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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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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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 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 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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