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Pierre Nkurunziza

1963 - 2020

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Pierre Nkurunziza (18 December 1964 – 8 June 2020) was a Burundian politician who served as the ninth president of Burundi for almost 15 years from August 2005 until his death in June 2020. A member of the Hutu ethnic group, Nkurunziza taught physical education before becoming involved in politics during the Burundian Civil War as part of the rebel National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie – Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD–FDD) of which he became leader in 2000. The CNDD–FDD became a political party at the end of the Civil War and Nkurunziza was elected president. He held the post controversially for three terms, facing bloody opposition, sparking significant public unrest in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Nkurunziza is the 8,524th most popular politician (down from 8,289th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Burundi (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Burundian Politician.

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Among politicians, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 8,524 out of 19,576. Before him are Asin of Baekje, Mazaeus, Lulach, Floris III, Count of Holland, Welf, and Ahmed Aboul Gheit. After him are Oscar Torp, Suleiman Frangieh, Gaeru of Baekje, Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, and Gaius Cassius Longinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 97. Before him are Kevin Mitnick, Gaspar Noé, Jonathan Haidt, Kai Hansen, Rob Schneider, and Kim Ung-yong. After him are Stevo Pendarovski, Paul Belmondo, Phoolan Devi, Sergio Goycochea, David Yates, and Tom Cavanagh. Among people deceased in 2020, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 166. Before him are Benjamin Mkapa, Manolis Glezos, Amadeo Carrizo, Walid Muallem, Shirley Knight, and Borys Paton. After him are Louis Nirenberg, Shin Kyuk-ho, Astrid Kirchherr, Nikolay Shmatko, Hans Tilkowski, and Ellis Marsalis Jr..

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In Burundi

Among people born in Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 2 out of 21. Before him are Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968). After him are Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946), Pierre Buyoya (1949), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), and Khadja Nin (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Burundi

Among politicians born in Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza ranks 2. Before him are Évariste Ndayishimiye (1968). After him are Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946), Pierre Buyoya (1949), Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912), Michel Micombero (1940), Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955), Louis Rwagasore (1932), Domitien Ndayizeye (1951), Ntare V of Burundi (1947), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956), and Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972).

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