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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.
Pasteur Bizimungu (born April 1950) is a Rwandan politician who served as the third President of Rwanda, holding office from 19 July 1994 until 23 March 2000.. Bizimungu had previously held several positions under President Juvenal Habyarimana throughout the 1980s.
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 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]
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 ...
KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been re-elected with 99.18% of the vote, the National Electoral Commission said on Thursday, extending his near quarter-century in office. The ...
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 ...
This exodus became known as the Great Lakes refugee crisis. [39] After the Tutsi RPF took control of the government, in 1994, Kagame formed a government of national unity headed by a Hutu president, Pasteur Bizimungu. Kagame became Minister of Defence and Vice-President of Rwanda and was the de facto leader of the country. [40]