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Jacques Vergès

1924 - 2013

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Jacques Vergès (French pronunciation: [ʒak vɛʁʒɛs]; 5 March 1925 – 15 August 2013) was a French-Algerian lawyer of Vietnamese origin and anti-colonial activist. Vergès began as a fighter in the French Resistance during World War II, under Charles de Gaulle's Free French forces. After becoming a lawyer, he became well known for his defense of FLN militants during the Algerian War of Independence. He was later involved in a number of controversial and high-profile legal cases, with a series of defendants charged with terrorism, serial murder, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Vergès is the 265th most popular social activist (down from 201st in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Thai Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Jacques Vergès ranks 265 out of 840. Before him are Édouard René de Laboulaye, Eunus, Nancy Wake, Vera Figner, C. Rajagopalachari, and Ho Jong-suk. After him are Edna Parker, Sophie Adlersparre, Camilo Torres Restrepo, Christa Schroeder, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, and Guillaume Cale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Jacques Vergès ranks 140. Before him are Friaça, E. P. Thompson, József Zakariás, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal, Lubomír Štrougal, and Shintaro Abe. After him are Karlheinz Deschner, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Zbigniew Herbert, Dinah Washington, Bud Powell, and Allan Edwall. Among people deceased in 2013, Jacques Vergès ranks 134. Before him are Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Harry Reems, Pyotr Bolotnikov, and Karen Black. After him are Colin Wilson, Bernadette Lafont, Jim Kelly, Hjalmar Andersen, Pál Csernai, and Mariangela Melato.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Jacques Vergès ranks 37 out of 186. Before him are Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Kriengsak Kovitvanit (1949), Uthong (1314), Surayud Chulanont (1943), Srettha Thavisin (1962), and Ajahn Chah (1918). After him are Sirindhorn (1955), Srinagarindra (1900), Chuan Leekpai (1938), Tony Jaa (1976), Ekkathat (1800), and Sonthi Boonyaratglin (1946).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Thailand

Among social activists born in Thailand, Jacques Vergès ranks 1. After him are Aed Carabao (1954), and Sirikan Charoensiri (1986).

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