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Álvaro Cunhal

1913 - 2005

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Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈalvɐɾu kuˈɲal]; 10 November 1913 – 13 June 2005) was a Portuguese communist revolutionary and politician. He was one of the major opponents of the dictatorial regime of the Estado Novo. He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) from 1961 to 1992.Arrested in 1940 and subjected to torture, he resumed the struggle as soon as he was released, after a few months' imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Álvaro Cunhal has received more than 118,618 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Álvaro Cunhal is the 7,217th most popular politician (down from 6,658th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 146th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Portuguese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Álvaro Cunhal has had the most page views in the with 40,034 views, followed by English (16,829), and Spanish (3,888). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (61.05%), Persian (59.24%), and Quechua (56.54%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 7,217 out of 19,576. Before him are Walter Buch, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, Barsbay, Yuriy Yekhanurov, Theodore II Palaiologos, and Ibzan. After him are Dhu Nuwas, Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Jonathan Apphus, Osorkon III, and José Mendes Cabeçadas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 97. Before him are Mary Leakey, Franck Pourcel, Alexander Marinesko, Willi Hennig, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, and Georgy Flyorov. After him are Lucien Goldmann, Maurice Wilkes, Alan Ladd, José Sánchez del Río, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, and Gustaaf Deloor. Among people deceased in 2005, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 81. Before him are Zhang Chunqiao, Vincent Schiavelli, Augusto Roa Bastos, Cicely Saunders, Annette Stroyberg, and Urie Bronfenbrenner. After him are Andre Gunder Frank, Alberto Lattuada, Alexander Yakovlev, Ed McBain, Amrita Pritam, and Jef Raskin.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 155 out of 633. Before him are Beatrice of Silva (1424), Mafalda of Portugal (1197), Isabel of Barcelos (1402), Américo Lopes (1933), Paula Rego (1935), and Eduardo Souto de Moura (1952). After him are José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza (1801), Humberto Delgado (1906), Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (1178), and António de Abreu (1480).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 82. Before him are Sidónio Pais (1872), Jesualdo Ferreira (1946), Manuel de Arriaga (1840), Leonor Teles (1350), Manuel Gomes da Costa (1863), and Isabel of Barcelos (1402). After him are José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883), Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza (1801), Humberto Delgado (1906), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125), and Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja (1506).

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