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Danilo Türk

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Danilo Türk (pronounced [daˈníːlɔ ˈtýɾk]; born 19 February 1952) is a Slovenian diplomat, professor of international law, human rights expert, and political figure who served as President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. He was the first Slovene ambassador to the United Nations, from 1992 to 2000, and was the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs from 2000 to 2005. Türk is a visiting professor of international law at Columbia University in New York City, a professor emeritus at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, and non-resident senior fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial studies at Renmin University of China in Beijing. He is the founder of the Danilo Türk Foundation, devoted mostly to the rehabilitation of child victims of armed conflict. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Danilo Türk is the 4,894th most popular politician (up from 5,831st in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 29th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Slovene Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Danilo Türk ranks 4,894 out of 19,576. Before him are Lauri Kristian Relander, Christian Wulff, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Emperor Kinmei, Authari, and Josip Juraj Strossmayer. After him are Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, Yelü Chucai, Abi-Eshuh, Jarmila Kratochvílová, Benjamin Butler, and Rudolf of Rheinfelden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Danilo Türk ranks 83. Before him are Dan Aykroyd, Umberto Tozzi, Reinhard Genzel, Ari Vatanen, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Osvaldo Ardiles. After him are Paul Stanley, Teófilo Stevenson, Lee Soo-man, Udo Dirkschneider, Bülent Ersoy, and Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Danilo Türk ranks 22 out of 340. Before him are Borut Pahor (1963), Ivan Cankar (1876), Jernej Kopitar (1780), Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848), Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827), and Nataša Pirc Musar (1968). After him are Janez Janša (1958), Aleksander Čeferin (1967), Franc Rode (1934), Antonio Abetti (1846), Nino Benvenuti (1938), and Jacobus Gallus (1550).

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Among POLITICIANS In Slovenia

Among politicians born in Slovenia, Danilo Türk ranks 8. Before him are Barbara of Cilli (1392), Milan Kučan (1941), Janez Drnovšek (1950), Edvard Kardelj (1910), Borut Pahor (1963), and Nataša Pirc Musar (1968). After him are Janez Janša (1958), Aleksander Čeferin (1967), Hermann II, Count of Celje (1361), Anton Korošec (1872), Robert Golob (1967), and Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929).

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