The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery

Paul Kagame

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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.

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