SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Luis Taruc

1913 - 2005

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Luis Mangalus Taruc (Tagalog pronunciation: [luˈis tɐˈɾuk]; June 21, 1913 – May 4, 2005) was a Filipino political figure and rebel during the agrarian unrest of the 1930s until the end of the Cold War. He was the leader of the Hukbalahap group (from Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon) between 1942 and 1950.: 73  His involvement with the movement came after his initiation to the problems of agrarian Filipinos when he was a student in the early 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Taruc has received more than 318,660 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Taruc is the 581st most popular social activist (down from 540th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 64th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Filipino Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Luis Taruc ranks 581 out of 840. Before him are Bruno Manser, Lepa Mladjenovic, Wang Dan, Albert Parsons, Thomas Clarkson, and James Meredith. After him are Sylvia Rivera, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, Selena Rocky Malone, Asma Jahangir, Alva Belmont, and Berta Cáceres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Luis Taruc ranks 344. Before him are Minoru Honda, Jim Backus, Dave Albritton, Martin Kamen, Fred Davis, and William Inge. After him are Bertalan Papp, Mildred Cohn, Gardnar Mulloy, Humberto Mariles, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Jean Capelle. Among people deceased in 2005, Luis Taruc ranks 306. Before him are John N. Bahcall, Paul Halla, Derek Bailey, Aleksandar Atanacković, Carl Forssell, and Enric Gensana. After him are Arnold Denker, Milena Hübschmannová, Ihor Rybak, Stanley Sadie, Leonid Shamkovich, and Percy Heath.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Luis Taruc ranks 59 out of 155. Before him are Efren Reyes (1954), Jose Maria Sison (1939), Wenceslao Padilla (1949), Dolphy (1928), James Cooke Brown (1921), and Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920). After him are Fernando Poe Jr. (1939), Leon O. Chua (1936), Aileen Baviera (1959), Reggie Lee (1975), Gabriel Elorde (1935), and Tony Settember (1926).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Philippines

Among social activists born in Philippines, Luis Taruc ranks 5. Before him are José Rizal (1861), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Gabriela Silang (1731), and Melchora Aquino (1812). After him are Josefa Francisco (1954), and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (1952).

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