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Jose Maria Sison

1939 - 2022

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Jose Maria Canlas Sison (Tagalog: [hoˈse mɐˈɾija kɐnˈlas ˈsisɔn]; February 8, 1939 – December 16, 2022), also known as Joma, was a Filipino writer, poet, and activist who founded and led the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and added elements of Maoism to its philosophy—which would be known as National Democracy. His ideology was formed by applying Marxism–Leninism–Maoism to the history and circumstances of the Philippines. Sison was born in Ilocos Sur to a landowning political family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jose Maria Sison has received more than 1,169,265 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jose Maria Sison is the 16,218th most popular politician (down from 15,150th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Philippines and the 30th most popular Filipino Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

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  • 44.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jose Maria Sison ranks 16,218 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Lvova-Belova, Edward Natapei, Franco Comotti, István Csurka, Lyudmyla Denisova, and James Skivring Smith. After him are José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil, Ieremia Tabai, Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, Frank Murkowski, and Albert Hyzler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jose Maria Sison ranks 501. Before him are Nanda, Anjanette Comer, Josef Černý, Humberto Cruz, Pierluigi Pizzaballa, and Bernd Cullmann. After him are David Ray Griffin, Murray Rose, Yoseph Imry, Don Williams, Anne Heggtveit, and Göran Sonnevi. Among people deceased in 2022, Jose Maria Sison ranks 504. Before him are Benjamin Kogo, Kazimierz Zimny, John McNally, Mike Hodges, Henry Lincoln, and Bjarni Tryggvason. After him are Ned Rorem, Walter Abish, Amos Sawyer, Sture Allén, David Ray Griffin, and Géza Csapó.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Jose Maria Sison ranks 54 out of 155. Before him are Nur Misuari (1939), Lualhati Bautista (1945), Jejomar Binay (1942), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), José Burgos (1837), and Efren Reyes (1954). After him are Wenceslao Padilla (1949), Dolphy (1928), James Cooke Brown (1921), Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), Luis Taruc (1913), and Fernando Poe Jr. (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Jose Maria Sison ranks 30. Before him are Pedro Paterno (1857), Juan Ponce Enrile (1924), Macario Sakay (1878), Pedro Calungsod (1654), Nur Misuari (1939), and Jejomar Binay (1942). After him are Aileen Baviera (1959), Carlos P. Romulo (1899), Mariano Trías (1868), Walden Bello (1945), Leni Robredo (1965), and Alfredo Lim (1929).

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