1937 - 1994
Juvénal Habyarimana (Kinyarwanda: [hɑβɟɑːɾímɑ̂ːnɑ], French: [ʒyvenal abjaʁimana]; 8 March 1937 – 6 April 1994) was a Rwandan politician and military officer who served as the second president of Rwanda, from 1973 until his assassination in 1994. He was nicknamed Kinani, a Kinyarwanda word meaning "invincible". An ethnic Hutu, Habyarimana served in several security positions including minister of defense under Rwanda's first president, Grégoire Kayibanda. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juvénal Habyarimana has received more than 1,511,833 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Juvénal Habyarimana is the 2,819th most popular politician (down from 2,233rd in 2019), the most popular biography from Rwanda and the most popular Rwandan Politician.
Juvénal Habyarimana was the president of Rwanda from 1973 to 1994. He was the first president of Rwanda following its independence from Belgium. He was assassinated in a coup d'état in 1994.
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Among politicians, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 2,819 out of 15,577. Before him are Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Stefan Uroš V, Marcus Atilius Regulus, Lekë Dukagjini, and Alfonso III of Aragon. After him are Herschel Grynszpan, Heungseon Daewongun, Francisco Macías Nguema, Emperor Zhao of Han, Wang Xizhi, and Frederick II, Elector of Saxony.
1928 - 1979
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 2,813
1868 - 1937
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 2,814
1336 - 1371
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 2,815
299 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 2,816
1410 - 1481
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 2,817
1265 - 1291
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 2,818
1937 - 1994
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 2,819
1921 - 1942
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 2,820
1820 - 1898
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 2,821
1924 - 1979
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 2,822
94 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2,823
303 - 361
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2,824
1412 - 1464
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2,825
Among people born in 1937, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 43. Before him are Avram Hershko, Robert Lucas Jr., Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Colleen McCullough, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Claude Lelouch. After him are Andrei Konchalovsky, Ferdinand Piëch, Thomas Pynchon, Jacques Santer, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, and Abu Nidal. Among people deceased in 1994, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 39. Before him are Witold Lutosławski, Pierre Boulle, Marija Gimbutas, Raul Julia, Roger Wolcott Sperry, and Paul Delvaux. After him are Fernando Rey, György Cziffra, André Michel Lwoff, Jeffrey Dahmer, Pujie, and Jessica Tandy.
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 37
1937 - 2023
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 38
1937 - 2023
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 39
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 40
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 41
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 42
1937 - 1994
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 43
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 44
1937 - 2019
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 45
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 46
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 47
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 48
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 49
1913 - 1994
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 33
1912 - 1994
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 34
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 35
1940 - 1994
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 36
1913 - 1994
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 37
1897 - 1994
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 38
1937 - 1994
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 39
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 40
1921 - 1994
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 41
1902 - 1994
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 42
1960 - 1994
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 43
1907 - 1994
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 44
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 45
Among people born in Rwanda, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 1 out of 21. After him are Paul Kagame (1957), Félicien Kabuga (1933), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Paul Rusesabagina (1954), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921).
1937 - 1994
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 1
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 2
1933 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 3
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 5
1924 - 1976
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 6
1953 - 1994
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 7
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
Among politicians born in Rwanda, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 1. After him are Paul Kagame (1957), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Jean Kambanda (1955), and Louise Mushikiwabo (1961).
1937 - 1994
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 1
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 2
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 3
1924 - 1976
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 4
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