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Wadie Haddad

1927 - 1978

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Wadie Haddad (Arabic: وديع حداد; 1927 – 28 March 1978), also known by the kunya Abu Hani (أبو هاني), was a Palestinian militant and leading figure of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). He organized several hijackings of international civilian passenger aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s, the most infamous of which was the Entebbe hijacking, when Palestinian and German militants under his command held 106 hostages – primarily Israeli Jews, although four non-Israeli Jews were also held captive – on a flight from Israel to France after diverting it to Entebbe, Uganda. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wadie Haddad is the 113th most popular extremist (down from 79th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Israel (down from 138th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Israeli Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Wadie Haddad ranks 113 out of 283. Before him are Hermine Braunsteiner, Oskar Gröning, Therese Brandl, Joachim Kroll, Henry Lee Lucas, and Leonarda Cianciulli. After him are Sirhan Sirhan, Robert Stroud, Matteo Messina Denaro, Horst Mahler, Harold Shipman, and Richard Ramirez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Wadie Haddad ranks 117. Before him are Bob Fosse, Dana Elcar, Margaret Keane, Marvin Harris, William Labov, and Jorge Batlle. After him are Sabah, Carlos José Castilho, Eldar Ryazanov, Raymond Chow, Robert Plutchik, and Óscar Míguez. Among people deceased in 1978, Wadie Haddad ranks 73. Before him are Guo Moruo, Nico Diederichs, Herbert Kappler, Pablo Dorado, Lilya Brik, and Héctor Germán Oesterheld. After him are Viggo Brun, Pancho Vladigerov, Gaston Julia, Samuel Goudsmit, José Manuel Moreno, and Burt Munro.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Wadie Haddad ranks 155 out of 466. Before him are Menahem Golan (1929), Sarah Aaronsohn (1890), Naftali Bennett (1972), Lusius Quietus (100), Amos Tversky (1937), and Eutocius of Ascalon (480). After him are Sirhan Sirhan (1944), Dana International (1969), Dirk III, Count of Holland (982), Benny Gantz (1959), Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251), and Rafi Eitan (1926).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Israel

Among extremists born in Israel, Wadie Haddad ranks 3. Before him are George Habash (1926), and Abu Nidal (1937). After him are Sirhan Sirhan (1944), and Yigal Amir (1970).

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