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Aleksandar Ranković

1909 - 1983

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Aleksandar Ranković (nom de guerre Marko, nicknamed Leka; Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ранковић Лека; 28 November 1909 – 19 August 1983) was a Serbian and Yugoslav communist politician, considered to be the third most powerful man in Yugoslavia after Josip Broz Tito and Edvard Kardelj. Ranković was a proponent of a centralized Yugoslavia and opposed efforts that promoted decentralization that he deemed to be against the interests of the Serbian people; he ensured Serbs had a strong presence in Serbia's Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo's nomenklatura. Ranković cautioned against separatist forces in Kosovo who were commonly suspected of pursuing seditious activities. The popularity of Ranković in Serbia became apparent at his funeral in 1983, which large numbers of people attended. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksandar Ranković is the 3,041st most popular politician (down from 2,688th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Serbia and the 38th most popular Serbian Politician.

Aleksandar Ranković was the Yugoslav Minister of the Interior from 1966 to 1969, and he is most famous for his role in the suppression of the Croatian Spring movement.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aleksandar Ranković ranks 3,041 out of 19,576. Before him are King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Violant of Hungary, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Gaius Julius Vindex, and Antiochus VII Sidetes. After him are Aspar, Senusret II, John Sparrow David Thompson, La Malinche, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and Sargon I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Aleksandar Ranković ranks 30. Before him are Errol Flynn, Ernst Gombrich, Benny Goodman, Magda Schneider, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Carmen Miranda. After him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Fred Perry, Oldřich Nejedlý, Colonel Tom Parker, Marinus van der Lubbe, and Miep Gies. Among people deceased in 1983, Aleksandar Ranković ranks 27. Before him are Ulf von Euler, Meyer Lansky, Alfred Tarski, George Cukor, Haldan Keffer Hartline, and Anna Seghers. After him are Gloria Swanson, George O. Abell, Luis Monti, Mercè Rodoreda, John Fante, and Pridi Banomyong.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Aleksandar Ranković ranks 49 out of 661. Before him are Miloš Obrenović (1780), Dragutin Dimitrijević (1876), Ellac (425), Dragan Džajić (1946), Milan Nedić (1878), and Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1806). After him are Milorad Pavić (1929), Duško Popov (1912), Danilo Kiš (1935), Vesna Vulović (1950), Dobrica Ćosić (1921), and Radomir Putnik (1847).

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Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Aleksandar Ranković ranks 38. Before him are Alboin (530), Nikola Pašić (1845), Miloš Obrenović (1780), Ellac (425), Milan Nedić (1878), and Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1806). After him are Radomir Putnik (1847), Lazar Branković (1421), Milan Milutinović (1942), Filip Vujanović (1954), Moša Pijade (1890), and Dušan Simović (1882).

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