Political Leaders: Rwanda

Leaders of Rwanda
(Republic of Rwanda)

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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.

Parties: MDR-Parmehutu: Democratic Republican Movement-Party of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Hutu (founded as Parmehutu in 1959, renamed 1960) - MRND: National Republican Movement for Development (founded 1975 as National Revolutionary Movement for Development, MRND, renamed 1991) - MDR: Democratic Republican Movement - FPR: Rwandan Patriotic Front - PSD: Social Democratic Party

Presidents of the Republic

Grégoire Kayibanda       26 Oct 1961 -  5 Jul 1973 (†1976) MDR-Parmehutu (1)
Juvénal Habyarimana       5 Jul 1973 -  6 Apr 1994 (†1994) military/MRND (2) 
Théodore Sindikubwabo     9 Apr 1994 - 19 Jul 1994         MRND (acting) 
Pasteur Bizimungu        19 Jul 1994 - 24 Mar 2000         FPR
Paul Kagame              24 Mar 2000 -                     FPR (interim to 22 Apr 2000)

(1) President of an independent state since 1 Jul 1962
(2) President of the Committee for Peace and National Unity (military junta) to 1 Aug 1973

Prime Ministers

Grégoire Kayibanda          Jan 1961 -  1 Jul 1962 (†1976) MDR-Parmehutu
Sylvestre Nsanzimana     12 Oct 1991 -  2 Apr 1992 (†1999) MRND
Dismas Nsengiyaremye      2 Apr 1992 - 18 Jul 1993         MDR
Agathe Uwilingiyimana    18 Jul 1993 -  7 Apr 1994 (†1994) MDR
Jean Kambanda             9 Apr 1994 - 19 Jul 1994         MDR
Faustin Twagiramungu     19 Jul 1994 - 31 Aug 1995 (†2023) MDR
Pierre-Célestin Rwigema  31 Aug 1995 -  8 Mar 2000         MDR
Bernard Makuza            8 Mar 2000 -  7 oct 2011         MDR, n/p
Pierre Damien Habumuremyi 7 Oct 2011 - 24 Jul 2014         n/p
Anastase Murekezi        24 Jul 2014 - 30 Aug 2017         PSD
Édouard Ngirente         30 Aug 2017 -                     PSD

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