RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Laurean Rugambwa

1912 - 1997

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Laurean Rugambwa (12 July 1912 – 8 December 1997) was a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Dar es Salaam from 1968 to 1992. He was made a cardinal in 1960 by Pope John XXIII, becoming the first such native African. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laurean Rugambwa is the 1,932nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,608th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Tanzania (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Tanzanian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 1,932 out of 3,187. Before him are Neferkasokar, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Jean du Bellay, Irenaios, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, and Constantine. After him are James Michael Harvey, Franjo Kuharić, Pinedjem II, Chromatius, Érard de la Marck, and Carlo Caffarra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 147. Before him are Boris Kidrič, Jacques Bergier, Domingos da Guia, Naoto Tajima, Pierre Grimal, and Günther Lützow. After him are Richard Carlson, Ichiji Otani, Feroze Gandhi, Vladimir Bakarić, Romain Maes, and Boun Oum. Among people deceased in 1997, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 115. Before him are Shintaro Katsu, Uzi Narkiss, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Jan P. Syse, Ho Feng-Shan, and Hans Robert Jauss. After him are Jeff Buckley, Andrés Rodríguez, Frank Parker, Josef Posipal, Seni Pramoj, and Harold Robbins.

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In Tanzania

Among people born in Tanzania, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 11 out of 39. Before him are John Magufuli (1959), Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (1929), Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), Jakaya Kikwete (1951), Kassim Majaliwa (1961), and Benjamin Mkapa (1938). After him are Cleopa Msuya (1931), Mizengo Pinda (1948), Tippu Tip (1837), Polycarp Pengo (1944), Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar (1874), and Majid bin Said of Zanzibar (1834).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Tanzania

Among religious figures born in Tanzania, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 1. After him are Polycarp Pengo (1944), and Protase Rugambwa (1960).

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