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Paul Kagame

1957 - Today

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Paul Kagame ( kə-GAH-may; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the President of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel armed force which invaded Rwanda in 1990. The RPF was one of the parties of the conflict during the Rwandan Civil War and the armed force which ended the Rwandan genocide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Kagame has received more than 5,369,544 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Paul Kagame is the 3,532nd most popular politician (up from 3,686th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Rwanda and the 2nd most popular Rwandan Politician.

Paul Kagame is the president of Rwanda and is most famous for his role in ending the Rwandan genocide.

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  • 5.4M

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  • 67.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 79

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Kagame ranks 3,532 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Shimon bar Yochai, Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Lluís Llach, Tigellinus, and Emperor Sakuramachi. After him are Qutalmish, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Yusef of Morocco, Erhard Heiden, Abdoulaye Wade, and Edvard Kardelj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Paul Kagame ranks 29. Before him are Ofra Haza, Melanie Griffith, Richard E. Grant, Stefan Löfven, Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and Dr. Alban. After him are Ai Weiwei, Rinat Dasayev, Kelly McGillis, Theo van Gogh, Rumiko Takahashi, and Luis Garavito.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Paul Kagame ranks 2 out of 28. Before him are Juvénal Habyarimana (1937). After him are Félicien Kabuga (1933), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Paul Rusesabagina (1954), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Paul Kagame ranks 2. Before him are Juvénal Habyarimana (1937). After him are Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), and Louise Mushikiwabo (1961).

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