Dismas Nsengiyaremye
3rd Prime Minister of Rwanda
In office
2 April 1992 – 18 July 1993
Preceded bySylvestre Nsanzimana
Succeeded byAgathe Uwilingiyimana
Personal details
Born1945
Gitarama,  Rwanda
Political partyMDR

Dismas Nsengiyaremye (born 1945) served as Prime Minister of Rwanda from 2 April 1992 to 18 July 1993.

A native of Gitarama, he was a member of the Republican Democratic Movement and was appointed prime minister following an agreement between President Juvénal Habyarimana and the political opposition. During his term, he appointed Agathe Uwilingiyimana to the Ministry of Education, though she later succeeded him as prime minister.[1]

When it was revealed in February 1993 that the army was compiling lists of alleged "accomplices" of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, Nsengiyaremye protested against what he called a "witch hunt".[2] Nsengiyaremye fled to Europe not long after he was replaced as prime minister in 1993, citing threats to his life.[3] He lives in exile in Belgium.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hill, Kevin A. (1996). "Agathe Uwilingiyimana". In Salokar, Rebecca Mae; Volcansek, Mary L. (eds.). Women and the Law: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook (ill. ed.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 323–8. ISBN 978-0-313-29410-5.
  2. ^ Des Forges, Alison (March 1999). Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda – Choosing War → He Who Wishes for Peace Prepares for War. New York: Human Rights Watch. ISBN 1-56432-171-1.
  3. ^ Des Forges, Alison (March 1999). Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda – Choosing War → Splitting the Opposition. New York: Human Rights Watch. ISBN 1-56432-171-1.
  4. ^ Twagilimana, Aimable (6 November 2015). Historical Dictionary of Rwanda. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 172. ISBN 9781442255913.
Preceded bySylvestre Nsanzimana Prime Minister of Rwanda April 2, 1992 – July 18, 1993 Succeeded byAgathe Uwilingiyimana


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