1946 - 2016
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (29 August 1946 – 4 May 2016) was a Burundian army officer and politician who ruled Burundi as president and de facto military dictator from November 1976 to September 1987. Born into the Tutsi ethnic group in 1946, Bagaza served in the Burundian military and rose through the ranks under the rule of Michel Micombero after his rise to power in 1966. Bagaza deposed Micombero in a bloodless coup d'état in 1976 and took power himself as head of the ruling Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Baptiste Bagaza has received more than 167,379 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is the 9,145th most popular politician (up from 10,826th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Burundi (up from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Burundian Politician.
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Among politicians, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 9,145 out of 15,577. Before him are Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, Urbano Rattazzi, Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Victor, Antonio Maura, and Gustave Garrigou. After him are William IX, Marquis of Montferrat, Arnulf, Count of Holland, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, Dirk I, Count of Holland, Bobby Sands, and Shu-Sin.
1820 - 1867
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 9,139
1808 - 1873
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,140
1906 - 1978
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,141
400 - 388
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,142
1853 - 1925
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,143
1884 - 1963
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,144
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,145
1486 - 1518
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,146
951 - 993
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,147
1898 - 1985
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9,148
875 - 939
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 9,149
1954 - 1981
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 9,150
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 9,151
Among people born in 1946, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 216. Before him are Eugene Levy, John C. Mather, Maria Bethânia, Dick Wolf, André Dussollier, and Richard Axel. After him are Cheng Pei-pei, Renaud Camus, Arnoldo Alemán, Al Green, Sawao Kato, and Silvio Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 2016, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 163. Before him are Abe Vigoda, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, Arthur Hiller, Roger Y. Tsien, Ilse Aichinger, and Mahasweta Devi. After him are S. R. Nathan, Marc Riboud, Silvio Gazzaniga, Guido Westerwelle, Lola Novaković, and Jay Wright Forrester.
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 210
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 211
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 212
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 213
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 214
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 215
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 216
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 217
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 218
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 219
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 220
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 221
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 222
1921 - 2016
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 157
1925 - 2016
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 158
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 159
1952 - 2016
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 160
1921 - 2016
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 161
1926 - 2016
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 162
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 163
1924 - 2016
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 164
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 165
1921 - 2016
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 166
1961 - 2016
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 167
1935 - 2016
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 168
1918 - 2016
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 169
Among people born in Burundi, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 3 out of 22. Before him are Pierre Nkurunziza (1963) and Pierre Buyoya (1949). After him are Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), and Khadja Nin (1959).
1963 - 2020
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1
1949 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 2
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 3
1940 - 1983
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 4
1955 - 1994
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 5
1912 - 1977
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 6
1947 - 1972
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 7
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 8
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 9
1932 - 1961
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 10
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 11
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Burundi, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 3. Before him are Pierre Nkurunziza (1963) and Pierre Buyoya (1949). After him are Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), and Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956).
1963 - 2020
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1
1949 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 2
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 3
1940 - 1983
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 4
1955 - 1994
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 5
1912 - 1977
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 6
1947 - 1972
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 7
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 8
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 9
1932 - 1961
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 10
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 12