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Faustin Twagiramungu

1945 - 2023

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Faustin Twagiramungu (14 August 1945 – 2 December 2023) was a Rwandan politician. He was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 1994 until his resignation in 1995, the first head of government appointed after the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) captured Kigali. He soon came to disagree with the RPF's policies and actions, resigned and was placed under house arrest, but managed to leave the country and settle in Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faustin Twagiramungu has received more than 122,688 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Faustin Twagiramungu is the 12,543rd most popular politician, the 10th most popular biography from Rwanda and the 8th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Faustin Twagiramungu ranks 12,543 out of 19,576. Before him are Anne of York, William Joseph Simmons, Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, Wasashatta, Eadbald of Kent, and Walter Isaacson. After him are Donald Ramotar, Ariarathes III of Cappadocia, George Mouzalon, Daniel Morgan, Ulises Heureaux, and Pedro Passos Coelho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Faustin Twagiramungu ranks 319. Before him are Helen Fisher, Sam Webb, Jeremy Bulloch, Jörg Immendorff, John Rutter, and Brian Connolly. After him are Norio Wakamoto, Larry Tesler, Abdelaziz Belkhadem, John McVie, Alexander Markovich Polyakov, and Rita Coolidge. Among people deceased in 2023, Faustin Twagiramungu ranks 332. Before him are Mikio Sato, Lise Nørgaard, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Aman Tuleyev, Bill Richardson, and Jacques Duquesne. After him are Hsing Yun, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Irenaios, Abdelsalam Majali, Guillermo Escalada, and Marcos Alonso.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Faustin Twagiramungu ranks 10 out of 28. Before him are Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), and Paul Rusesabagina (1954). After him are Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Scholastique Mukasonga (1956), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), and Jean Kambanda (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Faustin Twagiramungu ranks 8. Before him are Paul Kagame (1957), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), and Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936). After him are Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Jean Kambanda (1955), and Théoneste Bagosora (1941).

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