POLITICIAN

Kigeli V of Rwanda

1936 - 2016

Photo of Kigeli V of Rwanda

Icon of person Kigeli V of Rwanda

Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa; 29 June 1936 – 16 October 2016) was the last ruling King (Mwami) of Rwanda, from 28 July 1959 until the end of the UN-mandate with Belgian administration and the declaration of an independent Republic of Rwanda 1 July 1962. On 25 September 1961, a referendum voted for the abolition of the Rwandan monarchy following the Rwandan Revolution. After a brief period of moveabouts after leaving Rwanda, the titular King lived in exile during the final part of his life in the town of Oakton, Virginia, United States. In exile, he was known for heading the King Kigeli V Foundation, an organisation promoting humanitarian work for Rwandan refugees. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kigeli V of Rwanda is the 5,031st most popular politician (up from 12,097th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Rwanda (up from 8th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Rwandan Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Kigeli V of Rwanda by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 5,031 out of 19,576. Before him are Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, Az-Zahir, Max Amann, Kim Kyu-sik, Emperor Go-Uda, and Pat Brown. After him are Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, Salmaan Taseer, Antilochus, Charles the Younger, Emperor Kōgon, and Sancha of León.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 84. Before him are Bruce Dern, Yury Luzhkov, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Valerie Solanas, Bekim Fehmiu, and Bill Wyman. After him are François Pinault, James Mirrlees, Hiroshi Saeki, J. Michael Bishop, Eric Walter Elst, and Héctor Elizondo. Among people deceased in 2016, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 90. Before him are Keith Emerson, Margot Honecker, Thomas Schelling, Melvin Laird, Edgar Mitchell, and Michal Kováč. After him are Toots Thielemans, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Hanoi Hannah, Claude Gensac, Seymour Papert, and Rick Parfitt.

Others Born in 1936

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2016

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 3 out of 28. Before him are Paul Kagame (1957), and Juvénal Habyarimana (1937). After him are 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).

Others born in Rwanda

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Kigeli V of Rwanda ranks 3. Before him are Paul Kagame (1957), and Juvénal Habyarimana (1937). After him are 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).

Rwandan born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous