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Michel Martelly

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Michel Joseph Martelly (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʒozɛf maʁtɛli]; born 12 February 1961) is a Haitian musician and politician who served as the 47th president of Haiti from 2011 until his resignation in 2016. On 20 August 2024, the United States sanctioned the former president for trafficking drugs, in particular cocaine, into the United States, and for sponsoring several gangs based in Haiti. Martelly was one of Haiti's best-known musicians for over a decade, going by the stage name Sweet Micky. For business and musical reasons, Martelly has moved a number of times between the United States and Haiti. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Martelly is the 13,617th most popular politician (down from 12,460th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 28th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Haitian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michel Martelly ranks 13,617 out of 19,576. Before him are Vasily Golitsyn, Henri de Brouckère, Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Paul-Émile Janson, Abel Matutes, and Robin Cook. After him are William Wain Prior, Alexander Rueb, Anna Harrison, William Cohen, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, and Mohammad Natsir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Michel Martelly ranks 203. Before him are Isiah Thomas, Thomas Schaaf, Oleksandr Zavarov, Harry Gregson-Williams, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Shiva Rajkumar. After him are Māris Kučinskis, Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Saskia Esken, Todd Haynes, Daniele Gatti, and Alemão.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Michel Martelly ranks 32 out of 94. Before him are Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Constantin Henriquez (1850), Dumarsais Estimé (1900), Paul Magloire (1907), Chibly Langlois (1958), and Michaëlle Jean (1957). After him are Sténio Vincent (1874), Fabre Geffrard (1806), Martial Célestin (1913), René Depestre (1926), Michèle Pierre-Louis (1947), and Gérard Latortue (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In Haiti

Among politicians born in Haiti, Michel Martelly ranks 20. Before him are Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (1756), Pedro Santana (1801), Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789), Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Dumarsais Estimé (1900), and Paul Magloire (1907). After him are Sténio Vincent (1874), Fabre Geffrard (1806), Martial Célestin (1913), Michèle Pierre-Louis (1947), Gérard Latortue (1934), and Élie Lescot (1883).

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