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Ségolène Royal

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Ségolène Royal (French: [seɡɔlɛn ʁwajal] ; born Marie-Ségolène Royal; 22 September 1953) is a French politician who took part in the 2007 French presidential election, losing to Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round. She was the first woman in France's history to reach the second round in a presidential election. Royal was president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council from 2004 to 2014. She won the 2006 Socialist Party primary, becoming the first woman in France to be nominated as a presidential candidate by a major party. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ségolène Royal is the 4,060th most popular politician (down from 2,680th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Senegal (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Senegalese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ségolène Royal ranks 4,060 out of 19,576. Before her are Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Cao Zhi, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Henry I of Navarre, and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari. After her are Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, Intef III, Éamon de Valera, Donald III of Scotland, Tigellinus, and Merenre Nemtyemsaf I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Ségolène Royal ranks 50. Before her are Malcolm Young, Jim Jarmusch, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Mohammed Waheed Hassan, James Horner, and Kitarō. After her are Alfred Molina, Gaetano Scirea, Michael J. Sandel, Felix Magath, John Zorn, and Tess Gerritsen.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Ségolène Royal ranks 3 out of 138. Before her are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), and Abdoulaye Wade (1926). After her are Abdou Diouf (1935), Patrick Vieira (1976), Youssou N'Dour (1959), Ousmane Sembène (1923), Ali Dia (1965), Macky Sall (1961), Cheikh Anta Diop (1923), Mariama Bâ (1929), and Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Senegal

Among politicians born in Senegal, Ségolène Royal ranks 2. Before her are Abdoulaye Wade (1926). After her are Abdou Diouf (1935), Macky Sall (1961), Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921), Mame Madior Boye (1940), Mamadou Dia (1910), Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946), Mahammed Dionne (1959), Fatma Samoura (1962), Habib Thiam (1933), and Aminata Touré (1962).

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