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Juvénal Habyarimana

1937 - 1994

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Juvénal Habyarimana (Kinyarwanda: [hɑβɟɑːɾímɑ̂ːnɑ]; French: [ʒyvenal abjaʁimana]; 8 March 1937 – 6 April 1994) was a Rwandan politician and military officer who was the second president of Rwanda, from 1973 until his assassination in 1994. He was nicknamed Kinani, a Kinyarwanda word meaning "invincible". An ethnic Hutu, Habyarimana served in several security positions including minister of defense under Rwanda's first president, Grégoire Kayibanda. After overthrowing Kayibanda in a coup in 1973, he became the country's new president and eventually continued his predecessor's pro-Hutu policies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juvénal Habyarimana is the 3,194th most popular politician (down from 2,646th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Rwanda (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Rwandan Politician.

Juvénal Habyarimana was the president of Rwanda from 1973 to 1994. He was the first president of Rwanda following its independence from Belgium. He was assassinated in a coup d'état in 1994.

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Among politicians, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 3,194 out of 19,576. Before him are Jehoahaz of Israel, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Wilhelm Miklas, Abdul Salam Arif, Shigeru Yoshida, and Jacques Santer. After him are Carin Göring, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Ludwig Quidde, Richard Walther Darré, Mircea II of Wallachia, and Wolfgang Schäuble.

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Among people born in 1937, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 50. Before him are Robin Warren, Claude Lelouch, Robert Crippen, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Colleen McCullough, and Jacques Santer. After him are Roald Hoffmann, Colin Powell, Roberta Flack, Angelo Badalamenti, Sajida Talfah, and Abu Nidal. Among people deceased in 1994, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 48. Before him are Henry Mancini, Gian Maria Volonté, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Paul Delvaux, Roger Wolcott Sperry, and Julian Schwinger. After him are Fernando Rey, Pujie, Sylva Koscina, Robert Doisneau, Sergei Bondarchuk, and Chung Il-kwon.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 2 out of 28. Before him are Paul Kagame (1957). After him are Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), 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, Juvénal Habyarimana ranks 2. Before him are Paul Kagame (1957). After him are Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), 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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