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Girma Wolde-Giorgis

1924 - 2018

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Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Amharic: ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ; 28 December 1924 – 15 December 2018) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013. He was the second person to hold the office of president since the founding of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Girma Wolde-Giorgis is the 4,780th most popular politician (up from 5,430th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 14th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

Girma Wolde-Giorgis is most famous for being the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the 10,000 meter race at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Girma Wolde-Giorgis ranks 4,780 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Diodotus Tryphon, Mihnea cel Rău, Elizabeth Tudor, Artaphernes, and Horus Bird. After him are Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Qutalmish, Ameenah Gurib, William, Duke of Nassau, Gaius Antonius, and Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Girma Wolde-Giorgis ranks 74. Before him are Vladimir Kryuchkov, Roberts Blossom, André Franquin, Rosamunde Pilcher, Antoni Ramallets, and John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer. After him are Tomiichi Murayama, Moktar Ould Daddah, Black Dahlia, Torsten Wiesel, Ephraim Kishon, and Sabu Dastagir. Among people deceased in 2018, Girma Wolde-Giorgis ranks 73. Before him are Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Keith O'Brien, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Gérard Genette, Ruud Lubbers, and Eddie Clarke. After him are Dolores O'Riordan, James Mirrlees, Quini, Anthony Bourdain, Steve Ditko, and David C. H. Austin.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Girma Wolde-Giorgis ranks 21 out of 105. Before him are Abiy Ahmed (1976), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), and Dawit II (1496). After him are Susenyos I (1572), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Gelawdewos (1522), and Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Girma Wolde-Giorgis ranks 18. Before him are Abiy Ahmed (1976), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), and Dawit II (1496). After him are Susenyos I (1572), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Mulatu Teshome (1955), and Tekle Giyorgis II (1836).

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