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Heng Samrin

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Heng Samrin (Khmer: ហេង សំរិន; born 25 May 1934) is a Cambodian politician who served as the President of the National Assembly of Cambodia (2006–2023). Between 1979 and 1992, he was the de facto leader of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989) and State of Cambodia (1989–1992) and General Secretary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991). He has been a member of Parliament since 14 June 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heng Samrin has received more than 341,818 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Heng Samrin is the 3,706th most popular politician (up from 4,238th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Cambodia (up from 11th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Cambodian Politician.

Heng Samrin is most famous for being the leader of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party and the Chairman of the Council of State of the Democratic Kampuchea.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Heng Samrin ranks 3,706 out of 19,576. Before him are Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, Roza Otunbayeva, Maria Theresa of Austria, and Giovanni Leone. After him are Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Yahya Sinwar, Drusus Julius Caesar, Beatrice of Portugal, André Maginot, and Baruch ben Neriah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Heng Samrin ranks 62. Before him are Giovanni Battista Re, Jan Švankmajer, Rudolf Schuster, Alfred Schnittke, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and Carlo Rubbia. After him are Stanislav Shushkevich, Marshall Rosenberg, Édith Cresson, Lansana Conté, Eduard Khil, and Diana Wynne Jones.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Heng Samrin ranks 9 out of 40. Before him are Nuon Chea (1926), Lon Nol (1913), Hun Sen (1952), Jayavarman VII (1125), Khieu Samphan (1931), and Sisowath Monivong (1875). After him are Norodom of Cambodia (1834), Jayavarman II (800), Ta Mok (1926), Suryavarman II (1095), Kang Kek Iew (1942), and Ram Khamhaeng (1237).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cambodia

Among politicians born in Cambodia, Heng Samrin ranks 9. Before him are Nuon Chea (1926), Lon Nol (1913), Hun Sen (1952), Jayavarman VII (1125), Khieu Samphan (1931), and Sisowath Monivong (1875). After him are Norodom of Cambodia (1834), Jayavarman II (800), Suryavarman II (1095), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Norodom Suramarit (1896), and Sisowath of Cambodia (1840).

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