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Oliver Tambo

1917 - 1993

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Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 1917 – 24 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician and activist who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Tambo is the 11,517th most popular politician (up from 12,297th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Oliver Tambo ranks 11,517 out of 19,576. Before him are Carl Gustaf Ekman, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Joseph Ngute, Shah Alam II, Ivan Hlinka, and Ernest II, Duke of Swabia. After him are Igor Moiseyev, Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, George Clement Perkins, Yemişçi Hasan Pasha, and August Rei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Oliver Tambo ranks 163. Before him are Aníbal Paz, Kerim Kerimov, Robert Anderson, Victor Marijnen, Caspar Weinberger, and Georgy Vitsin. After him are Pío Leyva, Philipp von Boeselager, Armando Trovajoli, Văn Tiến Dũng, Dabbs Greer, and Suzy Delair. Among people deceased in 1993, Oliver Tambo ranks 125. Before him are Deke Slayton, Pierre Victor Auger, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Jan Gies, Cyril Cusack, and GG Allin. After him are Brandon Teena, Yulian Semyonov, Nicanor Zabaleta, Max August Zorn, William Berger, and Blaže Koneski.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Oliver Tambo ranks 76 out of 454. Before him are Christiaan de Wet (1854), Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907), Louisa Bolus (1877), Breyten Breytenbach (1939), Cyril Cusack (1910), and Ronald Harwood (1934). After him are Piet Joubert (1834), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819), Gordon Murray (1946), David Cooper (1931), Marlene Dumas (1953), and Abdullah Ibrahim (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Oliver Tambo ranks 32. Before him are Louis Botha (1862), Andries Pretorius (1798), Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868), Goodwill Zwelithini (1948), Zindzi Mandela (1960), and Christiaan de Wet (1854). After him are Piet Joubert (1834), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819), Walter Sisulu (1912), J. B. M. Hertzog (1866), Chris Heunis (1927), and Julius Malema (1981).

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