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Maurice Kouandété

1932 - 2003

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Iropa Maurice Kouandété (22 September 1932 – 7 April 2003) was a Beninese military officer and politician. Kouandété enrolled in the army in his late teens. Over the years, he became popular among junior soldiers in the north and gained the contempt of those in the south. Jim Hoagland of The Washington Post described Kouandété as a "moody, brilliant and highly ambitious soldier". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Kouandété is the 16,634th most popular politician (down from 16,549th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Benin (down from 17th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Beninese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maurice Kouandété ranks 16,634 out of 19,576. Before him are Josiah Bartlett, Robert Morris, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Nicolas Hulot, Alexander Volkov, and Naim Talu. After him are Derog Gioura, John Kasich, Philip Francis Thomas, Uri Lupolianski, Seuthes II, and Philip Schuyler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Maurice Kouandété ranks 488. Before him are John McNally, Luke Askew, Albert Reynolds, Antonia Fraser, Stan Vickers, and William Christopher. After him are Derog Gioura, Kalyan Singh, Kalevi Hämäläinen, Kurt Oppelt, Çetin Zeybek, and Barbara Shelley. Among people deceased in 2003, Maurice Kouandété ranks 320. Before him are Jeannette Campbell, Grigory Mkrtychan, Bill Bright, Pierre Blondiaux, Suzy Parker, and Mirza Tahir Ahmad. After him are Vladimir Bogomolov, Gene Anthony Ray, Anne Gwynne, Mamie Till, Carol Shields, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

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In Benin

Among people born in Benin, Maurice Kouandété ranks 19 out of 25. Before him are Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), Tahirou Congacou (1913), and Adrien Houngbédji (1942). After him are Coffi Codjia (1967), Pascal Koupaki (1951), Stéphane Sessègnon (1984), Isabelle Yacoubou (1986), Ayra Starr (2002), and Steve Mounié (1994).

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Among POLITICIANS In Benin

Among politicians born in Benin, Maurice Kouandété ranks 15. Before him are Christophe Soglo (1909), Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918), Alphonse Alley (1930), Paul-Émile de Souza (1930), Tahirou Congacou (1913), and Adrien Houngbédji (1942). After him are Coffi Codjia (1967), and Pascal Koupaki (1951).

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