1936 - 2016
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 291,571 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Kigeli V of Rwanda is the 12,171st most popular politician (down from 10,991st in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Rwanda (down from 7th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Rwandan Politician.
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Among politicians, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 12,171 out of 15,577. Before him are Domenico II Contarini, Ariarathes X of Cappadocia, Izmail Sreznevsky, Gus Hall, Ognyan Gerdzhikov, and Eddie Lawson. After him are Hannes Hafstein, Mohammed Magariaf, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Robert of Vermandois, and Felix of Aquitaine.
1585 - 1675
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 12,165
50 BC - 36 BC
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 12,166
1812 - 1880
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 12,167
1910 - 2000
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 12,168
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 12,169
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 12,170
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 12,171
1861 - 1922
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 12,172
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 12,173
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 12,174
1774 - 1825
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 12,175
920 - 966
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 12,176
650 - 670
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 12,177
Among people born in 1936, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 286. Before him are Nicol Williamson, Elisabeth Kopp, Saburō Kawabuchi, Frederick Ballantyne, James Harrison, and Brian Blessed. After him are Susana Duijm, Robert W. Floyd, Michał Heller, Scott LaFaro, Gwyneth Jones, and Birthe Wilke. Among people deceased in 2016, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 249. Before him are Paulo Evaristo Arns, Lupita Tovar, Manfred Krug, Jimmy Bain, Turgay Şeren, and László Sárosi. After him are Susana Duijm, Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Jamshid Amouzegar, Tarık Akan, Patty Duke, and Nicole Courcel.
1936 - 2011
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 280
1936 - 2023
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 281
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 282
1936 - 2020
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 283
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 284
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 285
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 286
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 287
1936 - 2001
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 288
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 289
1936 - 1961
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 290
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 291
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 292
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 243
1910 - 2016
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 244
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 245
1947 - 2016
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 246
1932 - 2016
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 247
1932 - 2016
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 248
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 249
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 250
1930 - 2016
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 251
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 252
1949 - 2016
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 253
1946 - 2016
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 254
1931 - 2016
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 255
Among people born in Rwanda, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 11 out of 21. Before him are Paul Rusesabagina (1954), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), and Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911). After him are Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Scholastique Mukasonga (1956), Jean Kambanda (1955), Ncuti Gatwa (1992), Antoine Kambanda (1958), and Augustin Bizimungu (1952).
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
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
Among politicians born in Rwanda, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 9. Before him are Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), and Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911). After him are Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Jean Kambanda (1955), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Bernard Makuza (1961), and Édouard Ngirente (1973).
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
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 13
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 14