Marguerite Barankitse

Burundian humanitarian
Person human Q459706
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Marguerite Barankitse

Summary

Marguerite Barankitse is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Ruyigi[2]. She was born on +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a human rights defender[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Marguerite Barankitse was born in Ruyigi[2].
  • Marguerite Barankitse was born on +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marguerite Barankitse held citizenship in Burundi[6].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's professions included human rights defender[4].
  • Marguerite Barankitse received the Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want[7].
  • Marguerite Barankitse received the North–South Prize[8].
  • Marguerite Barankitse received the Nansen Refugee Award[9].
  • Marguerite Barankitse received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[10].
  • Marguerite Barankitse received the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity[11].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's image is recorded as Մարգարիտ Բարանկիցե (2).JPG[12].
  • Marguerite Barankitse is recorded as female[13].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's ISNI is recorded as 0000000376792211[15].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 253908455[16].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2006065159[17].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150166005[18].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's IdRef ID is recorded as 157450023[19].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's Commons category is recorded as Marguerite Barankitse[20].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bcmhj[21].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's given name is recorded as Marguerite[22].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's official website is recorded as http://www.maisonshalom.org/[23].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's FAST ID is recorded as 1647020[25].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's Canal-U person ID is recorded as barankitse-marguerite-maggy-157450023[26].
  • Marguerite Barankitse's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf11413836[27].

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Origins and Family

Marguerite Barankitse's place of birth was Ruyigi[2]. She was born on +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Marguerite Barankitse worked as a human rights defender[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want[7], a class of award[28]; North–South Prize[8], an award[29], in Portugal[30], founded in 1995[31]; Nansen Refugee Award[9], an award[32], founded in 1954[33]; Knight of the Legion of Honour[10], a grade of an order[34], in France[35]; and Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity[11], an award[36], in Armenia[37], founded in 2016[38].

Why It Matters

Marguerite Barankitse ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Marguerite Barankitse born?

Marguerite Barankitse was born in Ruyigi[2].

What did Marguerite Barankitse do for work?

Marguerite Barankitse worked as human rights defender[4].

What awards did Marguerite Barankitse receive?

Honors received include Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want[7], North–South Prize[8], Nansen Refugee Award[9], and Knight of the Legion of Honour[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . maisonshalom.org. maisonshalom.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . maisonshalom.org. maisonshalom.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . auroraprizemedia.com. Retrieved . auroraprizemedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . maisonshalom.org. maisonshalom.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Library of Congress Control Number. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id LIGV040607
    Occupation human rights defender
    Award received
    Instance of human
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:مارگریٹ باران کٹسے]]"
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