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Grégoire Kayibanda

1924 - 1976

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Grégoire Kayibanda (1 May 1924 – 15 December 1976) was a Rwandan politician and revolutionary who was the first elected President of Rwanda from 1962 to 1973. An ethnic Hutu, he was a pioneer of the Rwandan Revolution and led Rwanda's struggle for independence from Belgium, replacing the Tutsi monarchy with a republican form of government. Rwanda became independent from Belgium in 1962, with Kayibanda serving as the country's first president, establishing a pro-Hutu policy and a de facto one-party system governed by his party, Parmehutu. He was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1973 by his defense minister, Juvénal Habyarimana, and died three years later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Grégoire Kayibanda is the 10,044th most popular politician (down from 8,831st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Rwanda (down from 4th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Grégoire Kayibanda ranks 10,044 out of 19,576. Before him are Servius Sulpicius Galba, Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Malamir of Bulgaria, Count Gustav Kálnoky, Shao Kang, and Frederick Chiluba. After him are Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Otto Warburg, Kumba Ialá, Petar Snačić, Yevhen Marchuk, and Dmitry Peskov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Grégoire Kayibanda ranks 171. Before him are Mohammed Rafi, Margit Sandemo, Zizi Jeanmaire, Richard Bull, Arthur Janov, and Franco Cristaldi. After him are Daniel Inouye, Rudolf Barshai, Juan Ponce Enrile, Jean Bartik, Élias Sarkis, and Robert Frank. Among people deceased in 1976, Grégoire Kayibanda ranks 100. Before him are Sal Mineo, Freddie King, Howlin' Wolf, Mikhail Katukov, Silvana Armenulić, and Paul Douglas. After him are Paul Strand, Josef Sudek, Bobby Pearce, Marguerite Laugier, Oscar Bonavena, and Richard Hughes.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Grégoire Kayibanda ranks 5 out of 28. Before him are Paul Kagame (1957), Juvénal Habyarimana (1937), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), and Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911). After him are Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Félicien Kabuga (1933), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Paul Rusesabagina (1954), and Scholastique Mukasonga (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Grégoire Kayibanda ranks 5. Before him are Paul Kagame (1957), Juvénal Habyarimana (1937), Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), and Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911). After him are Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Édouard Ngirente (1973), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921).

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