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Eben Dönges

1898 - 1968

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Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges (8 March 1898 – 10 January 1968) was a South African politician who was elected the state president of South Africa, but died before he could take office, aged 69. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eben Dönges is the 6,820th most popular politician (up from 13,576th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 91st in 2019) and the 21st most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eben Dönges ranks 6,820 out of 19,576Before him are Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Gregor Gysi, Simko Shikak, Stephen VIII Báthory, Armin Laschet, and Anton Korošec. After him are Philémon Yang, Angelica Balabanoff, Simeon Bekbulatovich, George IV of Georgia, Sergey Sazonov, and Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Eben Dönges ranks 81Before him are Marie-Pierre Kœnig, Jean Borotra, Luigi Fagioli, István Dobi, Matvei Zakharov, and August Hirt. After him are Gulzarilal Nanda, Vladimir Fock, Leo McCarey, Emil Artin, Helmuth von Pannwitz, and Salvatore Ferragamo. Among people deceased in 1968, Eben Dönges ranks 61Before him are Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Jean Hyppolite, István Dobi, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, Husband E. Kimmel, and Augustin Bea. After him are Konstantin Paustovsky, Upton Sinclair, Giovannino Guareschi, Hans F. K. Günther, Nikolay Voronov, and Jo Schlesser.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Eben Dönges ranks 47 out of 454Before him are Glynis Johns (1923), Abba Eban (1915), George F. R. Ellis (1939), Reggie Walker (1889), André Brink (1935), and Nico Diederichs (1903). After him are Basil Rathbone (1892), Tom Naudé (1889), Louis Raymond (1895), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Rudolph Lewis (1887), and Sid Atkinson (1901).

Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Eben Dönges ranks 21Before him are Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Jim Fouché (1898), Jan Smuts (1870), Kgalema Motlanthe (1949), Abba Eban (1915), and Nico Diederichs (1903). After him are Tom Naudé (1889), Chris Hani (1942), Jan de Klerk (1903), Marais Viljoen (1915), Louis Botha (1862), and Andries Pretorius (1798).