1921 - 1977
Brigadier General Tafari Benti (Amharic: ተፈሪ በንቲ, romanized: teferī bentī; 11 October 1921 – 3 February 1977) was an Ethiopian military officer and politician who served as head of state of Ethiopia from 1974 to 1977 in his role as second chairman of the Derg, the ruling military junta. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tafari Benti has received more than 312,113 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Tafari Benti is the 13,132nd most popular politician (down from 12,379th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Ethiopian Politician.
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Among politicians, Tafari Benti ranks 13,132 out of 15,577. Before him are Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia, Mona Sahlin, Hanoi Hannah, Sigrid Kaag, Germán Suárez Flamerich, and Rick Perry. After him are Kurt Beck, Maria Zakharova, Bogdan Borusewicz, Larry O'Brien, Sames II Theosebes Dikaios, and Gérard Larcher.
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 13,126
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13,127
1931 - 2016
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13,128
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13,129
1907 - 1990
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13,130
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13,131
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13,132
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13,133
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 13,134
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 13,135
1917 - 1990
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 13,136
200 BC - 109 BC
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 13,137
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 13,138
Among people born in 1921, Tafari Benti ranks 271. Before him are Betty Hutton, Antonino Rocca, Ottavio Missoni, Piero Carini, James Blish, and Alan Freed. After him are Cuthbert Sebastian, Harold Agnew, Yuri Ozerov, Jean Richard, János Pilinszky, and Ferenc Karinthy. Among people deceased in 1977, Tafari Benti ranks 163. Before him are Lūcija Garūta, Paul Bernays, Mike Parkes, Antonino Rocca, Zero Mostel, and Roberto Emílio da Cunha. After him are José Perácio, Matthew Garber, Franco Rol, Ulises Poirier, Carlos Prío Socarrás, and Philipp Etter.
1921 - 2007
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 265
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 266
1921 - 2013
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 267
1921 - 1957
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 268
1921 - 1975
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 269
1921 - 1965
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 270
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 271
1921 - 2017
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 272
1921 - 2013
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 273
1921 - 2001
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 274
1921 - 2001
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 275
1921 - 1981
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 276
1921 - 1992
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 277
1902 - 1977
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 157
1888 - 1977
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 158
1931 - 1977
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 159
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 160
1915 - 1977
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 161
1912 - 1977
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 162
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 163
1917 - 1977
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 164
1956 - 1977
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 165
1908 - 1977
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 166
1897 - 1977
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 167
1903 - 1977
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 168
1891 - 1977
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 169
Among people born in Ethiopia, Tafari Benti ranks 34 out of 89. Before him are Dawit II (1496), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Miruts Yifter (1944), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Malik Ambar (1548), and Ezana of Axum (325). After him are Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Susenyos I (1572), Liya Kebede (1978), and Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948).
1496 - 1540
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 28
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 29
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 30
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 31
1548 - 1626
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 32
325 - 360
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 33
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 34
900 - 1000
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 35
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 36
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 37
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 38
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 39
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 40
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Tafari Benti ranks 23. Before him are Yohannes IV (1837), Fasilides (1603), Negasso Gidada (1943), Dawit II (1496), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), and Ezana of Axum (325). After him are Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Susenyos I (1572), and Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937).
1837 - 1889
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 17
1603 - 1667
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 18
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 19
1496 - 1540
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 20
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 21
325 - 360
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 22
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 23
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 24
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 25
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 26
1937 - 2004
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 27