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Riek Machar

1953 - Today

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Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 26 November 1952) is a South Sudanese politician who has served as the First Vice President of South Sudan since 2020. A member of the Nuer ethnic group, Machar earned degrees in engineering from Khartoum University and the University of Bradford. In 1984, he joined the Sudanese People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLM/A) rebel group fighting for southern independence during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Riek Machar has received more than 770,439 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Riek Machar is the 11,237th most popular politician (up from 12,345th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from South Sudan and the 2nd most popular South Sudanese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Riek Machar ranks 11,237 out of 19,576. Before him are Pascual Cervera y Topete, Claude Pompidou, Decimus Junius Silanus, Kurunta, Nasib Yusifbeyli, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Maurice Hilleman, Savka Dabčević-Kučar, Duwa, Stepan Petrichenko, Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Riek Machar ranks 180. Before him are René Houseman, Melchior Ndadaye, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Ladislav Jurkemik, René Vandereycken, and Robert Parish. After him are Klaus Wowereit, Sergey Mironov, Pat Benatar, Mark Thatcher, Sergio Castellitto, and Dominique Perrault.

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In South Sudan

Among people born in South Sudan, Riek Machar ranks 2 out of 9. Before him are Salva Kiir Mayardit (1951). After him are Alek Wek (1977), Luol Deng (1985), Guor Marial (1984), James Moga (1983), Thon Maker (1997), Lopez Lomong (1985), Rose Lokonyen (1995), Amur Al-Khanjari (2000), Abraham Guem (1999), and Matthew Rossiter (1989).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Sudan

Among politicians born in South Sudan, Riek Machar ranks 2. Before him are Salva Kiir Mayardit (1951).

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