Grégoire Kayibanda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grégoire Kayibanda

Rwandan politician, 1st and former President of Rwanda

Date of Birth: 01-May-1924

Place of Birth: Tare, Rwanda, Rwanda

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1976

Profession: politician

Nationality: Rwanda

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Grégoire Kayibanda (May 1, 1924 – December 15, 1976) was the first elected President of Rwanda.
As pioneer of the Rwandese revolution, he led Rwanda's struggle for independence from Belgium, and replaced the Tutsi monarchy with a republican form of government.
He asserted Hutu majority power.