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Adrien Houngbédji

1942 - Today

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Adrien Houngbédji (born 5 March 1942) is a Beninese politician and the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party (Parti du renouveau démocratique, PRD), one of Benin's main political parties. He was President of the National Assembly of Benin from 1991 to 1995, Prime Minister of Benin from 1996 to 1998, and President of the National Assembly again from 1999 to 2003. Beginning in 1991, he stood repeatedly as a presidential candidate; he placed second in 2006, but was heavily defeated by Yayi Boni in a second round of voting. From 2015 to 2019, he served for a third time as President of the National Assembly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Adrien Houngbédji is the 16,403rd most popular politician (up from 16,969th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from Benin (up from 19th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Beninese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Adrien Houngbédji ranks 16,403 out of 19,576. Before him are Seydou Diarra, Attilio Fontana, Patricia Espinosa, Albertas Šimėnas, Dragan Đilas, and Ella Pamfilova. After him are Christian Poncelet, Edward Givens, Kunio Hatoyama, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Ælfwald I of Northumbria, and Ceolred of Mercia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Adrien Houngbédji ranks 592. Before him are Custódio Pinto, David Lange, Asha Parekh, Herbert Gruber, Walter Rodney, and Zygfryd Szołtysik. After him are Ute Bock, Klaus Sammer, Paul-Eerik Rummo, Rubén Marcos, Héctor Pulido, and Danny Ongais.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Adrien Houngbédji ranks 18 out of 25. Before him are Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), and Tahirou Congacou (1913). After him are Maurice Kouandété (1932), Coffi Codjia (1967), Mariam Chabi Talata (1963), Pascal Koupaki (1951), Stéphane Sessègnon (1984), and Isabelle Yacoubou (1986).

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Among POLITICIANS In Benin

Among politicians born in Benin, Adrien Houngbédji ranks 14. Before him are Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), and Tahirou Congacou (1913). After him are Maurice Kouandété (1932), Coffi Codjia (1967), Mariam Chabi Talata (1963), and Pascal Koupaki (1951).

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