Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagameis the sixth and current President of Rwanda having taken office in 2000 when his predecessor, Pasteur Bizimungu, resigned. Kagame previously commanded the rebel force that ended the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. He was considered Rwanda's de facto leader when he served as Vice President and Minister of Defence from 1994 to 2000...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth23 October 1957
thinking weakness compromise
Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.
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Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it.
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I grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda, and I lived there for 30 years. That shapes one's character.
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It is a day we remember systematic slaughter of over a million of our innocent fellow Rwandans, an orgy of bloodletting unprecedented in the history of our nation.
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There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming,
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You kept quiet... When these victims wanted your help to survive, you kept quiet.
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The continental bodies like New Partnership for Africa's Development and the African Union need to be hailed for their tireless efforts in reuniting the people of Burundi,
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Aid makes itself superfluous if it is working well. Good aid takes care to provide functioning structures and good training that enables the recipient country to later get by without foreign aid. Otherwise, it is bad aid.
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I firmly believe that these two issues ... constitute the ultimate solution to the conflict. We are more than willing to resolve this issue once and for all.
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It looks like Mr. Kagame wanted to clear out people able to compete with him.
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It is better for a country to have a strong leader, this applies to the United States as well as to Rwanda.