List of presidents of Rwanda

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President of the Republic of Rwanda
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Incumbent
Paul Kagame
since 24 March 2000
StyleMr President
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
TypeHead of state
Executive president
ResidenceVillage Urugwiro
SeatKigali
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthSeven years
Formation28 January 1961; 61 years ago (1961-01-28)
First holderDominique Mbonyumutwa
SalaryUS$85,000 annually[1]
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This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.

The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive[2] of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote,[3] and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet.[4]

A total of 4 people have served in the office. The incumbent president is Paul Kagame, who took office on 24 March 2000.

Key[]

Political parties
  •   Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement (Parmehutu)
  •   National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND)
  •   Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
Other factions
  •   Military
Status
  •   Acting President

List of officeholders[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Ethnic group Political party Prime minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi)
– No image.png Dominique Mbonyumutwa
(1921–1986) 		— 28 January 1961 26 October 1961 271 days Hutu Parmehutu Kayibanda
1 Grégoire Kayibanda (cropped).jpg Grégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976) 		26 October 1961 1 July 1962 248 days Hutu Parmehutu Himself
Republic of Rwanda (independent country)
(1) Grégoire Kayibanda (cropped).jpg Grégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976) 		1965
1969 		1 July 1962 5 July 1973
(deposed.) 		11 years, 4 days Hutu Parmehutu Position abolished
2 Juvénal Habyarimana (1980).jpg Juvénal Habyarimana
(1937–1994)
[a] 		1978
1983
1988 		5 July 1973 6 April 1994
(assassinated.) 		20 years, 275 days Hutu Military /
MRND 		Nsanzimana
Nsengiyaremye
Uwilingiyimana
– No image.png Théodore Sindikubwabo
(1928–1998) 		— 8 April 1994 19 July 1994
(ousted.)
[b] 		102 days Hutu MRND Kambanda
3 No image.png Pasteur Bizimungu
(born 1950) 		— 19 July 1994 23 March 2000
(resigned.) 		5 years, 248 days Hutu RPF Twagiramungu
Rwigema
Makuza
4 Paul Kagame 2014.jpg Paul Kagame
(born 1957) 		2003
2010
2017 		24 March 2000 22 April 2000 29 days Tutsi RPF Makuza
Habumuremyi
Murekezi
Ngirente
22 April 2000 Incumbent 21 years, 311 days

Timeline[]

Paul KagamePasteur BizimunguThéodore SindikubwaboJuvénal HabyarimanaGrégoire KayibandaDominique Mbonyumutwa

Latest election[]

Main article: 2017 Rwandan presidential election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Paul KagameRwandan Patriotic Front6,675,47298.79
Philippe MpayimanaIndependent49,0310.73
Frank HabinezaDemocratic Green Party of Rwanda32,7010.48
Total6,757,204100.00
Valid votes6,757,20499.82
Invalid/blank votes12,3100.18
Total votes6,769,514100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,897,07698.15
Source: NEC Rwanda


See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Styled as Chairman of the Committee for Peace and National Unity until 1 August 1973.
  2. ^ Fled to Zaire at the end of the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide.

References[]

  1. ^ "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ CJCR 2003, article 117.
  3. ^ CJCR 2003, articles 100–101.
  4. ^ CJCR 2003, article 116.

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