| President of the Republic of Rwanda | |
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| Perezida wa Repubulika y’u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Rais wa Jamhuri ya Rwanda (Swahili) Président de la République du Rwanda (French) | |
 Presidential Standard | |
| Style | Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Type | Head of state Executive president |
| Residence | Village Urugwiro |
| Seat | Kigali |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Rwanda (2003) |
| Formation | 28 January 1961; 65 years ago (1961-01-28) |
| First holder | Dominique Mbonyumutwa |
| Salary | US$85,000 annually[1] |
| Website | Official Website |
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This article lists thepresidents ofRwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during theRwandan Revolution), to the present day.
The president of Rwanda is thehead of state andhead of executive[2] of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years bypopular vote,[3] and appoints theprime minister and all other members ofCabinet.[4]
A total of four people have served in the office. The incumbent president isPaul Kagame, who took office on 22 April 2000, after being acting president for nearly a month.
There was a two-term limit for the president in theConstitution of Rwanda.The constitutional referendum in 2015 allowedPaul Kagame third seven-year term, and ability to run for further two five-year terms thereafter.[5]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | Prime minister(s) | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
| Republic of Rwanda(part ofRuanda-Urundi) | |||||||||||
| — |  | Dominique Mbonyumutwa‡ (1921–1986) | — | 28 January 1961 | 26 October 1961 | 271 days | Hutu | Parmehutu | Kayibanda | ||
| 1 | .jpg) | 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 in coup) | 11 years, 4 days | Hutu | Parmehutu | Position abolished | [6][7] | |
| 2 | .jpg) | Juvénal Habyarimana (1937–1994) [a] | 1978 1983 1988 | 5 July 1973 | 6 April 1994 (Assassinated) | 20 years, 275 days | Hutu | MRND / Military | Position abolished (until 1991) Nsanzimana Nsengiyaremye Uwilingiyimana | [8] | |
| Vacant (6 April 1994 –8 April 1994) | |||||||||||
| — | | Théodore Sindikubwabo‡ (1928–1998) [b] | — | 8 April 1994 | 19 July 1994 (Ousted) [c] | 102 days | Hutu | MRND | Kambanda | ||
| 3 | .jpg) | Pasteur Bizimungu (born 1950) | — | 19 July 1994 | 23 March 2000 (Resigned) | 5 years, 248 days | Hutu | RPF | Twagiramungu Rwigema Makuza | [9] | |
| 4 |  | Paul Kagame (born 1957) | — | 24 March 2000‡ | 22 April 2000 | 25 years, 329 days | Tutsi | RPF | Makuza Habumuremyi Murekezi Ngirente Nsengiyumva | [10] | |
| 2003 2010 2017 2024 | 22 April 2000 | Incumbent | |||||||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kagame | Rwandan Patriotic Front | 8,822,794 | 99.18 | |
| Frank Habineza | Democratic Green Party | 44,479 | 0.50 | |
| Philippe Mpayimana | Independent | 28,466 | 0.32 | |
| Total | 8,895,739 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,895,739 | 99.86 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,137 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 8,907,876 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,071,157 | 98.20 | ||
| Source:NEC | ||||
Celui-ci s'était construit sur la destruction de la Première République. Entre 1974 et 1977, 56 personnes, pour la plupart d'anciens dirigeants de la Première République, avaient été assassinés par les services de la sécurité. Le premier Président rwandais, Grégoire Kayibanda, était mort en détention en 1976, probablement de faim.
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