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Rauf Orbay

1881 - 1964

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Hüseyin Rauf Orbay (27 July 1881 – 16 July 1964) was a Turkish naval officer, statesman and diplomat of Abkhaz origin. During the Italo–Turkish and Balkan Wars he was known as the Hero of Hamidiye for his exploits as captain of the eponymous cruiser. Orbay briefly served as Minister of Navy in October 1918, and signed the Armistice of Mudros on behalf of the Ottoman Empire. He played an important role in the Turkish War of Independence, during which he served as the prime minister of the Ankara government between 12 July 1922 and 4 August 1923. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rauf Orbay is the 10,094th most popular politician (down from 9,022nd in 2019), the 825th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 770th in 2019) and the 388th most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rauf Orbay ranks 10,094 out of 19,576Before him are Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Valérie Trierweiler, Konstantin of Rostov, Farahnaz Pahlavi, Raoni Metuktire, and Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg. After him are Jules Favre, Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat, Mahamane Ousmane, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Sitalces, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Rauf Orbay ranks 105Before him are Curt Sachs, Ernst Fast, Adolf Hühnlein, Pablo Gargallo, André Salmon, and Vera Weizmann. After him are Ernest Bevin, Jacob Israël de Haan, Heinrich Barkhausen, William Clothier, Grigory Kotovsky, and María Blanchard. Among people deceased in 1964, Rauf Orbay ranks 80Before him are Julius Raab, Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Samuil Marshak, Flaminio Bertoni, Hugo Koblet, and Hermann Breith. After him are Jean Ray, Ben Hecht, Otto Schniewind, Aleksander Zawadzki, Khawaja Nazimuddin, and Joseph Marx.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Rauf Orbay ranks 825 out of 1,347Before him are Antimachus (-400), Constantine Ypsilantis (1760), Bryaxis (-400), Beren Saat (1984), Polyeuctus of Constantinople (null), and Tuba Büyüküstün (1982). After him are Sertab Erener (1964), Hecatomnus (-500), Cleostratus (-520), Audoin (541), Idris Bitlisi (1452), and Çiçek Hatun (1431).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Rauf Orbay ranks 388Before him are Bohemond V of Antioch (1199), Ishme-Dagan I (-1780), George, Emperor of Trebizond (1255), Assaracus (null), Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713), and Constantine Ypsilantis (1760). After him are Hecatomnus (-500), Audoin (541), George Mouzalon (1220), Euphorbus (null), Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha (1667), and Alexander Ypsilantis (1726).