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Following Bizimungu's resignation, the Supreme Court ruled that Kagame should become acting president until a permanent successor was chosen. [150] Kagame had been de facto leader since 1994, but focused more on military, foreign affairs and the country's security than day-to-day governance.
The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, [3] and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet. [4] A total of four 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.
Paul Kagame of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) was elected to a seven-year term with 95% of the vote. [2] The results were disputed by Faustin Twagiramungu, the main opposition candidate, who argued that "People were controlled, people were forced to vote. It’s not possible that we in the opposition got only 3.7% of the vote.
KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was sworn into office on Sunday for a five-year term, after a landslide win in last month's election extended his near quarter century in office ...
December 2007 – Kagame was given the African Gender Award in Dakar, Senegal for his role in promoting gender equality in Rwanda. [8] March 2009 – Kagame was awarded "The Distinction of the Grand Cordon in the Most Venerable Order of the Knighthood of Pioneers" by Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the highest honour in Liberia. [9]
Paul Kagame in 2024. The inauguration of Paul Kagame as the president of Rwanda took place on August 11, 2024, at Amahoro National Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda. This marked the beginning of Kagame's new term of a five-year term following his overwhelming victory in the 2024 presidential election [1] where he received 99.18% of the vote. The ...
Paul Kagame became Minister of Defense and vice-president. [41] President Bizimungu served for six years and resigned from government in 2000, after forming his political party, he was arrested in 2002. [42] Sentenced to 15 years in prison, he was released with a pardon from President Kagame in 2007. [43]
Paul Kagame, leader of the RPF, had been President since 2000 and de facto leader since 1994, following his forces' victory over the interim government at the end of the Rwandan Genocide. [2] A new constitution was approved by a referendum in 2003, mandating a seven-year presidential term of office. [ 3 ]