymyr Dakhno, Jan Twardowski, and Tony Jay. After him are Bob Mathias, Lidia Wysocka, Peter Osgood, Ratmir Kholmov, Juice Leskinen, and Kenneth Lay.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Charles Haughey ranks 241 out of 549. Before him are Edward Donovan (1768), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), Wolfe Tone (1763), Stuart Townsend (1972), Robert McClure (1807), and Domhnall Gleeson (1983). After him are John Connolly (1968), Henry Kellett (1806), Patrick O'Connell (1887), Martin Sheridan (1881), Robert Mallet (1810), and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Charles Haughey ranks 41. Before him are James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), Liam Cosgrave (1920), W. T. Cosgrave (1880), Leo Varadkar (1979), Garret FitzGerald (1926), and Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822). After him are Cathal Brugha (1874), Jack Lynch (1917), John A. Costello (1891), Peter Sutherland (1946), Richard Mulcahy (1886), and Albert Reynolds (1932).

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