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Charles Taylor

1948 - Today

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Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born 28 January 1948) is a Liberian former politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure. Born in Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia, Taylor earned a degree at Bentley College in the United States before returning to Liberia to work in the government of Samuel Doe. After being removed for embezzlement and imprisoned by President Doe, Taylor escaped prison in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Taylor has received more than 138,588 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Charles Taylor is the 5,862nd most popular politician (down from 5,089th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Liberia and the 2nd most popular Liberian Politician.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Taylor ranks 5,862 out of 19,576. Before him are Sheikh Mansur, Æthelberht of Kent, Salome I, Otto Wels, Xiao Xin, and Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern. After him are Brian Cowen, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Ben Carson, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, and Frederick III, Elector Palatine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Charles Taylor ranks 119. Before him are Jonathan Hyde, Thierry Mugler, Robert Jordan, Johnny Ramone, Jimmy Cliff, and Hema Malini. After him are Krešimir Ćosić, Carel Struycken, Donna Karan, James Faulkner, David Albahari, and Joschka Fischer.

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In Liberia

Among people born in Liberia, Charles Taylor ranks 3 out of 20. Before him are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938), and George Weah (1966). After him are Samuel Doe (1951), William Tolbert (1913), Leymah Gbowee (1972), Charles D. B. King (1875), Joseph Boakai (1944), William Tubman (1895), Gyude Bryant (1949), Moses Blah (1947), and Ziad Fazah (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Liberia

Among politicians born in Liberia, Charles Taylor ranks 2. Before him are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938). After him are Samuel Doe (1951), William Tolbert (1913), Charles D. B. King (1875), Joseph Boakai (1944), William Tubman (1895), Gyude Bryant (1949), Moses Blah (1947), Edwin Barclay (1882), and Amos Sawyer (1945).

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