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Saufatu Sopoanga

1952 - 2020

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Saufatu Sopoanga (22 February 1952 – 15 December 2020) was a Tuvaluan politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Tuvalu from 2 August 2002 to 27 August 2004. He drew international attention for his speeches warning about the effects of the rising sea level on Tuvalu and other low-lying island countries. He later served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2004 to 2006. His younger brother Enele Sopoaga served as Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2013 to 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saufatu Sopoanga is the 16,896th most popular politician (up from 17,021st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Tuvalu (down from 6th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Tuvaluan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 16,896 out of 19,576. Before him are Luciano Burti, István Tarlós, Choe Son-hui, Jeremiah Denton, Ken Dryden, and Oksana Markarova. After him are Jonathan Dayton, Mickey Kantor, Štefan Füle, Annette Schavan, Viktor Kuzkin, and Miguel Arias Cañete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 583. Before him are Sherrod Brown, David Garrison, Keith Szarabajka, Andrey Zhelyazkov, Pier Paolo Bianchi, and Parker Stevenson. After him are Philippe Kahn, Andy Fraser, Touriya Jabrane, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Lee Strobel, and Pia Tafdrup. Among people deceased in 2020, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 684. Before him are Mike Moore, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Beverly Pepper, Blagoja Georgievski, Joe Williams, and Jan Kowalczyk. After him are Touriya Jabrane, Allen Daviau, Oliver Friggieri, Larry Kramer, James Dunn, and Bob Gibson.

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In Tuvalu

Among people born in Tuvalu, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 7 out of 8. Before him are Apisai Ielemia (1955), Iakoba Italeli (1959), Filoimea Telito (1945), Kausea Natano (1957), Tomasi Puapua (1938), and Maatia Toafa (1954). After him are Enele Sopoaga (1956), Willy Telavi (1954), and Karalo Maibuca (1999).

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Among POLITICIANS In Tuvalu

Among politicians born in Tuvalu, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 6. Before him are Apisai Ielemia (1955), Iakoba Italeli (1959), Kausea Natano (1957), Tomasi Puapua (1938), and Maatia Toafa (1954). After him are Enele Sopoaga (1956), and Willy Telavi (1954).

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