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Louis Farrakhan

Louis Farrakhan is known for American religious, leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981). Louis Farrakhan was born on 11 May 1933.

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Who is Louis Farrakhan?

Louis Farrakhan is best known for American religious, leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981). Louis Farrakhan is an American public figure. Louis Farrakhan was born on 11 May 1933, which places Louis Farrakhan among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1930s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Louis Farrakhan is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: American religious, leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
Nationality: American
Born: 11 May 1933

About Louis Farrakhan

Prior to joining and leading the Nation of Islam, Farrakhan was a calypso singer who used the stage name Calypso Gene from 1950 to 1955 and a violinist from 1939 to 1955. The longest-serving Nation of Islam leader, he also served as minister of several mosques in Boston and Harlem in the 1950s under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad. Farrakhan began to rebuild the NOI as "Final Call". In 1981, he officially adopted the name "Nation of Islam", reviving the group and establishing its headquarters at Mosque Maryam. In October 1995, Farrakhan organized and led the Million Man March in Washington, D.C. Due to health issues, he reduced his responsibilities with the NOI in 2007. In 2015, he led the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else. Farrakhan was banned from Facebook in 2019 along with other public figures Meta considered to be political or religious extremists, and the official Nation of Islam YouTube channel was removed for "hate speech" in 2020.

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What is Louis Farrakhan known for?

Louis Farrakhan is known for American religious, leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981).

When was Louis Farrakhan born?

Louis Farrakhan was born on 11 May 1933.

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Louis Farrakhan's nationality is American.

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