1936 - 2021
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 263,502 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Didier Ratsiraka is the 5,492nd most popular politician (up from 5,575th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Madagascar (up from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Malagasy Politician.
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Among politicians, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 5,492 out of 15,577. Before him are Berthold, Duke of Bavaria, Hadji Murad, Beatrice of Castile, Walter Warlimont, Mirjana Marković, and Rostislav Mikhailovich. After him are Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev, Rached Ghannouchi, Ugyen Wangchuck, Vologases VI, Ulpia Marciana, and Latinus.
905 - 947
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5,486
1795 - 1852
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,487
1293 - 1359
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,488
1894 - 1976
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,489
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,490
1227 - 1264
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,491
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,492
1892 - 1940
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,493
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,494
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5,495
200 - 228
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 5,496
48 - 112
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 5,497
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 5,498
Among people born in 1936, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 99. Before him are Hideki Shirakawa, Wolf Biermann, Solomon Burke, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Christine Nöstlinger, and Christiane Martel. After him are James Mirrlees, Nicos Poulantzas, Al Oerter, Aleida March, Gianni Vattimo, and André Kolingba. Among people deceased in 2021, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 124. Before him are Jimmy Greaves, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dusty Hill, Yaphet Kotto, Carmen Salinas, and Olympia Dukakis. After him are Justo Gallego Martínez, Edmond H. Fischer, Jehan Sadat, Yukhym Zvyahilsky, Alan Lancaster, and Libuše Šafránková.
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 93
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 94
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 95
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 96
1936 - 2018
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 97
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 98
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 99
1936 - 2018
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 100
1936 - 1979
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 101
1936 - 2007
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 102
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 103
1936 - 2023
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 104
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 105
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 118
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 119
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 120
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 121
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 122
1931 - 2021
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 123
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 124
1925 - 2021
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 125
1920 - 2021
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 126
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 127
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 128
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 129
1953 - 2021
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 130
Among people born in Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 6 out of 32. Before him are Claude Simon (1913), Ranavalona III (1861), Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), and Radama I (1793). After him are Ranavalona II (1829), Radama II (1829), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Rasoherina (1814), and Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906).
1913 - 2005
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 1
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2
1788 - 1861
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3
1745 - 1810
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 4
1793 - 1828
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 6
1829 - 1883
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 7
1829 - 1863
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 8
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 10
1814 - 1868
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 11
1906 - 1978
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 5. Before him are Ranavalona III (1861), Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), and Radama I (1793). After him are Ranavalona II (1829), Radama II (1829), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Albert Zafy (1927).
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1
1788 - 1861
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 2
1745 - 1810
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3
1793 - 1828
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 4
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5
1829 - 1883
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 6
1829 - 1863
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 7
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 9
1814 - 1868
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 10
1906 - 1978
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 11
1927 - 2017
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 12