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Sam Rainsy

1949 - Today

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Sam Rainsy (Khmer: សម រង្ស៊ី, UNGEGN: Sâm Rôngsi, ALA-LC: Sam Raṅs′ī [sɑm reaŋsiː]; born 10 March 1949) is a Cambodian activist, economist and politician who most recently served as the Leader of the Opposition. He is now the interim leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party due to the continued ban on political activity by the party's leader, Kem Sokha. Sam Rainsy became a member of parliament for Siem Reap in 1993 in elections organized by UNTAC. He has had his parliamentary immunity revoked three times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Rainsy has received more than 243,360 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sam Rainsy is the 14,374th most popular politician (down from 12,784th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Cambodia (down from 28th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Cambodian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sam Rainsies by language

Over the past year Sam Rainsy has had the most page views in the with 27,828 views, followed by Vietnamese (5,894), and Chinese (5,574). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Arabic (96.86%), Vietnamese (69.66%), and Thai (67.35%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sam Rainsy ranks 14,374 out of 19,576. Before him are Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard, Patsy Reddy, Marian Lupu, Ali Ahmeti, Micheál Martin, and Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla. After him are Susenyos I, Martin Lee, Malcolm Turnbull, Francisco Silvela, Ramón Barros Luco, and Higinio Uriarte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Sam Rainsy ranks 430. Before him are Chrisye, Robert Berdella, Danuta Wałęsa, Klaus Ludwig, Maury Chaykin, and Jahn Teigen. After him are Rick Springfield, Franz Josef Jung, José Graziano da Silva, Tabitha King, Patrick Kilpatrick, and Nadia Cassini.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Sam Rainsy ranks 34 out of 40. Before him are Sinn Sisamouth (1933), Penn Nouth (1906), Jayavarman V (958), Hun Manet (1977), Pen Sovan (1936), and Dith Pran (1942). After him are François Chau (1959), Rithy Panh (1964), Somaly Mam (1970), Patricia Hy-Boulais (1965), Ros Sopheap (1962), and Chan Vathanaka (1994).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cambodia

Among politicians born in Cambodia, Sam Rainsy ranks 28. Before him are Ang Mey (1815), Khuang Aphaiwong (1902), Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914), Penn Nouth (1906), Hun Manet (1977), and Pen Sovan (1936).

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