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Benedicto Kiwanuka

1922 - 1972

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Benedicto Kagimu Mugumba Kiwanuka (8 May 1922 – 22 September 1972) was the first prime minister of Uganda, a leader of the Democratic Party, and one of the persons that led the country in the transition between colonial British rule and independence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benedicto Kiwanuka has received more than 149,668 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Benedicto Kiwanuka is the 18,420th most popular politician (down from 16,692nd in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 24th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Ugandan Politician.

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  • 150k

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  • 36.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Benedicto Kiwanuka ranks 18,420 out of 19,576. Before him are Aleksander Szczygło, John Danforth, Fernando de Araújo, Mirela Kumbaro, Chris Heunis, and Gabriela Firea. After him are Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Laure Manaudou, Carlos Jiménez, Zdeněk Hřib, Virginijus Sinkevičius, and Jasna Fazlić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Benedicto Kiwanuka ranks 466. Before him are Audrey Long, Gale Storm, Jose W. Diokno, Theodosia Okoh, Paul Laxalt, and Dina Pathak. After him are John Chafee, Jim Wright, Mundell Lowe, Mark Hatfield, Rose Mofford, and Randhir Singh Gentle. Among people deceased in 1972, Benedicto Kiwanuka ranks 273. Before him are Dorothy Dalton, Jimmy Douglas, Padraic Colum, Jerome Cowan, Carl Hayden, and Joi Lansing.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Benedicto Kiwanuka ranks 30 out of 55. Before him are Pione Sisto (1995), Leo Rwabwogo (1949), Robinah Nabbanja (1969), David Kato (1964), Amama Mbabazi (1949), and Irshad Manji (1968). After him are Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Gita Ramjee (1956), John Sentamu (1949), Simon Kuper (1969), Winnie Byanyima (1959), and Davis Kamoga (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In Uganda

Among politicians born in Uganda, Benedicto Kiwanuka ranks 14. Before him are Danny Faure (1962), Apolo Nsibambi (1940), Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Paulo Muwanga (1924), Robinah Nabbanja (1969), and Amama Mbabazi (1949). After him are Winnie Byanyima (1959), Bobi Wine (1982), Vanessa Nakate (1996), and Rebecca Kadaga (1956).

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