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Whina Cooper

1895 - 1994

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Dame Whina Cooper (born Hōhepine Te Wake; 9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a New Zealand kuia (Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. She is remembered for leading the 1975 Māori land march from Te Hāpua to Wellington, a distance of 1,100 km (680 mi), at the age of 79. Her wide influence and nationally recognised activity led her to be acknowledged with awards in both the British (Imperial) and New Zealand Royal Honours Systems, and by her own people, who bestowed the title Te Whaea o te Motu ('Mother of the Nation') upon her. She is the subject of the 2022 film Whina. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Whina Cooper is the 18,137th most popular politician (up from 18,353rd in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 153rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Whina Cooper ranks 18,137 out of 19,576. Before her are Marisol Touraine, Alexei Nemov, Alam Shah, Malcolm Rifkind, Nathalie Arthaud, and Khatia Dekanoidze. After her are Mike Eman, Linda Lingle, Gifford Pinchot, Michael Chertoff, Klára Dobrev, and Tony Evers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Whina Cooper ranks 312. Before her are Alexander Aitken, Dorothy Davenport, William Boyd, Michael Arlen, William Grant Still, and Sylvia Lance Harper. After her are Frank Fredrickson, Rex Ingram, Nat Pendleton, John Boles, Ken Maynard, and Noel Streatfeild. Among people deceased in 1994, Whina Cooper ranks 359. Before her are Einar Haugen, Henry Banks, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Jack Hannah, Robert Wangila, and Sándor Schwartz. After her are Frances Gifford, Janis Carter, Hal Smith, Heather Sears, Dixy Lee Ray, and Eric Linden.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Whina Cooper ranks 148 out of 303. Before her are Grant Bramwell (1961), Richard Pearse (1877), Chris Harris (null), Ivan Vicelich (1976), Archie Thompson (1978), and Lisa Chappell (1968). After her are Marilyn Waring (1952), Mike Thackwell (1961), Georgina Beyer (1957), Tom Walsh (1992), Andrew Barron (1980), and Rose McIver (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Whina Cooper ranks 31. Before her are Jim Bolger (1935), Keith Holyoake (1904), Winston Peters (1945), Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), and Michael Hardie Boys (1931). After her are Georgina Beyer (1957), Norman Kirk (1923), Ian Ferguson (1953), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), Bill Rowling (1927), and Judith Collins (1959).

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