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Valdas Adamkus

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Valdas Adamkus (Lithuanian: [ˈvɐ̂ˑɫdɐs ɐˈdɐmˑkʊs] ; born Voldemaras Adamkavičius; November 3, 1926) is a Lithuanian politician, diplomat and civil engineer who served as the fifth and seventh president of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009. Adamkus' first tenure as president lasted for five years, from February 26, 1998 to February 28, 2003, following his defeat by Rolandas Paksas in the 2003 presidential election. Paksas was later impeached and removed from office by a parliamentary vote on April 6, 2004. Soon afterwards, when a new election was announced, Adamkus again ran for president and was re-elected. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valdas Adamkus is the 2,320th most popular politician (up from 2,350th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 20th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Valdas Adamkus was the president of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003. He was the first Lithuanian president to be born after the country regained its independence from the Soviet Union. He is most famous for his efforts to bring Lithuania into NATO and the European Union.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Valdas Adamkus ranks 2,320 out of 19,576. Before him are Birger Jarl, Abbas II of Egypt, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Charles-Henri Sanson, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. After him are 1st Dalai Lama, Nikola Pašić, Nelson Rockefeller, Alfonso II of Aragon, Megawati Sukarnoputri, and Olav Magnusson of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Valdas Adamkus ranks 37. Before him are Beji Caid Essebsi, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Paul Bocuse, Leopoldo Galtieri, Henry Molaison, and Ivan Illich. After him are Allen Ginsberg, John Coltrane, Ingeborg Bachmann, David Attenborough, Jack Brabham, and Necmettin Erbakan.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus ranks 19 out of 328. Before him are Wilfrid Voynich (1865), Kęstutis (1297), Emilia Plater (1806), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), Antanas Smetona (1874), and César Cui (1835). After him are Pyotr Wrangel (1878), Jascha Heifetz (1901), Barbara Radziwiłł (1520), Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875), Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (1799), and Aaron Klug (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus ranks 10. Before him are Gediminas (1275), Mindaugas (1203), Algirdas (1296), Kęstutis (1297), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), and Antanas Smetona (1874). After him are Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), Vytautas Landsbergis (1932), Hacı I Giray (1397), Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), Gitanas Nausėda (1964), and Sigismund Kęstutaitis (1365).

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