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Kigeli V of Rwanda

1936 - 2016

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Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa; 29 June 1936 – 16 October 2016) was the last ruling King (Mwami) of Rwanda, from 28 July 1959 until the end of the UN-mandate with Belgian administration and the declaration of an independent Republic of Rwanda 1 July 1962. On 25 September 1961, a referendum voted for the abolition of the Rwandan monarchy following the Rwandan Revolution. After a brief period of moveabouts after leaving Rwanda, the titular King lived in exile during the final part of his life in the town of Oakton, Virginia, United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kigeli V of Rwanda has received more than 300,024 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Kigeli V of Rwanda is the 12,099th most popular politician (up from 12,129th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Rwanda (up from 11th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 12,099 out of 19,576. Before him are Yossi Beilin, Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Óscar Berger, Aníbal Pinto, Juan Bautista Sacasa, and Luis Herrera Campins. After him are Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Miroslav of Croatia, José Alencar, Alexander Schallenberg, and Gershon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 269. Before him are Jair Marinho, Alejandro Maldonado, Stella Stevens, Antonin Scalia, Richard E. Stearns, and August Schellenberg. After him are Mustafa Ould Salek, Jan Tříska, Fang Lizhi, Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Gábor Szabó, and Kim Yong-chun. Among people deceased in 2016, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 235. Before him are Sigge Parling, Manuel Velázquez, Steven Hill, William H. McNeill, Nate Thurmond, and Zoltán Kocsis. After him are Alphons Egli, Miruts Yifter, Nicole Courcel, Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Vladica Kovačević, and Harald Grønningen.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 8 out of 28. Before him are Paul Kagame (1957), Félicien Kabuga (1933), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), and Pasteur Bizimungu (1950). After him are Paul Rusesabagina (1954), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Scholastique Mukasonga (1956), and Sylvie Kinigi (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 7. Before him are Juvénal Habyarimana (1937), Paul Kagame (1957), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), and Pasteur Bizimungu (1950). After him are Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), and Jean Kambanda (1955).

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