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Didier Ratsiraka

1936 - 2021

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Didier Ignace Ratsiraka (Malagasy: [raˈtsirəkə̥]; 4 November 1936 – 28 March 2021) was a Malagasy politician and naval officer who was the third President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and the fifth from 1997 to 2002. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving President of Madagascar. He was first appointed president in 1975 by the military leadership, he was then reelected twice in 1982 and 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Didier Ratsiraka has received more than 277,420 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Didier Ratsiraka is the 5,965th most popular politician (down from 5,478th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Madagascar and the 5th most popular Malagasy Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 5,965 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Publius Petronius Turpilianus, Stephen VIII Báthory, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Mswati III, and Frederick I, Duke of Austria. After him are Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Al-Mustakfi, Tokugawa Iesada, Pierre Bérégovoy, Prince Oskar of Prussia, and Janusz Korwin-Mikke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 109. Before him are Paul L. Smith, Nicos Poulantzas, Théo Sarapo, Henry Lee Lucas, Glenda Jackson, and Aleida March. After him are Frank Stella, Christiane Martel, James Mirrlees, Jim Henson, Jacques Mesrine, and Frances Shand Kydd. Among people deceased in 2021, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 98. Before him are Lars Vilks, Leopoldo Luque, Yaphet Kotto, Franco Battiato, Norodom Ranariddh, and Đorđe Balašević. After him are Mira Furlan, Max Mosley, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Viktor Bryukhanov, Christian Boltanski, and Paulo Mendes da Rocha.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 6 out of 36. Before him are Claude Simon (1913), Ranavalona III (1861), Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), and Ranavalona II (1829). After him are Radama I (1793), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), and Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 5. Before him are Ranavalona III (1861), Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), and Ranavalona II (1829). After him are Radama I (1793), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Rainilaiarivony (1828).

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