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Sylvie Kinigi

1952 - Today

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Sylvie Kinigi (née Ntigashira; born 24 November 1953) is a Burundian politician and economist who served as prime minister of Burundi from 10 July 1993 to 7 February 1994, and acting president from November 1993 to 5 February 1994, making her the second African woman to serve as a president. Born to a Tutsi family, she earned a degree in banking from the University of Burundi in 1979 and another diploma from the Centre de Formation de la Profession Bancaire in Paris. Politically, Kinigi was closely affiliated with the Union pour le Progrès national (UPRONA), Burundi's only legal political party at the time, and was an active member of the Union des Femmes Burundaises, a subgroup of UPRONA, serving as a member of its central committee by 1987. In that capacity she lobbied for legislative changes and government measures to benefit women. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvie Kinigi is the 14,363rd most popular politician (up from 15,219th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Rwanda (up from 14th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sylvie Kinigi ranks 14,363 out of 19,576. Before her are Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Paul Eyschen, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Eugenio Montero Ríos, Luis José de Orbegoso, and Richard Helms. After her are Kang Kyung-wha, Geraldine Ferraro, Lucius Aurelius Cotta, Oscar Temaru, Lolo Matalasi Moliga, and Aemilia Tertia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Sylvie Kinigi ranks 356. Before her are Karen Shakhnazarov, John Finn, Siegfried Stohr, Jiří Paroubek, Alexis Argüello, and Didi Senft. After her are Jose Advincula, Norbert Haug, Karin Büttner-Janz, Vladimir Gusinsky, Abel Braga, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Sylvie Kinigi ranks 13 out of 28. Before her are Félicien Kabuga (1933), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Paul Rusesabagina (1954), and Scholastique Mukasonga (1956). After her are Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Édouard Ngirente (1973), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Jean Kambanda (1955), Augustin Bizimungu (1952), and Faustin Twagiramungu (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Sylvie Kinigi ranks 9. Before her are Kigeli V of Rwanda (1936), Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), and Melchior Ndadaye (1953). After her are Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Édouard Ngirente (1973), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Jean Kambanda (1955), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), and Louise Mushikiwabo (1961).

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