List of Presidents of Rwanda

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This page contains a list of presidents of Rwanda. See also List of incumbents, List of Prime Ministers of Rwanda, List of Kings of Rwanda.

Presidents
Name Took office Left office Ethnic affiliation Notes
Dominique Mbonyumutwa 28 January 1961 26 October 1961 Hutu
Grégoire Kayibanda 26 October 1961 5 July 1973 Hutu
Committee for Peace and National Unity (Military Junta)
Juvénal Habyarimana 5 July 1973 1 August 1983 Hutu
Presidents
Juvénal Habyarimana 1 August 1983 6 April 1994 Hutu
Théodore Sindikubwabo 9 April 1994 19 July 1994 Hutu
Pasteur Bizimungu 19 July 1994 23 March 2000 Hutu
Paul Kagame 24 March 2000 Present Tutsi interim to 22 April 2000

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Main article: Rwandan presidential election, 2003
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Summary of the 25 August 2003 Rwandan presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Paul Kagame - Rwandese Patriotic Front (Front patriotique rwandais) 3,544,777 95.1
Faustin Twagiramungu 134,865 3.6
Jean-Népomuscène Nayinzira 49,634 1.3
Total valid votes 3,729,276 100.0
Invalid/Blank votes 83,291
Total votes (turnout 96.6%) 3,812,567
Registered voters 3,948,749
Source: National Electoral Commission of Rwanda
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