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president
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* President (government title)
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s of
Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the
Rwandan Revolution
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), to the present day.
The president of Rwanda is the
head of state
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and
head of executive of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by
popular vote
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, and appoints the
prime minister
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and all other members of
Cabinet.
A total of 4 people have served in the office. The incumbent president is
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame (; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who is the 4th and current president of Rwanda since 2000. He previously served as a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Uganda-based rebel ...
, who took office on 22 April 2000, after being acting president for nearly a month.
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List of officeholders
Timeline
Latest election
See also
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Politics of Rwanda
The politics of Rwanda reflect Belgian and German civil law systems and customary law takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Rwanda is the head of state with significant executive power, with the Pr ...
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List of kings of Rwanda
This article contains a list of kings of Rwanda. The Kingdom of Rwanda was ruled by sovereigns titled ''mwami'' (plural ''abami''), and was one of the oldest and the most centralized kingdoms in the history of Central and East Africa.
Its state ...
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Vice President of Rwanda
Vice President of Rwanda (French: Vice-président rwandais, Kinyarwanda: visiperezida) was a political position in Rwanda created for Paul Kagame from July 1994 to April 2000. The office was abolished in 2000.
The position also existed in Rwandan ...
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Prime Minister of Rwanda
This article lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.
The prime minister of Rwanda is the head of government of the Republic of Rwanda. The prime minister ...
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List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi
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List of colonial residents of Rwanda
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References
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External links
World Statesmen – Rwanda
{{Heads of state and government of Africa
Rwanda
1961 establishments in Rwanda
Presidents
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
Presidents
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...