1955 - Today
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 155,349 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jean Kambanda is the 14,789th most popular politician (down from 13,881st in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Rwanda and the 11th most popular Rwandan Politician.
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Among politicians, Jean Kambanda ranks 14,789 out of 15,577. Before him are Gartnait I, Te Atairangikaahu, Frances Perkins, Karin Söder, Hédi Annabi, and George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. After him are Max Streibl, R. James Woolsey Jr., Abel P. Upshur, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Grantley Goulding, and Roger Kolo.
550 - 539
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 14,783
1931 - 2006
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 14,784
1880 - 1965
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 14,785
1928 - 2015
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 14,786
1943 - 2010
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14,787
1784 - 1849
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14,788
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14,789
1932 - 1998
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14,790
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 14,791
1790 - 1844
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 14,792
1895 - 1951
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 14,793
1874 - 1947
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 14,794
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 14,795
Among people born in 1955, Jean Kambanda ranks 341. Before him are José Daniel Valencia, Yōjirō Takita, Jake Roberts, Topper Headon, Leyla Yunus, and Joe Arroyo. After him are Christian Estrosi, Connie Sellecca, Peter Fleming, Marcelo Trobbiani, Tom Sandberg, and Colm Tóibín.
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 335
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 336
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 337
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 338
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 339
1955 - 2011
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 340
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 341
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 342
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 343
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 344
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 345
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 346
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 347
Among people born in Rwanda, Jean Kambanda ranks 14 out of 21. Before him are Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), and Scholastique Mukasonga (1956). After him are Ncuti Gatwa (1992), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Augustin Bizimungu (1952), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Bernard Makuza (1961), and Édouard Ngirente (1973).
1953 - 1993
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 8
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 9
1911 - 1959
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 10
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 11
1921 - 1986
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 12
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 13
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 14
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 15
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 16
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 17
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 18
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 19
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 20
Among politicians born in Rwanda, Jean Kambanda ranks 11. Before him are Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921). After him are Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Bernard Makuza (1961), and Édouard Ngirente (1973).
1953 - 1994
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 5
1953 - 1993
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 6
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 7
1911 - 1959
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 8
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 9
1921 - 1986
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 10
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 11
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 12
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 13
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 14