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Sylvie Kinigi

1952 - Today

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Sylvie Kinigi (née Ntigashira; born 24 November 1953) is a Burundian politician and economist who served as prime minister of Burundi from 10 July 1993 to 7 February 1994, and acting president from November 1993 to 5 February 1994, making her the second African woman to serve as a president. Born to a Tutsi family, she earned a degree in banking from the University of Burundi in 1979 and another diploma from the Centre de Formation de la Profession Bancaire in Paris. Politically, Kinigi was closely affiliated with the Union pour le Progrès national (UPRONA), Burundi's only legal political party at the time, and was an active member of the Union des Femmes Burundaises, a subgroup of UPRONA, serving as a member of its central committee by 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvie Kinigi has received more than 153,035 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sylvie Kinigi is the 15,226th most popular politician (down from 14,134th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Rwanda (down from 11th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Rwandan Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sylvie Kinigi ranks 15,226 out of 19,576. Before her are Damiq-ilishu, Albert Rösti, Prince Charles of Luxembourg, Nezihe Muhiddin, Hadi Khosroshahi, and Abdus Sattar. After her are Sæberht of Essex, Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, Guy Scott, Per Ahlmark, Grantley Goulding, and John Doukas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Sylvie Kinigi ranks 433. Before her are David R. Ellis, Roxanne Hart, Allen Collins, Stellan Bengtsson, Magdi Allam, and Hubert Auriol. After her are Michael O'Hare, Martin O'Neill, Randy Jones, Thomas Sjöberg, Pierluigi Pairetto, and Brigitte Engerer.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Sylvie Kinigi ranks 14 out of 28. Before her are Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Paul Rusesabagina (1954), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), and Scholastique Mukasonga (1956). After her are Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Jean Kambanda (1955), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Augustin Bizimungu (1952), Antoine Kambanda (1958), and Ncuti Gatwa (1992).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Sylvie Kinigi ranks 11. Before her are Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921). After her are Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Jean Kambanda (1955), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Pierre Habumuremyi (1961), Édouard Ngirente (1973), and Anastase Murekezi (1952).

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