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Ota Šik

1919 - 2004

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Ota Šik ( SHEEK; 11 September 1919 – 22 August 2004) was a Czech economist and politician. He was the man behind the New Economic Model (economic liberalization plan) and he was also one of the key figures in the Prague Spring. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ota Šik is the 11,508th most popular politician (down from 11,066th in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 399th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Czech Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ota Šik ranks 11,508 out of 19,576. Before him are Leonid Pasechnik, Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, Eriba-Adad I, Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei, Ahmed al-Mirghani, and Nereu Ramos. After him are Manto Mavrogenous, Mario García Menocal, Carl Gustaf Ekman, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Joseph Ngute, and Shah Alam II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Ota Šik ranks 158. Before him are Igor Gouzenko, Pál Losonczi, Vera Aceva, Julia Robinson, Hyman Minsky, and Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar. After him are Clyde Cowan, Joan Brossa, Kathleen Freeman, Henri Vidal, Naushad, and Albert Batteux. Among people deceased in 2004, Ota Šik ranks 139. Before him are Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, Werner Goldberg, Naomi Shemer, James Quinn, Joe Viterelli, and Maxime Rodinson. After him are Ivan Hlinka, Antonio Gades, Cem Karaca, Janet Frame, Tiziano Terzani, and Arturo Tolentino.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Ota Šik ranks 410 out of 1,200. Before him are Jana Novotná (1968), Oldřich Duras (1882), Franz von Soxhlet (1848), Otto Wichterle (1913), Tomáš Halík (1948), and Ladislav Adamec (1926). After him are Ivan Hlinka (1950), Lubor Niederle (1865), Simon Sechter (1788), Anton Stamitz (1750), Josef Silný (1902), and Anton Heida (1878).

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Among POLITICIANS In Czechia

Among politicians born in Czechia, Ota Šik ranks 109. Before him are Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia (1128), Count Richard Belcredi (1823), Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe (1864), Anne of Bohemia (1290), Oldřich Duras (1882), and Ladislav Adamec (1926). After him are Ivan Hlinka (1950), Oldřich Černík (1921), Egon Klepsch (1930), Prince Adolf of Auersperg (1821), Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (1875), and Vladimír Špidla (1951).

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