Ministry of Defence (Rwanda)
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The Rwandan Ministry of Defence (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ingabo;[1] French: Ministère de la Défense) is in charge of the Rwanda Defence Force. The Minister of Defence is responsible for the conduct and implementation of defence programmes.
Affiliated agencies
[edit]The MOD has affiliated agencies:[2]
- ZIGAMA CSS
- Rwanda Military Hospital
- Military Medical Insurance
- Armed Forces Shop
List of ministers of defence in Rwanda
[edit]| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Years served | President serving under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calliope Mulindahabi | 1962 | 1965 | 3 | Grégoire Kayibanda |
| 2 | Juvénal Habyarimana | 1965 | 1991 | 26 | |
| Juvénal Habyarimana | |||||
| 3 | Maj.-Gen. Augustin Ndindiliyimana | 1991 | 1992 | 1 | |
| 4 | James Gasana | April 1992 | July 1993 | 1 | |
| 5 | Augustin Bizimana | July 1993 | July 1994 | 1 | |
| Théodore Sindikubwabo | |||||
| 6 | Maj.-Gen. Paul Kagame | 1994 | 2000 | 6 | Pasteur Bizimungu |
| 7 | Brig.-Gen. Emmanuel Habyarimana | 2000 | November 2002 | 2 | Paul Kagame |
| 8 | Gen. Marcel Gatsinzi | November 2002 | April 2010 | 8 | |
| 9 | Gen. James Kabarebe | April 2010 | October 2018 | 8 | |
| 10 | Maj. Gen. Albert Murasira | October 2018[3] | 6 June 2023 | 5 | |
| 11 | Brig.-Gen. Juvenal Marizamunda | 6 June 2023[4] | Incumbent | - |
Source: Ministry of Defence, Republic of Rwanda. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ "bidding_notice.pdf Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 26 February 2013.
- ^ https://www.mod.gov.rw/ministry/agencies.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 'Major General Murasira takes charge as the new Defence Minister', Ministry of Defence (Kigali),22 October 2018, accessed 29 October 2018, <https://mod.gov.rw/news-detail/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3925&cHash=d2570ee62d0c5cfac9daec33a48b81ea#.W9ZHFZMzbIU>
- ^ "Rwanda President Kagame orders major military purge". The East African. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Ministry of Defence (MOD), Republic of Rwanda. "The Minister". Retrieved 2012-10-17.
