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Anacaona

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Anacaona (1474?–1504), or Golden Flower, was a Taíno cacica, or female cacique (chief), religious expert, poet and composer born in Xaragua. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, bohio or babeque to the Taínos (the Spaniards named it La Española, i.e., Hispaniola — now known as the Dominican Republic and Haiti) was divided into five kingdoms, i.e., Xaragua, Maguana, Higüey, Maguá, and Marién. Anacaona was born into a family of caciques. She was the sister of Bohechío, the ruler of Xaragua. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anacaona is the 8,458th most popular politician (down from 7,940th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Haiti and the 8th most popular Haitian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anacaona ranks 8,458 out of 19,576Before her are William I of Provence, Gilukhipa, Sobekhotep III, Shalmaneser IV, Tushratta, and Cicero Minor. After her are Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Bohemond VI of Antioch, Amanishakheto, Gerard, Duke of Lorraine, Henry II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, and Sosurim of Goguryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1474, Anacaona ranks 10Before her are Isabella d'Este, Giulia Farnese, Juan Diego, Mariotto Albertinelli, Tuman bay II, and Frederick of Saxony. After her are Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Perkin Warbeck.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Anacaona ranks 13 out of 94Before her are John James Audubon (1785), Alexandre Pétion (1770), Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), Jeanne Duval (1820), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), and Ariel Henry (1949). After her are Leslie Manigat (1930), Frankétienne (1936), Faustin Soulouque (1782), Jean Lafitte (1776), Boniface Alexandre (1936), and Emmanuel Sanon (1951).

Among POLITICIANS In Haiti

Among politicians born in Haiti, Anacaona ranks 8Before her are Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951), René Préval (1943), Alexandre Pétion (1770), Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), and Ariel Henry (1949). After her are Leslie Manigat (1930), Faustin Soulouque (1782), Boniface Alexandre (1936), Jovenel Moïse (1968), Henri Namphy (1932), and Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (1756).