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Senate (Rwanda)
The upper house of the Parliament of Rwanda (; ) is the Senate (''Sena''/''Sénat''). The Senate has 26 members elected or appointed for eight-year terms: 12 elected by provincial councils, eight appointed by the President of the Republic to ensure the representation of historically marginalized communities, four by the National Consultative Forum of Political Organizations, and two elected by the staff of the universities (one public, one private). Additionally, former presidents can request to become a member of the Senate. The Senate was established in 2003. Presidents See also * First legislature of the Rwandan Senate, 2003–2011 * Second legislature of the Rwandan Senate, 2011–2019 * Third legislature of the Rwandan Senate, 2019–2027 Sources External links * Official websitOur Senate Parliament of Rwanda Government of Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Rwanda
The Parliament of Rwanda ( French: ''Parlement du Rwanda''; Kinyarwanda: ''Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda'') has consisted of two chambers since 2003: *The Senate (French: ''Sénat''; Kinyarwanda: ''Sena'') ( Upper Chamber) *The Chamber of Deputies (French: ''Chambre des députés''; Kinyarwanda: ''Umutwe w’Abadepite'') ( Lower Chamber) Legislative History National Assembly 1961–1973 Rwanda had a unicameral legislature, National Assembly of Rwanda, established in January 1961. It was dissolved following the coup d'état of 1973. National Development Council, 1982–1994 Rwanda had a unicameral legislature, National Development Council of Rwanda from 1982 to 1994. Transitional National Assembly, 1994–2003 Unicameral Transitional National Assembly of Rwanda was established in 1994 following Rwandan Civil War. It was replaced in 2003 by a bicameral legislature. Women in Parliament Rwanda's parliament has the highest percentage of women in a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of Rwanda
This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day. The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet. 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. Term limits There was a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Rwanda. The constitutional referendum in 2015 allowed Paul Kagame third seven-year term, and ability to run for further two five-year terms thereafter. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Status Timeline Latest election See also * Politics of Rwanda * List of kings of Rwanda * Vice President of Rwanda * Prime Minister of Rwanda * List of colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Exclusion
Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term that has been used widely in Europe and was first used in France in the late 20th century. In the EU context, the European Commission defines it as ''"a situation whereby a person is prevented (or excluded) from contributing to and benefiting from economic and social progress"''. It is used across disciplines including education, sociology, psychology, healthcare, politics and economics. Social exclusion is the process in which individuals are blocked from (or denied full access to) various rights, opportunities and resources that are normally available to members of a different group, and which are fundamental to social integration and observance of human rights within that particular group (e.g. due process). Alienation or disenfranchisement resulting from social exclusion can be connected to a person's social class, race, skin color, religious aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Rwanda
This article lists political parties in Rwanda. Rwanda is a one-party-dominant state with the Rwandan Patriotic Front in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Active parties Parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies , - ! colspan=4 , Party ! Abbr. ! Leader ! Political position ! Ideology ! Chamber seats , - , rowspan=4 bgcolor=, , rowspan=4 , RPFCoalition , bgcolor=, , Rwandan Patriotic Front , RPF–InkotanyiFPR–Inkotanyi , Paul Kagame , Big tent , Rwandan nationalismRight-wing populismEconomic liberalism , , - , bgcolor=, , Centrist Democratic Party , CDPPDC , Agnes Mukabaranga , Centre-right , Christian democracy , , - , bgcolor=, , Party for Progress and Concord , PPC , Alivera Mukabaramba , , , , - , bgcolor=, , Democratic Union of the Rwandan People , UDPR , , , , , - , bgcolor=, , colspan=3 , Social Democratic Party , PSD , Vincent Biruta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Constituency
A university constituency is a constituency, used in elections to a legislature, that represents the members of one or more universities rather than residents of a geographical area. These may or may not involve plural voting, in which voters are eligible to vote in or as part of this entity and their home area's geographical constituency. When James VI inherited the English throne in 1603, the system was adopted by the Parliament of England. The system was continued in the Parliament of Great Britain (from 1707 to 1800) and the United Kingdom Parliament, until 1950. It was also used in the Parliament of Ireland, in the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1613 to 1800, and in the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1936. Such constituencies have also existed in Japan and in some countries of the British Empire such as India. At present there are four instances in two countries of university constituencies: two in Seanad Éireann (the upper—and in general less powerful—house of the Oireachta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Biruta
Vincent Biruta (born July 19, 1958) is a Rwandan physician and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from November 2019 to June 2024. He previously served in various other positions in the Rwandan cabinet under Presidents Paul Kagame and Pasteur Bizimungu. Background and education He was born on July 19, 1958. He is a trained physician. He also holds post-graduate qualifications in planning and management of health services in developing countries, obtained from Université libre de Bruxelles, in Belgium. Career Dr. Biruta has a long civil services record in Rwanda, post the 1994 genocide. From 1997 until 1999, he served as the Minister of Health. From 1999 until 2000, he served as the Minister of Public Services, Transport and Communications. He was the President of the Transitional National Assembly from January 2000 until 2003. From August 2003, until October 2011, he was the first President of the Rwandan Senate, the uppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Damascène Ntawukuriryayo
