List of Famous people born in Rwanda

Ncuti Gatwa

Mizero Ncuti Gatwa
First Name Ncuti
Born on October 16, 1992 (age 31)

Massaro Ncuti Gatwa better known as Ncuti Gatwa is a Rwandan-British actor, who is known for his role as Eric Effiong in the Netflix original series Sex Education (2019–present) for which he received critical acclaim, earning a BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme.

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Paul Rusesabagina

First Name Paul
Last Name Rusesabagina
Born on June 15, 1954 (age 69)

Paul Rusesabagina is a Rwandan politician, activist and humanitarian. He worked as the manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, during a period in which it housed 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees from the Interahamwe militia during the Rwandan genocide. None of these refugees were hurt or killed during the attacks.

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Félicien Kabuga

First Name Félicien
Born on March 1, 1933 (age 91)

Félicien Kabuga is a Rwandan businessman who was charged with involvement in the Rwandan genocide.

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Sonia Rolland

First Name Sonia
Born on February 11, 1981 (age 43)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Sonia Rolland is a Rwandan-French actress and was Miss France in the year 2000. She was also a contestant in the Miss Universe competition. She was the first African-born winner of the Miss France pageant.

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Théoneste Bagosora

First Name Théoneste
Born on August 16, 1941
Died on September 25, 2021 (aged 80)

Théoneste Bagosora is a former Rwandan military officer. He is chiefly known for his key role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, for which he has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). In 2011, the sentence was reduced to 35 years' imprisonment on appeal. He will be imprisoned until age 89. According to René Lemarchand, Bagusura was "the chief organizer of the killings".

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Paul Kagame

First Name Paul
Last Name Kagame
Born on October 23, 1957 (age 66)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military leader. He is the 6th and current president of Rwanda, having taken office in 2000. Kagame previously commanded the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Uganda-based rebel force which invaded Rwanda in 1990 and was one of the parties of the conflict during the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide. He was considered Rwanda's de facto leader when he served as Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu from 1994 to 2000.

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Pauline Nyiramasuhuko

First Name Pauline
Born on March 31, 1946 (age 77)

Pauline Nyiramasuhuko is a Rwandan politician who was the Minister for Family Welfare and the Advancement of Women. She was convicted of having incited troops and militia to carry out rape during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. She was tried for genocide and incitement to rape as part of the "Butare Group" at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania. In June 2011, she was convicted of seven charges and sentenced to life imprisonment. Nyiramasuhuko is the first woman to be convicted of genocide by the ICTR, and the first woman to be convicted of genocidal rape.

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Louise Mushikiwabo

First Name Louise
Last Name Mushikiwabo
Born on May 22, 1961 (age 62)

Louise Mushikiwabo is the fourth and current Secretary General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. She previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda from 2009 to 2018. She also served as Government Spokesperson. She had previously been Minister of Information.

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Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya

First Name Jeanne
Last Name Mujawamariya
Born on March 13, 1970 (age 54)

Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya is a Rwandan politician. She was formerly the Minister of Education in the government of Rwanda as well as the Rwandan Ambassador to Russia.

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Augustin Ngirabatware

First Name Augustin
Last Name Ngirabatware
Born on January 12, 1957 (age 67)

Augustin Ngirabatware is a Rwandan politician who participated in the Rwandan genocide and has been convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

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