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Félicien Kabuga

1933 - Today

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Félicien Kabuga (born 1 March 1933) is a génocidaire and Rwandan businessman who played a major role in the run-up to the Genocide of the Rwandan Tutsis. A multimillionaire, he was closely connected to dictator Juvénal Habyarimana's Hutu nationalist MRND party and the Akazu, an informal group of Hutu extremists who helped lead the Rwandan genocide.Kabuga is noted for his role as the primary financier of Hutu extremist media outlets, such as the RTLM radio station and Kangura magazine, which advocated for the killing of the Tutsi minority.In 2020, Kabuga was arrested by the French police in Greater Paris at the age of 87 after 26 years as a fugitive. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Félicien Kabuga has received more than 1,284,728 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Félicien Kabuga is the 251st most popular businessperson (down from 226th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Rwanda and the most popular Rwandan Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Félicien Kabugas by language

Over the past year Félicien Kabuga has had the most page views in the with 116,142 views, followed by Russian (20,806), and French (20,015). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (763.57%), Armenian (61.29%), and Belarusian (39.53%)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Félicien Kabuga ranks 251 out of 847. Before him are Umberto Agnelli, David Packard, John Warnock, Eric Schmidt, Giulia Tofana, and Dhirubhai Ambani. After him are Francesco Baracca, Dietmar Hopp, Howard Schultz, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Ramón Calderón, and Georgios Sinas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Félicien Kabuga ranks 147. Before him are Godfried Danneels, Bernadette Chirac, Asim Ferhatović, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Ronald Evans, and Azeglio Vicini. After him are Ahmad al-Khatib, Valentina Ponomaryova, Heather Armitage, Edward Bunker, Michael Dukakis, and Kerstin Ekman.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Félicien Kabuga ranks 3 out of 28. Before him are Juvénal Habyarimana (1937), and Paul Kagame (1957). After him are Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Paul Rusesabagina (1954), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Rwanda

Among businesspeople born in Rwanda, Félicien Kabuga ranks 1. After him are Paul Rusesabagina (1954).

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