Judith Kanakuze

Quick Facts

Full Name	Judith Kanakuze
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 19, 1959(1959-09-19)
Age	65
Date Of Death	February 7, 2010
Birthplace	Rusizi District
Country	Rwanda
Birth City	Western
Horoscope	Virgo

Judith Kanakuze Biography

Judith Kanakuze is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 19, 1959 in Rusizi District, Western, Rwanda.

Judith Kanakuze (September 19, 1959 – February 7, 2010) was a Rwandan politician and women’s rights activist best known for passing legislation against gender-based violence, including Rwanda’s first legal definition of rape, and contributing constitutional gender quotas that required women’s representation in governmental bodies. She worked in multiple fields, including nutrition and civil service, before becoming a prominent leader of women after the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which she lost most of her extended family. Kanakuze founded the early women’s organization Réseau des Femmes and represented women’s interests at the Arusha Accords and on Rwanda’s committee to establish a constitution. The gender quotas that required women to compose at least 30 percent of governmental bodies subsequently quickly spurred women’s participation to exceed the quotas in parliament. She was elected to Parliament in 2003 and reelected in 2008. During her terms, she presided over the Rwanda Women Parliamentary Forum.

After the conflict, she returned to Rwanda from a refugee camp in Goma to reopen a women’s credit union that specialized in microfinance and also offered educational and conflict resolution programming. Kanakuze founded the early women’s organization Réseau des Femmes, for which she was a consultant in the late 1990s.

Judith Kanakuze Net Worth

Judith Kanakuze is one of the richest Politician from Rwanda. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Judith Kanakuze 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Judith Kanakuze was born September 19, 1959, in Rusizi District, Rwanda. She studied demography in college and graduated with a bachelor’s degree. Kanakuze worked as a schoolteacher for two years beginning in 1980 and later became a nutritionist. She served as National Supervisor of Rwanda Nutritional Centres for four years beginning in 1986, after which she coordinated a household energy saving project with SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. In 1992, she officiated studies and research with the Ministry of Public Works. During this time, Kanakuze represented women and children in the Arusha Accords. She also led a feminist organization, Twese Hamne (Pro-Femmes). She lived through the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which most of her extended Tutsi family was murdered in a Kibuye church in west Rwanda, where they had gone for sanctuary.

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Karin Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Rwanda. Judith Kanakuze celebrates birthday on September 19 of every year.