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Abel Goumba

1926 - 2009

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Abel Nguéndé Goumba (French pronunciation: [abɛl gumba]; 18 September 1926 – 11 May 2009) was a Central African politician. During the late 1950s, he headed the government in the period prior to independence from France, and following independence he was an unsuccessful candidate for President of the Central African Republic four times (1981, 1993, 1999, and 2005). Goumba, who was President of the Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP) political party, served under President François Bozizé as Prime Minister from March 2003 to December 2003 and then as Vice President of the Central African Republic from December 2003 to March 2005. Subsequently, he was appointed to the official post of Ombudsman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abel Goumba is the 15,073rd most popular politician (down from 14,494th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Central African Republic (down from 9th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Central African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abel Goumba ranks 15,073 out of 19,576. Before him are Ali Tarhouni, John J. Sullivan, Christian Lindner, Pany Yathotou, Ali Al-Naimi, and Paul Keating. After him are Steponas Kairys, Aristides Gomes, Alaa Hussein Ali, D. M. Jayaratne, Oleh Tyahnybok, and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Abel Goumba ranks 372. Before him are Rosa Taikon, Noemí Simonetto de Portela, George Robledo, Joan Shawlee, Kerwin Mathews, and Fritz Weaver. After him are Fred Ramdat Misier, Lily Carlstedt, Hermann Kant, Stig Sollander, Efraín Sánchez, and Paul G. Comba. Among people deceased in 2009, Abel Goumba ranks 260. Before him are Chuck Daly, Anselmo Duarte, Mary Travers, Godfrey Rampling, Ingemar Johansson, and Daniel Jarque. After him are Shyamala Gopalan, Val Avery, Sergei Magnitsky, Roger Planchon, Semyon Farada, and Türkan Saylan.

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In Central African Republic

Among people born in Central African Republic, Abel Goumba ranks 11 out of 22. Before him are Michel Djotodia (1949), Ange-Félix Patassé (1937), André Kolingba (1936), Elisabeth Domitien (1925), Dieudonné Nzapalainga (1967), and Félix Moloua (null). After him are Nathalie Tauziat (1967), Nicolas Tiangaye (1956), Élie Doté (1948), André Nzapayeké (1951), Mahamat Kamoun (1961), and Henri-Marie Dondra (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In Central African Republic

Among politicians born in Central African Republic, Abel Goumba ranks 10. Before him are Barthélemy Boganda (1910), Michel Djotodia (1949), Ange-Félix Patassé (1937), André Kolingba (1936), Elisabeth Domitien (1925), and Félix Moloua (null). After him are Nicolas Tiangaye (1956), Élie Doté (1948), André Nzapayeké (1951), Mahamat Kamoun (1961), Henri-Marie Dondra (1966), and Firmin Ngrébada (1968).

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