List of Presidents of Rwanda

President of the; Republic of Rwanda;
	; Seal of Rwanda;
	Incumbent; Paul Kagame; since 24 March 2000
Residence	Urugwiro, Kigali
Term length	7 years
Inaugural holder	Dominique Mbonyumutwa
Formation	28 January 1961

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[edit] List of Presidents of Rwanda

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Rwanda	Part of Ruanda-Urundi
28 January 1961 to 26 October 1961		Dominique Mbonyumutwa, Provisional President	Parmehutu	Hutu
26 October 1961 to 1 July 1962		Grégoire Kayibanda, President	Parmehutu	Hutu
Republic of Rwanda (République du Rwanda)
1 July 1962 to 5 July 1973		Grégoire Kayibanda, President	Parmehutu	Hutu; deposed
5 July 1973 to 1 August 1973		Juvénal Habyarimana, Chairman of the Committee for Peace and National Unity	Mil	Hutu; assassinated
1 August 1973 to 6 April 1994		Juvénal Habyarimana, President	Mil/MRND	Hutu; assassinated
8 April 1994 to 19 July 1994		Théodore Sindikubwabo, Interim President	MRND	Hutu; fled the country after the Rwandan Genocide ended
19 July 1994 to 23 March 2000		Pasteur Bizimungu, President	RPF	Hutu; resigned
24 March 2000 to Present		Paul Kagame, President	RPF	Tutsi

e • d **Summary of the 9 August 2010 Rwandan **presidential** election results**
Candidates – Parties	Votes	%
Paul Kagame – Rwandan Patriotic Front	4,638,560	93.08
Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo – Social Democratic Party	256,488	5.15
Prosper Higiro – Liberal Party	68,235	1.37
Alvera Mukabaramba – Party for Progress and Concord	20,107	0.40
Total valid votes	4,983,390	100.0
Invalid/Blank votes
Total votes
Registered voters	5,178,492
Source: National Electoral Commission of Rwanda (PDF)

President of the Republic of Rwanda
Seal of Rwanda
Incumbent Paul Kagame since 24 March 2000
Residence	Urugwiro, Kigali
Term length	7 years
Inaugural holder	Dominique Mbonyumutwa
Formation	28 January 1961