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Taur Matan Ruak

1956 - Today

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José Maria de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1956), popularly known as Taur Matan Ruak (Tetum for "Two Sharp Eyes"), is an East Timorese politician who served as 8th prime minister of East Timor from 2018 to 2023. He also served as 5th president of East Timor from 2012 to 2017. Before entering politics, he was the commander of the FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), the military of East Timor, from 2002 until 6 October 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taur Matan Ruak has received more than 338,247 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Taur Matan Ruak is the 8,661st most popular politician (down from 7,808th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Timor-Leste and the 4th most popular East Timorese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Taur Matan Ruak ranks 8,661 out of 19,576. Before him are Sayf al-Dawla, Lulach, John II, Duke of Brittany, Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius, Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, and Johann Michael Bach. After him are Eadgifu of Wessex, Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, Margaret of Foix, Chiang Fang-liang, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, and Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Taur Matan Ruak ranks 114. Before him are Mari Boine, John Lydon, Klaus Allofs, Georg Gänswein, Randy Rhoads, and Mircea Cărtărescu. After him are Bo Derek, GG Allin, Roderick MacKinnon, Tim Russ, Dana Delany, and John Paul Getty III.

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In Timor-Leste

Among people born in Timor-Leste, Taur Matan Ruak ranks 5 out of 12. Before him are José Ramos-Horta (1949), Xanana Gusmão (1946), Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo (1948), and Francisco Guterres (1954). After him are Mari Alkatiri (1949), Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946), Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1937), Virgílio do Carmo da Silva (1967), Estanislau da Silva (1952), Rui Maria de Araújo (1964), and Fernando de Araújo (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Timor-Leste

Among politicians born in Timor-Leste, Taur Matan Ruak ranks 4. Before him are José Ramos-Horta (1949), Xanana Gusmão (1946), and Francisco Guterres (1954). After him are Mari Alkatiri (1949), Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946), Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1937), Estanislau da Silva (1952), Rui Maria de Araújo (1964), and Fernando de Araújo (1963).

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