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Wavel Ramkalawan

1959 - Today

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Wavel Ramkalawan (born 15 March 1961) is a Seychellois politician and Anglican priest who served as the 5th President of Seychelles from 2020 to 2025. Ramkalawan was an opposition MP from 1993 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 1998 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. On 25 October 2020, Ramkalawan won the presidential election, the country's first such victory for an opposition candidate since independence, marking its first successful peaceful transition of power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Wavel Ramkalawan is the 12,853rd most popular politician (up from 12,896th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Seychelles (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Seychellois Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wavel Ramkalawan ranks 12,853 out of 19,576. Before him are Rhodogune of Parthia, Teres I, Richard, Count of Étampes, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, Kumaragupta I, and Sempad the Constable. After him are Hudjefa I, Yan Huiqing, Fatima Jinnah, Sitiveni Rabuka, Margaret of England, and Gautamiputra Satakarni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Wavel Ramkalawan ranks 199. Before him are Hiroyuki Sakashita, Soumya Swaminathan, Carlos Vila Nova, Lee Haney, Toshihiko Okimune, and Dominique Dunne. After him are Pete Burns, Ettore Messina, Naoji Ito, Antonio Pappano, Cindy Blackman Santana, and Blixa Bargeld.

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In Seychelles

Among people born in Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan ranks 4 out of 6. Before him are James Michel (1944), France-Albert René (1935), and James Mancham (1939). After him are Eddy Maillet (1967), Ahmed Afif (1967), Patrick Herminie (1963), Rodney Govinden (1984), and Felicity Passon (1999).

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Among POLITICIANS In Seychelles

Among politicians born in Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan ranks 4. Before him are James Michel (1944), France-Albert René (1935), and James Mancham (1939). After him are Eddy Maillet (1967), Ahmed Afif (1967), and Patrick Herminie (1963).

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