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Ministry of Defence (Rwanda)

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The Rwandan Ministry of Defence (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ingabo;[1] French: Ministère de la Défense) is in charge of the Rwanda Defence Force. The Minister of Defence is responsible for the conduct and implementation of defence programmes.

Affiliated agencies

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The MOD has affiliated agencies:[2]

  • ZIGAMA CSS
  • Rwanda Military Hospital
  • Military Medical Insurance
  • Armed Forces Shop

List of ministers of defence in Rwanda

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No. Name Took office Left office Years served President
serving under
1 Calliope Mulindahabi 1962 1965 3 Grégoire Kayibanda
2 Juvénal Habyarimana 1965 1991 26
Juvénal Habyarimana
3 Maj.-Gen. Augustin Ndindiliyimana 1991 1992 1
4 James Gasana April 1992 July 1993 1
5 Augustin Bizimana July 1993 July 1994 1
Théodore Sindikubwabo
6 Maj.-Gen. Paul Kagame 1994 2000 6 Pasteur Bizimungu
7 Brig.-Gen. Emmanuel Habyarimana 2000 November 2002 2 Paul Kagame
8 Gen. Marcel Gatsinzi November 2002 April 2010 8
9 Gen. James Kabarebe April 2010 October 2018 8
10 Maj. Gen. Albert Murasira October 2018[3] 6 June 2023 5
11 Brig.-Gen. Juvenal Marizamunda 6 June 2023[4] Incumbent -

Source: Ministry of Defence, Republic of Rwanda. [5]

References

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  1. ^ "bidding_notice.pdf Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ https://www.mod.gov.rw/ministry/agencies. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ 'Major General Murasira takes charge as the new Defence Minister', Ministry of Defence (Kigali),22 October 2018, accessed 29 October 2018, <https://mod.gov.rw/news-detail/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3925&cHash=d2570ee62d0c5cfac9daec33a48b81ea#.W9ZHFZMzbIU>
  4. ^ "Rwanda President Kagame orders major military purge". The East African. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. ^ Ministry of Defence (MOD), Republic of Rwanda. "The Minister". Retrieved 2012-10-17.
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