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Chavalit Yongchaiyudh

1932 - Today

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Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (Thai: ชวลิต ยงใจยุทธ, RTGS: Chawalit Yongchaiyut, IPA: [t͡ɕʰá.wá.lít joŋ.t͡ɕaj.jút]; born 15 May 1932), also known as "Big Jiew" (บิ๊กจิ๋ว, RTGS: Bik Chio, IPA: [bík t͡ɕǐw]), is a Thai politician and retired army officer. From 1986 to 1990, he was the Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army (RTA), and Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces from 1987 to 1990. In 1990, he founded the New Aspiration Party which he led until 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has received more than 153,410 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Chavalit Yongchaiyudh is the 12,191st most popular politician (up from 12,325th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 54th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Thai Politician.

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  • 150k

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  • 57.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh ranks 12,191 out of 19,576. Before him are Chand Bibi, Michael Kors, Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Sara Nazarbayeva, Lorenzo Priuli, and Avi Dichter. After him are Geoffrey I of Provence, Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Caradoc, Otanes, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Mart Laar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh ranks 243. Before him are Colville Young, Katarina Taikon, Donald Byrd, Chiquito de la Calzada, Carlo Maria Abate, and Anand Panyarachun. After him are Quentin Blake, Loretta Lynn, Hisashi Owada, Arif Mardin, Paul Bley, and Lajos Csordás.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh ranks 60 out of 186. Before him are Prasat Thong (1599), Prawit Wongsuwon (1945), Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), Saovabha Phongsri (1861), Apasra Hongsakula (1947), and Anand Panyarachun (1932). After him are Sunthorn Phu (1786), Rambai Barni (1904), Banharn Silpa-archa (1932), Adam Osborne (1939), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), and Pumpuang Duangjan (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh ranks 45. Before him are Seni Pramoj (1905), Borommatrailokkanat (1431), Prasat Thong (1599), Prawit Wongsuwon (1945), Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), and Anand Panyarachun (1932). After him are Banharn Silpa-archa (1932), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Damrong Rajanubhab (1862), Kriangsak Chamanan (1917), Pote Sarasin (1905), and Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936).

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