Rwandan soldier and politician, 6th President of Rwanda

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the president of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously considered Rwanda's de facto leader between 1994 and 2000, while Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu, until assuming the Presidency in 2000. He was previously a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel armed force which invaded Rwanda in 1990. The RPF was one of the main belligerents of the Rwandan Civil War and was the armed force which ended the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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1957

October 23

Died

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1950s

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1957 Born

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502 The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theoderic, absolves Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.

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The world in 1957

When Paul arrived

april 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
april 24 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
april 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
april 6 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".

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Alicia Borinsky 1946– Argentine writer Carlos Lamarca 1937–1971 Brazilian captain (died 1971) Charly García 1951– Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player Douglas Jardine 1900– Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (died 1958) Fred Shero 1925–1990 Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1925) Gilbert N. Lewis 1875–1946 American chemist (born 1875) Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp 1634– Swedish queen (died 1715) Johnny Kitagawa 1931– Japanese businessman, and talent manager (died 2019) Matthew Barzun 1970– American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

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