List of Presidents of Rwanda

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President of the Republic of Rwanda
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Incumbent Paul Kagame since 24 March 2000
Residence	Urugwiro, Kigali
Term length	7 years
Inaugural holder	Dominique Mbonyumutwa
Formation	28 January 1961

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Rwanda	Part of Ruanda-Urundi
28 January 1961 to 26 October 1961		Dominique Mbonyumutwa, Provisional President	Parmehutu
26 October 1961 to 1 July 1962		Grégoire Kayibanda, President	Parmehutu
Republic of Rwanda	Independence from Belgium
(République du Rwanda)
1 July 1962 to 5 July 1973		Grégoire Kayibanda, President	Parmehutu	Deposed in a coup d'état
5 July 1973 to 1 August 1973		Juvénal Habyarimana, Chairman of the Committee for Peace and National Unity	Mil
1 August 1973 to 6 April 1994		Juvénal Habyarimana, President	Mil/MRND	Assassinated
8 April 1994 to 19 July 1994		Théodore Sindikubwabo, Interim President	MRND	Fled the country at the end of the Rwandan Genocide
19 July 1994 to 23 March 2000		Pasteur Bizimungu, President	RPF	Resigned
24 March 2000 to Present		Paul Kagame, President	RPF

Latest election

**Summary of the 9 August 2010 Rwandan presidential election results**
Candidates – Parties	Votes	%
Paul Kagame – Rwandan Patriotic Front	4,638,560	93.08
Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo – Social Democratic Party	256,488	5.15
Prosper Higiro – Liberal Party	68,235	1.37
Alvera Mukabaramba – Party for Progress and Concord	20,107	0.40
Total valid votes	4,983,390	100.0
Invalid/Blank votes
Total votes
Registered voters	5,178,492
Source: National Electoral Commission of Rwanda (PDF)

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