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Ludo Martens

1946 - 2011

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Ludo Martens (12 March 1946 – 5 June 2011) was a Belgian far-left activist who founded and served as the first leader of the Workers' Party of Belgium. He wrote several works on the political history of Central Africa and the Soviet Union. In 1968, Martens founded the group Alle macht aan de arbeiders (All Power to the Workers), which became the Workers' Party of Belgium in 1979. He served as president of the Workers' Party until 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludo Martens is the 14,125th most popular politician (down from 12,695th in 2019), the 611th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 515th in 2019) and the 127th most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ludo Martens ranks 14,125 out of 19,576. Before him are Pybba of Mercia, Nikola Kljusev, Leung Chun-ying, Domitien Ndayizeye, Jo Myong-rok, and Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera. After him are Ernst Streeruwitz, Eugene McCarthy, Joe Lieberman, Steve Bullock, Konstantin Muraviev, and Metacomet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ludo Martens ranks 453. Before him are Daryl Hall, Katia Ricciarelli, Wolfgang Kleff, Lidiya Alfeyeva, Nicholas Clay, and Ahmed Rami. After him are Neil Campbell, Nikolai Burlyayev, Robert Sara, Vladimir Solovyov, Carolyn Maloney, and Mark L. Lester. Among people deceased in 2011, Ludo Martens ranks 267. Before him are Géza Alföldy, Mike Barrett, Wilson Greatbatch, Nicol Williamson, Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, and Leonid Abalkin. After him are Kurt Nielsen, Tore Sjöstrand, John Patrick Foley, John Stott, Andrée Chedid, and Christiane Desroches Noblecourt.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Ludo Martens ranks 611 out of 1,190. Before him are Maurice Hemelsoet (1875), Claude Criquielion (1957), Andrei Kozyrev (1951), Maurice Peeters (1882), FM-2030 (1930), and Jacques Tits (1930). After him are Gérard Cooreman (1852), Johan Museeuw (1965), Stijn Streuvels (1871), Louis Paul Boon (1912), Matthias Schoenaerts (1977), and Sœur Emmanuelle (1908).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Ludo Martens ranks 127. Before him are Henri de Brouckère (1801), Paul-Émile Janson (1872), Felix de Muelenaere (1793), Frans Schollaert (1851), Jules Malou (1810), and Andrei Kozyrev (1951). After him are Gérard Cooreman (1852), Sœur Emmanuelle (1908), Jean-Baptiste Nothomb (1805), Joseph De Combe (1901), Hadja Lahbib (1970), and Prosper Poullet (1868).

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