2007 in Rwanda

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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Rwanda.

Incumbents

• President: Paul Kagame
• Prime Minister: Bernard Makuza

Events

June

• June 18 - Rwanda and Burundi join the East African Community in a meeting in Kampala, Uganda.^[1]

July

• July 21 - Two Rwandan men wanted for their role in the 1994 genocide are arrested in France.^[2]
• July 27 - Rwanda abolishes capital punishment.^[3]

August

• August 15 - Charles Murigande, the foreign minister of Rwanda, criticizes the Democratic Republic of Congo for stopping military operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda.^[4]

November

• November 16 - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentences Juvénal Rugambarara, the former mayor of Bicumbi, to 11 years in jail for crimes he committed during the Rwandan Genocide.^[5]

References

1. "East Africa trade bloc expanded". 18 June 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
2. "Two held over Rwandan massacres". 21 July 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
3. "Rwanda abolishes death penalty". 27 July 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
4. "Rwanda anger at Congo rebel move". 15 August 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
5. "Prison term for ex-Rwandan mayor". 16 November 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2015.