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. As specified in the constitution, the President functions as the head of state of Rwanda, and possesses broad executive powers.[2] The officeholder is elected by popular vote every seven years,[3] and appoints the Prime Minister and all other members of Cabinet.[4]

President of the
Republic of Rwanda
Flag of the President
Incumbent
Paul Kagame
since 24 March 2000
ResidenceVillage Urugwiro, Kacyiru, Kigali
Term length7 years
Inaugural holderDominique Mbonyumutwa
Formation28 January 1961
Salary85,000 USD annually[1]
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A total of four people have served as President of Rwanda (not counting two Acting Presidents). The current President is Paul Kagame, since 24 March 2000.

Key
Political parties
Other factions
Status
  •   Acting President

List of officeholders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Ethnic group Political party Prime minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Rwanda (part of Ruanda-Urundi)
– Dominique Mbonyumutwa
(1921–1986)		 — 28 January 1961 26 October 1961 271 days Hutu Parmehutu Kayibanda
1 Grégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976)		 1961 26 October 1961 1 July 1962 248 days Hutu Parmehutu Himself
Republic of Rwanda (independent country)
(1) Grégoire Kayibanda
(1924–1976)		 1965
1969		 1 July 1962 5 July 1973
(deposed.)		 11 years, 4 days Hutu Parmehutu Position abolished
2 Juvénal Habyarimana
(1937–1994)
[lower-alpha 1]		 1978
1983
1988		 5 July 1973 6 April 1994
(assassinated.)		 20 years, 275 days Hutu Military /
MRND		 Nsanzimana
Nsengiyaremye
Uwilingiyimana
– Théodore Sindikubwabo
(1928–1998)		 — 8 April 1994 19 July 1994
(ousted.)
[lower-alpha 2]		 102 days Hutu MRND Kambanda
3 Pasteur Bizimungu
(1950–)		 — 19 July 1994 23 March 2000
(resigned.)		 5 years, 248 days Hutu RPF Twagiramungu
Rwigema
Makuza
4 Paul Kagame
(1957–)		 2003
2010
2017		 24 March 2000 22 April 2000 20 years, 144 days Tutsi RPF Makuza
Habumuremyi
Murekezi
Ngirente
22 April 2000 Incumbent

Latest election
Main article: 2017 Rwandan presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Paul KagameRwandan Patriotic Front6,675,47298.79
Philippe MpayimanaIndependent49,0310.73
Frank HabinezaDemocratic Green Party of Rwanda32,7010.48
Invalid/blank votes12,310–
Total6,769,514100
Registered voters/turnout6,897,07698.15
Source: NEC Rwanda
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See also

Notes
  1. Styled as Chairman of the Committee for Peace and National Unity until 1 August 1973.
  2. Fled to Zaire at the end of the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide.

References
  1. "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016.
  2. CJCR 2003, article 117.
  3. CJCR 2003, articles 100–101.
  4. CJCR 2003, article 116.
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