Paul Kagame

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Kagame
Occupation	World Leader
Date Of Birth	Oct 23, 1957(1957-10-23)
Age	67
Country	Rwanda
Horoscope	Libra

Paul Kagame Biography

Paul Kagame is one of the most popular and richest World Leader who was born on October 23, 1957 in Rwanda. Politiker who was elected the Sixth president of Rwanda in the year 2000. He played a role in ending Rwanda’s Rwandan Genocides in 1994 as an ally of the Rwandan National Patriotic Front who took over Rwanda to stop the murders caused by Hutus from Tutsis.

He as well as He and George W. Bush were both highly-criticized world leaders. were both highly-criticized leaders.

Kagame was born on 23 October 1957, the youngest of six children, in Tambwe, Ruanda-Urundi, a village located in what is now the Southern Province of Rwanda. His father, Deogratias, was a member of the Tutsi ethnic group, from which the royal family had been derived since the eighteenth century or earlier. Deogratias had family ties to King Mutara III, but he pursued an independent business career rather than maintain a close connection to the royal court. Kagame’s mother, Asteria Rutagambwa, descended from the family of the last Rwandan queen, Rosalie Gicanda. At the time of Kagame’s birth, Rwanda was a United Nations Trust Territory; long-time colonial power Belgium still ruled the territory, but with a mandate to oversee independence. Rwandans were made up of three distinct groups: the minority Tutsi were the traditional ruling class, and the Belgian colonialists had long promoted Tutsi supremacy, whilst the majority Hutu were agriculturalists. The third group, the Twa, were a forest-dwelling pygmy people descended from Rwanda’s earliest inhabitants, who formed less than 1% of the population.

Paul Kagame (/k ə ˈ ɡ ɑː m eɪ / ; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military leader. He is the 4th and current President of Rwanda, having taken office in 2000 when his predecessor, Pasteur Bizimungu, resigned. Kagame previously commanded the Rwandan Patriotic Front, the Uganda- based rebel force that invaded Rwanda and was one of the parties of the conflict during the Rwandan genocide. He was considered Rwanda’s de facto leader when he served as Vice President and Minister of Defence from 1994 to

2000. He was re-elected in August 2017 with an official result of nearly 99% in an election criticized for numerous irregularities. He has been described as the “most impressive” and “among the most repressive” African leaders.

He got married to his wife, Jeannette Nyiramong. They had five children.

Paul Kagame Net Worth

Paul Kagame is one of the richest World Leader from Rwanda. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Kagame 's net worth $500 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He served as a soldier of the Armed Forces prior to entering politics. He was also part of the Rwandan Patriotic Front.

His regime has been criticized by international watchdog organizations such as Amnesty International, who claim that his regime stifles the right to challenge his policies and to organize events as a result.

Tensions between Tutsi and Hutu had been escalating during the 1950s, and culminated in the 1959 Rwandan Revolution. Hutu activists began killing Tutsi, forcing more than 100,000 Tutsis to seek refuge in neighbouring countries. Zura Karuhimbi later claimed that in 1959 she had saved the life of Kagame by tying beads from her necklace into his hair so that he could pass as a girl and escape execution by the Hutus. Kagame’s family abandoned their home and lived for two years in the far northeast of Rwanda and eventually crossing the border into Uganda. They moved gradually north, and settled in the Nshungerezi refugee camp in the Toro sub-region in 1962. It was around this time that, as young boys, Kagame and his future comrade, Fred Rwigyema, first met one another.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Paul Kagame Dating?

According to our records, Paul Kagame married to Jeannette Kagame (m. 1989). As of December 1, 2023, Paul Kagame’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1978, Fred Rwigyema returned to western Uganda and reunited with Kagame. During his absence, Rwigyema had joined the rebel army of Yoweri Museveni. Based in Tanzania, it aimed to overthrow the Ugandan government of Idi Amin. Rwigyema returned to Tanzania and fought in the 1979 war during which Museveni’s army, allied with the Tanzanian army and other Ugandan exiles, defeated Amin. After Amin’s defeat, inspired by Rwigyema, Kagame and other Rwandan refugees pledged allegiance to Museveni, a cabinet member in the transition government. Kagame received training at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

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Paul Ranked on the list of most popular World Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Rwanda. Paul Kagame celebrates birthday on October 23 of every year.

Former incumbent Milton Obote won the 1980 Ugandan general election. Museveni disputed the result, and he and his followers withdrew from the new government in protest. In 1981, Museveni formed the rebel National Resistance Army (NRA); Kagame and Rwigyema joined as founding soldiers, along with thirty-eight Ugandans. The army’s goal was to overthrow Obote’s government, in what became known as the Ugandan Bush War.

How much is the President of Rwanda paid?

President of the Republic of Rwanda
Salary| US$85,000 annually

What is the leadership style of Paul Kagame?

Kagame’s rule is considered authoritarian, and human rights groups accuse him of political repression.

What is the salary of Paul Kagame?

Paul Kagame earns an estimated salary of $35 Million per Year.

At what age did Paul Kagame become president?

The FPR set up a new government that had for its president a Hutu, Pasteur Bizimungu, but the real power appeared to rest with Kagame, who, at the age of 37 , assumed the titles of vice president and minister of defense. In 2000 he was elected president of Rwanda’s transitional government by the National Assembly.

Who is the richest man in Rwanda?

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