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Laurent-Désiré Kabila

1939 - 2001

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Laurent-Désiré Kabila (French pronunciation: [lo.ʁɑ̃ de.zi.ʁe ka.bi.la]; 27 November 1939 – 16 January 2001) usually known as Laurent Kabila (US: ), was a Congolese rebel and politician who served as the third president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his assassination in 2001. Kabila became known during the 1960s Congo Crisis as an opponent of Mobutu Sese Seko. He took part in the Simba rebellion and led the Communist-aligned Fizi rebel territory until the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurent-Désiré Kabila has received more than 1,529,077 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Laurent-Désiré Kabila is the 1,783rd most popular politician (up from 1,832nd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 3rd most popular Congolese Politician.

Kabila is most famous for being the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1997 to 2001.

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  • 7.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 1,783 out of 19,576. Before him are Amasis II, Rupert, King of Germany, John Sigismund Zápolya, Hippias, Nicholas I of Montenegro, and Öz Beg Khan. After him are Ish-bosheth, Amon of Judah, Ashurnasirpal II, Boris I of Bulgaria, Abulfaz Elchibey, and Danjong of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 25. Before him are Karel Gott, Margaret Atwood, Ralph Lauren, Peter Grünberg, George Lazenby, and Sonny Chiba. After him are Jackie Stewart, Michèle Mercier, Richard Kiel, Marie Laforêt, John Cleese, and Aníbal Cavaco Silva. Among people deceased in 2001, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 14. Before him are Jorge Amado, Jack Lemmon, Herbert A. Simon, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Ahmad Shah Massoud, and Sabiha Gökçen. After him are Christiaan Barnard, Fred Hoyle, Wilhelm Mohnke, Iannis Xenakis, Gilbert Bécaud, and Alberto Korda.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 3 out of 107. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), and Mobutu Sese Seko (1930). After him are Moïse Tshombe (1919), Denis Mukwege (1955), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Claude Makélélé (1973), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Simon Kimbangu (1887), and Papa Wemba (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent-Désiré Kabila ranks 3. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), and Mobutu Sese Seko (1930). After him are Moïse Tshombe (1919), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Joseph Iléo (1921), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), and Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962).

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