List of presidents of Rwanda
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This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.
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President of the Republic of Rwanda | |
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Style | Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Type | Head of state Executive president |
Residence | Village Urugwiro |
Seat | Kigali |
Appointer | Popular vote |
Term length | 5 years |
Formation | 28 January 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01-28) |
First holder | Dominique Mbonyumutwa |
Salary | US$85,000 annually[1] |
Website | https://www.gov.rw/president |
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The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive[2] of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote,[3] and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet.[4]
A total of 4 people have served in the office. The incumbent president is Paul Kagame, who took office on 22 April 2000, after being acting president for nearly a month.