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Baltasar Garzón

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Baltasar Garzón Real (Spanish pronunciation: [baltaˈsaɾ ɣaɾˈθon]; born 26 October 1955) is a Spanish former judge in Spain's central criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional the court responsible for investigation of the most serious criminal cases, including terrorism, organised crime, crimes against humanity, Illegal drug trade, money laundering and state terrorism. Garzón came to international prominence in 1998 by having former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet arrested in London for extradition based on international human rights law. The judge had already become well known in Spain for investigating Basque separatist group ETA and for his probe into government death squads in the 1980s which is thought to have helped to bring down the Socialist government in 1996 elections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Baltasar Garzón is the 14,082nd most popular politician (down from 13,260th in 2024), the 1,386th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,315th in 2019) and the 374th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Baltasar Garzón ranks 14,078 out of 19,576. Before him are Pedro Vélez, and Dimitrie Brătianu. After him are Racho Petrov, Leonid Tibilov, Manius Acilius Glabrio, Hédi Amara Nouira, Huang Hua, Jubal Early, Malcolm Fraser, Cai Xiang, Fastida, and Eurymedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Baltasar Garzón ranks 267. Before him are Ludo Coeck, Marina Sirtis, Gale Anne Hurd, Thomas Hampson, Sergei Mavrodi, and Christopher McDonald. After him are Virginia Ruzici, Raoul Trujillo, Roberto Pruzzo, Donald Pettit, Charles Martinet, and Bambi Woods.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Baltasar Garzón ranks 1,385 out of 3,355. Before him are Javi Martínez (1988), Rubén Baraja (1975), María Dolores Pradera (1924), Àlex Corretja (1974), and José María Gil-Robles (1935). After him are Pedro Vallana (1897), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), Pedro Casado (1937), Assumpta Serna (1957), Héctor Bellerín (1995), Luis Royo (1954), and Julián Marías (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Baltasar Garzón ranks 374. Before him are Beatrice of Navarre, Countess of La Marche (1392), José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa (1743), Miguel Ángel Moratinos (1951), Antonio Aguilar y Correa, Marquis of Vega de Armijo (1824), José Posada Herrera (1814), and José María Gil-Robles (1935). After him are Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (1951), Josep Tarradellas (1899), Pedro Antonio de Cevallos (1715), Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (1819), Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas (1859), and Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia (1800).

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