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Mathieu Kérékou

1933 - 2015

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Mathieu Kérékou (French pronunciation: [ma.tjø ke.ʁe.ku]; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician who served as president of the People's Republic of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and the Republic of Benin from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 18 years under an officially Marxist–Leninist ideology, before he was stripped of his powers by the National Conference of 1990. He was defeated in the 1991 presidential election but was returned to the presidency in the 1996 election and controversially re-elected in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mathieu Kérékou is the 3,665th most popular politician (down from 3,425th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Benin (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Beninese Politician.

Mathieu Kérékou is most famous for being the president of Benin from 1972 to 1990. He is also known for being the first president to come from the African working class and for his socialist policies.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 3,665 out of 19,576. Before him are Edith Frank, Frederick I of Württemberg, Amyrtaeus, Anne Marie d'Orléans, Nouri al-Maliki, and Emperor Yingzong of Song. After him are Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Bilgä Qaǧan, Gotse Delchev, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Kim Song-ae, and Michael Kors.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 69. Before him are Abolhassan Banisadr, Than Shwe, Ahmad al-Khatib, Philip Zimbardo, William Luther Pierce, and Mohammad-Ali Rajai. After him are Bobby Robson, David McCallum, Willie Nelson, Cormac McCarthy, Godfried Danneels, and Richard S. Castellano. Among people deceased in 2015, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 53. Before him are Günter Schabowski, Yitzhak Navon, Yevgeny Primakov, Boris Nemtsov, Frei Otto, and Faten Hamama. After him are Diana Douglas, James Horner, Michele Ferrero, Chantal Akerman, Udo Lattek, and Oliver Sacks.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 4 out of 25. Before him are Do-Aklin (1550), Phillis Wheatley (1753), and Thomas Boni Yayi (1951). After him are Bernardin Gantin (1922), Hubert Maga (1916), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Benin

Among politicians born in Benin, Mathieu Kérékou ranks 3. Before him are Do-Aklin (1550), and Thomas Boni Yayi (1951). After him are Hubert Maga (1916), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917), Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), and Paul-Émile de Souza (1930).

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