List of presidents of Rwanda facts for kids

Quick facts for kids President of the Republic of Rwanda
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Paul Kagame since 22 April 2000 Acting: 24 March – 22 April 2000
Style	Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Residence	Village Urugwiro
Seat	Kigali
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	7 years
Formation	28 January 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01-28)
First holder	Dominique Mbonyumutwa
Salary	US$85,000 annually
Website	https://www.gov.rw/president

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 of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet.

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.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement (Parmehutu)      National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND)      Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)

Status

     Denotes acting president

List of presidents of Rwanda

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)
4.1 —		Mbonyumutwa, DominiqueDominique Mbonyumutwa (1921–1986)	—	28 January 1961	26 October 1961	271 days	Hutu		Parmehutu	Kayibanda
1		Kayibanda, GrégoireGrégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976)	1961	26 October 1961	1 July 1962	248 days	Hutu		Parmehutu	Himself
Republic of Rwanda (independent country)
6.1 (1)		Kayibanda, GrégoireGrégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976)	1965 1969	1 July 1962	5 July 1973 (Deposed in coup)	11 years, 4 days	Hutu		Parmehutu	Position abolished
2		Habyarimana, JuvénalJuvénal Habyarimana (1937–1994)	1978 1983 1988	5 July 1973	6 April 1994 (Assassinated)	20 years, 275 days	Hutu		National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development / Military	Nsanzimana Nsengiyaremye Uwilingiyimana
4.1 —		Sindikubwabo, ThéodoreThéodore Sindikubwabo (1928–1998)	—	8 April 1994	19 July 1994 (Ousted)	102 days	Hutu		National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development	Kambanda
3		Bizimungu, PasteurPasteur Bizimungu (born 1950)	—	19 July 1994	23 March 2000 (Resigned)	5 years, 248 days	Hutu		Rwandan Patriotic Front	Twagiramungu Rwigema Makuza
4		Kagame, PaulPaul Kagame (born 1957)	—	24 March 2000	22 April 2000	24 years, 228 days	Tutsi		Rwandan Patriotic Front	Makuza Habumuremyi Murekezi Ngirente
			2003 2010 2017 2024	22 April 2000	Incumbent

Timeline

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Presidentes de Ruanda para niños

• Politics of Rwanda
• List of kings of Rwanda
• Vice President of Rwanda
• Prime Minister of Rwanda
• List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi
  • List of colonial residents of Rwanda