POLITICIAN

Jean Kambanda

1955 - Today

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Jean Kambanda (born October 19, 1955) is a Rwandan former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Rwanda in the caretaker government from the start of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He is the only head of government to plead guilty to genocide, in the first group of such convictions since the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide came into effect in 1951. Kambanda holds a degree in commercial engineering and began his career as a low-level United Popular BPR banker, rising as a technocrat to become the chair of the bank. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Kambanda has received more than 167,881 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jean Kambanda is the 15,383rd most popular politician (down from 14,737th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Rwanda (down from 14th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean Kambanda ranks 15,383 out of 19,576. Before him are Karim Khalili, Dmytro Yarosh, Jørgen Løvland, Marie-George Buffet, Bob Mathias, and Victorino Márquez Bustillos. After him are Timo Soini, Sumu-Epuh, Samuel J. Tilden, Juan Ponce Enrile, Ernst Benda, and Suhaila Siddiq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Jean Kambanda ranks 364. Before him are Kristine Sutherland, Robert Kalina, Carme Forcadell, Dennis Christopher, Michel Renquin, and José Daniel Valencia. After him are Francesco Guidolin, Jean Lassalle, Glenne Headly, Toshimitsu Motegi, Bill Nye, and Jake Roberts.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Jean Kambanda ranks 16 out of 28. Before him are Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Scholastique Mukasonga (1956), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), and Louise Mushikiwabo (1961). After him are Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Augustin Bizimungu (1952), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Ncuti Gatwa (1992), Pierre Habumuremyi (1961), and Édouard Ngirente (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Jean Kambanda ranks 13. Before him are Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), and Louise Mushikiwabo (1961). After him are Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Pierre Habumuremyi (1961), Édouard Ngirente (1973), Anastase Murekezi (1952), and Bernard Makuza (1961).

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