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City of Kigali Mayors since 1994 |
Kigali City Mayors Since 1994
The first post-Genocide mayor was Lieutenant Colonel Rose Kabuye, followed by Mark Kabandana, Protais Musoni and Theoneste Mutsidashyaka, respectively.
1. Rose KABUYE
She was (...)
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Post Genocide Period |
During the genocide, Kigali experienced a massive population loss but relatively minimal damage and destruction to the built environment. Only in 1999 did the population of Kigali exceed it’s pre-genocide level. (...)
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Precolonial |
Pre-Colonial History of Kigali
Originally in the geographical ritual realms, Kigali was among the various lands along the Nyabarongo River that included Bumbogo, Buriza and Banacyambwe, where the "cattle kings" of (...)
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Colonial |
Colonial History of Kigali
In 1885 European representatives met in Berlin to carve Africa up for colonialization. Rwanda and Burundi were given to Germany, and were administered as a joint colonial territory f (...)
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Post Colonial |
Post-Colonial History to 1994
Soon after independence, the Rwandan republic decided to Make Kigali the capital of Rwanda. This designation as capital of Rwanda and the relocation of all national ministry functions (...)
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