Paul Kagame Quotes


It’s not one thing that eliminates corruption. It requires a number of factors: Education, institutions, accountability … It takes a lot of time and a lot of effort.


Context

In a continent riddled with corruption, Rwanda had, by 2012, become one of the least corrupt of third world nations the world over with corruption arrests and jailing a common practice.


Citations

Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, Interview with Fareed Zacharia, CNN International Global Public Square, June 10, 2012

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Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame
  • Born: October 23, 1957
  • Nationality: Rwandan
  • Profession: Journalist

Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military leader. He is the 6th and current president of Rwanda, having taken office in 2000. Kagame previously commanded the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Uganda-based rebel force which invaded Rwanda in 1990 and was one of the parties of the conflict during the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide. He was considered Rwanda's de facto leader when he served as Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu from 1994 to 2000.