Alexis Kanyarengwe

Colonel
Alexis Kanyarengwe
Born 1938[1]
Died 13 November 2006[1]
Kigali, Rwanda
Political party Rwanda Patriotic Front

Colonel Alexis Kanyarengwe (1938–2006) was a Rwandan officer who fled Rwanda in 1980 amidst accusations that he was plotting against Juvénal Habyarimana. Despite being a Hutu, Kanyarengwe joined the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), becoming its chairman.[2] However, the real power broker was "vice-chairman" Paul Kagame.[3]

On 28 March 1997, Kanyarengwe was sacked from his post as Interior minister after protesting Rwandan Patriotic Army massacres in his home prefecture of Ruhengeri. Ignace Karuhije, who also protested, was removed on the same day. On 15 February 1998, Kanyarengwe was finally replaced by Paul Kagame as chairman of the RPF.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mukombozi, Robert (14 November 2006). "Rwanda: Kanyarengwe Dead". The New Times. Kigali. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Des Forges, Alison (March 1999). Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda – History → Consolidating the Opposition. New York: Human Rights Watch. ISBN 1-56432-171-1.
  3. 1 2 Reyntjens, Filip (2013). Political Governance in Post-Genocide Rwanda. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 18, 80. ISBN 978-1-107-67879-8.
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