POLITICIAN
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
1946 - 2016

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (29 August 1946 – 4 May 2016) was a Burundian army officer and politician who ruled Burundi as president and de facto military dictator from November 1976 to September 1987. Born into the Tutsi ethnic group in 1946, Bagaza served in the Burundian military and rose through the ranks under the rule of Michel Micombero after his rise to power in 1966. Bagaza deposed Micombero in a bloodless coup d'état in 1976 and took power himself as head of the ruling Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA). Despite having participated in the genocidal killings of 1972, he introduced various reforms which modernised the state and made concessions to the country's ethnic Hutu majority. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is the 10,045th most popular politician (down from 8,833rd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Burundi (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Burundian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 10,045 out of 19,576. Before him are Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Malamir of Bulgaria, Count Gustav Kálnoky, Shao Kang, Frederick Chiluba, and Grégoire Kayibanda. After him are Otto Warburg, Kumba Ialá, Petar Snačić, Yevhen Marchuk, Dmitry Peskov, and Yusof Ishak.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 10,044
Malamir of Bulgaria
810 - 836
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 10,045
Count Gustav Kálnoky
1832 - 1898
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 10,046
Shao Kang
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 10,047
Frederick Chiluba
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 10,048
Grégoire Kayibanda
1924 - 1976
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 10,049
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
1946 - 2016
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 10,050
Otto Warburg
1859 - 1938
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 10,051
Kumba Ialá
1953 - 2014
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 10,052
Petar Snačić
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 10,053
Yevhen Marchuk
1941 - 2021
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 10,054
Dmitry Peskov
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 10,055
Yusof Ishak
1910 - 1970
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 10,056
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 278. Before him are Tyne Daly, Al Green, Henryk Kasperczak, Udo Lindenberg, Francesco Montenegro, and Arnoldo Alemán. After him are Peter Sutcliffe, Johnson Toribiong, Pierino Prati, Aleksander Wolszczan, Suzanne Somers, and Jan Akkerman. Among people deceased in 2016, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 190. Before him are Elizabeth Roemer, Hassan Al-Turabi, Papa Wemba, Zdravko Tolimir, Željko Čajkovski, and Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. After him are Jadranka Stojaković, Vanity, Guido Westerwelle, Silvana Pampanini, Silvio Gazzaniga, and Georges Cottier.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsTyne Daly
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 272
Al Green
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 273
Henryk Kasperczak
COACH
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 274
Udo Lindenberg
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 275
Francesco Montenegro
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 276
Arnoldo Alemán
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 277
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 278
Peter Sutcliffe
EXTREMIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 279
Johnson Toribiong
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 280
Pierino Prati
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 281
Aleksander Wolszczan
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 282
Suzanne Somers
ACTOR
1946 - 2023
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 283
Jan Akkerman
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 284
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Roemer
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 184
Hassan Al-Turabi
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 185
Papa Wemba
SINGER
1949 - 2016
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 186
Zdravko Tolimir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - 2016
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 187
Željko Čajkovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 188
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 189
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 190
Jadranka Stojaković
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2016
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 191
Vanity
ACTOR
1959 - 2016
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 192
Guido Westerwelle
POLITICIAN
1961 - 2016
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 193
Silvana Pampanini
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 194
Silvio Gazzaniga
SCULPTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 195
Georges Cottier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2016
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 196
In Burundi
Among people born in Burundi, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 3 out of 21. Before him are Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), and Pierre Nkurunziza (1963). After him are Pierre Buyoya (1949), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), and Khadja Nin (1959).
Others born in Burundi
Go to all RankingsÉvariste Ndayishimiye
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1
Pierre Nkurunziza
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2020
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
Pierre Buyoya
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 4
Mwambutsa IV of Burundi
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1977
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 5
Michel Micombero
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1983
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 6
Cyprien Ntaryamira
POLITICIAN
1955 - 1994
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 7
Louis Rwagasore
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1961
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 8
Domitien Ndayizeye
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 9
Ntare V of Burundi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1972
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 10
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 11
Khadja Nin
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Burundi
Among politicians born in Burundi, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ranks 3. Before him are Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968), and Pierre Nkurunziza (1963). After him are Pierre Buyoya (1949), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), and Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972).
Évariste Ndayishimiye
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1
Pierre Nkurunziza
1963 - 2020
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
1946 - 2016
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
Pierre Buyoya
1949 - 2020
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 4
Mwambutsa IV of Burundi
1912 - 1977
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 5
Michel Micombero
1940 - 1983
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 6
Cyprien Ntaryamira
1955 - 1994
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 7
Louis Rwagasore
1932 - 1961
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 8
Domitien Ndayizeye
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 9
Ntare V of Burundi
1947 - 1972
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 10
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 11
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 12