Politician

Mathieu Kérékou

1933 - 2015

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His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2024). Mathieu Kérékou is the 3,664th most popular politician (down from 3,421st in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Benin (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Beninese Politician.

Mathieu Kérékou is most famous for being the president of Benin from 1972 to 1990. He is also known for being the first president to come from the African working class and for his socialist policies.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 3,664 out of 19,576. Before him are Edith Frank, Frederick I of Württemberg, Amyrtaeus, Anne Marie d'Orléans, Nouri al-Maliki, and Emperor Yingzong of Song. After him are Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Bilgä Qaǧan, Gotse Delchev, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Kim Song-ae, and Michael Kors.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 69. Before him are Abolhassan Banisadr, Than Shwe, Ahmad al-Khatib, Philip Zimbardo, William Luther Pierce, and Mohammad-Ali Rajai. After him are Bobby Robson, David McCallum, Willie Nelson, Cormac McCarthy, Godfried Danneels, and Richard S. Castellano. Among people deceased in 2015, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 54. Before him are Günter Schabowski, Yitzhak Navon, Yevgeny Primakov, Boris Nemtsov, Frei Otto, and Faten Hamama. After him are Diana Douglas, James Horner, Michele Ferrero, Chantal Akerman, Udo Lattek, and Oliver Sacks.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 4 out of NaN. Before him are Do-Aklin (1550), Phillis Wheatley (1753), and Thomas Boni Yayi (1951). After him are Bernardin Gantin (1922), Hubert Maga (1916), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917).

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Among Politicians In Benin

Among politicians born in Benin, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 3. Before him are Do-Aklin (1550), and Thomas Boni Yayi (1951). After him are Hubert Maga (1916), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), and Paul-Émile de Souza (1930).

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