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🇷🇼 Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda since March 24, 2000
How long has Paul Kagame been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Paul Kagame has been in office for 9,656 days as President of Rwanda, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Rwanda is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
9,656 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
Key facts
| Role | President of Rwanda |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Rwandan Patriotic Front |
| Born | October 23, 1957 (age 68) |
| Took office | March 24, 2000 (aged 42) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 6th President of Rwanda |
| Preceded by | Pasteur Bizimungu |
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