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Alphonse Alley

1930 - 1987

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Alphonse Amadou Alley (April 9, 1930 – March 28, 1987) was a Beninese army officer and political figure. He was most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He was born in Bassila, central Dahomey, and enrolled in schools in Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal before enlisting in the French army in 1950. He saw combat in Indochina from 1950 to 1953, in Morocco from 1955 to 1956, and in Algeria from 1959 to 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Alphonse Alley is the 14,579th most popular politician (down from 14,418th in 2024), the 15th most popular biography from Benin and the 11th most popular Beninese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alphonse Alley ranks 14,578 out of 19,576. Before him are Hasan Saka, Sandra Roelofs, Numa Droz, Guido Vildoso, and Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March. After him are Fazlullah Nouri, Bernard Dowiyogo, Richard Lugar, Jean-Paul Proust, Félix María Zuloaga, Antonio Saca, and Jan Černý.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Alphonse Alley ranks 403. Before him are Jean Tabary, Elmira Minita Gordon, Tony Madigan, Shel Silverstein, Jiří Skobla, and Vera T. Sós. After him are Aureliano Bolognesi, Alifa Rifaat, Anatoli Maslyonkin, John Polkinghorne, Ivan Kolev, and Harrison Young. Among people deceased in 1987, Alphonse Alley ranks 171. Before him are František Šafránek, James Jesus Angleton, Leabua Jonathan, Solomana Kante, Alf Landon, and Franjo Wölfl. After him are Valentín Paz-Andrade, Ajita Wilson, Hans Gál, Georges Buchard, Galo Plaza, and Arturo Torres Carrasco.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Alphonse Alley ranks 15 out of 25. Before him are Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), and Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918). After him are Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), Tahirou Congacou (1913), Adrien Houngbédji (1942), Maurice Kouandété (1932), Coffi Codjia (1967), and Mariam Chabi Talata (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Benin

Among politicians born in Benin, Alphonse Alley ranks 11. Before him are Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), and Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918). After him are Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), Tahirou Congacou (1913), Adrien Houngbédji (1942), Maurice Kouandété (1932), Coffi Codjia (1967), and Mariam Chabi Talata (1963).

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