Bernard Ntaganda (born 1967) is the founder and president of the

Social Party Imberakuri The Social Party Imberakuri (; , PS-Imberakuri), is a political party in Rwanda. "Imberakuri" in the name of the party translates as "supporter of truth". The party opposes the government of Paul Kagame. History The party was formed by Bernard ...

, the 10th political formation recognized in

Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...

, formed in December 2008. Ntaganda was born in

Ruhango District Ruhango is a district (''akarere'') in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Ruhango town, a large settlement on the road between Gitarama and Butare. Geography The district lies due-north of the provincial capital Nyanza, straddling the ...

Gitarama Prefecture Gitarama was one of the former twelve provinces of Rwanda, provinces (''intara'') of Rwanda and was situated in the centre of the country, to the west of the capital Kigali. Gitarama Prefecture was created in 1959, increasing the number of prefe ...

. On June 24, 2010, Mr. Bernard Ntaganda was arrested and sentenced to 4 years due to what the government ruled were illegal demonstrations. He was released in June 2014 after serving a four-year term. In May 2024, the High Court refused the rehabilitation of his civil rights, stripped after his conviction in 2011, preventing him from running in the 2024 presidential election.

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Living people Prisoners and detainees of Rwanda Social Party Imberakuri politicians 1967 births {{Rwanda-politician-stub