List of presidents of Rwanda
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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.
| 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 | |
| Style | Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Type | Head of state Executive president |
| Residence | Village Urugwiro |
| Seat | Kigali |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Rwanda (2003) |
| Formation | 28 January 1961 |
| First holder | Dominique Mbonyumutwa |
| Salary | US$85,000 annually[1] |
| Website | Official Website |
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
| 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 | .jpg) |
Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976) |
1961 | 26 October 1961 | 1 July 1962 | 248 days | Hutu | Parmehutu | Himself | ||
| Republic of Rwanda (independent country) | |||||||||||
| (1) | |
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 | .jpg) |
Juvénal Habyarimana (1937–1994) [a] |
1978 1983 1988 |
5 July 1973 | 6 April 1994 (Assassinated) |
20 years, 275 days | Hutu | MRND / Military |
Position abolished (until 1991) Nsanzimana Nsengiyaremye Uwilingiyimana |
[8] | |
| Vacant (6 April 1994 – 8 April 1994) | |||||||||||
| — | |
Théodore Sindikubwabo‡ (1928–1998) [b] |
— | 8 April 1994 | 19 July 1994 (Ousted) [c] |
102 days | Hutu | MRND | Kambanda | ||
| 3 | .jpg) |
Pasteur Bizimungu (born 1950) |
— | 19 July 1994 | 23 March 2000 (Resigned) |
5 years, 248 days | Hutu | RPF | Twagiramungu Rwigema Makuza |
[9] | |
| 4 |  |
Paul Kagame (born 1957) |
— | 24 March 2000‡ | 22 April 2000 | 25 years, 28 days | Tutsi | RPF | Makuza Habumuremyi Murekezi Ngirente |
[10] | |
| 2003 2010 2017 2024 |
22 April 2000 | Incumbent | |||||||||
Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kagame | Rwandan Patriotic Front | 8,822,794 | 99.18 | |
| Frank Habineza | Democratic Green Party | 44,479 | 0.50 | |
| Philippe Mpayimana | Independent | 28,466 | 0.32 | |
| Total | 8,895,739 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,895,739 | 99.86 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,137 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 8,907,876 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,071,157 | 98.20 | ||
| Source: NEC | ||||
See also
Notes
- After the assassination of Habyarimana, Colonel Théoneste Bagosora along with Colonel Rwagafilita gathered supporters and convened a meeting of a Crisis Committee; Sindikubwabo was installed as interim President at the meeting. The committee was officially dissolved, but Bagosora and other senior officers remained de facto leaders of the country during Sindikubwabo's term.
- Fled to Zaire at the end of the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide.
References
External links
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