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Owen Arthur

1949 - 2020

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Owen Seymour Arthur (17 October 1949 – 27 July 2020) was a Barbadian politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Barbados from 6 September 1994 to 15 January 2008. He is the longest-serving Barbadian prime minister to date. He also served as Leader of the Opposition from 1 August 1993 to 6 September 1994 and from 23 October 2010 to 21 February 2013. Arthur was a firm advocate for regional integration and cooperation among the countries of the Caribbean. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Owen Arthur is the 16,602nd most popular politician (up from 16,803rd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Barbados (down from 9th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Barbadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Owen Arthur ranks 16,602 out of 19,576. Before him are Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Pierre Joxe, César Villanueva, Malu Dreyer, Joseph Urusemal, and Mohammad Mohammadullah. After him are Saliamonas Banaitis, Norman Lane, Naveen Patnaik, José Vicente Concha, Hatı Çırpan, and Rajko Đurić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Owen Arthur ranks 608. Before him are Témime Lahzami, Ed King, Flora Gomes, Zbigniew Gut, Ivan Stoyanov, and Wenceslao Padilla. After him are Nikolai Pankin, David Cross, Leslie Valiant, Jean-Jacques Favier, Jon Avnet, and Ricardo Londoño. Among people deceased in 2020, Owen Arthur ranks 651. Before him are Constand Viljoen, Óscar Chávez, Maria Janion, Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, Pelle Svensson, and Tom Seaver. After him are Rajko Đurić, Harold Budd, Gilberto Penayo, Lynn Harrell, Hennadiy Kernes, and Jimmy Heath.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Owen Arthur ranks 12 out of 22. Before him are Tom Adams (1931), Freundel Stuart (1951), Clifford Husbands (1926), Jim Wedderburn (1938), Mia Mottley (1965), and Grandmaster Flash (1958). After him are Arthur Barclay (1854), Errol Barrow (1920), Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937), Garfield Sobers (1936), Obadele Thompson (1976), and Beverley Goddard (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Barbados

Among politicians born in Barbados, Owen Arthur ranks 6. Before him are Sandra Mason (1949), Tom Adams (1931), Freundel Stuart (1951), Clifford Husbands (1926), and Mia Mottley (1965). After him are Arthur Barclay (1854), Errol Barrow (1920), and Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937).

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