Powersharing Transitional Government – 1995

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Powersharing Transitional Government – 1995

1995

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On 31 August 1995, Pierre-Célestin Rwigema from MDR became prime minister. The power-sharing government which included Hutus and Tutsis was in place in September 1994, but the power-sharing situation remained precarious.1 The power-sharing government and legislature continued in 1995. As a matter of fact, a new government was named on August 31, 1995 after five Hutu ministers, including Prime Minister Twagiramungu, resigned in protest over their lack of real power. As agreed to in the Arusha accord, MDR received the Prime Minister position in the power-sharing government.

  1. “East Africa- Rwanda: Opposite Sides Of A Shaky Fence,” IPS-Inter Press Service, October 9, 1995