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Paul Kagame ( / kəˈɡɑːmeɪ / ⓘ kə-GAH-may; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the President of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel armed force which invaded Rwanda in 1990. The RPF was one of the parties of the conflict during ...
The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, [3] and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet. [4] 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.
The inauguration of Paul Kagame as the president of Rwanda took place on August 11, 2024, at Amahoro National Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda. This marked the beginning of Kagame's new regime of a five-year term following his overwhelming victory in the 2024 presidential election [1] where he received 99.18% of the vote. The ceremony was attended by ...
Kagame was Rwanda's vice president and de facto leader from 1994 to 2000, when he first became president. He has since ruled the East African country as an authoritarian who is intolerant of ...
July 15, 2024 at 10:29 AM. KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandans voted Monday in a presidential election that is expected to extend the rule of President Paul Kagame, who has held power since the end ...
July 16, 2024 at 5:52 AM. Paul Kagame has been Rwanda's president since 2000 [AFP] Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide ...
This is a list of awards, honours and other recognitions bestowed on current Rwandan President Paul Kagame. List. March 2003 – Global Leadership Award by the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). April 2005 – Kagame was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor Laws by the University of the Pacific in the United States.
KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was sworn into office on Sunday for a five-year term, after a landslide win in last month's election extended his near quarter century in office.