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Theo-Ben Gurirab

1938 - 2018

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Theo-Ben Gurirab (23 January 1938 – 14 July 2018) was a Namibian politician who served in various senior government positions. He served as the second Prime Minister of Namibia from 28 August 2002 to 20 March 2005, following the demotion and subsequent resignation of Hage Geingob. Previously he was the country's first Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 2002, and was President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1999 to 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo-Ben Gurirab has received more than 104,202 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Theo-Ben Gurirab is the 13,196th most popular politician (down from 12,630th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Namibia (down from 6th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Namibian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 13,196 out of 15,577. Before him are Heinrich von Stephan, Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Carlos Prío Socarrás, Radu II of Wallachia, and Nusrat Bhutto. After him are Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Lajos Dinnyés, Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Shah Jahan II, and José María Vargas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 346. Before him are Henk Groot, Toini Gustafsson, Lynn Conway, Frans van der Lugt, Gordon Lightfoot, and Tura Satana. After him are Aristide Guarneri, Charles Lloyd, Elza Ibrahimova, Kazım Ayvaz, Jô Soares, and Rafael Osuna. Among people deceased in 2018, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 271. Before him are David Douglas Duncan, Verne Troyer, Robby Müller, Jean Bourgain, Jacques Higelin, and Vinnie Paul. After him are Lucho Gatica, Kader Khan, Sven-Olov Sjödelius, André Lerond, Lindy Remigino, and Davide Astori.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 7 out of 14. Before him are Nǃxau ǂToma (1944), Hage Geingob (1941), Sam Nujoma (1929), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), and Nahas Angula (1943). After him are Frankie Fredericks (1967), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Collin Benjamin (1978), Michelle McLean (1972), Percy Montgomery (1974), and Helalia Johannes (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In Namibia

Among politicians born in Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 6. Before him are Hage Geingob (1941), Sam Nujoma (1929), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), and Nahas Angula (1943).

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