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Pierre Nkurunziza

1963 - 2020

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Pierre Nkurunziza (18 December 1964 – 8 June 2020) was a Burundian politician who served as the ninth president of Burundi for almost 15 years from August 2005 until his death in June 2020. A member of the Hutu ethnic group, Nkurunziza taught physical education before becoming involved in politics during the Burundian Civil War as part of the rebel National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie – Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD–FDD) of which he became leader in 2000. The CNDD–FDD became a political party at the end of the Civil War and Nkurunziza was elected president. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Nkurunziza has received more than 1,089,692 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pierre Nkurunziza is the 8,521st most popular politician (down from 6,359th in 2019), the most popular biography from Burundi and the most popular Burundian Politician.

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  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.61

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  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 8,521 out of 15,577. Before him are Enrico Mattei, Theobald I, Count of Blois, Antoine III de Gramont, Berthold II, Duke of Swabia, Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony, and Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia. After him are Samak Sundaravej, Agnes of Dampierre, Wifred II, Count of Barcelona, Publius Vatinius, Étienne Tshisekedi, and Luis García Meza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 95. Before him are Dean Norris, Míchel, Marc Jacobs, Michel Gondry, Hülya Avşar, and Anita Mui. After him are Charles Barkley, Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Beals, Giuseppe Bergomi, Beata Szydło, and Lauren Holly. Among people deceased in 2020, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 161. Before him are Armando Manzanero, Mustafa Nadarević, Terry Goodkind, Fernando Solanas, Olof Thunberg, and Mesut Yılmaz. After him are Viktor Ponedelnik, Philippe Nahon, Astrid Kirchherr, Zizi Jeanmaire, Adolfo Nicolás, and Winston Groom.

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In Burundi

Among people born in Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 1 out of 22. After him are Pierre Buyoya (1949), Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946), Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), and Khadja Nin (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Burundi

Among politicians born in Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 1. After him are Pierre Buyoya (1949), Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946), Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), and Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956).

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