Paul Kagame.

KAGAME, Paul, 1957-; PRESIDENTS; RWANDAN history, 1962-1994; RWANDAN politics & government, 1994-; HABYARIMANA, Juvenal, 1937-1994; GENOCIDE; RWANDAN politics & government, 1962-1994; RWANDAN politics & government; AFRICAN politics & government, 1960-; RWANDAN history, 1994-; SOCIAL history; GOVERNMENT policy

Background information on Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, is presented. Kagame was elected in 2003, after serving as the legislatively-appointed president from 2000 to 2003. Prior to becoming president, Kagame served as the vice-president and defense minister of post-genocide Rwanda. In this role, he led Rwanda into war against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1998-2003). Details related to Kagame's early life and career development are reviewed.