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Jonathan Motzfeldt

1938 - 2010

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Jonathan Jakob Jørgen Otto Motzfeldt (25 September 1938 – 28 October 2010) was a Greenlandic priest and politician. He is considered one of the leading figures in the establishment of Greenland Home Rule. Jonathan Motzfeldt was the first prime minister of Greenland. He was Greenland's prime minister from 1979 until 1991 and 1997 until 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Motzfeldt is the 9,605th most popular politician (up from 13,583rd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Greenland (up from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greenlandic Politician.

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Among politicians, Jonathan Motzfeldt ranks 9,605 out of 19,576. Before him are Andronikos Palaiologos, Börje Salming, Juliette Drouet, Károly Huszár, Ferdinand Kettler, and James of Baux. After him are Bo Gu, Ignaz von Born, Menkheperre, Iwakura Tomomi, Konrad Peutinger, and Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Jonathan Motzfeldt ranks 197. Before him are Chuan Leekpai, Antonio Maria Vegliò, Shi Pei Pu, Maxim Shostakovich, Ove Andersson, and Ian St John. After him are Grethe Ingmann, José Torres, Myroslav Skoryk, Evel Knievel, Daniel Buren, and Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama. Among people deceased in 2010, Jonathan Motzfeldt ranks 120. Before him are Solomon Burke, Nasr Abu Zayd, Philippa Foot, Vladimir Ilyushin, Girija Prasad Koirala, and Alain Corneau. After him are Steingrímur Hermannsson, Luigi Poggi, Fud Leclerc, José Torres, Rasim Delić, and Emilio Eduardo Massera.

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In Greenland

Among people born in Greenland, Jonathan Motzfeldt ranks 3 out of 16. Before him are Knud Rasmussen (1879), and Lars-Emil Johansen (1946). After him are Hans Enoksen (1956), Henning Jakob Henrik Lund (1875), Kuupik Kleist (1958), Kim Kielsen (1966), Rasmus Lerdorf (1968), Aleqa Hammond (1965), Jesper Grønkjær (1977), Thue Christiansen (1940), and Múte Bourup Egede (1987).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greenland

Among politicians born in Greenland, Jonathan Motzfeldt ranks 2. Before him are Lars-Emil Johansen (1946). After him are Hans Enoksen (1956), Kuupik Kleist (1958), Kim Kielsen (1966), Aleqa Hammond (1965), Thue Christiansen (1940), Múte Bourup Egede (1987), Jens-Frederik Nielsen (1991), and Sara Olsvig (1978).

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