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Wilfried Martens

1936 - 2013

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Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (Dutch: [ˈʋɪlfrit ˈmɑrtəns] ; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership he oversaw the transformation of Belgium into a federal state. He was one of the founders of the European People's Party. During his time as prime minister, Martens led a series of centre-right and centre-left cabinets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfried Martens is the 6,369th most popular politician (down from 5,576th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 188th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wilfried Martens ranks 6,369 out of 19,576. Before him are Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, Alexander Gorchakov, Princess Marie of Baden, Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Fayez al-Sarraj, and Balamber. After him are Jung Bahadur Rana, Emperor Jomei, Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg, Sayyida al Hurra, Andrei Karlov, and Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Wilfried Martens ranks 119. Before him are Didier Ratsiraka, James Harrison, Yuan T. Lee, William Levada, Nicos Poulantzas, and Duncan Edwards. After him are Claude Brasseur, A. B. Yehoshua, Don DeLillo, Trần Đức Lương, Canaan Banana, and Dean Stockwell. Among people deceased in 2013, Wilfried Martens ranks 88. Before him are Ovadia Yosef, Robert N. Bellah, Chris Kyle, Seamus Heaney, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, and Glafcos Clerides. After him are Ottmar Walter, Abdul Rahim Hatif, Juan José Linz, Otto Sander, José Froilán González, and Zillur Rahman.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Wilfried Martens ranks 217 out of 1,190. Before him are Pierre Alechinsky (1927), Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626), Henri Milne-Edwards (1800), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Eric Gerets (1954), and Roelant Savery (1576). After him are Lutgardis (1182), Hubert Pierlot (1883), Juan de Flandes (1450), Théophile de Donder (1872), Robert Cailliau (1947), and Pierre Deligne (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Wilfried Martens ranks 62. Before him are Henri, Count of Paris (1933), Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735), Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Ida of Lorraine (1040), and Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889). After him are Hubert Pierlot (1883), Jacob van Artevelde (1290), Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870), Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728), Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942), and Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207).

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