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Võ Văn Kiệt

1922 - 2008

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Võ Văn Kiệt (Vietnamese: [vɔ̌ˀ vāŋ kîək]; 23 November 1922 – 11 June 2008) whose real name is Phan Văn Hòa, was a Vietnamese politician and economic reformer who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1991 to 1997. A well regarded Vietnamese revolutionary and political leader, Kiệt was a veteran fighter in the long wars against the French colonialists and then the South Vietnamese and American forces during the Vietnam War. He held key political positions in the South, and during the Second Indochina War, Võ Văn Kiệt was the senior political officer commanding the Saigon district and headquartered in the Củ Chi tunnels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Võ Văn Kiệt has received more than 134,190 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Võ Văn Kiệt is the 12,332nd most popular politician (down from 11,206th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 76th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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  • 51.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 12,332 out of 19,576. Before him are Ants Antson, Adolf Ogi, Kay Ivey, Ashur-nadin-ahhe II, Khin Nyunt, and Adolfo Díaz. After him are Gogugwon of Goguryeo, Köprülüzade Numan Pasha, Artaxias II of Iberia, Anton Seidl, Norbert Lammert, and Simon Arnauld, Marquis de Pomponne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 233. Before him are Farrokhroo Parsa, Steven Hill, Virgilio Noè, Tom Finney, Herman Kahn, and Bob Anderson. After him are Mariano Gonzalvo, Carmen McRae, Marlyn Meltzer, Hal Clement, Evelyn Mase, and Richard Kiley. Among people deceased in 2008, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 179. Before him are Heinz Kwiatkowski, Vija Artmane, Evelyn Keyes, Choi Jin-sil, Gary Gygax, and Lennart Bergelin. After him are Marlyn Meltzer, Ken Ogata, Ronnie Drew, Antonio Innocenti, John Templeton, and Ferenc Fejtő.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 82 out of 136. Before him are Hoàng Văn Thái (1915), Hồ Xuân Hương (1772), Phan Thi Kim Phuc (1963), Jonathan Ke Quan (1971), Chantal Goya (1942), and Trần Văn Trà (1919). After him are Henri Laborit (1914), Phan Văn Khải (1934), Nick Ut (1951), Võ Văn Thưởng (1970), Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959), and Dương Thu Hương (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 56. Before him are Kiến Phúc (1869), Lê Thánh Tông (1442), Hiệp Hòa (1847), Hồ Quý Ly (1336), Trần Nhân Tông (1258), and Hoàng Văn Thái (1915). After him are Phan Văn Khải (1934), Võ Văn Thưởng (1970), Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959), Phạm Hùng (1912), Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (1908), and Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (1954).

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