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POLITICIAN

Siaka Stevens

1905 - 1988

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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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  • 300k

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  • 48.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Siaka Stevens ranks 12,328 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Siaka Stevens ranks 200Before 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 126Before 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.

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In Sierra Leone

Among people born in Sierra Leone, Siaka Stevens ranks 4 out of 19Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Sierra Leone

Among politicians born in Sierra Leone, Siaka Stevens ranks 4Before 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).