SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Bruno Manser

1954 - 2005

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Bruno Manser (25 August 1954 – presumed dead 10 March 2005) was a Swiss environmentalist and human rights activist. From 1984 to 1990, he stayed with the Penan tribe in Malaysia, organising Indigenous rainforest blockades in Sarawak against timber companies. After he emerged from the forests in 1990, he engaged in public activism for rainforest preservation and the human rights of indigenous peoples, especially the Penan, which brought him into conflict with the Malaysian government. He also founded the Swiss non-governmental organization (NGO) Bruno Manser Fonds in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno Manser is the 566th most popular social activist (up from 577th in 2019), the 598th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 612th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Bruno Manser ranks 566 out of 840. Before him are Bram Fischer, Maggie Gobran, David Reimer, Devdas Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi, and Josefa Francisco. After him are Manilal Gandhi, Fred Hampton, Bill Haywood, Bayard Rustin, Henry Spira, and Walter Reuther.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Bruno Manser ranks 430. Before him are Uli Stein, Francesco Rutelli, Josefa Francisco, Corbin Bernsen, Antonio Resines, and Robert Van de Walle. After him are Gérard Soler, Ann Cleeves, Victor Ciorbea, Carly Fiorina, Karel De Gucht, and Tedj Bensaoula. Among people deceased in 2005, Bruno Manser ranks 291. Before him are Dahlia Ravikovitch, Richard Doll, Gaylord Nelson, Lane Smith, Parveen Babi, and Josef Holeček. After him are Nirmal Verma, James Stockdale, Ihor Rybak, John N. Bahcall, Enric Gensana, and Matthew McGrory.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Bruno Manser ranks 598 out of 1,015. Before him are Sofia Milos (1969), David Bennent (1966), Walter Thurnherr (1963), Antoinette Meyer (1920), Gianni Bugno (1964), and Johann Vogel (1977). After him are Urs Meier (1959), Josef Ackermann (1948), Othmar Ammann (1879), Denise Biellmann (1962), Klaus Tschütscher (1967), and Diogo Costa (1999).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Switzerland

Among social activists born in Switzerland, Bruno Manser ranks 9. Before him are Jean-Paul Marat (1743), Élie Ducommun (1833), Jean Ziegler (1934), Gustave Moynier (1826), Hector Hodler (1887), and Felix Manz (1498).

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