List of presidents of Rwanda explained

Post:President
Body:the Republic of Rwanda
Flag:Flag of the President of Rwanda.svg
Flagsize:125
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Presidential Standard
Incumbent:Paul Kagame
Incumbentsince:22 April 2000
Acting: 24 March – 22 April 2000
Style:Mr President

His Excellency
Type:Head of state
Executive president
Residence:Village Urugwiro
Seat:Kigali
Appointer:Popular vote
Termlength:5 years
First:Dominique Mbonyumutwa
Salary:US$85,000 annually[1]
Website:https://www.gov.rw/president

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 of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet.

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.[2]

List of officeholders

Political parties
Status
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PortraitName
ElectedTerm of officeEthnic groupPolitical partyPrime minister(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office

HutuKayibanda
1
1961HutuHimself
Republic of Rwanda

1965
1969

HutuPosition abolished[3] [4]
2

1978
1983
1988

Hutu /
Military
Nsanzimana
Nsengiyaremye
Uwilingiyimana
[5]



HutuKambanda
3

HutuTwagiramungu
Rwigema
Makuza
[6]
4
TutsiMakuza
Habumuremyi
Murekezi
Ngirente
[7]
2003
2010
2017
2024
Incumbent

Latest election

See main article: 2024 Rwandan general election.

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017. 15 December 2016. 8 February 2020. 22 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190922143225/http://www.africaranking.com/highest-paid-african-presidents/. dead.
  2. Web site: Cook . Candace . Siegle . Joseph . Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa . Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  3. Web site: Military Coup in Rwanda Follows Tribal Dissension. The New York Times. Associated Press. 6 July 1973 . 13 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Mission d'information sur le Rwanda . French . Celui-ci s'était construit sur la destruction de la Première République. Entre 1974 et 1977, 56 personnes, pour la plupart d'anciens dirigeants de la Première République, avaient été assassinés par les services de la sécurité. Le premier Président rwandais, Grégoire Kayibanda, était mort en détention en 1976, probablement de faim..
  5. Web site: Juvenal Habyarimana, 57, Ruled Rwanda for 21 Years . Ronald Sullivan. The New York Times. 7 April 1994 . 12 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Rwanda President Resigns . The New York Times. 24 March 2000 . 12 July 2024.
  7. Web site: From the Horror to the Envy of Africa: Rwanda's Leader Holds Tight Grip . Declan Walsh. The New York Times. 6 April 2024 . 12 July 2024.