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Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
1917 - 2002

Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin (January 16, 1917 – March 8, 2002) was a Beninese politician most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region of Dahomey one lived in. He served as president of the National Assembly of Dahomey from April 1959 to November 1960 and as prime minister and vice president of Dahomey from 1964 to 1965. Ahomadégbé became president as part of a system that rotated the office between three leading political figures: Ahomadégbé, Hubert Maga, and Sourou-Migan Apithy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin is the 10,251st most popular politician (up from 11,567th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Benin and the 8th most popular Beninese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin ranks 10,251 out of 19,576. Before him are Cartimandua, José Napoleón Duarte, Ōtomo Sōrin, Armand Louis de Gontaut, Antiochus IV of Commagene, and Bonne of Bourbon. After him are Marouf al-Bakhit, Emperor Jianwen of Jin, Edgar Lungu, Ablabius, Cleopa Msuya, and Mary McAleese.
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50 - 69
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,250
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1925 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,251
Ōtomo Sōrin
1530 - 1587
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,252
Armand Louis de Gontaut
1747 - 1793
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,253
Antiochus IV of Commagene
50 - 100
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,254
Bonne of Bourbon
1341 - 1402
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,255
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
1917 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 10,256
Marouf al-Bakhit
1947 - 2023
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 10,257
Emperor Jianwen of Jin
320 - 372
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 10,258
Edgar Lungu
1956 - 2025
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 10,259
Ablabius
300 - 338
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 10,260
Cleopa Msuya
1931 - 2025
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 10,261
Mary McAleese
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 10,262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin ranks 149. Before him are Đỗ Mười, Han Suyin, Sameera Moussa, Mongo Santamaría, Robert Conquest, and Zoltán Fábri. After him are Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Imre Németh, Leopoldo Trieste, El Santo, Heinrich Ehrler, and Dmitry Belyayev. Among people deceased in 2002, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin ranks 118. Before him are Jacques Massu, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Igor Ansoff, André Delvaux, Franjo Kuharić, and Barbara Valentin. After him are Rosemary Clooney, Ernst Stojaspal, Yevgeny Svetlanov, Domènec Balmanya, Nguyễn Văn Thuận, and Eusebio Tejera.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsĐỗ Mười
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2018
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 143
Han Suyin
WRITER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 144
Sameera Moussa
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1952
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 145
Mongo Santamaría
SINGER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 146
Robert Conquest
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 147
Zoltán Fábri
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 148
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 149
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2017
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 150
Imre Németh
ATHLETE
1917 - 1989
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 151
Leopoldo Trieste
ACTOR
1917 - 2003
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 152
El Santo
WRESTLER
1917 - 1984
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 153
Heinrich Ehrler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1945
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 154
Dmitry Belyayev
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 155
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsJacques Massu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 112
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 113
Igor Ansoff
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2002
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 114
André Delvaux
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2002
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 115
Franjo Kuharić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2002
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 116
Barbara Valentin
ACTOR
1940 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 117
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 118
Rosemary Clooney
SINGER
1928 - 2002
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 119
Ernst Stojaspal
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2002
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 120
Yevgeny Svetlanov
CONDUCTOR
1928 - 2002
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 121
Domènec Balmanya
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 122
Nguyễn Văn Thuận
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2002
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 123
Eusebio Tejera
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 124
In Benin
Among people born in Benin, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin ranks 12 out of 25. Before him are Hubert Maga (1916), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), and Angélique Kidjo (1960). After him are Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), Tahirou Congacou (1913), and Adrien Houngbédji (1942).
Others born in Benin
Go to all RankingsHubert Maga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 6
Djimon Hounsou
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 7
Patrice Talon
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 8
Sourou-Migan Apithy
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1989
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 9
Faure Gnassingbé
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 10
Angélique Kidjo
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 11
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 12
Christophe Soglo
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1983
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 13
Émile Derlin Zinsou
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 14
Alphonse Alley
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1987
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 15
Paul-Émile de Souza
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1999
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 16
Tahirou Congacou
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 17
Adrien Houngbédji
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 18
Among POLITICIANS In Benin
Among politicians born in Benin, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin ranks 8. Before him are Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Mathieu Kérékou (1933), Hubert Maga (1916), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), and Faure Gnassingbé (1966). After him are Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), Tahirou Congacou (1913), and Adrien Houngbédji (1942).
Thomas Boni Yayi
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 2
Mathieu Kérékou
1933 - 2015
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 3
Hubert Maga
1916 - 2000
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 4
Patrice Talon
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 5
Sourou-Migan Apithy
1913 - 1989
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 6
Faure Gnassingbé
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 7
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
1917 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 8
Christophe Soglo
1909 - 1983
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 9
Émile Derlin Zinsou
1918 - 2016
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 10
Alphonse Alley
1930 - 1987
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 11
Paul-Émile de Souza
1930 - 1999
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 12
Tahirou Congacou
1913 - 1993
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 13
Adrien Houngbédji
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 14