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John Vorster

1915 - 1983

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Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbaltɑːzar juəˈhanəs ˈfɔrstər]; also known as John Vorster; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983) was a South African apartheid politician who served as the prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the fourth state president of South Africa from 1978 to 1979. Known as B. J. Vorster during much of his career, he came to prefer the anglicized name John in the 1970s. Vorster strongly adhered to his country's policy of apartheid, overseeing (as Minister of Justice) the Rivonia Trial, in which Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage, (as Prime Minister) the Terrorism Act, the complete abolition of non-white political representation, the Soweto Riots and the Steve Biko crisis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Vorster has received more than 395,556 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). John Vorster is the 8,212th most popular politician (down from 7,551st in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 38th in 2019) and the 16th most popular South African Politician.

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  • 54.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Vorster ranks 8,212 out of 15,577. Before him are Herman II, Duke of Swabia, Mulatu Teshome, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, Adem Demaçi, Neoptolemus I of Epirus, and Hannibal Hamlin. After him are Kjell Magne Bondevik, Anker Jørgensen, Demetrius of Pharos, Publius Claudius Pulcher, Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine, and Théoneste Bagosora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, John Vorster ranks 89. Before him are Kunihiko Kodaira, Arsenio Erico, Kon Ichikawa, Carmen Herrera, Gretl Braun, and Nguyễn Văn Linh. After him are Richard Hamming, Lorne Greene, Piet de Jong, Tapio Wirkkala, Horst Sindermann, and Henry Taube. Among people deceased in 1983, John Vorster ranks 78. Before him are Ira Gershwin, Salo Flohr, Jean Rey, Ferenc Plattkó, Sharof Rashidov, and Lamberto Maggiorani. After him are Bernard Vukas, Rebecca West, Josep Lluís Sert, Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, Ibrahim Abboud, and Hennes Weisweiler.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Vorster ranks 41 out of 374. Before him are André Brink (1935), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Angelique Rockas (1951), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Andries Pretorius (1798), and Louis Botha (1862). After him are Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941), Marais Viljoen (1915), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Manfred Mann (1940), Rory Byrne (1944), and Jamie Uys (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, John Vorster ranks 16. Before him are D. F. Malan (1874), Abba Eban (1915), Kgalema Motlanthe (1949), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Andries Pretorius (1798), and Louis Botha (1862). After him are Marais Viljoen (1915), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Christiaan de Wet (1854), C. R. Swart (1894), Piet Joubert (1834), and J. B. M. Hertzog (1866).

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