Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

Paul Kagame

AGE: 51
OCCUPATION: President of Rwanda
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: He helped put an end to the 1994 genocide and is now trying to lure investors to the region, drafting Tony Blair to serve as a business adviser.

CON: Despite recent efforts to fight rebels in neighboring Congo, the relationship between the two countries remains uneasy.