Bernard Ntaganda

Bernard Ntaganda (born 1967) is the founder and president of the Social Party Imberakuri, the 10th political formation recognized in Rwanda, formed in December 2008. Ntaganda was born in Ruhango District, Gitarama Prefecture.

Bernard Ntaganda (2015)

On June 24, 2010, Mr. Bernard Ntaganda was arrested and sentenced to 4 years due to what the government ruled were illegal demonstrations.^[1] He was released in June 2014 after serving a four-year term.^[2][3][4] In May 2024, the High Court refused the rehabilitation of his civil rights, stripped after his conviction in 2011, preventing him from running in the 2024 presidential election.^[5]

References

1. Reyntjens, Filip (2013). Political governance in post-genocide Rwanda. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-107-67879-8.
2. "Rwanda: Opposition Leader's Sentence Upheld". Human Rights Watch. April 27, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
3. "Rwanda: Bernard Ntaganda Released From Prison". The Rwanda Focus. June 4, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2016 – via AllAfrica.com.
4. "Rwanda: l'opposant Bernard Ntaganda libre et toujours déterminé" (in French). Radio France International. June 5, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
5. "Afrique Rwanda: la justice a tranché, Bernard Ntaganda ne pourra pas se présenter à la présidentielle" (in French). Radio France International. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.