List of Rwandans

This is a list of notable people from Rwanda.

Military

• Théoneste Bagosora (b. 1941), military officer convicted in 2008 of genocide^[1]
• Bernard Ntuyahaga
• Kayumba Nyamwasa, former army chief of staff and head of Intelligence

Political figures

• Jean-Paul Akayesu (b. 1953), politician convicted in 1998 of genocide^[2]
• Jean Bosco Barayagwiza
• Christophe Bazivamo, minister of land and environment
• Augustin Bizimana (b. 1954), politician, fugitive of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda^[3]
• Augustin Bizimungu (b. 1952), politician on trial for genocide
• Pasteur Bizimungu, former president of Rwanda
• Anastase Gasana, diplomat
• Juvénal Habyarimana, former president of Rwanda
• Jean Marie Higiro, former director of the Rwandan Information office
• Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
• Jean Kambanda (b. 1955), former Prime Minister; pleaded guilty in 1998 to genocide^[4]
• Grégoire Kayibanda, former president of Rwanda
• Kigeri V of Rwanda, former king
• Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda
• Dominique Mbonyumutwa, former provisional president of Rwanda
• Ignace Murwanashyaka (b. 1963), leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
• Mutara II Rwogera, former king
• Mutara III of Rwanda, former king
• Lando Ndasingwa, former leader of Parti libéral du Rwanda
• André Ntagerura
• Jean de Dieu Ntiruhungwa, former minister of the Interior
• André Kagwa Rwisereka (1949-2010), opposition politician murdered during the 2010 election
• Théodore Sindikubwabo, former president of the national development council
• Pascal Simbikangwa, former chief of intelligence, found guilty of complicity in genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity
• Faustin Twagiramungu, former prime minister of Rwanda
• Agathe Uwilingiyimana, former prime minister of Rwanda
• Yuhi III of Rwanda, former king of Rwanda
• Protais Zigiranyirazo

Religious figures

• Elizaphan Ntakirutimana (1924-2007), Seventh-day Adventist pastor
• Athanase Seromba (b. 1963), priest

Sports people

• Dieudonné Disi (b. 1980), long-distance and cross-country runner
• Adrien Niyonshuti (b. 1987), cyclist
• Mathias Ntawulikura (b. 1964), long-distance runner

Miscellaneous

• Simon Bikindi (b. 1954), singer-songwriter convicted in 2008 of inciting violence during the 1994 genocide^[5]
• Agathe Habyarimana, widow of former President Juvénal Habyarimana
• Charles Ingabire, journalist and government critic, murdered in 2011
• Félicien Kabuga (b. 1935), businessman
• Joseph Kavaruganda, former president of Rwanda's Constitutional Court
• Léon Mugesera, university lecturer accused of inciting genocide^[6]
• Ferdinand Nahimana, historian
• Samuel Ndashyikirwa, businessman
• Hassan Ngeze (b. 1962), journalist
• Étienne Nzabonimana (b. 1950), businessman
• Sonia Rolland, former Miss France
• Queen Rosalie Gicanda, wife of King Mutara III of Rwanda
• Jean-Léonard Rugambage, reporter and government critic, murdered in 2010
• Paul Rusesabagina (b. 1954), hotel manager known for saving refugees in the 1994 genocide
• Benjamin Sehene (b. 1959), author

References

1. Nyakairu, Frank (18 December 2008), "Rwanda's Bagosora Sentenced To Life For Genocide", Reuters, retrieved 20 June 2010
2. "Tribunal convicts Rwandan genocide suspect", BBC News (BBC), 2 September 1998, retrieved 20 June 2010
3. Nieuwoudt, Stephanie (21 April 2010), "UN Tribunal's Most Wanted Remains Elusive", Inter Press Service, retrieved 20 June 2010
4. Bond, Catherine; Reuters (1 May 1998), "Former Rwanda leader pleads guilty to genocide", CNN (Turner Broadcasting System), retrieved 20 June 2010
5. "Singer Urged Rwandans To Genocide", BBC News (BBC), 2 December 2008, retrieved 20 June 2010
6. "France's Involvement During the Genocide", The New Times (AllAfrica.com), 8 August 2008, retrieved 21 June 2010