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Thongloun Sisoulith

1946 - Today

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Thongloun Sisoulith (Lao: ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ; born 10 November 1945) is a Lao historian and politician serving as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party since 15 January 2021 and President of Laos since 22 March 2021. Thongloun was born and educated in Houaphan province, before receiving education in Leningrad and Moscow in the Soviet Union. During the Laotian Civil War, he supported the Pathet Lao as a teacher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thongloun Sisoulith has received more than 458,252 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Thongloun Sisoulith is the 2,095th most popular politician (up from 2,468th in 2019), the most popular biography from Laos (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Laotian Politician.

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  • 65.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 2,095 out of 19,576. Before him are Evo Morales, Ahmad Shah Qajar, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, William Pitt the Younger, Tianqi Emperor, and Bảo Đại. After him are Béla I of Hungary, Walter Scheel, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Amyntas III of Macedon, Amyntas IV of Macedon, and Roman Herzog.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 56. Before him are André the Giant, Jang Song-thaek, Bob Beamon, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Marina Abramović, and Charles Dance. After him are Tim Curry, Barry Gibb, Dragan Džajić, Dolly Parton, Naoto Kan, and Sally Field.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 1 out of 22. After him are Souphanouvong (1909), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Fa Ngum (1316), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 1. After him are Souphanouvong (1909), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Fa Ngum (1316), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).

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