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Phelekezela Mphoko

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Phelekezela Mphoko (11 June 1940 – December 2024) was a Zimbabwean politician, diplomat, businessman and military commander who served as Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 2014 until 2017, as well as Zimbabwe's ambassador to Russia, Botswana and South Africa. Legally, Mphoko was the acting President of Zimbabwe from 21–24 November 2017, however, as he was not in the country at the time, official standing on this is unclear. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phelekezela Mphoko has received more than 205,017 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Phelekezela Mphoko is the 17,085th most popular politician (down from 15,725th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 16th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Zimbabwean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 17,085 out of 19,576. Before him are Quli Qutb Shah, Elliot Richardson, Arancha González Laya, Khamis Gaddafi, George Lansbury, and Vincenzo Sospiri. After him are Carl Levin, Laura Boldrini, Levi Lincoln Sr., Alexander Gusev, Robert F. Wagner, and Mridula Sinha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 554. Before him are Yelena Petushkova, Rinnat Safin, Ernesto Cisneros, Alexei Panshin, Steve O'Rourke, and Hérard Abraham. After him are Aytaç Yalman, Erik Hartsuiker, Lamar Alexander, Naohiro Ikeda, Bjørn Tidmand, and Larry Young.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 17 out of 45. Before him are Alexander McCall Smith (1948), Abel Muzorewa (1925), Paula Hawkins (1972), Lobengula (1845), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), and Roy Welensky (1907). After him are Alex Callinicos (1950), Mario Frangoulis (1967), Kevin Ullyett (1972), Dorothy Masuka (1935), Cara Black (1979), and Liz Chase (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Zimbabwe

Among politicians born in Zimbabwe, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 12. Before him are Rupiah Banda (1937), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Joshua Nkomo (1917), Abel Muzorewa (1925), Lobengula (1845), and Roy Welensky (1907). After him are Sibusiso Moyo (1960).

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