Gitega
Gitega ranks 8,887th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ancón, Ecuador, Kytmanovsky District, and Chittenango, New York. Memorable people born in Gitega include Louis Rwagasore, and Ntare V of Burundi. Gitega has been the birth place of many politicians. Gitega is located in Burundi.
Gitega, formerly Kitega, is the political capital of Burundi. Located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly 62 kilometres (39 mi) east of Bujumbura, the largest city and former political capital, Gitega is the country's fourth largest city and former royal capital of the Kingdom of Burundi until its abolition in 1966. In December 2018, then Burundian president, the late Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economic capital and centre of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, with all branches of government expected to move in over three years. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1932 and 1947, Gitega was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Louis Rwagasore, and Ntare V of Burundi.
People Born in Gitega
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Louis Rwagasore
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1961
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 2
Ntare V of Burundi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1972
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gitega were politicians (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gitega, including Louis Rwagasore, and Ntare V of Burundi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gitega, including Louis Rwagasore, and Ntare V of Burundi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Gitega since 1700.
