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Ramsewak Shankar

1937 - Today

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Ramsewak Shankar (born 6 November 1937) is a Surinamese politician who was the 4th President of Suriname, serving from 1988 to 1990. His government was overthrown by Dési Bouterse leading a bloodless military coup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramsewak Shankar has received more than 74,826 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ramsewak Shankar is the 13,890th most popular politician (down from 13,490th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Suriname (up from 13th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Surinamer Politician.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ramsewak Shankar ranks 13,890 out of 19,576. Before him are Khosrov III the Small, Sergey Aksyonov, Ali ibn Umar, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine, Paul Passy, and Kim Yong-chol. After him are Hamilton Mourão, Else Krüger, Kim Boo-kyum, Liu Yunshan, Hussain Hotak, and Otilio Ulate Blanco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ramsewak Shankar ranks 325. Before him are Gyula Zsivótzky, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Chris Blackwell, Loretta Swit, Manga, and Grace Bumbry. After him are Nadia Gamal, Jack Nitzsche, Leo Kadanoff, Regimantas Adomaitis, Dawn Fraser, and Vasyl Durdynets.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Ramsewak Shankar ranks 12 out of 33. Before him are Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Aron Winter (1967), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Henck Arron (1936), and Johan Kraag (1913). After him are Henny Meijer (1962), Remy Bonjasky (1976), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972), François Levaillant (1753), Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), and Stanley Menzo (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Suriname

Among politicians born in Suriname, Ramsewak Shankar ranks 9. Before him are Chan Santokhi (1959), Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Henck Arron (1936), and Johan Kraag (1913). After him are Remy Bonjasky (1976), and Fred Ramdat Misier (1926).

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