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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Rwanda)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Coat of arms of Rwanda
since 12 June 2024
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerPaul Kagame
President of Rwanda
Inaugural holderOtto Rusingizandekwe
Formation1961
Websitewww.minaffet.gov.rw

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ububanyi n'Amahanga n'ubutwererane; French: Ministère rwandaise des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération), commonly known by the abbreviation MINAFFET, is the foreign ministry of the republic of Rwanda.

List of ministers

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This is a list of people who have served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.[1][2]

Image Name From Until
Otto Rusingizandekwe 1961 1962
Callixte Habamenshi 1962 1963
Lazare Mpakaniye 1963 1965
Thaddée Bagaragaza 1965 1969
Sylvestre Nsanzimana 1969 1971
Deogratias Gashonga (acting) 1971 1972
Augustin Munyaneza 1972 1973
Aloys Nsekalije 1973 1979
François Ngarukiyintwali 1979 1989
Casimir Bizimungu 1989 1992
Boniface Ngulinzira 1992 1993
Anastase Gasana 1993 1994
Jérôme Bicamumpaka 1994 1994
Jean-Marie Ndagijimana 1994 1994
Anastase Gasana 1994 1999
Amri Sued Ismail 1999 1999
Augustin Iyamuremye 1999 2000
André Bumaya 2000 2002
Charles Murigande 2002 2008
Rosemary Museminali 2008 2009
Louise Mushikiwabo 2009 2018
Richard Sezibera 2018 2019
Vincent Biruta 2019 2024
Olivier Nduhungirehe 2024 (incumbent)

References

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  1. ^ "Foreign ministers L-R". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ^ Karuhanga, James (14 June 2024). "The rise of new foreign affairs minister Olivier Nduhungirehe". New Times of Rwanda. Retrieved 14 June 2024.