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Miriam Defensor Santiago

1945 - 2016

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Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago (June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, stateswoman, and politician who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and legislative. She was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The Australian. Defensor Santiago was known for being a long-serving Senator of the Republic of the Philippines, an elected judge of the International Criminal Court, and the sole female recipient of the Philippines' highest national honor, the Quezon Service Cross. In 1988, Defensor Santiago was named laureate of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service, with a citation for bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a graft-ridden government agency. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Miriam Defensor Santiago is the 17,504th most popular politician (down from 15,973rd in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Philippines (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among politicians, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 17,504 out of 19,576. Before her are Pat Roberts, Hamilton Green, Roy Blunt, Levi Woodbury, Philippe Riboud, and George M. Bibb. After her are John Barrasso, Aleksandras Abišala, Jack Reed, John B. Floyd, José Manuel Albares, and Tibor Navracsics.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 634. Before her are Patty McCormack, Barbara Anderson, Richard Stebbins, Mike Mullane, József Csermely, and Ron Glass. After her are Ronald J. Grabe, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Carl Robie, Tariq Anwar, Ray LaHood, and Dennis Burkley. Among people deceased in 2016, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 552. Before her are George Voinovich, Noel Neill, Christopher Zeeman, Ron Glass, Marvin Kaplan, and Siegbert Horn. After her are Patrick Ekeng, David Herd, Richard Libertini, Daniel Prodan, František Jakubec, and Roger Cicero.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 83 out of 155. Before her are Ricardo Vidal (1931), Gloria Diaz (1951), Francisco Guilledo (1901), Fe del Mundo (1911), Lino Brocka (1939), and F. Sionil José (1924). After her are Lea Salonga (1971), Sara Duterte (1978), Miguel White (1909), Madam Auring (1940), Salvador Laurel (1928), and Eddie Garcia (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 37. Before her are Aileen Baviera (1959), Carlos P. Romulo (1899), Mariano Trías (1868), Walden Bello (1945), Leni Robredo (1965), and Alfredo Lim (1929). After her are Sara Duterte (1978), Salvador Laurel (1928), Manny Villar (1949), Jose W. Diokno (1922), Fernando Lopez (1904), and Arturo Tolentino (1910).

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