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Andrei Karlov

1954 - 2016

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Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov (Russian: Андрей Геннадьевич Карлов; 4 February 1954 – 19 December 2016) was a Russian diplomat who served as the Russian ambassador to Turkey and earlier as the Russian ambassador to North Korea. On the evening of 19 December 2016, while speaking at an art gallery exhibition in Ankara, Turkey, he was shot to death by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, an off-duty Turkish policeman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrei Karlov is the 6,374th most popular politician (down from 5,746th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from Russia (down from 534th in 2019) and the 159th most popular Russian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Andrei Karlov ranks 6,374 out of 19,576. Before him are Balamber, Wilfried Martens, Jung Bahadur Rana, Emperor Jomei, Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg, and Sayyida al Hurra. After him are Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Kantarō Suzuki, Chen Cheng, Al-Mansur Ali, Şahin Giray, and İsa Çelebi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Andrei Karlov ranks 91. Before him are Patsy Reddy, Marco Tardelli, Prayut Chan-o-cha, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Seka, and Eric Gerets. After him are Hrant Dink, Jermaine Jackson, Roberto Dinamite, Cindy Sherman, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Ray Parker Jr.. Among people deceased in 2016, Andrei Karlov ranks 104. Before him are Paul Elvstrøm, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Michael Massee, Franciszek Macharski, Gordie Howe, and Thomas Luckmann. After him are David Hamilton, Loris Francesco Capovilla, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Anker Jørgensen, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, and Roger Y. Tsien.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Andrei Karlov ranks 548 out of 3,761. Before him are Nina Kulagina (1926), Sergei Krikalev (1958), Boris Kustodiev (1878), Lauri Törni (1919), Werner Kempf (1886), and Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay (1846). After him are Zeki Velidi Togan (1890), Boris Pugo (1937), Wilhelm Voigt (1849), John of Kronstadt (1829), Irena Szewińska (1946), and Natalia Pushkina (1812).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Andrei Karlov ranks 159. Before him are Mathilde Kschessinska (1872), Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (1859), Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (1832), Chaim Rumkowski (1877), Yuriy Yekhanurov (1948), and Mikhail Fradkov (1950). After him are Zeki Velidi Togan (1890), Boris Pugo (1937), Patriarch Filaret of Moscow (1553), Viktor Chernov (1873), Anund Gårdske (1004), and Viktor Abakumov (1908).

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