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Hubert Maga

1916 - 2000

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Coutoucou Hubert Maga (August 10, 1916–May 8, 2000) was a politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin). He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey one lived in. Born a peasant in 1916, Maga served as a schoolmaster from 1936 to 1945, during which time he gradually gained considerable influence among the uneducated. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hubert Maga has received more than 148,935 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Hubert Maga is the 7,731st most popular politician (down from 7,141st in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Benin (down from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Beninese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hubert Maga ranks 7,731 out of 19,576Before him are Jacob Stainer, Hanns Kerrl, Tommy Lapid, Estanislao Figueras, Samia Suluhu Hassan, and John C. Calhoun. After him are Philip of France, False Dmitry III, Takelot III, Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust, Nicholas Murray Butler, and Farrukhsiyar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Hubert Maga ranks 92Before him are Jane Jacobs, Luigi Comencini, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Ri Jong-ok, and Maria Altmann. After him are Manea Mănescu, Stjepan Filipović, Archie Moore, Mercedes McCambridge, Chiang Wei-kuo, and John Basilone. Among people deceased in 2000, Hubert Maga ranks 81Before him are Claude Sautet, Ivan Stambolić, Fulcanelli, Libertad Lamarque, Andy Hug, and Yehuda Amichai. After him are Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, José Águas, Patrick O'Brian, Pierre Pflimlin, Roger Peyrefitte, and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Hubert Maga ranks 8 out of 25Before him are Mathieu Kérékou (1933), Do-Aklin (1550), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Patrice Talon (1958), and Bernardin Gantin (1922). After him are Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), and Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918).

Among POLITICIANS In Benin

Among politicians born in Benin, Hubert Maga ranks 5Before him are Mathieu Kérékou (1933), Do-Aklin (1550), Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), and Patrice Talon (1958). After him are Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), and Paul-Émile de Souza (1930).