t Juvenal HABYARIMANA on 6 April 1994)
the last election was held 19 December 1988 (next planned for 1995);
results - the late President Juvenal HABYARIMANA was reelected
head of government:
Prime Minister Jean KAMBANDA, appointed by President SINDIKUBWABWO 8
April 1994 following the assassination of Agatha UWILINGIYIMANA on 7
April 1994
cabinet:
Council of Ministers; appointed by the president
Legislative branch:
unicameral
National Development Council:
(Conseil National de Developpement) elections last held 19 December
1988 (new elections to be held in 1995); results - MRND was the only
party; seats - (70 total) MRND 70
Judicial branch:
Constitutional Court (consists of the Court of Cassation and the
Council of State in joint session)
Political parties and leaders:
Republican National Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND);
significant independent parties include: Democratic Republican
Movement (MDR); Liberal Party (PL); Democratic and Socialist Party
(PSD); Coalition for the Defense of the Republic (CDR); Party for
Democracy in Rwanda (PADER); Christian Democratic Party (PDL)
note:
formerly a one-party state, Rwanda legalized independent parties in
mid-1991; since then, at least 10 new political parties have
registered
Other political or pressure groups:
Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), Alexis KANYARENGWE, Chairman (since
1990); Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), the RPF military wing, Maj. Gen.
Paul KAGAME, commander
Member of:
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, ECA, CCC, CEEAC, CEPGL, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS,
NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Aloys UWIMANA
chancery:
1714 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone:
(202) 232-2882
FAX:
(202) 232-4544
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
(vacant)
embassy:
Boulevard de la Revolution, Kigali
mailing address:
B. P. 28, Kigali
telephone:
[250] 75601 through 75603
FAX:
[250] 72128
note:
embassy closed on 10 April 1994 and personnel withdrawn because of
severe civil strife and consequent danger for foreign nationals
Flag:
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green with
a large black letter R centered in the yellow band; uses the popular
pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to