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Théoneste Bagosora

1941 - 2021

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Théoneste Bagosora (16 August 1941 – 25 September 2021) was a Rwandan military officer. He was chiefly known for his key role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). In 2011, the sentence was reduced to 35 years' imprisonment on appeal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Théoneste Bagosora has received more than 656,442 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Théoneste Bagosora is the 15,686th most popular politician (down from 8,194th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Rwanda (down from 4th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 15,686 out of 19,576Before him are Yi Gwang-sik, Pauline Marois, Michèle Pierre-Louis, Pantaleon, Guillermo Tell Villegas, and Apisai Ielemia. After him are Han Pil-hwa, George Pataki, Stefanie Clausen, Richard Olney, Bernhard Vogel, and Margaret Woodrow Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 498Before him are Graciela Borges, Hans-Georg Reimann, Laisenia Qarase, Barbara Ehrenreich, Kálmán Ihász, and Torgeir Brandtzæg. After him are Peter Sarstedt, Hans Eichel, Dan Coe, Dack Rambo, Vittore Gottardi, and Irina Petrescu. Among people deceased in 2021, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 485Before him are Fredi, Raymond T. Odierno, Mary Wilson, Romano Fogli, Giovanni Zucchi, and Dani Shmulevich-Rom. After him are Franco Marini, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, Yoo Sang-chul, Antal Kiss, Olha Ilkiv, and Walter Graf.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 17 out of 28Before him are Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Scholastique Mukasonga (1956), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), and Jean Kambanda (1955). After him are Augustin Bizimungu (1952), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Ncuti Gatwa (1992), Pierre Habumuremyi (1961), Édouard Ngirente (1973), and Anastase Murekezi (1952).

Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 14Before him are Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), and Jean Kambanda (1955). After him are Pierre Habumuremyi (1961), Édouard Ngirente (1973), Anastase Murekezi (1952), and Bernard Makuza (1961).