Jean Kambanda
- January 4, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jean Kambanda |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 19, 1955(1955-10-19) |
| Age | 69 |
| Birthplace | Rwanda |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Birth City | Ruanda-Urundi |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Jean Kambanda Biography
| Name | Jean Kambanda |
| Birthday | Oct 19 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Rwanda |
| Home Town | Ruanda-Urundi |
| Birth Country | Rwanda |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Jean Kambanda is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 19, 1955 in Rwanda, Ruanda-Urundi, Rwanda. Member of the Democratic Republican Movement who briefly held office as the fifth Prime Minister of Rwanda in 1994, during the Rwandan Genocide. He became the fist head of government to plead guilty to genocide in the aftermath of the violent struggle between Hutus and Tutsis in his country.
He replaced Agathe Uwilingiyimana as Prime Minister after she was assassinated in 1994.
He was sworn in as prime minister on April 9, 1994 after the president Juvénal Habyarimana and prime minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, were both assassinated. The opposition MDR had been promised the prime ministerial post in the transitional government established by the Arusha accords, but Kambanda leapfrogged several levels in the party’s hierarchy to take the job from the initial choice, Faustin Twagiramungu. He remained in the post for the hundred days of the genocide until July 19, 1994. After leaving office he fled the country.
Kambanda holds a degree in commercial engineering and began his career as a low-level United Popular BPR banker, rising as a technocrat to become the chair of the bank. At the time of the April 1994 crisis he was vice president of the Butare section of the opposition Republican Democratic Movement (MDR).
He was born to Hutu parents in Rwanda.
Jean Kambanda Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jean Kambanda is one of the richest Politician from Rwanda. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jean Kambanda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was the chairman of the United Popular BPR bank before starting his political career.
He was sentenced to life in prison after being the only leading Rwandan political figure to plead guilty to his role in the Rwandan Genocide.
Jean Kambanda (born October 19, 1955) was the prime minister in the caretaker government of Rwanda from the start of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He is the only head of government to plead guilty to genocide, in the first group of such convictions since the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide came into effect in 1951.
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Jean Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Rwanda. Jean Kambanda celebrates birthday on October 19 of every year.