Rwanda is a de facto one-party state ruled by the Rwandan Patriotic Front and its leader Paul Kagame since the end of the 1994 genocide against members of the Tutsi ethnic group. Although Rwanda is nominally democratic,elections are manipulated in various ways,which include banning opposition parties,arresting or assassinating critics,and electoral fraud.
Bernard Makuza is a Rwandan politician who was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 8 March 2000 to 6 October 2011. He also served as President of the Senate of Rwanda from 14 October 2014 to 17 October 2019.
Marc Holtzman is an American banker and former politician who is the chairman of the Bank of Kigali,Rwanda's largest financial institution. Additionally,is chairman of CBZ Holdings,the largest financial institution in Zimbabwe.
The National University of Rwanda was the largest university in Rwanda. It was located at 2°36′58″S29°44′34″E in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec,Canada. Its founder and first rector was Father Georges-Henri Lévesque.
Marcel Gatsinzi was a Rwandan soldier and politician,who was Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs from 2010 to 2013. Gatsinzi also served as Rwanda's Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2010. An ethnic Hutu from Butare,Gatsinzi was a member of the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR),which was the national army prior to the takeover of Rwanda by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Charles Murigande is a Rwandan political veteran who served in the government of Rwanda as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2008,as Minister of Governmental Affairs from 2008 to 2009,and as Minister of Education from 2009 to 2011. His last position was a Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Institutional Advancement of the University of Rwanda. Prior to being appointed to his current post,he served as Ambassador of Rwanda to Japan with concurrent accreditation to Australia,New Zealand,Thailand and the Philippines from August 2011 to April 2015.Currently,Ambassador Charles Murigande is the Chairman of the Kepler College’s Governance Council(Rwanda).
Pierre-Célestin Rwigema is a Rwandan politician previously associated with the moderate faction of the Republican Democratic Movement (MDR) party. He was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 1995 to 2000 and Education Minister from 1994 to 1995. When he was sworn in as prime minister he pledged to reunite his then ethnically torn country.
Algirdas Butkevičius is a Lithuanian politician and was Prime Minister of Lithuania,serving between 2012 and 2016. He also served as the Minister of Finance from 2004 to 2005 and the Minister of Transport and Communications from 2006 to 2008. He led the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania from 2009 to 2017.
Richard Sezibera is a Rwandan medical doctor,diplomat and politician,who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 18 October 2018 until November 4,2019. He replaced Louise Mushikiwabo. He was replaced by Vincent Biruta on November 4,2019.
India–Rwanda relations are the foreign relations between the Republic of India and the Republic of Rwanda. India is represented in Rwanda through its High Commission in Kigali which opened on 15 August 2018. Rwanda has been operating its High Commission in New Delhi since 1999 and appointed its first resident High Commissioner in 2001.
Claver Gatete is a Rwandan politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa since 2023.
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Rwanda.
The following lists events that happened during 2003 in Rwanda.
The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Rwanda.
The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Rwanda.
Gérardine Mukeshimana is a Rwandan scientist and politician who served as Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources from July 2014 until March 2,2023. She was appointed Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in August 2023.
Édouard Ngirente is a Rwandan economist and politician. He serves as the Prime Minister of Rwanda,since 30 August 2017,having been appointed by the President of Rwanda,Paul Kagame.
Vincent Biruta is a Rwandan physician and politician serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation since November 2019. He previously served in various other positions in the Rwandan cabinet under Presidents Paul Kagame and Pasteur Bizimungu.
Guillaume Kavaruganda is a Rwandan career diplomat who has spent the majority of his career serving in a number of diplomatic capacities.
Rugigana Evariste is a Rwandan economist and politician.
