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Jose Maria Sison

1939 - 2022

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Jose Maria Canlas Sison (Tagalog: [hoˈse mɐˈɾija kɐnˈlas ˈsisɔn]; February 8, 1939 – December 16, 2022), also known as Joma, was a Filipino writer, poet, and activist who founded and led the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and added elements of Maoism to its philosophy—which would be known as National Democracy. His ideology was formed by applying Marxism–Leninism-Maoism to the history and circumstances of the Philippines. Sison was born in Ilocos Sur to a landowning political family. He was educated in Manila, studying at Ateneo de Manila University, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and the University of the Philippines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jose Maria Sison is the 16,507th most popular politician (down from 16,215th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Philippines (down from 54th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among politicians, Jose Maria Sison ranks 16,507 out of 19,576. Before him are Benjamin Harrison V, Atlanersa, Adolfo Ballivián, John Nelson, Sylvie Goulard, and Lorenzo Snow. After him are Vilson Ahmeti, Tomio Okamura, Rustem Umerov, Thawi Bunyaket, Nadia Calviño, and John Ballance.

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Among people born in 1939, Jose Maria Sison ranks 531. Before him are Hadi Khosroshahi, David Ray Griffin, Alfredo Bryce, Paul Drayton, Gennadi Volnov, and Valerie Harper. After him are Zbigniew Namysłowski, Claude Piquemal, Wilhelm Bungert, Barbara Askins, Bernie Casey, and Al Unser. Among people deceased in 2022, Jose Maria Sison ranks 533. Before him are Claes-Göran Hederström, Héctor Pulido, David Ray Griffin, Gianni Celati, Danny Ongais, and David Brenner. After him are Zbigniew Namysłowski, Judith Durham, Yury Zaitsev, Jeroen Brouwers, Sergio Brighenti, and Sture Allén.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Jose Maria Sison ranks 73 out of 155. Before him are Dolly de Leon (1969), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), Josefa Francisco (1954), Leon O. Chua (1936), Orlando Quevedo (1939), and Apl.de.ap (1974). After him are Reggie Lee (1975), Wenceslao Padilla (1949), Macario Sakay (1878), José Burgos (1837), Freddie Aguilar (1953), and Carlos P. Romulo (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Jose Maria Sison ranks 35. Before him are Leila de Lima (1959), Fernando Lopez (1904), Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945), Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1832), Manny Villar (1949), and Aileen Baviera (1959). After him are Macario Sakay (1878), Carlos P. Romulo (1899), Jose W. Diokno (1922), Jejomar Binay (1942), Nur Misuari (1939), and Loren Legarda (1960).

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