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Herman Van Rompuy, an Uncommon card
Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy is a Belgian politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009, and later as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 31,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Herman Van Rompuy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Herman Van Rompuy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
On 19 November ____, the European Council, which consists of the heads of state or government of the EU member states, selected Van Rompuy as its first full-time President under the Treaty of Lisbon.
Answer
2000s. On 19 November 2009, the European Council, which consists of the heads of state or government of the EU member states, selected Van Rompuy as its first full-time President under the Treaty of Lisbon. From the Herman Van Rompuy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Jordan. History of Jordan 87 · History of weapons 81 · Herman Van Rompuy 76 · Gunpowder artillery in the Middle Ages 72 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Van Rompuy, a politician from Belgium's Christian Democratic and Flemish party, served as the 49th prime minister of Belgium from 30 December 2008 until 25 November 2009, when he was succeeded by his predecessor, Yves Leterme.
- On 19 November 2009, the European Council, which consists of the heads of state or government of the EU member states, selected Van Rompuy as its first full-time President under the Treaty of Lisbon.
- His term officially began on 1 January 2010 and was set to run until 31 May 2012 On 1 March 2012, he was re-elected for a second and final term, serving from 1 June 2012 to 30 November 2014.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Herman Van Rompuy article was read about 31,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Herman Van Rompuy
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Herman Van Rompuy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Michiel Hendryckx, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
