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Luís Carlos Prestes

1898 - 1990

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Luís Carlos Prestes (January 3, 1898 – March 7, 1990) was a Brazilian revolutionary and politician who served as the general-secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party from 1943 to 1980 and a senator for the Federal District from 1946 to 1948. One of the leading communists in Brazil, Prestes has been regarded by many as one of Brazil's most charismatic yet tragic figures for his leadership of the 1924 tenentist revolt and his subsequent work with the Brazilian communist movement. The 1924 expedition earned Prestes the nickname The Knight of Hope.Beginning in 1924, as a young army officer, Prestes was a leading figure in an abortive military revolt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luís Carlos Prestes has received more than 134,151 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Luís Carlos Prestes is the 11,486th most popular politician (down from 10,511th in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Brazilian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Luís Carlos Prestes by language

Over the past year Luís Carlos Prestes has had the most page views in the with 123,115 views, followed by English (19,468), and Spanish (5,898). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (82.26%), Chinese (56.81%), and Arabic (26.25%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Luís Carlos Prestes ranks 11,486 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Memmius, Hari Singh, Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix, Enshakushanna, Tiye, and Gisulf II of Friuli. After him are Henri Namphy, Newt Gingrich, Tenoch, Ruben III, Prince of Armenia, Simon II, Duke of Lorraine, and József Eötvös.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Luís Carlos Prestes ranks 136. Before him are Leopold Okulicki, Pavel Urysohn, Helen B. Taussig, Erich Bey, Dámaso Alonso, and Anthony McAuliffe. After him are Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Mikhail Koshkin, Hisamuddin of Selangor, Mikhail Koltsov, Josep Sunyol, and Karl Koller. Among people deceased in 1990, Luís Carlos Prestes ranks 133. Before him are Pierre Musy, David Stirling, José Napoleón Duarte, Dámaso Alonso, Jorge Bolet, and Julijans Vaivods. After him are Štefan Čambal, Rodolfo Orlandini, Xu Xiangqian, Terry-Thomas, James M. Gavin, and Gordon Bunshaft.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Luís Carlos Prestes ranks 319 out of 2,236. Before him are Casemiro (1992), Filipe Luís (1985), Bigode (1922), Marinho Chagas (1952), Delfim Moreira (1868), and Dino da Costa (1931). After him are Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Sylvinho (1974), Alemão (1961), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), Nílton de Sordi (1931), and Éder Aleixo de Assis (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, Luís Carlos Prestes ranks 51. Before him are José Linhares (1886), Epitácio Pessoa (1865), Arthur Bernardes (1875), Ruy Barbosa (1849), Carlos Luz (1894), and Delfim Moreira (1868). After him are Jaime Lerner (1937), Alfredo Ovando Candía (1918), Nereu Ramos (1888), Augusto Tasso Fragoso (1869), José Alencar (1931), and Carlos María de Alvear (1789).

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