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Theo-Ben Gurirab

1938 - 2018

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Theo-Ben Gurirab (23 January 1938 – 14 July 2018) was a Namibian politician who served in various senior government positions. He served as the second prime minister of Namibia from 28 August 2002 to 20 March 2005, following the demotion and subsequent resignation of Hage Geingob. Previously he was the country's first Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 2002 and was President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1999 to 2000. He was Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia from 2005 to 2015, when he was replaced by Peter Katjavivi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theo-Ben Gurirab is the 15,203rd most popular politician (down from 12,975th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Namibia (down from 7th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Namibian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 15,203 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul Matschie, Dawn Fraser, Mohamed Ould Bilal, Zenonis, Andrés Héctor Carvallo, and Abel P. Upshur. After him are Manasseh Sogavare, Stavros Dimas, Marie Juchacz, Larry O'Brien, Sam Hinds, and Lucius Cornelius Merula.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 437. Before him are Bohumil Němeček, Danièle Dupré, Dolores Hart, Shyamala Gopalan, Verna Bloom, and Jim Wedderburn. After him are Janet Reno, Wiesław Maniak, Roberto Anzolin, Péter Bakonyi, Eppie Wietzes, and Emilio Trivini. Among people deceased in 2018, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 364. Before him are Helena Almeida, Yurik Vardanyan, Lucho Gatica, Leo Falcam, Glenn Branca, and Daša Drndić. After him are Yelena Shushunova, Arthur Barnard, Gennadi Gagulia, Albin Vidović, David Douglas Duncan, and D. J. Fontana.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 8 out of 15. Before him are Sam Nujoma (1929), Hage Geingob (1941), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), and Frankie Fredericks (1967). After him are Behati Prinsloo (1988), Michelle McLean (1972), Collin Benjamin (1978), Percy Montgomery (1974), Helalia Johannes (1980), and Dan Craven (1983).

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Among POLITICIANS In Namibia

Among politicians born in Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 6. Before him are Sam Nujoma (1929), Hage Geingob (1941), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), and Nahas Angula (1943).

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