List of presidents of Rwanda
| President of the Republic of Rwanda | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the President | |
| Residence | Urugwiro, Kigali |
| Term length | 7 years |
| Inaugural holder | Dominique Mbonyumutwa |
| Formation | 28 January 1961 |
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This is a list of Presidents of Rwanda since the formation of the post of President of Rwanda in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.
A total of four people have served as President of Rwanda (not counting two Acting Presidents).
The current President of Rwanda is Paul Kagame, since 24 March 2000.
Key
- Political parties
- Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement (Parmehutu)
- Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting President
Presidents of Rwanda
| № | President (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Elected | Ethnic affiliation | Political affiliation | Prime Minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||||||
| Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi) | |||||||||
| – | Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921–1986) |
|
28 January 1961 | 26 October 1961 | – | Hutu | Parmehutu | Kayibanda | |
| 1 | Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976) |
|
26 October 1961 | 1 July 1962 | – | Hutu | Parmehutu | Himself | |
| Republic of Rwanda (independent country) | |||||||||
| (1) | Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976) |
File:Gregoire Kayibanda.png | 1 July 1962 | 5 July 1973 (deposed.) |
1965, 1969 | Hutu | Parmehutu | Position abolished | |
| 2 | Juvénal Habyarimana (1937–1994)[1] |
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5 July 1973 | 6 April 1994 (assassinated.) |
1978, 1983, 1988 | Hutu | Military / MRND |
Nsanzimana Nsengiyaremye Uwilingiyimana | |
| – | Théodore Sindikubwabo (1928–1998) |
|
8 April 1994 | 19 July 1994 (ousted.)[2] |
– | Hutu | MRND | Kambanda | |
| 3 | Pasteur Bizimungu (1950–) |
|
19 July 1994 | 23 March 2000 (resigned.) |
– | Hutu | RPF | Twagiramungu Rwigema Makuza | |
| 4 | Paul Kagame (1957–) |
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24 March 2000 | 22 April 2000 | 2003, 2010 | Tutsi | RPF | Makuza Habumuremyi Murekezi | |
| 22 April 2000 | |||||||||
Latest election
Template:Rwandan presidential election, 2010
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Styled as Chairman of the Committee for Peace and National Unity until 1 August 1973
- ^ Fled to Zaire at the end of the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide