1905 - 1988
Siaka Probyn Stevens (24 August 1905 – 29 May 1988) was the leader of Sierra Leone from 1967 to 1985, serving as Prime Minister from 1967 to 1971 and as President from 1971 to 1985. Stevens' leadership was often characterized by patrimonial rule and self-indulgence, consolidating power by means of corruption and exploitation.Stevens and his All People's Congress (APC) party won the closely contested 1967 Sierra Leone general elections over incumbent Prime Minister Sir Albert Margai of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). In April 1971, Stevens made Sierra Leone a republic and became president a day after the constitution had been ratified by the Sierra Leone Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siaka Stevens has received more than 298,273 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Siaka Stevens is the 12,328th most popular politician (down from 12,072nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Sierra Leone and the 4th most popular Sierra Leonean Politician.
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Among politicians, Siaka Stevens ranks 12,328 out of 15,577. Before him are Jayavarman IV, Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Giovanni Amendola, Conan II, Duke of Brittany, Arlette Laguiller, and Gilles Andriamahazo. After him are Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Marco Pannella, Carlos María de Alvear, Liu Yandong, Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou, and Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
900 - 941
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 12,322
1924 - 2010
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 12,323
1882 - 1926
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 12,324
1030 - 1066
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 12,325
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 12,326
1919 - 1989
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 12,327
1905 - 1988
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 12,328
1778 - 1847
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 12,329
1930 - 2016
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 12,330
1789 - 1852
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 12,331
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 12,332
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 12,333
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 12,334
Among people born in 1905, Siaka Stevens ranks 200. Before him are Shojiro Sugimura, Leila Hyams, Mary Renault, Rózsa Péter, Tamar Abakelia, and Eric Frank Russell. After him are Helen Wills, Edmundo Piaggio, Étienne Mattler, Giuseppe Cavanna, Mario Varglien, and John Kuck. Among people deceased in 1988, Siaka Stevens ranks 126. Before him are Pietro Arcari, Son House, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Cyril Jackson, Herluf Bidstrup, and Joshua Logan. After him are Alberto Uria, André Navarra, Rodolpho Barteczko, Phạm Hùng, Jenő Vincze, and Sándor Bíró.
1905 - 1975
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 194
1905 - 1977
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 195
1905 - 1983
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 196
1905 - 1977
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 197
1905 - 1953
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 198
1905 - 1978
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 199
1905 - 1988
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 200
1905 - 1998
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 201
1905 - 1975
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 202
1905 - 1986
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 203
1905 - 1976
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 204
1905 - 1978
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 205
1905 - 1986
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 206
1909 - 1988
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 120
1902 - 1988
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 121
1932 - 1988
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 122
1903 - 1988
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 123
1912 - 1988
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 124
1908 - 1988
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 125
1905 - 1988
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 126
1924 - 1988
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 127
1911 - 1988
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 128
1910 - 1988
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 129
1912 - 1988
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 130
1908 - 1988
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 131
1911 - 1988
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 132
Among people born in Sierra Leone, Siaka Stevens ranks 4 out of 19. Before him are Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), Nabih Berri (1938), and Foday Sankoh (1937). After him are Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), Trevoh Chalobah (1999), Mohamed Kallon (1979), Valentine Strasser (1967), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), and Roda Antar (1980).
1932 - 2014
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 2
1937 - 2003
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 3
1905 - 1988
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 4
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 5
1937 - 2003
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 6
1895 - 1964
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 7
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 8
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 9
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 10
1960 - 2003
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 11
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Sierra Leone, Siaka Stevens ranks 4. Before him are Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), Nabih Berri (1938), and Foday Sankoh (1937). After him are Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), Valentine Strasser (1967), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), and Zainab Bangura (1959).
1932 - 2014
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 2
1937 - 2003
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 3
1905 - 1988
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 4
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 5
1937 - 2003
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 6
1895 - 1964
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 8
1960 - 2003
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 9
1959 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 10