Name Faustin Twagiramungu Resigned August 31, 1995 Spouse(s) Kayibanda | Nationality Rwandan Role Politician | |
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Succeeded by Pierre-Celestin Rwigema | ||
Faustin Twagiramungu on VOA's Straight Talk Africa
Faustin Twagiramungu (born 1945 in Cyangugu province) is an ethnic Hutu politician in Rwanda. He was prime minister from 1994 until his resignation in 1995, the first head of government appointed after the Rwandese Patriotic Front captured Kigali. He then exiled himself to Belgium for nearly a decade.
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- Faustin Twagiramungu on VOAs Straight Talk Africa
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Twagiramungu stood as an independent candidate in the Rwandan presidential election of 2003. Running on a platform of full employment, regional security, and progressive taxation, he accused the government of attempting to silence his views. In the final count, he placed second (out of three) with 3.62 percent of the vote. He initially did not accept the result, claiming that the incumbent Paul Kagame was leading the country towards a one-party system.
He attended university in Quebec, Canada, during the 1960s, during which time he met René Lévesque. [1]
Kujya iwacu ni ngombwa faustin twagiramungu
