1943 - Today
Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who became president of the Republic of the Congo in 1997. He served a previous term as president from 1979 to 1992. During his first period as president, he headed the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) for 12 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Sassou Nguesso has received more than 880,222 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Denis Sassou Nguesso is the 2,123rd most popular politician (up from 2,462nd in 2019), the most popular biography from Republic of the Congo and the most popular Congolese Politician.
Denis Sassou Nguesso is most famous for being the president of the Republic of Congo.
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Among politicians, Denis Sassou Nguesso ranks 2,123 out of 15,577. Before him are Guillermo Lasso, Empress Xiaoyichun, Eugène Edine Pottier, Rudolph of France, Safi of Persia, and Emperor Annei. After him are Magnus IV of Sweden, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Svatopluk I of Moravia, Hyejong of Goryeo, Alexander Jagiellon, and Géza II of Hungary.
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 2,117
1727 - 1775
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,118
1816 - 1887
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,119
890 - 936
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,120
1611 - 1642
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,121
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,122
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 2,123
1316 - 1374
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2,124
1898 - 1977
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2,125
840 - 894
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,126
912 - 945
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 2,127
1461 - 1506
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 2,128
1130 - 1162
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2,129
Among people born in 1943, Denis Sassou Nguesso ranks 43. Before him are Richard Wright, Jacques Attali, Khalifa Haftar, Billie Jean King, Terrence Malick, and Helmut Marko. After him are Betty Williams, Gianni Rivera, Masaru Emoto, Mohammad Khatami, Mariss Jansons, and Klaus Maria Brandauer.
1943 - 2008
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 37
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 38
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 39
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 40
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 41
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 42
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 43
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 44
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 45
1943 - 2014
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 46
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 47
1943 - 2019
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 48
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 49
Among people born in Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso ranks 1 out of 18. After him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910), Ali Bongo Ondimba (1959), Marien Ngouabi (1938), Clément Mouamba (1943), Pascal Lissouba (1931), Fulbert Youlou (1917), Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939), Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921), Alfred Raoul (1938), Alain Mabanckou (1966), and Aurlus Mabélé (1953).
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 1
1910 - 1969
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 3
1938 - 1977
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 5
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 6
1917 - 1972
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 7
1939 - 2020
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 8
1921 - 1977
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 9
1938 - 1999
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 10
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 11
1953 - 2020
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso ranks 1. After him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910), Ali Bongo Ondimba (1959), Marien Ngouabi (1938), Clément Mouamba (1943), Pascal Lissouba (1931), Fulbert Youlou (1917), Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939), Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921), Alfred Raoul (1938), Isidore Mvouba (1954), and Emmanuel Nadingar (1951).
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 1
1910 - 1969
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 3
1938 - 1977
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 5
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 6
1917 - 1972
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 7
1939 - 2020
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 8
1921 - 1977
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 9
1938 - 1999
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 10
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 11
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 12