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Paul Kagame

1957 - Today

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Paul Kagame ( kə-GAH-may; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the President of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously considered Rwanda's de facto leader between 1994 and 2000, while Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu, until assuming the Presidency in 2000. He was previously a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel armed force which invaded Rwanda in 1990. The RPF was one of the main belligerents of the Rwandan Civil War and was the armed force which ended the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Kagame is the 3,180th most popular politician (up from 3,531st in 2019), the most popular biography from Rwanda (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Rwandan Politician.

Paul Kagame is the president of Rwanda and is most famous for his role in ending the Rwandan genocide.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Kagame ranks 3,180 out of 19,576. Before him are Qalawun, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, César Gaviria, and Atropates. After him are Aelia Eudoxia, Edward Stettinius Jr., Stefan Dečanski, Duqaq, Boris Tadić, and Joseph Babinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Paul Kagame ranks 28. Before him are Greg Abbott, Frank Miller, Melanie Griffith, Mukesh Ambani, William Kaelin Jr., and Gloria Estefan. After him are Steve Buscemi, Falco, Carole Bouquet, Ofra Haza, Qasem Soleimani, and Dr. Alban.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Paul Kagame ranks 1 out of 28. After him are Juvénal Habyarimana (1937), 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, Paul Kagame ranks 1. After him are Juvénal Habyarimana (1937), 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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