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Jorge Sampaio

1939 - 2021

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Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (European Portuguese: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ sɐ̃ˈpaju] ; 18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. Sampaio was a member of the Socialist Party, a party which he led between 1989 and 1992. He served as the Mayor of Lisbon from 1990 to 1995 and High-Representative for the United Nations' Alliance of Civilizations between 2007 and 2013. Sampaio was an opponent to the dictatorship of Estado Novo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Sampaio is the 2,863rd most popular politician (down from 2,513th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 67th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Portuguese Politician.

Jorge Sampaio was the President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. He is most famous for his work in the area of human rights, including his campaign against the death penalty.

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Among politicians, Jorge Sampaio ranks 2,863 out of 19,576. Before him are Margaret Douglas, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Oswald Mosley, Milorad Dodik, William I of Württemberg, and Władysław Anders. After him are Henry II the Pious, Emperor Taizong of Song, King Wen of Zhou, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Nectanebo II, and Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jorge Sampaio ranks 41. Before him are Sidney Altman, Clay Regazzoni, Tzvetan Todorov, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, and Wes Craven. After him are Ratko Janev, Ali MacGraw, Richard Kiel, Marie Laforêt, João Bernardo Vieira, and Michael Cimino. Among people deceased in 2021, Jorge Sampaio ranks 41. Before him are Idriss Déby, Nathalie Delon, Karolos Papoulias, DMX, Nawal El Saadawi, and Colin Bell. After him are Antony Hewish, Robert H. Grubbs, Hissène Habré, Robert Mundell, Toshihide Maskawa, and Carlos Reutemann.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Jorge Sampaio ranks 69 out of 633. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Peter II of Portugal (1648), Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933), Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428), and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699). After him are Uriel da Costa (1585), Isaac Abarbanel (1437), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Carmen Miranda (1909), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), and Jorge Jesus (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Jorge Sampaio ranks 41. Before him are Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Peter II of Portugal (1648), and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699). After him are Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Viriathus (-180), Francisco de Almeida (1450), João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537), Catherine of Braganza (1638), and António de Spínola (1910).

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