1967 - Today
Laurent Nkunda (or Laurent Nkundabatware Mihigo (birth name), or Laurent Nkunda Batware, or as he prefers to be called The Chairman; born February 2, 1967) is a former General in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is the former warlord (leader of a rebel faction) operating in the province of Nord-Kivu, sympathetic to Congolese Tutsis and the Tutsi-dominated government of neighbouring Rwanda. Nkunda, who is himself a Congolese Tutsi, commanded the former DRC troops of the 81st and 83rd Brigades of the DRC Army. He speaks English, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Lingala and Kinande. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurent Nkunda has received more than 195,021 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurent Nkunda is the 15,439th most popular politician (down from 13,894th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 28th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Congolese Politician.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among politicians, Laurent Nkunda ranks 15,439 out of 15,577. Before him are Lorenzo Snow, Tomislav Karamarko, Sergei Ponomarenko, Ben Chifley, Mamuka Bakhtadze, and Wollert Konow. After him are David Samanez Ocampo, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Hans-Peter Friedrich, Juan José Ibarretxe, Tim Kaine, and Titus Oates.
1814 - 1901
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 15,433
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 15,434
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 15,435
1885 - 1951
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 15,436
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 15,437
1845 - 1924
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 15,438
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 15,439
1866 - 1947
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 15,440
1928 - 2015
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 15,441
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 15,442
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 15,443
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 15,444
1649 - 1705
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 15,445
Among people born in 1967, Laurent Nkunda ranks 330. Before him are Leroy Burrell, Uli Kusch, Oleg Tinkov, Nathalie Tauziat, Dhafer Youssef, and Philip Selway. After him are Jordi Roura, Emmanuelle Bercot, Glenn Greenwald, James Marshall, Eriq Ebouaney, and Trini Alvarado.
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 324
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 325
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 326
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 327
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 328
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 329
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 330
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 331
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 332
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 333
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 334
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 335
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 336
Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent Nkunda ranks 33 out of 84. Before him are Sony Lab'ou Tansi (1947), Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Mbo Mpenza (1976), Mavuba Mafuila (1949), Bwanga Tshimen (1949), and Maître Gims (1986). After him are Blaise Nkufo (1975), Christian Benteke (1990), Dieumerci Mbokani (1985), Bruno Tshibala (1956), Cécile Kyenge (1964), and Adolphe Muzito (1957).
1947 - 1995
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 27
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 28
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 29
1949 - 1996
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 30
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 31
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 32
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 33
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 34
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 35
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 36
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 37
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 38
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 39
Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent Nkunda ranks 13. Before him are Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Joseph Kabila (1971), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Cyrille Adoula (1921), and Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962). After him are Bruno Tshibala (1956), Cécile Kyenge (1964), Adolphe Muzito (1957), and Augustin Matata Ponyo (1964).
1932 - 2017
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 7
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 8
1930 - 2007
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 10
1921 - 1978
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 12
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 13
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 14
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 15
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 16
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 17