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Messali Hadj

1898 - 1974

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Ahmed Ben Messali Hadj (May 16, 1898 – June 3, 1974; commonly known as Messali Hadj, Arabic: مصالي الحاج) was an Algerian nationalist politician dedicated to the independence of his homeland from French colonial rule. He is often called the "father" of Algerian nationalism. He co-founded the Étoile nord-africaine, and founded the Parti du peuple algérien and the Mouvement pour le triomphe des libertés démocratiques before dissociating himself from the armed struggle for Independence in 1954. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Messali Hadj has received more than 127,781 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Messali Hadj is the 9,239th most popular politician, the 74th most popular biography from Algeria and the 30th most popular Algerian Politician.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Messali Hadj ranks 9,239 out of 19,576. Before him are Pierre Buyoya, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Vladimir Bakarić, Amalafrida, Ōtomo Sōrin, and Bohemond VII of Antioch. After him are Marcus Livius Salinator, John I Doukas of Thessaly, Neidhart von Reuental, Ferenc Nagy, Margaret, Countess of Blois, and Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Messali Hadj ranks 111. Before him are Howard Florey, Shinichi Suzuki, Vladimir Fock, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, and Paul Robeson. After him are Eric Hoffer, Ernst Wollweber, Marcel Griaule, Tian Han, Helmut Hasse, and Albert Lutuli. Among people deceased in 1974, Messali Hadj ranks 90. Before him are Roberto Assagioli, Maximilian de Angelis, Helmuth Koinigg, Anfilogino Guarisi, Vladimir Fock, and Walther Meissner. After him are Donald Crisp, Georgios Grivas, Josef Krips, Earl Warren, Abraham Robinson, and Aman Andom.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Messali Hadj ranks 74 out of 213. Before him are Roger Hanin (1925), Mouloud Feraoun (1913), Sidi Boushaki (1394), Rabah Bitat (1925), Françoise Fabian (1933), and Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830). After him are Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889), Évariste Lévi-Provençal (1894), Ahmed Ouyahia (1952), Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari (1578), Abdelmalek Sellal (1948), and Rachid Taha (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Algeria

Among politicians born in Algeria, Messali Hadj ranks 30. Before him are Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (1787), Adherbal (-200), Paul Masson (1876), Ali Kafi (1928), Lakhdar Brahimi (1934), and Rabah Bitat (1925). After him are Ahmed Ouyahia (1952), Abdelmalek Sellal (1948), Abderrahmane Farès (1911), Abdelaziz Djerad (1954), Fernand Bouisson (1874), and Quintus Lollius Urbicus (150).

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