First Lady of Rwanda
First Lady of Rwanda | |
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Inaugural holder | |
Formation | July 1, 1962 |
The First Lady of Rwanda is the official title attributed to the wife of the president of Rwanda. The country's current first lady is Jeannette Kagame, wife of President Paul Kagame, who had held the position since March 24, 2000.[1]
First ladies of Rwanda[]
Name | Portrait | Term Began | Term Ended | President | Notes |
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July 1, 1962 | July 5, 1973 | Grégoire Kayibanda | President Kayibanda was overthrown in the 1973 Rwandan coup d'état. Grégoire and Vérédiana Kayibanda were imprisoned by the Juvénal Habyarimana dictatorship following the coup. Vérédiana Kayibanda died under house arrest on October 13, 1974. | ||
Agathe Habyarimana | July 5, 1973 | April 6, 1994 | Juvénal Habyarimana | ||
April 9, 1994 | July 19, 1994 | Théodore Sindikubwabo | |||
July 19, 1994 | March 23, 2000 | Pasteur Bizimungu | |||
Jeannette Kagame | April 22, 2000 | Paul Kagame | Incumbent first lady.[1] |
References[]
- ^ a b Methil, Renuka (2017-02-21). "A Day In The Life Of Rwanda's First Lady". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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Categories:
- First Ladies of Rwanda
- Lists of spouses of national leaders
- Politics of Rwanda