Vice President of Rwanda (French: Vice-président rwandais, Kinyarwanda: visiperezida) was a political position in Rwanda created for Paul Kagame from July 1994 to April 2000.[1] The office was abolished in 2000.
The position also existed in Rwandan constitution from 1961 until 1973.[2] However, the position was never fulfilled between 1961 and 1969.[3]
List of vice presidents of Rwanda
editNo. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | ||||||
Vice President of Rwanda | |||||||
1 | Paul Kagame (born 1957) |
19 July 1994 | 22 April 2000 | Tutsi | RPF |
References
edit- ^ "Paul Kagame - MSN Encarta". April 28, 2009. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009.
- ^ Schabas, William; Imbleau, Martin (December 31, 1997). Introduction to Rwandan law. Les Editions Yvon Blais. ISBN 9782894511855 – via Google Books.
- ^ Nyrop, Richard F. (1969). Area Handbook for Rwanda. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 83.