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Jean Kambanda

1955 - Today

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Jean Kambanda (born October 19, 1955) is a Rwandan former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Rwanda in the caretaker government from the start of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. He is the only head of government to plead guilty to genocide, in the first group of such convictions since the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide came into effect in 1951. Kambanda holds a degree in commercial engineering and began his career as a low-level United Popular BPR banker, rising as a technocrat to become the chair of the bank. At the time of the April 1994 crisis he was vice president of the Butare section of the opposition Republican Democratic Movement (MDR). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Kambanda is the 15,685th most popular politician (down from 15,380th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Rwanda (down from 16th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean Kambanda ranks 15,685 out of 19,576. Before him are Älihan Smaiylov, Gary Johnson, Eriba-Adad II, Johannes Hahn, Michel Sapin, and Francisco Ramón Vicuña. After him are Ngiratkel Etpison, Lobengula, Juan Antonio Pezet, József Szlávy, Karolina Widerström, and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Jean Kambanda ranks 372. Before him are Joanne Chory, Michel Renquin, Andy Bechtolsheim, Elisa Ferreira, Howie Mandel, and Warren Jeffs. After him are Susi Sánchez, Francesco Guidolin, Joe Arroyo, Ewine van Dishoeck, Anne Lacaton, and Muriel Robin.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Jean Kambanda ranks 17 out of 28. Before him are Paul Rusesabagina (1954), Scholastique Mukasonga (1956), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Édouard Ngirente (1973), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921). After him are Augustin Bizimungu (1952), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Anastase Murekezi (1952), Bernard Makuza (1961), and Ncuti Gatwa (1992).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Jean Kambanda ranks 13. Before him are Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Édouard Ngirente (1973), and Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921). After him are Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Anastase Murekezi (1952), Bernard Makuza (1961), and Pierre Habumuremyi (1961).

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