Paul Kagame : Ask Biography

Paul Kagame in 2010

Personal data

Date of birth

October 23, 1957(age 58)

Place of birth

Ruhango, Ruanda-Urundi

Political party

Rwandan Patriotic Front

Spouse

Jeannette Kagame

Religion

Roman Catholicism

8^th President of Rwanda

Assumed office

24 March 2000

Prime minister

Bernard Makuza

Preceded by

Pasteur Bizimungu

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Paul Kagame (c-eniconkəˈɡɑːmeɪ ; born October 23, 1957) is the sixth and current President of the Republic of Rwanda. He rose to prominence as the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), whose victory over the incumbent government in July 1994 effectively ended the Rwandan genocide. Under his leadership, Rwanda has been called Africa’s “biggest success story” and Kagame has become a public advocate of new models for foreign aid designed to help recipients become self-reliant.

However, Paul Kagame's rule has been criticized for his domestic policies that have been described as authoritarian.