1966 - Today
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (French pronunciation: [foʁ ɲasɛ̃ɡbe]; born 6 June 1966) is a Togolese politician who has been the president of Togo since 2005. Before assuming the presidency, he was appointed by his father, President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications, serving from 2003 to 2005. Following President Eyadéma's death in 2005, Gnassingbé was immediately installed as president with support from the army. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faure Gnassingbé has received more than 631,389 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Faure Gnassingbé is the 9,748th most popular politician (up from 9,981st in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Benin (down from 7th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Beninese Politician.
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Among politicians, Faure Gnassingbé ranks 9,748 out of 15,577. Before him are Nicholas II Garai, Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Georges Catroux, Carl Lutz, Robert Blum, and Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Bajram Curri, Alvise Pisani, Theagenes of Megara, Indalecio Prieto, Vera Kholodnaya, and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab.
1367 - 1433
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 9,742
1671 - 1710
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9,743
1877 - 1969
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9,744
1895 - 1975
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9,745
1807 - 1848
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9,746
1773 - 1839
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9,747
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9,748
1862 - 1925
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 9,749
1664 - 1741
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 9,750
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 9,751
1883 - 1962
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 9,752
1893 - 1919
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 9,753
756 - 812
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 9,754
Among people born in 1966, Faure Gnassingbé ranks 80. Before him are Kiko, Princess Akishino, Bujar Nishani, Marton Csokas, Olivier Martinez, Alex Zanardi, and Lisa Edelstein. After him are Jan Železný, Michael K. Williams, Didier Queloz, Miguel Ángel Nadal, James Gunn, and Mazinho.
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 74
1966 - 2022
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 75
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 76
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 77
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 78
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 79
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 80
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 81
1966 - 2021
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 82
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 83
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 84
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 85
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 86
Among people born in Benin, Faure Gnassingbé ranks 9 out of 21. Before him are Do-Aklin (1550), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Hubert Maga (1916), Bernardin Gantin (1922), and Patrice Talon (1958). After him are Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Angélique Kidjo (1960), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), and Alphonse Alley (1930).
1550 - 1700
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 3
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 5
1916 - 2000
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 6
1922 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 8
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 11
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 12
1909 - 1983
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 13
1918 - 2016
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 14
1930 - 1987
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 15
Among politicians born in Benin, Faure Gnassingbé ranks 6. Before him are Mathieu Kérékou (1933), Do-Aklin (1550), Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Hubert Maga (1916), and Patrice Talon (1958). After him are Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), and Paul-Émile de Souza (1930).
1933 - 2015
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 1
1550 - 1700
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 2
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 3
1916 - 2000
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 4
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 5
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 6
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 7
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 8
1909 - 1983
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 9
1918 - 2016
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 10
1930 - 1987
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 11
1930 - 1999
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 12