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Powersharing Transitional Government – 2000

The power-sharing legislature and government continued in 2000. The composition of the national assembly was rebalanced with RPF receiving 13 seats, MDR 13, PSD 13, PL 13, PDC six, RPA six , PSR two, PDI two, and two going to other parties.² Paul Kagame, who had been vice president and minister of defense, assumed the presidency on March 24, 2000.³

2. “The World Factbook- 2000,” CIA, 2000, accessed September 11, 2011, http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/rwanda/rwanda_government.html.[… As agreed to in the accord, MDR received the Prime Minister position.

   On 8 March 2000, Prime Minister Pierre-Celestin Rwigema resigned over charges of corruption and was replaced by Bertrand Makuza from the same political party (MRD).¹Ibid.

3. “Kagame Elected Rwandan President,” BBC News- Africa, accessed February 8, 2012, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/716861.stm.