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Sonia Pierre

1963 - 2011

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Solange Pierre (July 4, 1963 – December 4, 2011), known as Sonia Pierre, was a human rights advocate in the Dominican Republic who worked to end antihaitianismo, which is discrimination against individuals of Haitian origin either born in Haiti or in the Dominican Republic. For this work, she won the 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Sonia Pierre is the 18,373rd most popular politician (down from 18,186th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Dominican Republic (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dominican Politician.

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Among people born in 1963, Sonia Pierre ranks 820. Before her are Donna Williams, Júlia Lemmertz, Silvio Martinello, Okwui Enwezor, Igor Savochkin, and Peter Schiff. After her are Petra Schneider, Alexis Jenni, Jeff Hornacek, Vicenç Pagès, Luis Almagro, and Brad Silberling. Among people deceased in 2011, Sonia Pierre ranks 494. Before her are Laura Ziskin, Ronald Searle, Roberta Cowell, Mike Doyle, Troy Davis, and Mălina Olinescu. After her are David Kato, Poly Styrene, Don Kirshner, Len Lesser, Russell Hoban, and Dan Wheldon.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, Sonia Pierre ranks 32 out of 51. Before her are Mary Joe Fernández (1971), Albert Pujols (1980), David Ortiz (1975), Dania Ramirez (1979), Pedro Martínez (1971), and Natti Natasha (1990). After her are Junot Díaz (1968), Vladimir Guerrero (1975), Robinson Canó (1982), Amelia Vega (1984), Junior Firpo (1996), and Alfonso Soriano (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In Dominican Republic

Among politicians born in Dominican Republic, Sonia Pierre ranks 16. Before her are Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926), Hipólito Mejía (1941), Ulises Heureaux (1845), Antonio Guzmán Fernández (1911), Buenaventura Báez (1812), and Horacio Vásquez (1860). After her are José Reyes (1983), and Hanley Ramírez (1983).

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