POLITICIAN

Pierre Buyoya

1949 - 2020

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Pierre Buyoya (24 November 1949 – 17 December 2020) was a Burundian army officer and politician who served two terms as President of Burundi in 1987 to 1993 and 1996 to 2003. He was the second-longest-serving president in Burundian history. An ethnic Tutsi, Buyoya joined the sole legal party, UPRONA and quickly rose through the ranks of the Burundian military. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Buyoya has received more than 290,116 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Pierre Buyoya is the 9,233rd most popular politician (down from 8,973rd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Burundi (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Burundian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pierre Buyoya ranks 9,233 out of 19,576. Before him are Kuzma Minin, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, Ælfwynn, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, and Wilfrid Laurier. After him are Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Vladimir Bakarić, Amalafrida, Ōtomo Sōrin, Bohemond VII of Antioch, and Messali Hadj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Pierre Buyoya ranks 191. Before him are John Wetton, Lindsey Buckingham, Dado Topić, Keith Carradine, Rick Wakeman, and Andranik Margaryan. After him are Nawaz Sharif, Alain Finkielkraut, Josip Bozanić, Brent Spiner, Lois McMaster Bujold, and George Dalaras. Among people deceased in 2020, Pierre Buyoya ranks 176. Before him are Armando Manzanero, Nur Hassan Hussein, Zizi Jeanmaire, Bill Gates Sr., Bernard Stiegler, and Linda Cristal. After him are Stanisław Kania, Sergio Rossi, Vyacheslav Kebich, Fernando Solanas, John Hume, and Trini Lopez.

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In Burundi

Among people born in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya ranks 3 out of 21. Before him are Pierre Nkurunziza (1963), and Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946). After him are Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Michel Micombero (1940), Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Shabani Nonda (1977), and Khadja Nin (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Burundi

Among politicians born in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya ranks 3. Before him are Pierre Nkurunziza (1963), and Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946). After him are Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Michel Micombero (1940), Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), and Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972).

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