Jean-Damascène Ntawukuriryayo (born 8 August 1961) is a Rwandan politician who served as president of the Senate of Rwanda from 2011 to 2014. He also served as minister of health in Rwanda. He became president of the Senate in October 2011, and also served for a time as vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies. Early life and education Ntawukuriryayo was born in Runyinya, Rwanda, on 8 August 1961. He earned a B.A. in pharmacy from the National University of Rwanda and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical technology from Ghent University, Belgium. Career Ntawukuriryayo ran for 2010 Rwandan presidential elections, where he failed (getting 5 percent of votes), and Paul Kagame was re-elected with more than 90% of votes. From 1997 to 1999, he was vice rector in charge of administration and finance at the National University of Rwanda. He was appointed as minister of state in charge of higher education and scientific research in 1999. Later he was appointed minister of infrastructure. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Makuza
Bernard Makuza (born 30 September 1962) is a Rwandan politician who was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 8 March 2000 to 6 October 2011. He also served as President of the Senate of Rwanda from 14 October 2014 to 17 October 2019. Background Makuza's father was Anastase Makuza, who served as a minister during Grégoire Kayibanda's presidency. Like his father, Bernard Makuza attended Saint Léon Minor Seminary of Kabgayi. Career Makuza was a member of the Republican Democratic Movement (MDR) before the party was dissolved on 14 April 2003 because of its history of promoting genocide ideology. Makuza resigned his membership in the MDR before being appointed prime minister. In 2006, during his term as prime minister, Makuza identified as belonging to no party. Prime minister Makuza was the Rwandan Ambassador to Burundi and then Ambassador to Germany before being appointed as prime minister in March 2000. His appointment to the latter post by President Pasteur Bizimungu followed the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin Iyamuremye
Augustin Iyamuremye (born 15 March 1946) is a Rwandan politician and academic. He is married, and his wife is a daughter of former president Theodore Sindikubwabo. He has been serving as the President of the Senate from 17 October 2019 until his resignationon December 8 2022. Iyamuremye is a member of the Social Democratic Party. Iyamuremye was Senior Intelligence Officer during the Habyarimana’s regime, Minister of Foreign Affairs under former President Pasteur Bizimungu from 1999 until the government's resignation in March 2000 and served as the Minister of Information under Paul Kagame. Iyamuremye is from the Southern Province. He is also a member of the Pan-African Parliament and Professor at the National University of Rwanda The National University of Rwanda (NUR; , , UNR) was the largest university in Rwanda. It was located at in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Provin . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Xavier Kalinda
François-Xavier Kalinda is a Rwandan politician who serves as President of Senate of Rwanda since 9 January 2023. He was born on 31 May 1962. He has a master's degree in law from Ottawa University. He served as Dean at School of Law of University of Rwanda University of Rwanda (, ) is a public Collegiate university, collegiate, multi campus university based in Kigali, Rwanda. Formed in 2013 through the merger of previously independent education institutions, the University of Rwanda is the largest .... References Living people 1962 births Presidents of the Senate (Rwanda) Political office-holders in Rwanda Rwandan lawyers Ottawa University alumni {{Rwanda-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Times (Rwanda)
''The New Times'' is a national English-language newspaper in Rwanda. It was established in 1995 shortly after the genocide against the Tutsi. A Kinyarwanda-language weekly called ''Izuba Rirashe'' was previously published. ''The New Times'' is published in Kigali from Monday to Saturday, with its sister paper the ''Sunday Times'', appearing on Sundays. The ''New Times Online'' was launched in 2006. ''The New Times'' often conveys optimistic stories about events in Rwanda. In May 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) described ''The New Times'' as a state-owned newspaper in a rebuttal to an editorial article that accused HRW of "sanitizing people who were attempting to negate the 1994 genocide in Rwanda". ''The New Times'' did not publish the HRW rebuttal. In 2010, president Paul Kagame said that ''The New Times'' has been too servile to him and his party, and asked the Aga Khan Aga Khan (; ; also transliterated as ''Aqa Khan'' and ''Agha Khan'') is a title held by the Imamate i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Legislature Of The Rwandan Senate
First most commonly refers to: * First, the ordinal form of the number 1 First or 1st may also refer to: Acronyms * Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array * Far Infrared and Sub-millimetre Telescope, of the Herschel Space Observatory * For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, an international youth organization * Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global forum Arts and entertainment Albums * ''1st'' (album), by Streets, 1983 * ''1ST'' (SixTones album), 2021 * ''First'' (David Gates album), 1973 * ''First'', by Denise Ho, 2001 * ''First'' (O'Bryan album), 2007 * ''First'' (Raymond Lam album), 2011 Extended plays * ''1st'', by The Rasmus, 1995 * ''First'' (Baroness EP), 2004 * ''First'' (Ferlyn G EP), 2015 Songs * "First" (Lindsay Lohan song), 2005 * "First" (Cold War Kids song), 2014 * "First", by Lauren Daigle from the album '' How Can It Be'', 2015 * "First", by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
