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 [2] of the Republic of Rwanda. 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 4 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.[5]
List of officeholders
Political parties
Other factions
Status
Denotes acting president
Timeline
Latest election
Candidate Party Votes % Paul Kagame Rwandan Patriotic Front 6,675,472 98.79 Philippe Mpayimana Independent 49,031 0.73 Frank Habineza Democratic Green Party of Rwanda 32,701 0.48 Total 6,757,204 100.00 Valid votes 6,757,204 99.82 Invalid/blank votes 12,310 0.18 Total votes 6,769,514 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,897,076 98.15 Source: NEC Rwanda
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