The President of the Republic

Rwanda is an independent, sovereign, democratic Republic led by the President of the Republic who is also the Head of State. The President of the Republic is the defender of the Constitution and the guarantor of national unity. The President of the Republic is elected for a five (5) year term and may be re-elected once.

H.E Paul KAGAME

The President of the Republic of Rwanda

Paul Kagame is the President of the Republic of Rwanda. He is the current Commonwealth Chair-in-Office since 2022 and serves as the African Union (AU) Champion for Domestic Health Financing.

President Kagame previously served as Chair of the AU from 2018 to 2019 and chaired the East African Community from 2018-2021.

Beginning in 1990, as commander of the forces of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), he led the struggle to liberate Rwanda.

The RPF halted the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, which claimed over a million victims.

The hallmarks of President Kagame’s administration are peace and reconciliation, women’s empowerment, promotion of investment and entrepreneurship, and access to information technology, a cause he also champions as Co-Chair of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.

He tweets @PaulKagame. You can follow President Kagame’s daily work @UrugwiroVillage

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