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Tony Leon

1956 - Today

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Anthony James Leon (born 15 December 1956) is a South African politician who served as leader of the opposition from 1999-2007 as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). He led the DA from its inception in 2000, until his retirement from leadership in 2007. Before that, he led the Democratic Party from 1994. He is the longest-serving leader of the official opposition in parliament since the advent of democracy in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Leon has received more than 245,655 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Leon is the 18,473rd most popular politician (down from 17,074th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 59th most popular South African Politician.

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  • 250k

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  • 44.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tony Leon ranks 18,473 out of 19,576. Before him are Elena Kountoura, Manik Sarkar, José Antonio Alonso, Pauline Ducruet, Wendell R. Anderson, and Michael Bennet. After him are Chris Smith, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Ted Strickland, Fu Mingxia, Tamar Beruchashvili, and Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Tony Leon ranks 726. Before him are Tatyana Lesovaya, Raúl Gorriti, Andrea Levy, Kathleen Beller, Albert Pobor, and Zoltán Verrasztó. After him are Chris O'Neil, Sarojini Sahoo, Delta Burke, Kevin Cogan, Lucyna Langer, and Tara Buckman.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Tony Leon ranks 289 out of 454. Before him are Daryl Impey (1984), Chris Heunis (1927), Fatima Meer (1928), Doctor Khumalo (1967), Neil Broad (1966), and Patricia de Lille (1951). After him are Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963), Kandyse McClure (1980), Shaun Bartlett (1972), Josia Thugwane (1971), Kumi Naidoo (1965), and Jonathan Liebesman (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Tony Leon ranks 59. Before him are Thomas François Burgers (1834), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), Naledi Pandor (1953), Lindiwe Sisulu (1954), Chris Heunis (1927), and Patricia de Lille (1951). After him are Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963), David Pocock (1988), Graeme Pollock (1944), and Mmusi Maimane (1980).

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