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Théoneste Bagosora

1941 - 2021

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Théoneste Bagosora (16 August 1941 – 25 September 2021) was a Rwandan military officer. He was chiefly known for his key role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). In 2011, the sentence was reduced to 35 years' imprisonment on appeal. He was due to be imprisoned until he was 89. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Théoneste Bagosora is the 14,737th most popular politician (up from 15,683rd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Rwanda (up from 17th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Rwandan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 14,737 out of 19,576. Before him are Enlil-nasir I, Mykolas Biržiška, Kamal Hassan Ali, Rudolf Scharping, Liang Guanglie, and Tomás Romero Pereira. After him are Smail Hamdani, Karel Urbánek, Silvia Cartwright, Ali Mansur, Zoran Tegeltija, and Jules de Trooz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 417. Before him are François Weyergans, Dinko Dermendzhiev, Florence Delay, Luis Durnwalder, Torgeir Brandtzæg, and Barry Flanagan. After him are Howden Ganley, Karel Urbánek, Martine Beswick, Edo de Waart, Rachid Boudjedra, and Vadim Glowna. Among people deceased in 2021, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 402. Before him are Justin Lekhanya, Rildo da Costa Menezes, Tony Trabert, Ernie Lively, Arturo Armando Molina, and Ryszard Szurkowski. After him are Joël Robert, Shlomo Hillel, Anthony Downs, Norberto Boggio, Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, and Martín Pando.

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In Rwanda

Among people born in Rwanda, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 14 out of 28. Before him are Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), Paul Rusesabagina (1954), Scholastique Mukasonga (1956), and Sylvie Kinigi (1952). After him are Édouard Ngirente (1973), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Jean Kambanda (1955), Augustin Bizimungu (1952), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), and Louise Mushikiwabo (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Rwanda

Among politicians born in Rwanda, Théoneste Bagosora ranks 10. Before him are Mutara III Rudahigwa (1911), Grégoire Kayibanda (1924), Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), and Sylvie Kinigi (1952). After him are Édouard Ngirente (1973), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Jean Kambanda (1955), Faustin Twagiramungu (1945), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), and Anastase Murekezi (1952).

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