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The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF–Inkotanyi; French: Front patriotique rwandais, FPR) [2] is the ruling political party in Rwanda.. The RPF was founded in December 1987 by Rwandan Tutsi in exile in Uganda because of the ethnic violence that had occurred during the Rwandan Hutu Revolution in 1959–1962.
The Forces armées rwandaises (FAR) was the national army of Rwanda until July 1994, when the government collapsed in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and the war with the Rwandan Patriotic Front (Inkotanyi). The FAR was estimated at 7,000 strong, including approximately 1,200 members of the Gendarmerie.
RPF Coalition: Rwandan Patriotic Front Ishyaka FPR-Inkotanyi Front patriotique rwandais: RPF–Inkotanyi FPR–Inkotanyi Paul Kagame: Big tent: Rwandan nationalism Right-wing populism Economic liberalism
The French remained hostile to the RPF and their presence held up the RPF's advance in the south-west of the country. [236] Opération Turquoise remained in Rwanda until 21 August 1994. [ 237 ] French activity in Rwanda during the civil war later became a subject of much study and dispute, and generated an unprecedent debate about French ...
Fred Gisa Rwigema (also sometimes spelled Rwigyema; born Emmanuel Gisa; 10 April 1957 – 2 October 1990) was a Rwandan military officer and revolutionary.He was the founder of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a political and rebel group formed by Rwandan Tutsi exile descendants of those forced to leave the country after the 1959 Hutu Revolution.
She remained an MP until 2016. From 2016 to 2018 she was Governor of the Southern Province, and in 2018-19 worked as advisor to the General Secretariat of RPF-Inkotanyi. [1] In 2019 Mureshyankwano was one of three candidates elected as Senator for Western Province. [2]
Edda Mukabagwiza is a prominent Rwandan female politician who has made significant contributions to her country's political landscape. She has held various leadership positions within the government and has been actively involved in advocating for women's rights and gender equality.
On 18 July 1994, RPF forces captured the northwestern town of Gisenyi and declared a new government with Pasteur Bizimungu as president and Kagame in the newly created position of vice-president. [16] Gisenyi was the center of the provisional government and its fall caused over 800,000 Rwandans to cross into Goma, Zaire, over four days in late ...