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Xanana Gusmão

1946 - Today

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José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ɐlɨˈʃɐ̃dɾɨ ʃɐˈnɐnɐ ɣuʒˈmɐ̃w]; born 20 June 1946) is an East Timorese politician. He has served as the 6th prime minister of East Timor since 2023, previously serving in that position from 2007 to 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xanana Gusmão has received more than 683,914 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Xanana Gusmão is the 3,033rd most popular politician (up from 4,610th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Timor-Leste (up from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular East Timorese Politician.

Xanana Gusmão is most famous for his role in the independence of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002. He served as Prime Minister of East Timor from 2001 to 2007 and President from 2007 to 2012.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Xanana Gusmão ranks 3,033 out of 19,576. Before him are Boris Shcherbina, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Deiphobus, Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Lluís Companys. After him are Laurent Gbagbo, Topa Inca Yupanqui, Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Walter Hallstein, and Emperor Kōrei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Xanana Gusmão ranks 80. Before him are Daniel Libeskind, Nicos Anastasiades, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Lasse Hallström, Julian Barnes, and Sabine Bergmann-Pohl. After him are Ahmed Zewail, Philip Pullman, Marilyn vos Savant, Howard Shore, Brian Cox, and Daniel Goleman.

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In Timor-Leste

Among people born in Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmão ranks 2 out of 12. Before him are José Ramos-Horta (1949). After him are Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo (1948), Francisco Guterres (1954), Taur Matan Ruak (1956), Mari Alkatiri (1949), Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946), Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1937), Virgílio do Carmo da Silva (1967), Estanislau da Silva (1952), Rui Maria de Araújo (1964), and Fernando de Araújo (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Timor-Leste

Among politicians born in Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmão ranks 2. Before him are José Ramos-Horta (1949). After him are Francisco Guterres (1954), Taur Matan Ruak (1956), Mari Alkatiri (1949), Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946), Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1937), Estanislau da Silva (1952), Rui Maria de Araújo (1964), and Fernando de Araújo (1963).

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