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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 108,446 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Theo-Ben Gurirab is the 12,977th most popular politician (up from 13,151st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Namibia and the 6th most popular Namibian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 12,977 out of 19,576. Before him are Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, Lojze Peterle, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Segismundo Moret, Wee Kim Wee, and Pakalitha Mosisili. After him are Indravarman II, Theodo of Bavaria, Udayadityavarman II, Edward I, Count of Bar, Lyndon LaRouche, and Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 320. Before him are Charles Starkweather, Leonid Zhabotinsky, Tang Jiaxuan, Tony Renis, Sigitas Tamkevičius, and Waheeda Rehman. After him are Gary Chapman, Gordon Lightfoot, Andrey Lukanov, Rafael Osuna, Sergio Martino, and Jay Garner. Among people deceased in 2018, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 246. Before him are Tomás Maldonado, Claribel Alegría, Kader Khan, Oliver Ivanović, Marijan Beneš, and Jean Bourgain. After him are Alexander Zakharchenko, Elias M. Stein, Miguel Obando y Bravo, Sergei Mavrodi, Morgan Tsvangirai, and Unshō Ishizuka.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 7 out of 15. Before him are Sam Nujoma (1929), Hage Geingob (1941), Nǃxau ǂToma (1944), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), and Nahas Angula (1943). After him are Frankie Fredericks (1967), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Collin Benjamin (1978), Percy Montgomery (1974), Michelle McLean (1972), 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 Sam Nujoma (1929), Hage Geingob (1941), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), and Nahas Angula (1943).

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