List of presidents of Rwanda

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List of presidents of Rwanda

This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.

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President of the Republic of Rwanda
Perezida wa Repubulika y’u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)
Rais wa Jamhuri ya Rwanda (Swahili)
Président de la République du Rwanda (French)
Presidential Standard
Paul Kagame in 2014
Incumbent
Paul Kagame
since 22 April 2000
Acting: 24 March – 22 April 2000
StyleMr President
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
TypeHead of state
Executive president
ResidenceVillage Urugwiro
SeatKigali
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFive years,
renewable
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Rwanda (2003)
Formation28 January 1961; 64 years ago (1961-01-28)
First holderDominique Mbonyumutwa
SalaryUS$85,000 annually[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website
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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 four people have served in the office. The incumbent president is Paul Kagame, who took office on 22 April 2000, after being acting president for nearly a month.

Term limits

There was a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Rwanda. The constitutional referendum in 2015 allowed Paul Kagame third seven-year term, and ability to run for further two five-year terms thereafter.[5]

List of officeholders

Political parties
Status
  Denotes acting president
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List of presidents of Rwanda
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Ethnic group Political party Prime minister(s) Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi)
Dominique Mbonyumutwa
(1921–1986)
28 January 1961 26 October 1961 271 days Hutu Parmehutu Kayibanda
1 Thumb Grégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976)
1961 26 October 1961 1 July 1962 248 days Hutu Parmehutu Himself
Republic of Rwanda (independent country)
(1) Thumb Grégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976)
1965
1969
1 July 1962 5 July 1973
(Deposed in coup)
11 years, 4 days Hutu Parmehutu Position abolished [6][7]
2 Thumb Juvénal Habyarimana
(1937–1994)
[a]
1978
1983
1988
5 July 1973 6 April 1994
(Assassinated)
20 years, 275 days Hutu MRND /
Military
Nsanzimana
Nsengiyaremye
Uwilingiyimana
[8]
Théodore Sindikubwabo
(1928–1998)
[b]
8 April 1994 19 July 1994
(Ousted)
[c]
102 days Hutu MRND Kambanda
3 Thumb Pasteur Bizimungu
(born 1950)
19 July 1994 23 March 2000
(Resigned)
5 years, 248 days Hutu RPF Twagiramungu
Rwigema
Makuza
[9]
4 Thumb Paul Kagame
(born 1957)
24 March 2000 22 April 2000 24 years, 363 days Tutsi RPF Makuza
Habumuremyi
Murekezi
Ngirente
[10]
2003
2010
2017
2024
22 April 2000 Incumbent
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Timeline

Paul KagamePasteur BizimunguThéodore SindikubwaboJuvénal HabyarimanaGrégoire KayibandaDominique Mbonyumutwa

Latest election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Paul KagameRwandan Patriotic Front8,822,79499.18
Frank HabinezaDemocratic Green Party44,4790.50
Philippe MpayimanaIndependent28,4660.32
Total8,895,739100.00
Valid votes8,895,73999.86
Invalid/blank votes12,1370.14
Total votes8,907,876100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,071,15798.20
Source: NEC
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See also

Notes

  1. Styled as Chairman of the Committee for Peace and National Unity until 1 August 1973.
  2. During Sindikubwabo's term, Théoneste Bagosora was the de facto leader of the country.
  3. Fled to Zaire at the end of the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide.

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