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Félix Tshisekedi

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Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo (French: [feliks ɑ̃twan tʃisekedi tʃilombo]; born 13 June 1963) is a Congolese politician who has been the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 24 January 2019. He is the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), the DRC's oldest and largest party, succeeding his late father Étienne Tshisekedi in that role, a three-time Prime Minister of Zaire and opposition leader during the reign of Mobutu Sese Seko. Tshisekedi was the UDPS party's candidate for president in the December 2018 general election, which he was awarded, despite accusations of irregularities from several election monitoring organisations and other opposition parties. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Félix Tshisekedi has received more than 1,618,342 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Félix Tshisekedi is the 4,793rd most popular politician (up from 5,834th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 5th most popular Congolese Politician.

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  • 59

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  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Félix Tshisekedi ranks 4,793 out of 19,576. Before him are Eleanor of Viseu, Leszek the White, Walter Mondale, Abdullah Khan II, Ernst Johann von Biron, and Liamine Zéroual. After him are Janez Janša, Prince Henry of Battenberg, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Katalin Novák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Félix Tshisekedi ranks 48. Before him are Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, Míchel, Til Schweiger, Empress Masako, Lars Ulrich, and Natasha Richardson. After him are Mike Myers, Helen Hunt, Mark Strong, Borut Pahor, Stevo Pendarovski, and Elisabeth Shue.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi ranks 6 out of 107. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Moïse Tshombe (1919), and Denis Mukwege (1955). After him are Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Claude Makélélé (1973), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Simon Kimbangu (1887), and Papa Wemba (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi ranks 5. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), and Moïse Tshombe (1919). After him are Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Joseph Iléo (1921), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), and Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962).

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