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Michel Kafando

1942 - Today

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Michel Kafando (born 18 August 1942) is a Burkinabé diplomat who served as the transitional President of Burkina Faso from 2014 to 2015. He served in the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1983 and was the Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of Burkina Faso to the United Nations from 1998 to 2011. Following the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré amidst mass protests on 31 October 2014, Kafando was chosen to serve as President during a year-long transitional period leading to the next election. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Kafando has received more than 259,873 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Kafando is the 6,354th most popular politician (down from 5,932nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Burkina Faso and the 4th most popular Burkinabe Politician.

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  • 260k

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  • 57.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michel Kafando ranks 6,354 out of 19,576. Before him are Noboru Takeshita, Augustinas Voldemaras, Herleva, Matsukata Masayoshi, Emperor Ichijō, and Leo Jogiches. After him are István Dobi, Djedkare Shemai, Yen Chia-kan, William, Prince of Orange, Manuel Marín, and Carlo Sforza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Michel Kafando ranks 152. Before him are Isaac Hayes, Neilia Hunter Biden, Rei Kawakubo, Frank Williams, Daniel Revenu, and Péter Nádas. After him are Bill Conti, Rajesh Khanna, Robert F. Engle, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Yasuyuki Kuwahara, and Thomas Cavalier-Smith.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Michel Kafando ranks 4 out of 49. Before him are Thomas Sankara (1949), Blaise Compaoré (1951), and Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957). After him are Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Saye Zerbo (1932), Philippe Ouédraogo (1945), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Yacouba Sawadogo (1946), Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965), Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), and Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Burkina Faso

Among politicians born in Burkina Faso, Michel Kafando ranks 4. Before him are Thomas Sankara (1949), Blaise Compaoré (1951), and Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957). After him are Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Saye Zerbo (1932), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (1958), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), and Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925).

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