Paul Kagame Quotes


Sometimes our partners from other countries ask us why we have not got further with our reconciliation, as if we possess a magic to just get rid of this tragic history of ours.


Citations

Kagame, Paul. "Address by H.E. Paul Kagame at the Commemoration of the Genocide." Republic of Rwanda, 7 Apr. 2010.

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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.