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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Luis Taruc

1913 - 2005

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Luis Mangalus Taruc (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈluwis ˈtɐɾuk]; 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 296,331 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Taruc is the 540th most popular social activist, the 64th most popular biography from Philippines and the 6th most popular Filipino Social Activist.

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  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Luis Taruc ranks 540 out of 538. Before him are William Smith O'Brien, Oinikhol Bobonazarova, Ingrid Newkirk, Frank Kameny, Jan Egeland, and Salih Mahmoud Osman. After him are Rachel Corrie, Eren Keskin, Manal al-Sharif, Maggie Gobran, Lucy Burns, and Mary McLeod Bethune.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Luis Taruc ranks 340. Before him are Gardnar Mulloy, Jean Capelle, Homai Vyarawalla, Alice Marble, Macdonald Carey, and Henry Banks. After him are Adrian Quist, Duane Swanson, Jack Ragland, Angus Wilson, Harold J. Stone, and Walt Kelly. Among people deceased in 2005, Luis Taruc ranks 305. Before him are Misael Escuti, Chloe Jones, Charles Rocket, Bob Denver, Lucky Thompson, and R. L. Burnside. After him are Dave Allen, Christopher Fry, Georges Dransart, Constance Cummings, Harold J. Stone, and Peter Jennings.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Luis Taruc ranks 64 out of 126. Before him are Nur Misuari (1939), James Cooke Brown (1921), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), Aileen Baviera (1959), Wenceslao Padilla (1949), and Lea Salonga (1971). After him are Mariano Trías (1868), Bongbong Marcos (1957), Gregorio Aglipay (1860), Jejomar Binay (1942), Freddie Aguilar (1953), and Carlos P. Romulo (1899).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Philippines

Among social activists born in Philippines, Luis Taruc ranks 6. Before him are José Rizal (1861), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Melchora Aquino (1812), Gabriela Silang (1731), and Josefa Francisco (1954).

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