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Pasteur Bizimungu (born April 1950) is a Rwandan politician who served as the third President of Rwanda, holding office from 19 July 1994 until 23 March 2000. Bizimungu had previously held several positions under President Juvenal Habyarimana throughout the 1980s.
Jun 7, 2004 · Bizimungu, a moderate Hutu who opposed the Tutsi-dominated RPF government, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzlement and inciting violence. He was one of the few Hutu politicians to survive the 1994 genocide and the post-war crackdown.
Pasteur Bizimungu. president of Rwanda. Learn about this topic in these articles: history of Rwanda. In Rwanda: Genocide and aftermath. …transitional government was established, with Pasteur Bizimungu, a Hutu, as president and Paul Kagame, a Tutsi, as vice president. Read More.
Pasteur Bizimungu became president of Rwanda in July of 1994 after a political crisis that attracted international notice for its scenes of horrific bloodshed as one of Rwanda ’ s two main ethnic groups attempted to annihilate the other.
Apr 7, 2007 · Pasteur Bizimungu, a Hutu who was Rwanda’s first post-genocide leader, walked free from prison after serving two years of a 15-year term after a surprise pardon from his successor, President ...
Jun 8, 2004 · Pasteur Bizimungu, Rwanda's first post-genocide president who resigned in 2000, is sentenced by Kigali court to 15 years in prison for embezzlement of public monies, threatening national...
Apr 1, 2004 · Former Rwandan President Pasteur Bizimungu faced treason-related charges in 2004, but the trial was postponed several times. He denied the allegations and accused the government of political persecution.
