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POLITICIAN

U Nu

1907 - 1995

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Nu (Burmese: ဦးနု; pronounced [ʔú nṵ]; 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995), commonly known as U Nu and also by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a leading Burmese statesman and nationalist politician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of U Nu has received more than 537,941 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). U Nu is the 5,341st most popular politician (down from 3,507th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 5th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Burmese Politician.

U Nu is most famous for his leadership during the first period of parliamentary democracy in Burma. He was a founding member of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, which became the Burmese Communist Party. He was also the first Prime Minister of Burma and served from 1948 to 1962.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, U Nu ranks 5,341 out of 15,577. Before him are Gegeen Khan, Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, Kenneth Kaunda, and Fouad Mebazaa. After him are Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, Philip IV of Macedon, Letsie III of Lesotho, Nikola Zhekov, Carausius, and Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, U Nu ranks 78. Before him are Leonor Fini, Charles Eames, Nicolaus von Below, Ko Takamoro, Cab Calloway, and Junji Nishikawa. After him are Run Run Shaw, John Mauchly, Herbert Kappler, Pierre Mendès France, Franz Jägerstätter, and Trường Chinh. Among people deceased in 1995, U Nu ranks 67. Before him are Carlos Monzón, Ko Takamoro, Ernest Mandel, Joseph Needham, Yves Congar, and Nathan Rosen. After him are Heiner Müller, Morarji Desai, Günter Guillaume, Georges Canguilhem, Takeo Fukuda, and Mehdi Bazargan.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), U Nu ranks 12 out of 34. Before him are Ne Win (1910), Bayinnaung (1516), Thein Sein (1944), Anawrahta (1015), Alaungpaya (1714), and Min Aung Hlaing (1956). After him are Htin Kyaw (1946), Win Myint (1951), Diana Abgar (1859), Thibaw Min (1859), Saki (1870), and Tabinshwehti (1516).

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), U Nu ranks 10. Before him are Ne Win (1910), Bayinnaung (1516), Thein Sein (1944), Anawrahta (1015), Alaungpaya (1714), and Min Aung Hlaing (1956). After him are Htin Kyaw (1946), Win Myint (1951), Diana Abgar (1859), Thibaw Min (1859), Tabinshwehti (1516), and Bodawpaya (1745).

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