POLITICIAN

Penaia Ganilau

1918 - 1993

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Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau (28 July 1918 – 15 December 1993) was a Fijian politician who served as the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 until his death in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Penaia Ganilau has received more than 92,808 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Penaia Ganilau is the 16,892nd most popular politician (down from 16,185th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Fiji (down from 10th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Fijian Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Penaia Ganilau ranks 16,892 out of 19,576. Before him are Renate Künast, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Patricia Scotland, Jay Inslee, Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, and Einars Repše. After him are Choi Yo-sam, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Jorge Fernández Díaz, Andrej Danko, Anlamani, and Amado Boudou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Penaia Ganilau ranks 305. Before him are Edith Massey, Virginia Davis, Guillermo Lovell, Albertina Sisulu, Ben Klassen, and Dusty Anderson. After him are Walter Schneiter, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Allan Arbus, Bertie Mee, Art Cross, and James Daly. Among people deceased in 1993, Penaia Ganilau ranks 289. Before him are Kenneth Connor, Alfred Mosher Butts, Flora Nwapa, Ben Klassen, Wallace Stegner, and Michael Clarke. After him are Glenn Corbett, Clifford Jordan, Chinmayananda Saraswati, Jón Páll Sigmarsson, James Bridges, and Leon Ames.

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In Fiji

Among people born in Fiji, Penaia Ganilau ranks 12 out of 20. Before him are Sitiveni Rabuka (1948), Epeli Nailatikau (1941), Craig Parker (1970), Kamisese Mara (1920), Laisenia Qarase (1941), and Wiliame Katonivere (1964). After him are Vijay Singh (1963), Timoci Bavadra (1934), Josua Tuisova (1994), Leone Nakarawa (1988), Deuce (1971), and Roy Krishna (1987).

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Among POLITICIANS In Fiji

Among politicians born in Fiji, Penaia Ganilau ranks 10. Before him are Frank Bainimarama (1954), Sitiveni Rabuka (1948), Epeli Nailatikau (1941), Kamisese Mara (1920), Laisenia Qarase (1941), and Wiliame Katonivere (1964). After him are Timoci Bavadra (1934).

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