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Miriam Defensor Santiago

1945 - 2016

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Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago (June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, stateswoman, and politician who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and legislative. She was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The Australian. Defensor Santiago was known for being a long-serving senator of the Philippines, an elected judge of the International Criminal Court, and the sole female recipient of the Philippines' highest national honor, the Quezon Service Cross. In 1988, Defensor Santiago was named laureate of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service, with a citation for bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a graft-ridden government agency. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miriam Defensor Santiago is the 13,839th most popular politician (up from 17,502nd in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 83rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among politicians, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 13,839 out of 19,576. Before her are Danny Davis, Charles Pasqua, Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus, John Adair, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, and Gottlieb von Jagow. After her are Iccho Itoh, Salmon P. Chase, Georgios Kountouriotis, Manius Aquillius, Carlos Mota Pinto, and Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 379. Before her are Jozef Moravčík, Fuad Muzurović, Nikolai Tanayev, Tommy Svensson, Huell Howser, and Francisco Rodríguez. After her are Iccho Itoh, Kent Karlsson, Alcindo, Prawit Wongsuwon, Betty Mahmoody, and Philippe Rousselot. Among people deceased in 2016, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 297. Before her are Tarık Akan, Leon Russell, Joseph Keller, Robert Fano, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, and Phyllis Schlafly. After her are Charmian Carr, Alan Young, Alcindo, Arturo Pomar, José Parra Martínez, and David Padilla.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 49 out of 155. Before her are Jaime Sin (1928), Maria Ressa (1963), Leila de Lima (1959), Eugenio Torre (1951), Melchora Aquino (1812), and Fernando Lopez (1904). After her are Antonio Luna (1866), Fernando Poe Jr. (1939), Juan Luna (1857), Jose Advincula (1952), Luis Eduardo Aute (1943), and Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1832).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Miriam Defensor Santiago ranks 31. Before her are Arturo Tolentino (1910), Apolinario Mabini (1864), Noli de Castro (1949), Pedro Paterno (1857), Leila de Lima (1959), and Fernando Lopez (1904). After her are Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1832), Manny Villar (1949), Aileen Baviera (1959), Jose Maria Sison (1939), Macario Sakay (1878), and Carlos P. Romulo (1899).

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