List of presidents of Rwanda
Appearance
President of the Republic of Rwanda | |
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Residence | Village Urugwiro,Kacyiru,Kigali |
Term length | 7 years |
Inaugural holder | Dominique Mbonyumutwa |
Formation | 28 January 1961 |
This article lists thepresidents of Rwandasince the creation of the office in 1961 (during theRwandan Revolution), to the present day. As specified in theconstitution,the President functions as thehead of stateofRwanda,and possesses broadexecutivepowers.[1]The officeholder is elected by popular vote every seven years,[2]and appoints thePrime Ministerand all other members ofCabinet.[3]
A total of four people have served as President of Rwanda (not counting two Acting Presidents). The current President isPaul Kagame,since 24 March 2000.
Key
[change|change source]- Political parties
- Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement(Parmehutu)
- Other factions
- Status
List
[change|change source]No. | President (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Elected | Political affiliation | Prime Minister(s) | |||
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Took office | Left office | ||||||||
Republic of Rwanda(part ofRuanda-Urundi) | |||||||||
1 | Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921–1986) |
28 January1961 | 26 October1961 | – | Parmehutu | Kayibanda | |||
2 | Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976) |
26 October1961 | 1 July1962 | 1961 | Parmehutu | Himself | |||
Republic of Rwanda(independent country) | |||||||||
2 | Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976) |
1 July1962 | 5 July1973 (deposed.) |
1965 1969 |
Parmehutu | Position abolished | |||
3 | Juvénal Habyarimana (1937–1994)[4] |
5 July1973 | 6 April1994 (assassinated.) |
1978 1983 1988 |
Military/ MRND |
Nsanzimana Nsengiyaremye Uwilingiyimana | |||
4 | Théodore Sindikubwabo (1928–1998) |
8 April1994 | 19 July1994 (ousted.)[5] |
– | MRND | Kambanda | |||
5 | Pasteur Bizimungu (1950–) |
19 July1994 | 23 March2000 (resigned.) |
– | RPF | Twagiramungu Rwigema Makuza | |||
6 | Paul Kagame (1957–) |
24 March2000 | Incumbent | 2000 2003 2010 2017 |
RPF | Makuza Habumuremyi Murekezi Ngirente | |||
Latest election
[change|change source]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Paul Kagame | Rwandan Patriotic Front | 6,675,472 | 98.79 | |
Philippe Mpayimana | Independent | 49,031 | 0.73 | |
Frank Habineza | Democratic Green Party of Rwanda | 32,701 | 0.48 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 12,310 | – | ||
Total | 6,769,514 | 100 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 6,897,076 | 98.15 | ||
Source:NEC Rwanda |
Related pages
[change|change source]Footnotes
[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- Commission Juridique Et Constitutionnelle Du Rwanda (CJCR) (26 May 2003)."Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda".Archived fromthe originalon 25 March 2009.Retrieved12 November2015.