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President of the Republic of Rwanda
Flag of the President of Rwanda.svg
Presidential Standard
Paul Kagame in 2014
Incumbent
Paul Kagame

since 22 April 2000
Acting: 24 March – 22 April 2000
Style Mr President
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Residence Village Urugwiro
Seat Kigali
Appointer Popular vote
Term length 7 years
Formation 28 January 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01-28)
First holder Dominique Mbonyumutwa
Salary US$85,000 annually
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 4 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.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement (Parmehutu)      National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND)      Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)

Status

     Denotes acting president

List of presidents of Rwanda
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Ethnic group Political party Prime minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi)
Mbonyumutwa, DominiqueDominique Mbonyumutwa
(1921–1986)
28 January 1961 26 October 1961 271 days Hutu Parmehutu Kayibanda
1 Grégoire Kayibanda Kayibanda, GrégoireGrégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976)
1961 26 October 1961 1 July 1962 248 days Hutu Parmehutu Himself
Republic of Rwanda (independent country)
(1) Grégoire Kayibanda Kayibanda, GrégoireGrégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976)
1965
1969
1 July 1962 5 July 1973
(Deposed in coup)
11 years, 4 days Hutu Parmehutu Position abolished
2 Juvénal Habyarimana Habyarimana, JuvénalJuvénal Habyarimana
(1937–1994)
1978
1983
1988
5 July 1973 6 April 1994
(Assassinated)
20 years, 275 days Hutu National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development /
Military
Nsanzimana
Nsengiyaremye
Uwilingiyimana
Sindikubwabo, ThéodoreThéodore Sindikubwabo
(1928–1998)
8 April 1994 19 July 1994
(Ousted)
102 days Hutu National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development Kambanda
3 Pasteur Bizimungu Bizimungu, PasteurPasteur Bizimungu
(born 1950)
19 July 1994 23 March 2000
(Resigned)
5 years, 248 days Hutu Rwandan Patriotic Front Twagiramungu
Rwigema
Makuza
4 Paul Kagame Kagame, PaulPaul Kagame
(born 1957)
24 March 2000 22 April 2000 24 years, 275 days Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front Makuza
Habumuremyi
Murekezi
Ngirente
2003
2010
2017
2024
22 April 2000 Incumbent

Timeline

Paul Kagame Pasteur Bizimungu Théodore Sindikubwabo Juvénal Habyarimana Grégoire Kayibanda Dominique Mbonyumutwa

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Presidentes de Ruanda para niños

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