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Francesco Cossiga

1928 - 2010

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Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko kosˈsiːɡa] ; Sardinian: Frantziscu Maurìtziu Còssiga, IPA: [ˈkosiɣa]; 26 July 1928 – 17 August 2010) was an Italian politician who served as President of Italy from 1985 to 1992. A member of Christian Democracy, he was Prime Minister of Italy from 1979 to 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Cossiga has received more than 438,563 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Francesco Cossiga is the 2,448th most popular politician (up from 2,987th in 2019), the 849th most popular biography from Italy (up from 991st in 2019) and the 166th most popular Italian Politician.

Francesco Cossiga was an Italian politician who served as the 41st Prime Minister of Italy from 1979 to 1980 and as the President of Italy from 1985 to 1992.

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  • 440k

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  • 64.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 80

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francesco Cossiga ranks 2,448 out of 19,576. Before him are Bilgä Qaǧan, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, Henry II, Count of Champagne, Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, François Grimaldi, and La Malinche. After him are Michael V Kalaphates, Andronikos V Palaiologos, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Lennart Meri, Antiochus VII Sidetes, and Qutb al-Din Aibak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Francesco Cossiga ranks 45. Before him are Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Manfred Gerlach, Vera Rubin, Federico Bahamontes, Herbert Kroemer, and Carlos Fuentes. After him are Tommaso Buscetta, Maya Angelou, Reynaldo Bignone, Alfonso de Portago, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, and Li Ka-shing. Among people deceased in 2010, Francesco Cossiga ranks 23. Before him are Maurice Allais, Vasily Smyslov, Marshall Warren Nirenberg, Zecharia Sitchin, Néstor Kirchner, and Gennady Yanayev. After him are Bruno Cremer, Alois Brunner, Dino De Laurentiis, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Viktor Chernomyrdin, and Harry Mulisch.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Cossiga ranks 849 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesca da Rimini (1259), Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), François Grimaldi (1201), Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Fra Dolcino (1250), and Titus Labienus (-100). After him are Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806), Valentino (1932), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84), Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), and Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Francesco Cossiga ranks 166. Before him are Fausta (289), Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (1751), Berengar II of Italy (900), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), and François Grimaldi (1201). After him are Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84), Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), Marcus Claudius Tacitus (200), and Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776).

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