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Imaniriho was born in 1995 in Bwishyura, Karongi District. She was the last born of four children who were raised by a their single widowed mother. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Rwanda in 2017. [2]
Elected at age 23 in the 2018 Rwandan parliamentary election, Imaniriho became the youngest MP in the country after taking office. [2]
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