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Louis Rwagasore

1932 - 1961

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Prince Louis Rwagasore (Kirundi: Ludoviko Rwagasore; 10 January 1932 – 13 October 1961) was a Burundian prince and politician, who was the second prime minister of Burundi for two weeks, from 28 September 1961 until his assassination on 13 October. Born to the Ganwa family of Burundian Mwami (king) Mwambutsa IV in Belgian-administered Ruanda-Urundi in 1932, Rwagasore was educated in Burundian Catholic schools before attending university in Belgium. After he returned to Burundi in the mid-1950s he founded a series of cooperatives to economically empower native Burundians and build up his base of political support. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Rwagasore has received more than 183,718 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Rwagasore is the 15,403rd most popular politician (down from 13,797th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Burundi and the 10th most popular Burundian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Rwagasore ranks 15,403 out of 19,576. Before him are Nelson W. Aldrich, I. I. Chundrigar, Publius Cornelius Scipio Asina, José María Orellana, Letizia Moratti, and Gabriel París Gordillo. After him are Nobuo Kishi, Edwin Barclay, Alfred Gusenbauer, Lazarus Salii, Leabua Jonathan, and Remigio Morales Bermúdez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Louis Rwagasore ranks 396. Before him are Henry Taylor, Jerzy Pawłowski, Rudolph Rummel, Sergei Slonimsky, János Parti, and Germano de Figueiredo. After him are Joseph P. Kerwin, José Varacka, Elliott H. Lieb, Irma Johansson, Jan Jindra, and Tom Kibble. Among people deceased in 1961, Louis Rwagasore ranks 161. Before him are George Irving, Elda Emma Anderson, William Alexander Morgan, Hanns Seidel, Géza von Bolváry, and Jean Piot. After him are Zoltan Korda, Harry DeBaecke, Eugene Bullard, Robert L. Eichelberger, Whittaker Chambers, and Jānis Endzelīns.

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In Burundi

Among people born in Burundi, Louis Rwagasore ranks 10 out of 21. Before him are Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Michel Micombero (1940), Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), and Ntare V of Burundi (1947). After him are Shabani Nonda (1977), Khadja Nin (1959), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), Vénuste Niyongabo (1973), Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972), and Nyamko Sabuni (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In Burundi

Among politicians born in Burundi, Louis Rwagasore ranks 10. Before him are Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Michel Micombero (1940), Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), and Ntare V of Burundi (1947). After him are Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972), and Nyamko Sabuni (1969).

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