1980 October Surprise theory

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1980 October Surprise theory

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October Surprise conspiracy theory - conspiracy theory alleging a plot to delay the release of American hostages in Iran to affect the 1980 U.S. presidential election. Article “1980 October Surprise theory” in English Wikipedia has 79.2 points for quality (as of July 1, 2025). The article contains 98 references and 25 sections. The article also contains templates indicating quality issues, therefore its score was reduced by 4.17 points.

In this language version of Wikipedia the article has the best quality. Also, this article is the most popular in that (English) language version.

In June 2025 the article “1980 October Surprise theory” was edited by 2 authors in English Wikipedia and written by 2 authors in all languages.

Since the creation of article “1980 October Surprise theory”, its content was written by 238 registered users of English Wikipedia and edited by 281 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.

The article is cited 296 times in English Wikipedia and cited 661 times in all languages.

The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:

  • Local (English): #3411 in March 2023
  • Global: #24420 in March 2023

The highest popularity rank from 2008:

  • Local (English): #28785 in March 2024
  • Global: #60124 in March 2024

There are 4 language versions for this article in the WikiRank database (of the considered 55 Wikipedia language editions).

The quality and popularity assessment was based on Wikipédia dumps from July 1, 2025 (including revision history and pageviews for previous years).

The table below shows the language versions of the article with the highest quality.

Languages with the highest quality

#LanguageQuality gradeQuality score
1English (en)
1980 October Surprise theory
79.1555
2French (fr)
Surprise d'octobre
29.6991
3Arabic (ar)
نظرية مؤامرة مفاجأة أكتوبر
28.2151
4Persian (fa)
نظریه توطئه سورپرایز اکتبر
18.424
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The following table shows the most popular language versions of the article.

Most popular in all the time

The most popular language versions of the article "1980 October Surprise theory" in all the time
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
1980 October Surprise theory
1 317 510
2French (fr)
Surprise d'octobre
56 591
3Persian (fa)
نظریه توطئه سورپرایز اکتبر
7 611
4Arabic (ar)
نظرية مؤامرة مفاجأة أكتوبر
3 482
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest popularity in the last month.

Most popular in June 2025

The most popular language versions of the article "1980 October Surprise theory" in June 2025
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
1980 October Surprise theory
6 956
2French (fr)
Surprise d'octobre
251
3Persian (fa)
نظریه توطئه سورپرایز اکتبر
83
4Arabic (ar)
نظرية مؤامرة مفاجأة أكتوبر
25
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest.

The highest AI

Language versions of the article "1980 October Surprise theory" with the highest Authors Interest (number of authors). Only registered Wikipedia users were taken into account.
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
1980 October Surprise theory
238
2French (fr)
Surprise d'octobre
31
3Persian (fa)
نظریه توطئه سورپرایز اکتبر
9
4Arabic (ar)
نظرية مؤامرة مفاجأة أكتوبر
3
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest in the last month.

The highest AI in June 2025

Language versions of the article "1980 October Surprise theory" with the highest AI in June 2025
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
1980 October Surprise theory
2
2Arabic (ar)
نظرية مؤامرة مفاجأة أكتوبر
0
3Persian (fa)
نظریه توطئه سورپرایز اکتبر
0
4French (fr)
Surprise d'octobre
0
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest number of citations.

The highest CI

Language versions of the article "1980 October Surprise theory" with the highest Citation Index (CI)
#LanguageCI awardRelative CI
1English (en)
1980 October Surprise theory
296
2Arabic (ar)
نظرية مؤامرة مفاجأة أكتوبر
187
3Persian (fa)
نظریه توطئه سورپرایز اکتبر
97
4French (fr)
Surprise d'octobre
81
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Quality measures

Interwikis

#LanguageValue
arArabic
نظرية مؤامرة مفاجأة أكتوبر
enEnglish
1980 October Surprise theory
faPersian
نظریه توطئه سورپرایز اکتبر
frFrench
Surprise d'octobre

Popularity rank trends

Best Rank English:
#28785
03.2024
Global:
#60124
03.2024

AI rank trends

Best Rank English:
#3411
03.2023
Global:
#24420
03.2023

Local AI rank history

Languages comparison

Important global interconnections (July 2024 – June 2025)

Wikipedia readers most often find their way to information on October Surprise conspiracy theory from Wikipedia articles about American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders, Jimmy Carter, Iran hostage crisis, Danny Casolaro and Abbie Hoffman. Whereas reading the article about October Surprise conspiracy theory people most often go to Wikipedia articles on Iran–Contra affair, October surprise, Iran hostage crisis, Abolhassan Banisadr and Israeli support for Iran during the Iran–Iraq war.

Cumulative results of quality and popularity of the Wikipedia article

List of Wikipedia articles in different languages (starting with the most popular):

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