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Walter Lini

1942 - 1999

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Walter Hadye Lin̄i (1942 – 21 February 1999) was a Raga Anglican priest and politician who was the first Prime Minister of Vanuatu, from independence in 1980 to 1991. He was born at Agatoa village, Pentecost Island. On his mother's side, he was a descendant of the high chief Virasangvulu, while on his father's side, he was descended from the famous weaver, Nuenue, as well as from the high chief Viralalau.Lini was a key figure in Vanuatu's struggle for independence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Lini has received more than 78,198 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Walter Lini is the 17,750th most popular politician (down from 16,320th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Vanuatu (down from 9th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Ni-Vanuatu Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Walter Linis by language

Over the past year Walter Lini has had the most page views in the with 10,726 views, followed by French (1,707), and Russian (1,234). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (219.38%), Ido (92.42%), and Finnish (33.82%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Walter Lini ranks 17,750 out of 19,576. Before him are Edna Adan Ismail, Ute Bock, Ilya Yashin, Eric Bristow, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, and Vince Cable. After him are Petra Pau, Red Kelly, George Dern, Kinzang Dorji, Tarun Gogoi, and Amarinder Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Walter Lini ranks 693. Before him are Kathleen Blanco, Joe Boyd, Robin Widdows, Nathan Deal, Gerry Ashworth, and Ute Bock. After him are Amarinder Singh, Bob Kasten, Julie Sommars, John Konrads, Betsey Johnson, and Ruben Kun. Among people deceased in 1999, Walter Lini ranks 319. Before him are Skip Spence, Harry Blackmun, Marshall Wayne, Walter Payton, Mary Kay Bergman, and Payne Stewart. After him are Bruce Fairbairn, Lembit Oll, Bobby Troup, Indrani Rahman, Bill Talbert, and Ella Mae Morse.

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In Vanuatu

Among people born in Vanuatu, Walter Lini ranks 11 out of 14. Before him are Kalkot Mataskelekele (1949), Roy Mata (1510), Edward Natapei (1954), Donald Kalpokas (1943), Bob Loughman (1961), and Sato Kilman (1957). After him are Serge Vohor (1955), Charlot Salwai (1963), and Ham Lin̄i (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vanuatu

Among politicians born in Vanuatu, Walter Lini ranks 11. Before him are Kalkot Mataskelekele (1949), Roy Mata (1510), Edward Natapei (1954), Donald Kalpokas (1943), Bob Loughman (1961), and Sato Kilman (1957). After him are Serge Vohor (1955), Charlot Salwai (1963), and Ham Lin̄i (1951).

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