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Irom Chanu Sharmila

1972 - Today

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Irom Sharmila Chanu (born 14 March 1972), also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" ("the fair one") is an Indian civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur, which is located on the north-eastern side of India. In November 2000, she began a hunger strike for abolishing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. After 16 years, she ended her fast in 2016, after being nasally force-fed for over 500 weeks in custody. Therefore, she has been viewed as the world's longest hunger striker. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Irom Chanu Sharmila is the 464th most popular social activist (up from 743rd in 2024), the 593rd most popular biography from India (up from 1,227th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Irom Chanu Sharmila ranks 464 out of 840. Before her are Carlos Fonseca, Iosif Grigulevich, Petro Grigorenko, Giuseppe Pinelli, Gotō Shōjirō, and Eugene V. Debs. After her are Mirabehn, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Pjetër Arbnori, Surya Sen, Mary Edwards Walker, and Nazik al-Abid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Irom Chanu Sharmila ranks 144. Before her are Steve McManaman, Amrullah Saleh, Christian Ziege, Marlon Wayans, Roberto Abbondanzieri, and Paul Gray. After her are Satoshi Oishi, Grégory Coupet, Bae Yong-joon, Kate del Castillo, Alfonso Pérez, and Sami Al-Jaber.

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In India

Among people born in India, Irom Chanu Sharmila ranks 593 out of 1,861. Before her are Nitish Kumar (1951), Nagarjun (1911), Sukhdev Thapar (1907), Christian Zacharias (1950), Faizi (1547), and Balamani Amma (1909). After her are Saalumarada Thimmakka (1911), Shabana Azmi (1950), Jeannette Altwegg (1930), Amarinder Singh (1942), Antony Padiyara (1921), and Azim Premji (1945).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Irom Chanu Sharmila ranks 32. Before her are Ela Bhatt (1933), Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858), Ram Manohar Lohia (1910), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Aruna Asaf Ali (1909), and Bhikaiji Cama (1861). After her are Saalumarada Thimmakka (1911), Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940), Sugathakumari (1934), Abdul Sattar Edhi (1928), Kamala Nehru (1899), and Pingali Venkayya (1876).

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