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Ramiz Alia

1924 - 2011

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Ramiz Alia (Albanian pronunciation: [ɾaˈmiz aˈlia] ; 18 October 1925 – 7 October 2011) was an Albanian politician serving as the second and last leader of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1985 to 1991, serving as First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania. He was also the country's head of state from 1982 to 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramiz Alia has received more than 594,021 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Ramiz Alia is the 1,831st most popular politician (down from 1,599th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Albania (down from 8th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Albanian Politician.

The prime minister of Albania from 1985 to 1991, Ramiz Alia was most famous for the economic reforms he enacted during his time in office.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ramiz Alia ranks 1,831 out of 19,576Before him are Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Balian of Ibelin, Sancho I of Portugal, Harald Hardrada, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, and Romanos III Argyros. After him are Yakov Sverdlov, Hafizullah Amin, Kubrat, Yuri Dolgorukiy, Kamala Harris, and Johan de Witt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Ramiz Alia ranks 24Before him are Paul Feyerabend, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Maurice Jarre, Benny Hill, Georges Charpak, and Jovanka Broz. After him are Willard Boyle, Roger Guillemin, Robert Solow, James Baldwin, Mário Soares, and Sidney Lumet. Among people deceased in 2011, Ramiz Alia ranks 19Before him are Sathya Sai Baba, Joe Frazier, Annie Girardot, Ágota Kristóf, Flórián Albert, and Rudolf Mössbauer. After him are Simon van der Meer, Willard Boyle, Dennis Ritchie, John Barry, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, and Sidney Lumet.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Ramiz Alia ranks 10 out of 150Before him are Anastasius I Dicorus (430), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Ismail Kadare (1936), Sali Berisha (1944), Charles III of Naples (1345), and Prince Marko (1335). After him are Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450), Zog I of Albania (1895), Naim Frashëri (1846), Lütfi Pasha (1488), Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), and Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483).

Among POLITICIANS In Albania

Among politicians born in Albania, Ramiz Alia ranks 9Before him are Safiye Sultan (1550), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Sali Berisha (1944), Charles III of Naples (1345), and Prince Marko (1335). After him are Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450), Zog I of Albania (1895), Lütfi Pasha (1488), Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483), Koca Sinan Pasha (1520), and Edi Rama (1964).